Aga Khan University, Institute for Human Development
Basil Masinza
Aga Khan University, Institute for Human Development
Basil is a graduate of the Pwani University (Kenya) Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research. During his attachment at the Aga Khan University Institute for Human Development, he was under the supervision of Prof Amina Abubakar and Dr Patrick Mwangala. His research focused on gender differences in the prevalence of anxiety and Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among adults in Sub-Saharan Africa. With the experience and knowledge he gathered during the fellowship, he hopes to build on the growing evidence of gender differences in mental health and to support targeted research and programs by providing researchers, practitioners and policy makers information on gender-specific burden of anxiety and PTSD.
Basil Masinza
Aga Khan University, Institute for Human Development
Joy Mukubuyi
Aga Khan University, Institute for Human Development
Joy is a graduate of Pwani University (Kenya) Postgraduate diploma in Health Research Methods. During her attachment at the Aga Khan University Institute for Human Development, she was supervised by Prof Amina Abubakar and Dr Patrick Mwangala. Her research project focused on examining the validity and reliability of the Swahili version of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale, a screening tool, among adolescents in Kilifi County. With this project and the knowledge she gained during the fellowship, she aims to promote adolescents’ mental health through early screening in low-resource settings.
Joy Mukubuyi
Aga Khan University, Institute for Human Development
Samlee Nyambu
Aga Khan University, Institute for Human Development
Samlee is a graduate of Pwani University (Kenya) Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research Methods. During his fellowship, he interned at the Aga Khan University Institute for Human Development under the supervision of Prof. Amina Abubakar and Dr. Vibian Angwenyi.
His research focused on evaluating the impact of the Supporting African communities to Increase Resilience and Mental Health of Kids with Developmental Disabilities (SPARK) project on health service delivery in the facilities where it was implemented. Specifically, he examined trends, documentation practices, and reporting of facility-based mental health and disability-related indicators within the Kenya Health Information System (KHIS) in selected catchment facilities in Nairobi and Kilifi Counties.
Samlee Nyambu
Aga Khan University, Institute for Human Development
Susan Macharia
Aga Khan University, Institute for Human Development
Susan is a graduate of Pwani University’s Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research Methods program. She interned at the Institute for Human Development, Aga Khan University, under the supervision of Prof. Amina Abubakar and Dr. Bilha Chepchirchir.
Her project focused on understanding the knowledge and perceptions of climate change among key stakeholders in early childhood development (ECD) centres.
Her academic interests lie in mental health and its intersection with climate change, particularly how environmental and climatic stressors affect individual and community psychological well-being. Through her research and the knowledge she gathered during her fellowship, she hopes to contribute to advancing evidence that supports sustainable, climate-sensitive mental health strategies.
