Congratulations to SMART Africa Global Fellow, Dr. Tyrone M. Parchment who was recently selected as a LEAD Global Training Program fellow. This NIMH-funded program is designed for early-career researchers from underrepresented backgrounds who are interested in global mental health disparities research. Dr. Parchment’s research is centered on family behavioral interventions focused on engaging fathers and male caregivers. He will be working with his mentors, Dean Mary McKay and Dr. Theresa S. Betancourt on a community engagement project in Sierra Leone. In addition, in 2019 Dr. Parchment published two articles, one focused on South African adult caregivers as “protective shields” to buffer between stressful neighborhood conditions and youth risk behavior and another highlighting caregiver perceived benefits of a multiple family group for children with behavioral challenges. We congratulate Dr. Parchment for his many recent accomplishments!
