July 2020 Newsletter
As data collection methods continue to evolve due to COVID-19, the ICHAD and SMART Africa teams are working diligently to ensure the integrity of our research... Read More
News and Events
Ssewamala, Nabunya lead study to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma
Fred Ssewamala, William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor at the Brown School and Proscovia Nabunya, research assistant professor, have received a two-year, $425,000 award from the... Read More
June 2020 Newsletter
As our country teams have begun preparing to resume some study activities, our team in Uganda has redesigned their offices to limit the spread of... Read More
Ssewamala receives NIH grant to train HIV/AIDS Ugandan researchers
Washington University publication, theSOURCE, reported on a $1.5 million grant to provide state-of-the-art training for 18 early-career researchers in Uganda to strengthen the capacity of... Read More
May 2020 Newsletter
As we continue to prepare for this next stage of conducting research in a COVID-19 world, we have been working closely with our field teams... Read More
COVID-19 and impact on access to health service
Dr. Fred Ssewamala and Betsy Abente inform the field in an article on NewVision.co.ug, the biggest news source in Uganda and the East African Region.... Read More
April 2020 Newsletter
We thought we would take this strange moment in time, where much of our research in the field has been put on hold due to... Read More
March 2020 Newsletter
Spring greetings from the ICHAD and SMART Africa Teams. In response to COVID-19, we have taken precautionary measures with regard to our field activities and... Read More
February 2020 Newsletter
ICHAD and the SMART Africa Center are proud to bring you our February Newsletter. While February may have fewer days than other months, our team... Read More
Speaker Series: Dr. Elvin Geng
You can register for this event here.
Members of the ICHAD team co-authored a publication in the PLOS One journal
Recently, a paper co-authored by members of the ICHAD team: PhD Student Sicong Sun, Dr. Julia Shu-Huah Wang, Dr. Torsten Neilands, Christopher Damulira, Dr. Ozge... Read More
RRT Fellow, William Byansi’s publication process and conference presentations
William Byansi is an ICHAD Research Associate and a member of the first cohort of Researcher Resilience Training (RRT) Fellows, a training program funded by... Read More
ICHAD study coordinator Jennifer Nattabi ties the knot!
On December 14, Jennifer Nattabi a Uganda field-based Study Coordinator (and Brown School MSW alumni), wed Mr. Lwanga John Bosco Kiggundu at Kimaanya Catholic Church... Read More
ICHAD’s 2019 Annual Report
Dear colleagues, On behalf of the International Center for Child Health and Development, we would like to share with you our annual report which showcases... Read More
Darejan Dvalishvili represented ICHAD at the 2020 Annual SSWR conference
ICHAD and SMART Africa centers were well represented by several team members at the 2020 Annual Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) conference in... Read More
Holiday Greetings! 2019
Dear Colleagues: On behalf of the International Center for Child Health and Development and SMART Africa, we would like to wish you a happy holiday... Read More
American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference Presentation
Research Assistant Joelynn Muwanga represented the ICHAD team at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA) held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in early... Read More
WashU: Study Measures Value of Savings Accounts for HIV+ Children in Uganda
WashU: Study Measures Value of Savings Accounts for HIV+ Children in Uganda
ICHAD December Weddings
The month of December is a popular time for celebrations for the ICHAD/SMART Africa family, with two upcoming wedding celebrations. ICHAD Study Coordinator (and Brown... Read More
November 2019 Newsletter
Fall greetings from the ICHAD and SMART Africa Teams. In November, our field teams have finalized the Suubi4Her study baseline report, which provides a detailed... Read More
Dr. Benjamin Ola. Akande Presents at the ICHAD and SMART Africa Speaker Series
On October 29, the ICHAD and SMART Africa speaker series was honored with a presentation by Dr. Benjamin Ola. Akande, Assistant Vice Chancellor of International... Read More
4th Annual Conference on Child Behavioral Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
In late July, SMART Africa and ICHAD hosted their 4th Annual Conference on Child Behavioral Health in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The 3-day conference that took... Read More