Conference Abstracts

Society for Prevention Research (SPR), 32nd Annual Meeting, Washington DC, May 28-31, 2024

• Muruthi J, Ssewamala FM, Nabunya P, Kabarambi A, Namatovu P. Building Effective Community-Academic Partnerships in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Implementing a CBPR-Based Intervention for AIDS Orphans’ Well-Being in Uganda.
• Nabunya P, Kizito S, Migaddde H, Namuwonge F, Ssentumbwe V. Atwebembere R, Naseh M, Ssewamala FM. Preliminary Impact of Group-Based Interventions on Stigma and Mental Health of Caregivers of Adolescents Living with HIV: Results from a Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial in Uganda. 

Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), 2024 Annual Conference, Los Angeles Califonia, March 7-10, 2024

• Josephine Nabayinda, Susan Witte, Samuel Kizito, Flavia Nanteza, Edward Nsubuga, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala. Economic Empowerment Intervention Mitigating Emotional Violence Among Women Engaged in Sex Work: A cluster randomized control trial. 
• Nhial Tutlam, Samuel Kizito, Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala. The impact of Group Based Interventions on Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties (EBDs) Among Adolescents Living with HIV. 
• Proscovia Nabunya, Samuel Kizito, Herbert Migadde, James Mugisha, Vicent Ssentumbwe, Claire Najjuuko, Flavia Namuwonge, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Abel Mwebembezi, Fred M. Ssewamala. Preliminary Impact of Group-Based Interventions on Stigma, Mental Health and Treatment Adherence Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Uganda.
• Samuel Kizito, Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala. Enhancing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among Adolescents Living with HIV through Group-Based Therapeutic Approaches in Uganda. Findings from a Pilot Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 28th Annual Conference, Washington DC, January 11-14, 2024

• Filippone P, Ampey J, Nabunya P, Sensoy Bahar O, Jennings Mayo-Wilson L, Tozan Y, Nsubuga E, Namuwonge F, Kiyingi J, Witte S, Ssewamala FM. Intersectional Stigma Matters! Exploring Perspectives on Care-Seeking and Health Decisions Among Vulnerable Women in Uganda.
• Habiba Ibrahim, Proscovia Nabunya. Food Acculturation and Associated Health Risks Among Immigrants. 
• Kiyingi J, Nabunya P, Nsubuga E, Kizito S, Nabayinda J, Sensoy Bahar O, Namuwonge F, Nattabi J, Witte S, Ssewamala FM. Access to Medical Care by Women Engaged in Commercial Sex Work in Southern Uganda.
• Samuel Kizito, Josephine Nabayinda, Flavia Namuwonge, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Joshua Kiyingi, Jennifer Nattabi, Fred M. Ssewamala. The Long-Term Impact of Family-Based Economic Strengthening on Viral Suppression and Mental Health Outcomes Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Low-Income Settings: Lessons from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial (2012 to 2022) in Uganda. 
• Samuel Kizito, Proscovia Nabunya. Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improves Adherence to HIV Treatment Among Adolescents: Results from a Pilot Cluster Randomized Trial in Uganda.
• James Mugisha, Proscovia Nabunya. HIV Shame, Stigma, Mental Health Functioning and Barriers to Medical Care Access Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Uganda.
• Mugisha J, Nabunya P, Migadde H, Nassaazi, Mutebi R, Nabwire WK, Atwebembere R, Sensoy Bahar O, Ssewamala FM. “It’s a Secret for the Family…It Never Goes out Because They Will Spread It...” Navigating Secrecy As a Tool Against HIV Stigma and Associated Adversity Among Children Living with HIV and Their Caregivers in Uganda.
• Nabayinda J, Kizito S, Namirembe R, Nsubuga E, Nabunya P, Sensoy Bahar O, Kiyingi J, Nattabi J, Namuwonge F, Jennings Mayo-Wilson L, Witte S, Ssewamala FM. Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Women Engaged in Sex Work in Southern Uganda.
• Nabunya P, Achulo S, Katumba L, Sensoy Bahar O, Namatovu P, Kabarambi A, Ssewamala FM. “If You Think a Lot about Your HIV Status, You May End up Becoming a Failure.” Experiences of Social Transition Milestones of Youth Living with HIV and Transitioning into Young Adulthood.
• Nabunya P, Kizito S, Migadde H, Mugisha J, Ssentumbwe V, Najjuuko C, Namuwonge F, Sensoy Bahar O, Mwebembezi A, Ssewamala FM. Preliminary Impact of Group-Based Interventions on Stigma, Mental Health and Treatment Adherence Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Uganda.
• Namuwonge F, Kalulu P, Kizito S, Nartey P, Ssentumbwe V, Namirembe R, Kabarambi A, Nabayinda J, Kiyingi J, Nabunya P, Nattabi J, Ssewamala FM. Adapting a Matched Micro-Savings Program in a Low-Resource Country, Uganda: Learning from the Global North to Global South-Processes, Opportunities and Challenges.
• Namuwonge F, Kizito S, Ssentumbwe V, Nartey P, Kabarambi A, Nabunya P, Namirembe R, Ssewamala FM., Nabayinda, J., Kiyingi, J., Nattabi, J. The Impact of Peer Pressure on Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Adolescent Girls Impacted By HIV/AIDS: Lessons from a 3- Arm Cluster Randomized Suubi4Her Study in Southwestern Uganda.
• Nhial Tutlam, Samuel Kizito, Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala. Association between Stigma and Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties (EBDs) and Impact of Two Evidence-Based Interventions on EBDs Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Southern Uganda: The Suubi4Stigma Pilot Study.

