Projects
Group-based economic incentives to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy among youth living with HIV in Ghana
Trainee: Anthony Enimil, M.D., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
IHI Faculty Mentor: Omar Galarraga
Award: CFAR International Developmental Grant
Feasibility and Acceptability of Enhanced Patient Care (EPC) for Adult HIV Patients with Unsuppressed Viral Loads in Western Kenya
Trainee: Juddy Wachira, Ph.D., Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
IHI Faculty Mentor: Omar Galárraga
Award: K43 (NIH Emerging Global Leaders Award), Fogarty International Center
Integrated Modeling of Epidemiological and Economic Long-Term Outcomes in Africa (inMODELA): An Emulator Tutorial in Kenya
Trainee: Faith Yego, Ph.D., Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
IHI Faculty Mentor: Omar Galárraga
Award: CFAR International Developmental Grant
Targeted Learning for Improved Prediction and Effect Estimation in the HIV Care Cascade
Trainee: Kirwa Kipruto, Ph.D., Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
IHI Faculty Mentor: Mark Lurie
Program: Fogarty AIDS International Research Training Program (AIRTRP); Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Brown University Graduate School and the Department of Epidemiology
Undetectable and Untransmittable: reducing HIV transmission among young women living with HIV, their partners and children in South Africa
Trainee: Elona Toska, Ph.D., Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, South Africa
IHI Faculty Mentor: Abigail Harrison
Award: K43 (NIH Emerging Global Leaders Award), Fogarty International Center
The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension among HIV Patients
Trainee: Grace Mbuthia, R.N., Ph.D., College of Health Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
IHI Faculty Mentor: Steven McGarvey
Program: The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA); Postdoctoral mentorship
Effects of intergroup contact via media on people’s attitudes towards gender and sexual minorities
Trainee: Siqi Feng, Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
IHI Faculty Mentor: Shufang Sun
Program: Doctoral program mentorship
Risky drinking, drug use and HIV treatment outcomes among young pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in South Africa
Trainee: Kirsty Brittain, University of Cape Town, South Africa
IHI Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Pellowski
Award: Providence/Boston CFAR Developmental Award; International Initial AIDS Research Project
Human rights and HIV testing and counseling services among female patients
Trainee: Shehani Perera, Ph.D. Student, Public Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
IHI Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Pellowski
Program: Doctoral program mentorship
Community-based Medication Adherence Support for Older Adults Living with HIV and Hypertension (CBA Intervention)
Trainee: Jepchirchir Kiplagat, Ph.D., Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
IHI Faculty Mentor: Omar Galárraga
Award: K43 (NIH Emerging Global Leaders Award), Fogarty International Center