Project Coordinator Public Health

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Raymond Atwebembere

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PERSONAL PROFILE

Certified Public Health researcher with a strong background in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Specializing in project management, mixed-methods research, and advanced statistical analysis. Experienced in leading NIH-funded studies, training research teams, and publishing in peer-reviewed journals. Flexible and extremely inclined towards learning. SKILLS

• Research study coordination • Python • Applied Machine learning • R programming

• STATA • SPSS • Tableau • MySQL

EDUCATION

Master of Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis, May 2025 Concentration: Epidemiology / Biostatistics

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Islamic University In Uganda December 2020 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant May 2024 - present

Center for Violence and Injury Prevention

PIs: Lindsay Stark, PhD, Ilana Seff, PhD

Projects:

1. HIAS SRI Study. Owning Rights and Protection: GBV Prevention, Mitigation, and Response in Colombia (2023-2025)

2. Malteser International Americas: Improving the well-being and self-reliance of Venezuelan refugees and migrants and multi-ethnic host communities in La Guajira and Magdalena departments in Colombia.

• Quantitative and qualitative Data analysis of baseline data using STATA and Dedoose for scientific publication

• Preparation and submission of data structures to the National Data Achieve Research Assistant September 2023- May 2024

International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) PI: Fred Ssewamala, PhD, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, PhD, Proscovia Nabunya, PhD Project: Suubi+Adherence-R2 (R01HD074949). A five-year study (2020-2025) funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD).

• Analyzed of data collected for waves 6 and 7 for round 2 of the study using STATA.

• Generated reports to compare current study to previous rounds; Submit reports to PI.

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Trainee and PI June 2021- June 2023

CHILD-Global Research Fellowship (GRF)

Makerere University and Washington University in St. Louis collaboration

• Principal Investigator of a study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with suicide behavior among adolescents living with HIV in a low socioeconomic setting, Masaka, Uganda.

• Developed and published a manuscript in the Global Social Welfare Journal

• Received the Leadership Award for demonstrating outstanding leadership, collaboration, and research excellence during the 2022 summer research training program.

• Supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development

(NICHD) and Fogarty International Center (FIC) Grant Number D43 TW011541. Project Manager March 2022- August 2023

International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) PI: Lindsay Stark, PhD, Fred Ssewamala, PhD, Massy Mutumba, PhD, Project: Obuvumu Study (R34MH128753). A three-year study (2022-2025) funded by the National Institutes of Health.

• Development of field implementation study documents submitted to the Internal Review Boards

(IRBs) Research Ethics Committees for approval before studies commence.

• Coordinated research study activities to ensure research activities comply with federal and ethical guidelines and institutional policy.

• Ensured proper training of research personnel to comply with federal guidelines. Updating the study regulatory binders.

Project Manager July 2020- February 2022

International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) PI: Nabunya Proscovia, PhD, Fred Ssewamala, PhD.

Project: Suubi4Stigma (R21MH121141). A 2-year pilot study (2020-2022) funded by the National Institutes of Health.

• Development of field implementation study documents submitted to the Internal Review Boards

(IRBs) Research Ethics Committees for approval before studies commence.

• Coordinated research study activities to ensure research activities comply with federal and ethical guidelines and institutional policy.

• Ensured proper training of research personnel to comply with federal guidelines.

• Updating the study regulatory binders.

WORK EXPERIENCE Medical Officer February 2021- February 2022 Kitovu Hospital, Masaka, Uganda.

• Managed and ran assigned patient wards.

• Performed surgical procedures as assigned by Supervisors across all major disciplines.

• Conducted ward rounds on the different wards as assigned across major disciplines.

• Managed and attended to the Accident and Emergency unit. 3

AWARDS

• The Shanti Khinduka Research Fellowship for Social Innovation.