American Public Health Association (APHA), 2023 Annual Meeting & Expo, Atlanta GA, November 12-15, 2023.

• Joshua Kiyingi, Proscovia Nabunya, Edward Nsubuga, Samuel Kizito, Josephine Nabayinda, Josephine Nabayinda, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Flavia Namuwonge, Jennifer Nattabi, Susan Witte, Fred M. Ssewamala. Access to medical care among women engaged in commercial sex work in Southern Uganda.
• Josephine Nabayinda, Samuel Kizito, Rashida Namirembe, Joshua Kiyingi, Edward Nsubuga, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Jennifer Nattabi, Susan S. Witte, Fred M. Ssewamala. The impact of a combination intervention on intimate partner violence among women engaged in commercial sex work in Southern Uganda: a cluster randomized control trial.
• Ozge Sensoy Bahar, William Byansi, Portia Nartey, Abdallah Ibrahim, Alice Boateng, Kingsley Kumbelim, Proscovia Nabunya, Mary M. McKay, Fred M. Ssewamala. Self-esteem and self-concept as predictors of life satisfaction and attitudes toward school among adolescent girls: Findings from a pilot study in Ghana.
• Samuel Kizito, Josephine Nabayinda, Flavia Namuwonge, Joshua Kiyingi, Proscovia Nabunya, Jennifer Nattabi, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Fred M. Ssewamala. A family-based economic empowerment intervention improves viral suppression and mental health outcomes in adolescents living with HIV in Uganda: Findings from a cluster-randomized controlled trial.
• Yesim Tozan, Joshua Kiyingi, Sooyoung Kim, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Proscovia Nabunya, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Joseph Kagaayi, Mary M McKay, Susan Witte, Fred M. Ssewamala. Costing of a combination intervention (Kyaterekera) addressing sexual risk-taking behaviors among vulnerable women in southwestern Uganda.

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 27th Annual Conference, January 11-15, 2023

