Taking Stock of my ACHIEVE year
In my two previous blog posts, I have discussed the research and educational aspects of my project—A Community Engaged Approach to Investigating the Transferability of Youth Readiness Intervention (YRI) for Adolescents facing Adversity in Post conflict School-Based Settings in Northern Uganda. Today, I am focusing on my professional goals and how this process has played […]
Beyond our ACHIEVE year: what we do today is only as valuable as what we do tomorrow
Last week, I was able to attend the Southern Africa Regional Scientific Workshop in Cape Town, South Africa, where Fogarty International Center LAUNCH fellows (both current and alumni), working in various African countries, gathered to exchange research agendas and progress, discuss shared challenges, lessons-learned, and explore opportunities for future collaborations. The workshop prioritized partnerships, brainstorming […]
Ethical consideration and neonatal study participants
Conducting research in Uganda presents unique opportunities and challenges. While these settings offer critical insights into global health issues, they also require careful navigation of ethical, logistical, and cultural complexities—especially when working with vulnerable populations like newborn babies. Effective mentorship and guidance are essential to ensure that research is conducted ethically, sustainably, and with meaningful […]
What’s an intervention?
It has taken 7 months for my 1-year observational pilot study – Maternal Mental Health and Early Childhood Development in Kawempe (MMH4ECD) – to get through the triple-layer ethical review gauntlet. Although most of the work of obtaining ethical clearance is done prior to and during the local review, for an American researcher anyway, unanticipated […]
How can we reimagine school based mental health service delivery in low-resources settings globally?
My project- A Community Engaged Approach to Investigating the Transferability of Youth Readiness Intervention (YRI) for Adolescents facing Adversity in Post conflict School-Based Settings in Northern Uganda- is situated in predominantly rural low resource public schools. Prior to my Fogarty year, I was working largely in school-based settings, first in Uganda and in more recently […]