Area of research
General Health Professions · Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Research interest
Research interests include Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Global Maternal and Child Health, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.
Announcing Translating JAH Science - Letter to the Editor Forum: Voices From the Field Share Experiences Using Journal of Adolescent Health Science to Inform Practice, Policy, and Programs
Updated World Health Organization Guideline on Preventing Early Pregnancy and Poor Reproductive Outcomes Among Adolescents in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a package of interventions to improve the performance of health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo to deliver adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health services.
Nimble adaptations to sexual and reproductive health service provision to adolescents and young people in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scaling up, Sustaining, and Enhancing School-Based Sexuality Education Programs in Resource Constrained and Conservative Contexts: Replicable Lessons from Positive-Deviant Countries
Review of: "Assessing Sex Education Awareness Among Higher Secondary School Students in India"
Pharmacies: an important source of contraception for some adolescents, but not a panacea for all.
A reanalysis of the Institute for Research and Evaluation report that challenges non-US, school-based comprehensive sexuality education evidence base.
“Second Chances” for Adolescent Mothers: Four Decades of Insights and Lessons on Effectiveness and Scale-up of Jamaica’s PAM
Improving health worker motivation and performance to deliver adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in the Democratic Republic of Congo: study design of implementation research to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a package of interventions.
Menstrual health: a definition for policy, practice, and research
Menstrual health: a definition for policy, practice, and research.
The state of adolescent menstrual health in low- and middle-income countries and suggestions for future action and research
The East and Southern Africa Ministerial Commitment: a review of progress toward fulfilling young people's sexual and reproductive health and rights (2013-2018).
A collaborative learning approach to improving health worker performance in adolescent sexual and reproductive health service provision: a descriptive feasibility study in six health zones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Using three indicators to understand the parity-specific contribution of adolescent childbearing to all births
Help and Care Seeking for Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Youth in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Understanding Factors that Shape Gender Attitudes in Early Adolescence Globally: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review
Sexually Transmitted Infection Services for Adolescents and Youth in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Perceived and Experienced Barriers to Accessing Care
Feasibility and acceptability of delivering adolescent health interventions alongside HPV vaccination in Tanzania
Research priorities on ending child marriage and supporting married girls
Reorienting adolescent sexual and reproductive health research: reflections from an international conference
Contraception for adolescents in low and middle income countries: needs, barriers, and access
Caregiver Behavior Change for Child Survival and Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Examination of the Evidence