• Joshua Kiyingi, Proscovia Nabunya, Natasja Magorokosho, Samuel Kizito, Josephine Nabayinda, Edward Nsubuga, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Flavia Namuwonge, Jennifer Nattabi, Susan S. Witte, Fred M. Ssewamala. Predictors of likelihood of mobility among women engaged in commercial sex work in Uganda.
• Josephine Nabayinda, Samuel Kizito, Susan S. Witte, Proscovia Nabunya, Joshua Kiyingi, Flavia Namuwonge, Edward Nsubuga, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Lyla S. Yang, Jennifer Nattabi, Natasja Magorokosho, Fred M. Ssewamala. Does Prior Asset Ownership Influence Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Women Engaged in Sex Work? A Mediation Analysis.
• Natasja Magorokosho, Vicent Ssentumbwe, Samuel Kizito, Proscovia Nabunya, Joshua Kiyingi, Josephine Nabayinda, Flavia Namuwonge, Phionah Namatovu, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Fred M. Ssewamala. Covid-19 Related Experiences and the Emotional and Cognitive Wellbeing of Mental Health Among Adolescent Girls in Southern Uganda
• Nhial Tutlam, William Byansi, Rachel Brathwaite, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Flavia Namuwonge, Jennifer Nattabi, Fred M. Ssewamala. The Prevalence and Associated Risk and Protective Factors of Psychological Difficulties and Prosocial Behavior among Children Orphaned and Made Vulnerable by AIDS in southern Uganda.
• Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Proscovia Nabunya, Josephine Nabayinda, Susan S. Witte, Joshua Kiyingi, Edward Nsubuga, Simone Schriger, Jennifer Nattabi, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Janet Nakigudde, Yesim Tozan, Fred M. Ssewamala. “I Decided in My Heart I Have to Complete the Sessions”: The Experiences of Women Engaged in Sex Work with an Evidence-Based HIV Risk Reduction Intervention in Uganda.
• Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Proscovia Nabunya, Josephine Nabayinda, Susan S. Witte, Joshua Kiyingi, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Prema Filippone,  Lyla S. Yang, Janet Nakigudde, Yesim Tozan, Fred M. Ssewamala. “I Expected Little, Although I Learned a Lot”: Perceived Benefits of Participating in HIV Risk Reduction Sessions Among Women Engaged in Sex Work in Uganda.
• Proscovia Nabunya, Flavia Namuwonge, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Phionah Namatovu, Vicent Ssentumbwe, Herbert Migadde, Edward Nsubuga, Fred M. Ssewamala. HIV Shame and the Mental Health Functioning of Adolescents Living with HIV: Findings from a Pilot Study in Uganda.
• Proscovia Nabunya, Flavia Namuwonge, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Phionah Namatovu, Vicent Ssentumbwe, Herbert Migadde, Edward Nsubuga, Olive Imelda Namuyaba, Fred M. Ssewamala. Stigma by Association, Parenting Stress and the Mental Health of Caregivers of Adolescents Living with HIV in Uganda.
• Proscovia Nabunya, Samuel Kizito, Fred M. Ssewamala. The Effect of Family Responsibility on Self-Reported Adherence to ART among Adolescents Perinatally Infected with HIV in Uganda: A Mediation Analysis.
• Proscovia Nabunya, William Byansi, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Flavia Namuwonge, Phionah Namatovu, Vicent Ssentumbwe, Herbert Migadde, Fred M. Ssewamala, Claire Najjuuko. Relationship between child emotional and behavior difficulties and the mental health of caregivers of adolescents living with HIV.
• Samuel Kizito, Josephine Nabayinda, Joshua Kiyingi, Flavia Namuwonge, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Vicent Ssentumbwe, Natasja Magorokosho, Fred M. Ssewamala. Depression and Parental Communication Are Associated with Increased Sexual Risk-Taking Intentions Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Uganda.
• Vicent Ssentumbwe, Flavia Namuwonge, Phionah Namatovu, Samuel Kizito, Josephine Nabayinda, Natasja Magorokosho, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Fred M. Ssewamala. Family support, social support, and psychosocial wellbeing of high school adolescent girls in Uganda.
• William Byansi, Florence Namuli, Flavia Namuwonge, Vicent Ssentumbwe, Christopher Damulira, Olive Imelda Namuyaba, Claire Najjuuko, Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala. Patterns of and Factors Associated with Mental Health Service Utilization Among School-Going Adolescent Girls in Southwestern Uganda: A Latent Class Analysis.

Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), 2022 Conference, February 12-16, 2022

• Samuel Kizito, Proscovia Nabunya, Flavia Namuwonge, Josephine Nabayinda, Joshua Kiyingi, Jennifer Nattabi, Fred M. Ssewamala .Impact of economic empowerment on art adherence in HIV-positive adolescents in Uganda

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 26th Annual Conference, January 13-16, 2022

• Josephine Nabayinda, Vicent Ssentumbwe, Christopher Damulira, Phionah Namatovu, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Jennifer Nattabi, Joshua Kiyingi, Apollo Kivumbi, Flavia Namuwonge, Mary M. McKay, Kimberly Hoagwood, Fred M. Ssewamala. The Relationship between Family Cohesion and Depression Among School Going Children with Elevated Symptoms of Behavioral Challenges in Southern Uganda
• Lyla S. Yang, Jennifer Nattabi, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Joshua Kiyingi, Josephine Nabayinda, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Fred M. Ssewamala, Susan S. Witte. Financial Diaries As a Data Collection Tool Among Women Engaged in Sex Work in Uganda
• Mary M. McKay, Rachel Braithwaite, Fred M. Ssewamala, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Torsten B. Neilands, Phionah Namatovu, Joshua Kiyingi, Lily Zmachinski, Josephine Nabayinda, Keng-Yen Huang, Apollo Kivumbi, Christopher Damulira, Arvin Bhana, Abel Mwebembezi, Inge Petersen, Kimberly Hoagwood. The Longitudinal Impact of an Evidence-Based Multiple Family Group Intervention (Amaka Amasanyufu), on Child Behavioral Outcomes in Uganda: The SMART Africa Uganda Study (2016-2021)
• Moses Okumu, William Byansi, Jennifer Nattabi, Christopher Damulira, Thabani Nyoni, Flavia Namuwonge, Jennifer Nattabi, Rachel Brathwaite, Thembekile Shato, Ding-Geng Chen, Ozge Sensoy Bahar. Testing Reciprocal Relationships between Perceived Social Support, Self-Concept, and Depression Among Adolescents Orphaned By AIDS in Uganda: A Cross-Lagged Structural Equation Model
• Proscovia Nabunya, Emmanuel Amoako, William Byansi, Fred M. Ssewamala. Gender and HIV-Related Stigma Among Caregivers of Children Orphaned By HIV/AIDS in Uganda
• Samuel Kizito, Jennifer Nattabi, Rachel Brathwaite, Christopher Damulira, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Fred M. Ssewamala. Low Levels of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Southern Uganda: Understanding Key Contributing Factors

International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC), 2021 Adherence Conference –  November 7-9, 2021

• Proscovia Nabunya, PhD; Co-Director
  Self-reported adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among women engaged in commercial sex work in Southern Uganda

• Proscovia Nabunya, PhD; Co-Director
  Engaging vulnerable women engaged in commercial sex in the implementation of an HIV risk reduction intervention in Southern Uganda.

International Health Economics Association (iHEA), 2021 Congress – July 12-15, 2021

• Yesim Tozan, Ariadna Capassso, Sicong Sun, Torsten B.Neilands, Christopher Damulira, Fred M. Ssewamala. Cost-Effectiveness of a Family Economic Empowerment Intervention Addressing HIV Treatment Adherence for Perinatally Infected Adolescents.
• Yesim Tozan, Ariadna Capassso, Sicong Sun, Torsten B.Neilands, Christopher Damulira, Flavia Namuwonge, Gertrude Nakigozi, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Proscovia Nabunya, Mellins, Mary M. McKay, Fred M. Ssewamala. The Cost-Effectiveness Study of the Long-Term Impact of a Family-Based Economic Empowerment Intervention (Suubi+Adherence) on Suppression of HIV Viral Loads Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Southern Uganda

Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon), 10th Conference –  June 21-23, 2021.

• Yesim Tozan, Ariadna Capassso, Sicong Sun, Torsten B.Neilands, Christopher Damulira, Flavia Namuwonge, Gertrude Nakigozi, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Proscovia Nabunya, Mellins, Mary M. McKay, Fred M. Ssewamala. Cost-Effectiveness of a Family Economic Empowerment Intervention Addressing HIV Treatment Adherence for Perinatally Infected Adolescents.

