Center Team and Collaborators

Megan Huchko 

  • Choi, Y., Ibrahim, S., Park, L. P., Cohen, C. R., Bukusi, E. A., & Huchko, M. J. (2022). Uptake and correlates of cervical cancer screening among women attending a community-based multi-disease health campaign in Kenya. BMC Women’s Health, 22(1), 1-12.
  • Stocks, J., Choi, Y., Ibrahim, S., & Huchko, M. (2022). Iterative Development of a Mobile Phone App to Support Community Health Volunteers During Cervical Cancer Screening in Western Kenya: Qualitative Study. JMIR formative research, 6(2), e27501.
  • Ginjupalli, R., Mundaden, R., Choi, Y., Herfel, E., Oketch, S. Y., Watt, M. H., … & Huchko, M. (2022). Developing a framework to describe stigma related to cervical cancer and HPV in western Kenya. BMC women’s health, 22(1), 1-9.

Yujung Choi 

  • Choi, Y., Ibrahim, S., Park, L. P., Cohen, C. R., Bukusi, E. A., & Huchko, M. J. (2022). Uptake and correlates of cervical cancer screening among women attending a community-based multi-disease health campaign in Kenya. BMC Women’s Health, 22(1), 1-12.
  • Stocks, J., Choi, Y., Ibrahim, S., & Huchko, M. (2022). Iterative Development of a Mobile Phone App to Support Community Health Volunteers During Cervical Cancer Screening in Western Kenya: Qualitative Study. JMIR formative research, 6(2), e27501.
  • Puffer, E. S., Finnegan, A., Schenk, K., Langhaug, L., Rusakaniko, S., Choi, Y., … & Green, E. P. (2022). Comparing fears about paediatric HIV disclosure to the lived experiences of parents and guardians: a prospective cohort study. Psychology & Health, 1-17.
  • Ginjupalli, R., Mundaden, R., Choi, Y., Herfel, E., Oketch, S. Y., Watt, M. H., … & Huchko, M. (2022). Developing a framework to describe stigma related to cervical cancer and HPV in western Kenya. BMC women’s health, 22(1), 1-9.

Amy Finnegan 

  • Puffer, E. S., Finnegan, A., Schenk, K., Langhaug, L., Rusakaniko, S., Choi, Y., … & Green, E. P. (2022). Comparing fears about paediatric HIV disclosure to the lived experiences of parents and guardians: a prospective cohort study. Psychology & Health, 1-17.

Elizabeth Bukusi

  • Choi, Y., Ibrahim, S., Park, L. P., Cohen, C. R., Bukusi, E. A., & Huchko, M. J. (2022). Uptake and correlates of cervical cancer screening among women attending a community-based multi-disease health campaign in Kenya. BMC Women’s Health, 22(1), 1-12.
  • Nyiro, J. U., Bukusi, E., Mwaengo, D., Nyaguara, A., Nyawanda, B., Otieno, N., … & Munywoki, P. K. (2022). Efficiency of transplacental transfer of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) specific antibodies among pregnant women in Kenya. Wellcome Open Research, 7.
  • Roche, S. D., Barnabee, G., Omollo, V., Mogaka, F., Odoyo, J., Bukusi, E. A., … & O’Malley, G. (2022). Implementation strategies for integrating pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention and family planning services for adolescent girls and young women in Kenya: a qualitative study. BMC health services research, 22(1), 1-15.
  • Kwena, Z. A., Bukusi, E. A., Turan, J. M., Darbes, L., Farquhar, C., Makokha, C., & Baeten, J. M. (2022). Effects of the Waya Intervention on Marital Satisfaction and HIV Risk Behaviors in Western Kenya: A Pre–Post Study Design. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 1-13.
  • Bukusi, E. A. (2022). Redefining success. Nature Microbiology, 7(3), 345-346.

