A5013298258- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Community Health and Development
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Social Media and Politics
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Social Capital and Networks
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
Boston College
2021-2025
University of Washington
2024
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2024
Northwestern University
2024
University of Utah
2024
Institute of Social Work
2023
Introduction Families living in extreme poverty require interventions to support early-childhood development (ECD) due broad risks. This longitudinal cluster randomised trial examines the effectiveness of Sugira Muryango (SM), a home-visiting intervention linked Rwanda’s social protection system promote ECD and reduce violence compared with usual care (UC). Methods children aged 6–36 months were recruited 284 geographical clusters across three districts. Cluster-level randomisation...
Children in impoverished families-especially those affected by violence-face risks to healthy development. In the years of strong economic recovery since 1994 Genocide Against Tutsi, Rwandan Government has invested early child development, social and protection violence prevention, but few strategies for scaling evidence-based interventions (EBIs) these areas have been studied. We present a Hybrid Type-2 Implementation-Effectiveness study PLAY Collaborative implementation strategy engage...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES A mixed-methods study of mechanisms change through which a home-visiting-based early childhood development intervention, Sugira Muryango (“strong family”), reduced violent discipline and intimate partner violence in Rwanda. METHODS The cluster-randomized trial enrolled socioeconomically vulnerable families with children aged 6 to 36 months rural We interviewed 18 female caregivers the 21 11 male partners were after intervention. Coded interviews identify risk...
Background:The Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) is a highly evidence-based model of behavioral health care delivery in primary settings.Rural (RPC) clinics may face unique barriers to implementation CoCM that are important for teams understand.As part multisite RPC clinics, we explored staff and practice facilitator (PF) perspectives on promising strategies implementation.Methods: This study followed sequential explanatory mixed methods design.Clinics (n=23) were each assigned...
Early childhood development (ECD) programmes are heralded as a way to improve children's health and educational outcomes. However, few studies in developing countries calculate the effectiveness of quality early interventions. This study estimates cost cost-effectiveness Sugira Muryango (SM) trial, home-visiting intervention ECD outcomes through positive parent-child relationships. Cost-effectiveness analysis interventions is challenging given their potential have multiple benefits. We...
Objective: Peer support services for individuals with psychiatric conditions have burgeoned and now are proliferating within mental health systems nationally internationally. More recently, variations of peer been developed, including those that focus on vocational outcomes. Methods: We conducted a randomized clinical trial in two programs to test newly developed model vocationally oriented support. recruited, randomly assigned, followed 166 12 months; 83 received Vocational Support (the...
Background: Conflict-affected youth are at risk for poor psychological and social outcomes, yet very few receive mental health services. Strategies to expand access care sustain evidence-based practices across novel delivery platforms must be tested. The integration of an intervention (EBI) within entrepreneurship programs may address treatment gaps.Trial Design: A Hybrid Type-II Implementation-Effectiveness trial using a cluster-randomized design evaluated the Youth Readiness Intervention...