European Conference for Social Work Research (ECSWR), 10th Conference – May 5-7, 2021

• Daji Dvalishvili, PhD Student; Research Associate
  Poverty and violence against children in southern Uganda: A propensity score analysis

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 25th Annual Conference, Virtual – January 20-24, 2021

• Darejan Daji Dvalishvili, Fred M. Ssewamala, Lily Zmachinski, Joelynn Muwanga, Flavia Namuwonge, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar.
  Food Insecurity and Violence Against Children at Homes in Southern Uganda: A Propensity Score Analysis
• Flora Cohen, Ilana Seff, Fred M. Ssewamala, Timothy Opobo, Lindsay Stark. Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health: Sex-Disaggregated Associations Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Uganda.  
• Fred M. Ssewamala, Joshua Kiyingi, Susan S. Witte, Proscovia Nabunya, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Christopher Damulira, William Byansi, Flavia Namuwonge, Yesim Tozan, Prema Filippone, Wilberforce Tumwesige, Bellamy Scarlett, Mary M. McKay, Joseph Kagaayi. Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV in Economically Vulnerable Women Engaged in Sex Work in Uganda: Implications for HIV Care and Treatment Engagement
• Joelynn Muwanga, Christopher Damulira, Proscovia Nabunya, William Byansi, Rachel Brathwaite, Flavia Namuwonge, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Wilberforce Tumwesige, Fred M. Ssewamala. Family Factors and Gender Norms as Protective Factors Against Sexual Risk-Taking Intentions Among Adolescent Girls in Southern Uganda
• Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Byansi William, Latoya A. Smith, Christopher Damulira, Proscovia Nabunya, Joshua Kiyingi, Josephine Nabayinda, Phionah Namatovu, Mary M. McKay, Fred M. Ssewamala. The Relationship between Family Cohesion and Child Behavioral Challenges Among School-Going Children in Southwestern Uganda
• Proscovia Nabunya, Christopher Damulira, William Byansi, Joelynn Muwanga, Rachel Brathwaite, Flavia Namuwonge, Wilberforce Tumwesige, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Fred M. Ssewamala. Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among High School Adolescent Girls in Southern Uganda
• Rachel Brathwaite, Fred M. Ssewamala, Torsten B. Neilands, Proscovia Nabunya, William Byansi, Christopher Damulira. Development and External Validation of a Risk Calculator to Predict ‘Poor Mental Health’ Outcomes Among Youths Affected by HIV in Uganda
• Susan S. Witte, Prema Filippone, Fred M. Ssewamala, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Christopher Damulira, William Byansi, Flavia Namuwonge, Yesim Tozan, Joshua Kiyingi, Joseph Kagaayi, Bellamy Scarlett, Wilberforce Tumwesige, Mary M. McKay.
  PrEP Knowledge, Attitudes and Use Among Vulnerable Women Engaged in Sex Work in Uganda: Implications for HIV Prevention
• Thembie Shato, Proscovia Nabunya, William Byansi, Christopher Damulira, Ucheoma Nwaozoru, Fred M. Ssewamala. The Effect of Family-Based Economic Empowerment Intervention and Family Factors on Sexual Risk-Taking Attitudes Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Uganda
  
• William Byansi, Phionah Namatovu, Joshua Kiyingi, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Christopher Damulira, Mary M. McKay, Kimberly Hoagwood, Fred M. Ssewamala. Caregiver Characteristics Associated with DBDs Among School Going Children in Uganda

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) International Conference, 2020. 

• Yesim Tozan, PhD; Faculty Affiliate

Effects and cost-effectiveness of a Family Economic Empowerment Intervention to Increase Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV+ Adolescents in Uganda

American Public Health Association (APHA), 2020 Annual Meeting and Expo, Virtual – October 24-28, 2020

• Yesim Tozan, PhD; Faculty Affiliate
  Effects and Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of a Family Economic Empowerment Intervention to Increase ARV Adherence Among HIV+ Adolescents in Uganda

American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH), 69th Annual Meeting, Virtual – November 15-19, 2020

• Yesim Tozan, PhD; Faculty Affiliate
  The Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of a Family-Based Economic Empowerment Intervention (Suubi+Adherence) on Suppression of HIV Viral Loads Among Adolescents Living with HIV: Results from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in southern Uganda

Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS), 3rd Annual Symposium and Poster Session, St. Louis, MO – February 14, 2020

• Abass Babatunde, MSW Student; Graduate Student Assistant
  Using REDcap for Data Collection in Resource Poor Settings

International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2020, 23rd International Conference, Virtual – July 6-10, 2020

• Fred Ssewamala, PhD; Director
  Impact of Family-Based Economic Empowerment Intervention on Multidimensional Poverty for Adolescents Living with HIV in Uganda: Findings from a 5-Year Cluster Randomized Control Trial
• Yesim Tozan, PhD; Faculty Affiliate
  Evaluating the Effects and Cost-Effectiveness of a Family Economic Empowerment Intervention to Increase Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV+ Adolescents in Uganda

Science and Technology Conference (STE), 1st International Conference, Virtual – October 15-16, 2020

• Robert Kasumba, MS Student in Computer Science; Graduate Student Assistant
  Suubi (Hope) for STEM: The Potential of Strengthening STEM Education in Uganda

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 24th Annual Conference, Washington, DC – January 15-19, 2020

• William Byansi, Proscovia Nabunya, Joelynn Muwanga, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Fred M. Ssewamala, Christopher Damulira, Flavia Namuwonge. HIV and AIDS Health Knowledge, and Attitudes Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda: Does Gender Matter?
• Darejan Daji Dvalishvili, Fred M. Ssewamala, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Proscovia Nabunya. Impact of Family-Based Economic Empowerment Intervention on Multidimensional Poverty for Adolescents Living with HIV (ALWHIV) in Uganda
• Leyla Karimli, Fred M. Ssewamala, Torsten B. Neilands, Christine Wells, Laura Gauer Bermudez. Poverty, Economic Strengthening, and Mental Health Among AIDS Orphaned Children in Uganda: Mediation Model in a Randomized Clinical Trial
• Proscovia Nabunya, William Byansi, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Mary M. McKay, Fred M. Ssewamala, Christopher Damulira, Joshua Kiyingi, Flavia Namuwonge. Gender, Family Communication and Social Support Factors Associated with HIV Disclosure and HIV-Related Stigma Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Uganda
• Yuanyuan Yang, Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala, Christopher Damulira, Joshua Kiyingi, Flavia Namuwonge. Examining the Long-Term Effect of a Family-Based Economic Strengthening Intervention on Depression Among HIV Positive Adolescents in Southern Uganda

American Public Health Association (APHA), 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo, Philadelphia, PA – November 2-6, 2019

• William Byansi, PhD Student; Research Associate
  Self Reported Medication Adherence, Physical Health and Pediatric Quality of Life Among Children and Adolescents with HIV: Baseline Findings from Southwestern Uganda
• Ruth Katumba, MPH; Research Associate
  Cancer in Youth Living with HIV (YLWHIV): A Narrative Review of the Epidemiology of Paediatric Cancers Among YLWHIV, Access to Oncological Services and the Role of Economic Strengthening in Child Health

Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM), 41st Annual Research Conference, Denver, CO – November 7-9, 2019

• Yesim Tozan, PhD; Faculty Affiliate
  Evaluation of a Savings-led Family-based Economic Empowerment Intervention for AIDS-affected Adolescents in Uganda with Health Economic Evaluation: A Four-year Follow-up

Global Implementation Conference (GIC), 2019 Conference, Glasgow, Scotland – September 16-17, 2019

• Mary McKay, PhD, Dean; Faculty Affiliate
  Implementation Science in Global Health Settings: Collaborating with Governmental Structures & Communities in Uganda

The International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD), 21st Biennial International Conference, Indonesia – July 16-19, 2019

• Christopher Damulira, MPH Student; Graduate Student Assistant
  Examining the Relationship of Social Support and Family Cohesion on ART Adherence Among HIV Positive Adolescents in Southern Uganda: Baseline Findings
• Proscovia Nabunya, PhD; Co-Director
  Family Responsibility and Caregiver Support Factors Associated with ART Adherence Among Perinatally HIV-Infected Adolescents in Uganda
• Phionah Namatovu, MSW Student; Graduate Student Assistant
  Correlates of Caregiver Characteristics and Attention-Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Among Children in Southwestern Uganda
• Fred Ssewamala, PhD; Director
  Measuring ART Adherence Among HIV+ Adolescents. Does the Method of Measurement Matter?