Blandina Mmbaga

  • Otoupalova, E., Mmbaga, B. T., & Thomas, T. A. (2022). The Quest for a Child-Friendly Tuberculosis Triage Test. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.
  • Amour, M., Sangeda, R. Z., Kidenya, B., Balandya, E., Mmbaga, B. T., Machumi, L., … & Sunguya, B. F. (2022). Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy by Medication Possession Ratio and Virological Suppression among Adolescents and Young Adults Living with HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 7(4), 52.
  • McCormack, V., Middleton, D. R., Mmbaga, B. T., Menya, D., Dzamalala, C., Nyakunga-Maro, G., … & Schüz, J. (2022). The evidence gap between alcohol consumption and oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in east Africa–Authors’ reply. The Lancet Global Health, 10(5), e623.
  • Philemon, R. N., Mmbaga, B. T., Bartlett, J., Renju, J., Mtuy, T. B., Mboya, I. B., & Msuya, S. E. (2022). Adherence to Optimal Breastfeeding Practices Among HIV-Positive Mothers in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Patient preference and adherence, 16, 841.
  • Hosaka, K. R., Mmbaga, B. T., Shayo, A. M., Gallis, J. A., Turner, E. L., O’Donnell, K. E., … & Dow, D. E. (2022). A group-based mental health intervention for Tanzanian youth living with HIV: Secondary analysis of a pilot trial. Medicine, 101(7), e28693-e28693. 

Sia Msuya

  • Mosha, M. V., Paulo, H. A., Msuya, S. E., Grosskurth, H., & Filteau, S. (2021). Lack of An Association Between Dietary Patterns and Adiposity Among Primary School Children in Kilimanjaro Tanzania.
  • Philemon, R. N., Mmbaga, B. T., Bartlett, J., Renju, J., Mtuy, T. B., Mboya, I. B., & Msuya, S. E. (2022). Adherence to Optimal Breastfeeding Practices Among HIV-Positive Mothers in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Patient preference and adherence, 16, 841.

Violet Naanyu 

  • Nolte, E., Kamano, J. H., Naanyu, V., Etyang, A., Gasparrini, A., Hanson, K., … & Perel, P. (2022). Scaling up the primary health integrated care project for chronic conditions in Kenya: study protocol for an implementation research project. BMJ open, 12(3), e056261.
  • Shangani, S., Genberg, B., Harrison, A., Pellowski, J., Wachira, J., Naanyu, V., & Operario, D. (2021). Sexual Prejudice and Comfort to Provide Services to Men Who Have Sex with Men Among HIV Healthcare Workers in Western Kenya: Role of Interpersonal Contact. AIDS and Behavior, 1-9.

Joy Noel Baumgartner 

  • Hall, B. J., Puente, M., Aguilar, A., Sico, I., Barrios, M. O., Mendez, S., Baumgarter, J.N., … & Rice, H. (2022). Implementation challenges to patient safety in Guatemala: a mixed methods evaluation. BMJ quality & safety, 31(5), 353-363.

Eric Green

  • Puffer, E. S., Finnegan, A., Schenk, K., Langhaug, L., Rusakaniko, S., Choi, Y., … & Green, E. P. (2022). Comparing fears about paediatric HIV disclosure to the lived experiences of parents and guardians: a prospective cohort study. Psychology & Health, 1-17.
  • Green, E. P., Pradheep, S., Heinzelman, J., Nyanchoka, A., Achieng, D., Goyal, S., … & Bellows, B. (2022). Predicting healthcare-seeking behavior based on stated readiness to act: development and validation of a prediction model. Translational behavioral medicine, 12(1), ibab096.

Eve Puffer

  • Puffer, E. S., Friis-Healy, E. A., Giusto, A., Stafford, S., & Ayuku, D. (2021). Development and implementation of a family therapy intervention in Kenya: A community-embedded lay provider model. Global Social Welfare, 8(1), 11-28.
  • Dawson-Squibb, J. J., Davids, E. L., Chase, R., Puffer, E., Rasmussen, J. D., Franz, L., & de Vries, P. J. (2022). Bringing Parent–Child Interaction Therapy to South Africa: Barriers and Facilitators and Overall Feasibility—First Steps to Implementation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(8), 4450.
  • Giusto, A., Ayuku, D., & Puffer, E. (2021). Learn, Engage, Act, Dedicate (LEAD): Development and feasibility testing of a task-shifted intervention to improve alcohol use, depression and family engagement for fathers.
  • Venturo-Conerly, K. E., Wasil, A. R., Puffer, E. S., Weisz, J. R., & Wasanga, C. M. (2022). Designing Culturally and Contextually Sensitive Protocols for Suicide Risk in Global Mental Health: Lessons From Research With Adolescents in Kenya. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
  • Puffer, E. S., Finnegan, A., Schenk, K., Langhaug, L., Rusakaniko, S., Choi, Y., … & Green, E. P. (2022). Comparing fears about paediatric HIV disclosure to the lived experiences of parents and guardians: a prospective cohort study. Psychology & Health, 1-17.