SMART Africa and ICHAD U.S. teams welcome Phionah Namatovu to St. Louis with a Jamaican lunch
Some people may go to the beach for Spring Break, but the ICHAD and SMART Africa team brought the beach to them, enjoying a delicious Jamaican meal at De Palm Tree restaurant earlier this month. The team was celebrating all of our many accomplishments, but also wanted to welcome SMART Africa-Uganda Study Coordinator Phionah Namatovu […]
Dr. Nixon Niyonzima from the Uganda Cancer Institute presents on epidemiology of cancer in Uganda at the ICHAD and SMART Africa speaker series
On March 26, Dr. Nixon Niyonzima, from the Uganda Cancer Institute presented at the ICHAD and SMART Africa speaker series. Dr. Niyonzima presentation was titled, “Overview of Cancer Burden and Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Uganda”. His talk provided the attendees with valuable insights concerning the epidemiology of cancer on the African continent, […]
Associate Dean for the MPH program at the Brown School Dr. Lora Iannotti presents on sustainable animal source food solutions to child hidden hunger at the ICHAD/SMART Africa speaker series
On February 26, Dr. Lora Iannotti, the Associate Dean for the MPH program at the Brown School, presented at the ICHAD and SMART Africa speaker series. She discussed sustainable animal source food solutions to child hidden hunger in different communities. This captivating talk shone light upon the relationship between different diets and child nutritional requirements […]
SMART Africa Global Fellow Dr. Maji Hailemariam submits R34 grant and co-authors two publications
SMART Africa Global Fellow Dr. Maji Hailemariam has been hard at work over the last couple of months. She submitted an R34 grant to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), which if funded, will develop and test a pilot mentor mother intervention for women experiencing Intimate Partner Violence during their perinatal period in an […]
ICHAD and SMART Africa were well represented at the 7th Annual Global Health and Infectious Disease Conference
ICHAD and Uganda were well represented at the 7th Annual Global Health and Infectious Disease Conference “HIV 2019: Recent Advances and Emerging Trends” that was held in St. Louis on March 22. First, ICHAD Faculty Affiliate Dr. John Santelli discussed HIV risk factors and the importance of education, based on his work over the last […]
Dean Mary McKay, Dr. Fred Ssewamala, Dr. Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Phionah Namatovu, and Dr. Abdallah Ibrahim participate in a panel discussion on “Addressing gaps in child behavioral health services and research in Sub-Saharan Africa” at the 10th Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference
Earlier this month, Dean Mary McKay, Dr. Fred Ssewamala, Dr. Ozge Sensoy Bahar, SMART Africa Study Coordinator Phionah Namatovu, and SMART Africa-Ghana Co-Investigator Dr. Abdallah Ibrahim participated in a panel discussion on “Addressing gaps in child behavioral health services and research in Sub-Saharan Africa” at the 10th Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) […]
Drs. Apollo Kivumbi, Fred Ssewamala, and Proscovia Nabunya, Mr. William Byansi, Mr. Christopher Damulira, and Ms. Phionah Namatovu co-publish an article on the impact of an economic empowerment intervention on the mental health functioning of youth
SMART Africa and ICHAD are thrilled to announce that our colleagues Drs. Apollo Kivumbi, Fred Ssewamala, Proscovia Nabunya, along with Mr. William Byansi, Mr. Christopher Damulira, and Ms. Phionah Namatovu have co-published an article entitled, “Utilizing a family-based economic strengthening intervention to improve mental health wellbeing among female adolescent orphans in Uganda” in Child and […]
Dr. Leyla Karimli (ICHAD Faculty Affiliate), Dr. Fred Ssewamala, and SMART Africa Global Fellow Laura Gauer Bermudez co-publish article that examines the reason why and how asset accumulation programs positively impact the mental health of orphaned children with AIDS
Dr. Leyla Karimli (ICHAD Faculty Affiliate), together with Dr. Fred Ssewamala and SMART Africa Global Fellow Laura Gauer Bermudez among others, co-published an article in the Social Science & Medicine. The article, entitled, “Poverty, economic strengthening, and mental health among AIDS orphaned children in Uganda: Mediation model in a randomized clinical trial” examines the findings […]
Susan Witte leads informative Sensitivity Training Workshop for the ICHAD and SMART Africa USA team
On March 4, the USA ICHAD team took part in a Sensitivity Training Workshop led by Dr. Susan Witte from Columbia University. The objective of this training was to provide the ICHAD team with the tools and knowledge needed to better serve vulnerable populations with an emphasis on women who engage in sex work. The […]
Dr. Proscovia Nabunya, doctoral student William Byansi, and SMART Africa Global Fellow Dr. Latoya Small selected as new SMART Africa fellows
Congratulations to ICHAD Co-Director Dr. Proscovia Nabunya, Doctoral student William Byansi, and SMART Africa Global Fellow Dr. Latoya Small, who have been selected to be part of the new NIMH-funded “Researcher Resilience Training” program. The program is designed to train the next generation of child and adolescent behavioral health researchers. The three will join six […]
Wilberforce Tumwesige leads fun and informative team building activity
At this month’s interactive team building activity, led by MSW student Wilberforce Tumwesige, team members in St. Louis self-identified as either “architects” (structure focused) or “artists” (outcome oriented). Each group worked together to both design an art project and play a highly competitive game of Jenga. While we did learn that there are some true […]
SMART Africa Ghana- updates from the field
ICHAD and SMART Africa research assistants from the U.S. and Uganda, Mr. William Byansi and Ms. Betina Nabisere traveled to Tamale, Ghana to provide multiple family group training and research support for the Ghana team. The team reviewed all 16 sessions of the Dang-Malgu (family togetherness in Dagbani) manual and conducted role-plays in order to […]