SMART Africa Center, 4th Annual Conference on Child Behavioral Health in Sub-Saharan Africa, Masaka, Uganda – July 29-31, 2019

• Anita Arinda, MBChB; Global Affiliate
  Prevalence and Factors Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms in Children Attending Paediatric Neurology Clinic of Mulago Hospital
• Alice Boateng, PhD; Global Affiliate
  Child Labor in Ghana: Implications for Children’s Behavioural Health
• William Byansi, MSW; Research Associate
  HIV And AIDS Health Knowledge, and Attitudes Among Adolescents Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda: Does Gender Matter?
• Ernestina Korleki Dankyi, PhD; Research Fellow
  Mental Health Experiences of Street Children in Ghana and the Sustainable Development Goals
• Kingsley Kumbelim; Global Affiliate
  Implementing the Adapted Multiple Family Group (Dang-Malgu) Intervention in Ghana: Key Challenges and Learning Opportunities
• Anne Mbwayo, PhD; Global Affiliate
  Engagement and Capacity Building in Developing School Mental Health in Kenya: A Process Paper
• Proscovia Nabunya, PhD; Co-Director
  Gender, Family Communication and Social Support Factors Associated with HIV Disclosure and HIV-Related Stigma Among Adolescents Living with HIV In Uganda
• Hadiza Osuji, PhD; Global Fellow
  Effects of Three Modified Strategies on African Immigrant Mothers Stigmatizing Attitudes, and Building Optimism for Seeking Professional Psychological Help
• Kasim Ortiz, PhD; LEAD Fellow
  Racial Centrality, Non-Adult Parental Socialization & Depression Among Black Adolescents in the United States: An Intersectional Examination
• Sicong Sun, PhD Student; Research Associate
  Access and Utilization of Financial Services Among Poor AIDS-Impacted Children and Families in Uganda: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial
• Latoya Small, PhD; Faculty Affiliate
  South African Adult Caregivers as Protective Shields: Serving as a Buffer Between Precarious Neighborhood Conditions, Food Insecurity, and Youth Risk Behaviors
• Yesim Tozan, PhD; Faculty Affiliate
  Evaluation of a Savings-Led Family-Based Economic Empowerment Intervention for AIDS-Affected Adolescents in Uganda: A Four-Year Follow-Up with Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 23rd Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA – January 16-20, 2019

• William Byansi, PhD Student; Research Associate
  Prevalence of Disruptive Behaviors among School Going Children in Southwestern Uganda
• Proscovia Nabunya, PhD; Co-Director
  Examining the Effect of Child Development Accounts (CDAs) on Self-Efficacy Among Children and Adolescents Orphaned By HIV/AIDS in Southwestern Uganda
• Thani Nyoni, MSW Student; Graduate Student Assistant
  Examining the Relationship between Perceived Social Support, Family Cohesion and Psychological Wellbeing of Children Orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Southwestern Uganda

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 22 Annual Conference, Washington, DC – January 10-14, 2018

• Fred Ssewamala, Miriam N. Mukasa, William Byansi, Flavia Namuwonge. Examining the Organizational Factors that Affect Health Workers’ Attendance: Findings from Southwestern Uganda
• Gwyneth Kirkbride, Proscovia Nabunya, Phionah Namatovu, Christopher Damulira, Flavia Mulindwa, Fred M. Ssewamala. Economic Empowerment and Gender Equality in Educational Outcomes: Findings from a Randomized Experiment in Uganda
• Latoya Small, Tyrone M. Parchment, Mary M. McKay, Arvin Bhana, Ozge Sensoy Bahar. South African Adult Caregivers As “Protective Shields”: Serving as a Buffer Between Precarious Neighborhood Conditions, Food Insecurity, and Youth Risk Behaviors
• Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala, Wilberforce Tumwesige. Gender and Non-Kin Support Networks for Orphaned Adolescent Boys and Girls Participating in a Family-Based Economic Strengthening Intervention in Uganda
• Proscovia Nabunya, Mark C. Courtney, Fred M. Ssewamala, Deborah Padgett. Examining the Non-Kin Support Networks of Orphaned Adolescents Participating in a Family-Based Economic Strengthening Intervention in Uganda

