Monday, October 2, 2023
3:00pm – 5:00pm
McKinney Conference Room (353), 3rd Floor
Five soon-to-be minted PhD scholars from South Africa who are visiting Brown for a three-week mini-sabbatical will be sharing 10-minute presentations drawn from their dissertation research. The five visiting scholars are part of a collaborative NIH-funded Brown University/University of Cape Town training partnership and program – BRIDGES – geared to increase the diversity and quality of doctoral training in public health in South Africa.
Shehani Perera, University of Cape Town | Assisted partner notification: a qualitative study of providers’ and female patients’ perceptions and experiences of APN |
Chantal Fowler, University of Cape Town | “Theory of Change” in intervention design and implementation: perspectives and experiences of role-players in a combination HIV intervention program for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa |
Tsidiso Maxwele, University of Cape Town | Understanding the role of romantic relationships on adolescent boys’ sexual and reproductive health. |
Laing de Villiers, Stellenbosch University | Gender identity among transgender and gender diverse people in the Western Cape, South Africa; implications for HIV |
Namhla Sicwebu, University of Cape Town | Exploring adolescent food practices and choices: An ethnographic study |