• Child mental health in HIV-impacted low-resource settings in developing countries: Global Research Fellowship

• Leadership Award for outstanding leadership, collaboration, and research excellence during the 2022 summer research training window of the CHILD-GRF program. VOLUNTEER WORK (LEADERSHIP & SERVICE)

Head of Research Committee, Brown School Campus Alliance for Mental Health (BCALM) Washington University in St. Louis August 2024 – To date

• Led the Research Committee of B-CALM, a student group focused on fostering mindfulness and mental well-being at the Brown School.

PRESENTATIONS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS

1. Attended the 2023 Forum on Child and Adolescent Global Health Research and Capacity Building. April 2023, Uganda

2. A certificate for completion of the workshop series on Advanced Analytic Methods of Casual Analysis (Spring 2023) – Presented by Shyenyang Guo, PhD. Frank J Bruno Distinguished Professor of Social Work Research at the Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis.

3. Delivered group-based HIV Stigma Reduction intervention sessions for Educators in the M-Suubi Study (R01MH126892) and supervised the delivery of Multiple Family Group Stigma Reduction intervention sessions and the Family Economic Empowerment Sessions. 4. Facilitated the Ebola Sensitization Session for Staff at the International Center for Child Health and Development in response to the 2022 Ebola Outbreak in Uganda. 5. Attended the 5th Annual Forum on Child Behavioral Health in Sub Saharan Africa, Junior Scholar. July 31st, 2021, Uganda

6. Attended the 4th Annual Forum on Child Behavioral Health in Sub Saharan Africa, Junior Scholar. July 29th, 2019, Uganda.

7. Attended the 3rd Annual Conference on Child Behavioral Health in Sub Saharan Africa, Junior Scholar. July 31st, 2018, Uganda.

SHORT COURSES

1. Certification in Public Health by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. January 2025 2. Certificate in Suicide Prevention through the ASK LISTEN REFER online suicide prevention training program funded by the Missouri Foundation of Health. 3. Attained Diploma in Mental Health from the ALISON Online School. 26th November 2022 4. Certificate in Mental Health Studies – Understanding Behavior, Burnout, and Depression 19th July 2022 from the ALISON Online School.

5. Advancing Makerere University Master of Health Sciences in Bioethics Program at Makerere University College of Health Sciences. Responsible Conduct of Research. 16th -18th February 2022. Delivered by Prof. Nelson Ssewankambo and Dr. Joseph Ochieng 6. A certificate in Good Clinical Practices by Dr. Gertrude Nakigozi, RSHP 2013: 4

PUBLICATIONS

1. Ilana Seff, Arturo Harker Roa, Raymond Atwebembere et al. Understanding linkages between self- reliance and mental health among forcibly displaced women in Colombia.

(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2024.100383)

2. Atwebembere, R., Nakasujja, N., Mugisha, J. et al. Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Suicidal Ideation and Attempt Among Adolescents Living with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Study in Masaka, Uganda. Glob Soc Welf (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s4060902400361-7 3. Nabunya, P., Byansi, W., Bahar, O.S. et al. Emotional and Behavior Difficulties and the Mental Health of Caregivers of Adolescents Living with HIV. J Child Fam Stud 32, 3766– 3774 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02609-w.

4. Kizito, S., Namuwonge, F., Nabayinda, J. et al. A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of an Economic Strengthening Intervention to Enhance Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence among Adolescents Living with HIV.. AIDS Behav (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461024-04268-4 5. Nabunya, P., Migadde, H., Namuwonge, F. et al. Feasibility and Acceptability of Group-Based Stigma Reduction Interventions for Adolescents Living with HIV and Their Caregivers: The Suubi4Stigma Randomized Clinical Trial (2020–2022). AIDS Behav (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04284-4 6. Stark L, Mutumba M, Ssewamala F, et al. Protocol for a discrete choice experiment: understanding preferences for seeking health services for survivors of sexual violence in Uganda BMJ Open 2024;14:e081663. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-202*-******

References:

Ilana Seff

Center for Violence and Injury Prevention Washington University in St. Louis

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Lindsay Stark

Center for Violence and Injury Prevention Washington University in St. Louis

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