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INVESTIGATORS

Kristen P. Mark, PhD

Principal Investigator

Director and Professor at the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

University of Minnesota

Dickson Mkoka, PhD

Principal Investigator

School of Nursing

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Stella Mushy, PhD

Co-Investigator & Project Coordinator

School of Nursing

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Michael W. Ross, MD, PhD

Co-Investigator

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

University of Minnesota

B. R. Simon Rosser, PhD

Co-Investigator

Division of Epidemiology and Community Health

University of Minnesota

Dr. Lucy Mgopa, MD

Co-Investigator

Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Jennifer J. Connor, PhD

Co-Investigator

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

University of Minnesota

Devon J. Hensel, PhD

Co-Investigator

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Indiana University

Maria Trent, MD, MPH, FAAP, FSAHM

Co-Investigator

Bloomberg Professor of American Health, Pediatrics, and Nursing

Senior Associate Dean, John's Hopkins School of Medicine

Agnes Massae, PhD

Co-Investigator

Department of Midwifery, Child and Reproductive Health

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Gift G. Gadiel, MSc

Co-Investigator

School of Nursing

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Dorkasi Mwakawanga, PhD

Co-Investigator

School of Nursing

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

RESEARCH STAFF

Ally A. Lyimo, MSc

Research Staff

Department of Midwifery, Child, and Reproductive Health

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Emmanuel I. Sumari, MSc

Research Staff

Department of Clinical Nursing

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Victor Z. Chikwala, MSc

Research Staff

Department of Midwifery, Child, and Reproductive Health

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Gudrun Kilian, BA

Program Director

Division of Epidemiology and Community Health

University of Minnesota

Virpi Mesiäislehto, PhD

Project Consultant

University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Charlötta Löfgren, PhD

Project Consultant and Professor

Malmö University

Marguerite Puchner-Hardman, MSc

Research Professional

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

University of Minnesota

Rashid H. Mfinanga, MURP

Research Assistant

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

University of Minnesota

Alice Msoka, MDP

Research Assistant

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

University of Minnesota

Lina Thiel, MPH

Data Analyst

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

University of Minnesota

ADVISORY BOARD

Mwamini Andrea

Member

Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC)

Rebecca H. Lebi

Member

Strategic Alternative Learning Techniques

Gideoni Mandes, LLM

Member

Disabled Organisation for Legal Affairs and Social Economic Development (DOLASED)

Tuma P. Dandi

Member

Paralympic Committee National

Jonas Lubago

Member

Tanzania Federation of Organizations of Persons with Disability (SHIVYAWATA)

Fredrick M. Msigallah

Member

Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation Tanzania (CCBRT)

Charity L. Mwambola

Member

Peaceful Life for People with Disabilities Foundation (PLPDF)

Medical School

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

1300 S Second Street,
Suite 180,
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Project funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Grant number: R01HD110999

IRB Number: STUDY00019968

NIMR IRB: NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/3020

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