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 21st Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA – January 11-15, 2017

• Julia Shu-Huah Wang, Fred M. Ssewamala, Laura Gauer Bermudez, Jane Waldfogel, Irwin Garfinkel. The Effect of Child Savings Accounts on Family Material Hardship: Findings from a Randomized Trial in Uganda
• Njeri Kagotho, Fred M. Ssewamala, Michael G. Vaughn, Gwyn Kirkbride. Testing the Cross-National Validity of the Beck Hopelessness Scale Among Kenyan Youth
• Njeri Kagotho, Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala. Financial Socialization, Financial Planning, and Savings Outcomes Among Kenyan Youth: A Mediation Analysis
• Proscovia Nabunya, Jami Curley, Fred M. Ssewamala, Sarah Meyer, Hilda Kakwanzi. Gender Norms and Academic Achievement of Orphaned Adolescents Participating in a Family-Based Economic Strengthening Intervention in Uganda
• Sarah Meyer, Ozge Sensoy-Bahar, Mario Diaz, Flavia Namuwonge, Fred M. Ssewamala. Evaluating an Economic Empowerment Intervention on Medication Adherence for HIV Positive Youth in Uganda: Longitudinal Data Collection Challenges Reported from the Field

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 20th Annual Conference, Washington, DC – January 13-17, 2016

• Fred M. Ssewamala, Julia Shu-Huah Wang, Jennifer Nattabi, Flavia Namuwonge, Christopher Damulira, Abel Mwebembezi.
  Cost-Effectiveness of an Economic Empowering Intervention for AIDS-Affected Orphans in Uganda
• Larissa Jennings, Fred M. Ssewamala, Proscovia Nabunya. Effects of a Savings-Led Economic Empowerment Intervention on HIV Preventive Practices Among AIDS-Orphaned Adolescents in Rural Uganda: Results from the Suubi-Maka Project
• Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala, Miriam N. Mukasa, William Byansi. Utilizing a Family-Based Economic Strengthening Intervention to Improve Mental Health Wellbeing Among Female AIDS-Orphaned Adolescents in Uganda

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 19th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA – January 14-18, 2015

• Jennifer Nattabi, Proscovia Nabunya, Miriam N. Mukasa, Fred M. Ssewamala. The Impact of Peer Mentorship on HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Beliefs and Prevention Attitudes Among AIDS-Orphaned Adolescents: Evidence from the Suubi and Bridges Mentorship Programs in Uganda
• Proscovia Nabunya, Fred M. Ssewamala. The Effects of Parental Loss on Psychosocial Wellbeing of AIDS-Orphaned Children Living in AIDS-Impacted Communities: Does Gender Matter?
• Susan Witte,Toivgoo Aira, Laura Cordisco Tsai, Marion Riedel, Reid Offringa, Mingway Chang, Nabila El-Bassel, Fred M. Ssewamala. Efficacy of a Savings-Led Microfinance Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk for HIV Among Women Engaged in Sex Work: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 18th Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX – January 15-19, 2014

• Leyla Karimli, Fred M. Ssewamala. Impact of Asset Accumulation in Subsidized Child Savings Accounts on AIDS-Orphaned Adolescents’ Psychosocial Functioning in Uganda
• Leyla Karimli, Fred M. Ssewamala, Torsten B. Neilands. Poor Families Striving to Save for Their Children: Lessons from a Randomized Experimental Design in Uganda
• Proscovia Nabunya, Leyla Ismayilova, Fred M. Ssewamala, Jennifer Nattabi. The Role of Caregiver Support in Improving Academic Achievement of AIDS-Orphaned Children in Uganda

Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 14th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA – January 14-17, 2010

• Jami Curley, Fred M. Ssewamala, Han Chang Keun. Children Development Accounts (CDAs) in Uganda: Opportunities for Education