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
CGPH 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
CGPH 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
CGPH 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
CGPH 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
CGPH 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
CGPH 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
CGPH 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
CGPH 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
CGPH 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
CGPH Faculty Mentor: Omar Galárraga
Award: K43 (NIH Emerging Global Leaders Award), Fogarty International Center