MBChB (UCT), MPhil (UCT) DCH (SA), Dip O&G (SA), DFFP (UK)

Position

Associate Professor of Public Mental Health

Director: Perinatal Mental Health Project

Centre for Public Mental Health, Division of Public Mental Health

Research Areas

• Perinatal mental health, social determinants of mental ill-health, service design, health systems strengthening

Current Research Interests and Projects

Community Health Intervention through Musical Engagement (CHIME); Secret History Mobile training

Application (SHiMA) co-design and evaluation

Health systems strengthening in sub-Saharan Africa (ASSET):

Nyamekela4Care (service provider training, support and self-care intervention) – feasibility studies

• Community Oriented Primary Care
• Child and Youth Care Workers

CoMaCH - Co-designing Community-based ICTs Interventions to Enhance Maternal and Child Health in South Africa.

Global Economics in Perinatal Mental Health Project (GEMMH) project

SA National Department of Health mental health investment case

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