We're Hiring: Biostatistician (consultant)
We are seeking to hire a Biostatistician (consultant) for the TOPOWA project, up to 20 hours per week (to be negotiated) for the...
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mswahn
- Jul 27
- 4 min
Knowledge Translation Through Community Engagement
Today, I gave a presentation on knowledge translation in a webinar with colleagues who are primarily based in Nigeria (see poster below)....
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mswahn
- Jul 2
- 3 min
Community Voices: Update from our TOPOWA Youth Advisory Board Meeting
We had our second Youth Advisory Board Meeting last Friday. Photo: Meet Anita, the Chair Woman for our TOPOWA Youth Advisory Board. As...
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Nagaba Phionah
- Apr 7
- 5 min
It's World Health Day! Health for All - Making Research Accessible - Papers Published in 2022.
Today, April 7th is World Health Day! This year marks the 75th anniversary of the launch of the World Health Organization. And, the theme...
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mswahn
- Jan 18
- 2 min
We're Hiring: 2 Wearable Technology Research Assistants
JOB DESCRIPTION: We are looking for 2 Wearable Technology Research Assistants to work on a large-scale NIH-funded research study (TOPOWA...
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mswahn
- Jan 18
- 2 min
We're Hiring: A Supervisory Research Coordinator to Implement Cohort Study in Kampala
JOB DESCRIPTION: We are looking for an experienced and supervisory Research Coordinator to work with us on a large-scale NIH-funded...
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mswahn
- Jan 14
- 2 min
We're Hiring: 2 Translational Neuroscience Research Assistants
JOB DESCRIPTION: We are looking for 2 Translational Neuroscience Research Assistants to work on a large-scale NIH-funded research study...
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mswahn
- Oct 13, 2022
- 1 min
Place and Mental Health: What Young Women Think in Kampala
On the World Mental Health Day (Oct 10) we published our first TOPOWA project paper. This was a qualitative analyses to better understand...
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mswahn
- Sep 10, 2022
- 4 min
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day: We Need more Research in Africa
Today is world suicide prevention day and in many parts of the world we share resources and numbers to hotlines for people to get help...
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mswahn
- Sep 5, 2022
- 1 min
Alcohol Use is Associated with Pregnancy among Girls in Kampala
Teenage pregnancy is a global health problem and an issue we usually do not look at in our INTEGHRAL lab. But, we included some measures...
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mswahn
- Sep 5, 2022
- 1 min
What is the Research Capacity for Addressing Alcohol Harm in West Africa?
That is the question we asked the West African Alcohol Policy Association. Research shows that the burden of alcohol-related harm is very...
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mswahn
- Jul 5, 2022
- 1 min
New Article on Alcohol Marketing & Alcohol Use among Youth in Uganda
We have a new article that looks at how and what youth like about alcohol marketing. More importantly we determine if their perceptions...
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mswahn
- Jun 11, 2022
- 1 min
Assessing Alcohol Marketing in Kampala -New Publication
We have a new paper published that examines features of alcohol advertisements in the slums of Kampala, Uganda. We pilot tested the...
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mswahn
- Apr 18, 2022
- 1 min
COVID-19 Pandemic Adversely Impacted Alcohol Treatment Access and Harm Prevention across West Africa
Our research project together with the West Africa Alcohol Policy Alliance Demonstrate that the work done by NGOs and Community-Based...
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mswahn
- Apr 18, 2022
- 1 min
We Have Developed a Readiness Assessment Tool for Alcohol-Related Harm Prevention!
We have now published our approach and pilot test of a new readiness assessment tool to determine capacity for alcohol-related harm...
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mswahn
- Apr 18, 2022
- 1 min
Economic Indicators & Mental Disorders among Students in Kenya: New Paper Published
There is such shortage of substance use (alcohol and drug) research across Africa. In this publication, a large team worked together to...
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mswahn
- Feb 27, 2022
- 2 min
My Name is Kirabo
7 years ago I received my Uganda name “Kirabo” (which means gift in Luganda) from my amazing collaborator, friend & “big brother” Rogers...
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mswahn
- Feb 13, 2022
- 1 min
Self-Efficacy to Refuse Sex among Youth in Kampala: Our New Paper is Published!
A study we just published from youth ages 12-18 in the slums of Kampala found that girls report higher self-efficacy to refuse sex than...
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mswahn
- Feb 13, 2022
- 1 min
The PRACT Study Protocol Has Been Published!
Very excited to publish this protocol for the innovative study we are doing in Moshi, Tanzania. This team is led by Dr. Staton at Duke...
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mswahn
- Jan 29, 2022
- 1 min
Our TOPOWA study has been funded!
We are thrilled to share that our large, 5-year project to assess the link between poverty and mental illness has been funded by the NIH....
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