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Proscovia Nabunya

Associate Professor

PhD, MSW

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Proscovia Nabunya is an associate professor and the director of the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) at the School of Public Health. Her global research focuses on HIV prevention, treatment and stigma-reduction interventions; mental health within the context of HIV; and family and community-based support systems as protective factors for the development and well-being of children and families in low-resource settings. She has research expertise in poverty-reduction strategies that utilize asset-based interventions and their impact on children and families’ social, economic and health well-being in HIV-impacted communities in sub-Saharan Africa.

Her current research is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and focuses on streaming HIV treatment and mental health care for youth living with HIV; developing and testing a mobile health intervention for use among youth with both HIV and depression; addressing HIV-related stigma among adolescents living with HIV and their families; improving access and adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescent girls and young women; and evaluating the long-term HIV risk prevention and care continuum outcomes among youth affected by HIV and transitioning into young adulthood.

Additionally, Nabunya serves as an expert reviewer on HIV special emphasis panels of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She currently co-chairs the International Social Work & Global Issues Cluster of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR).

Areas of focus:

  • Global health
  • HIV and stigma
  • Mental health
  • Child health

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