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Dr Yulia Shenderovich
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- Available for postgraduate supervision
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Overview
I am based at the Wolfson Centre for Young People's Mental Health and DECIPHer (Centre for Development, Evaluation, Complexity and Implementation in Public Health Improvement), within the School of Social Sciences. I am interested in programmes and policies that can promote youth mental health and prevent violence affecting young people, and, more broadly, in the factors that support young people to thrive. A lot of my research is based in low- or middle-income countries, and I am especially interested in the issues of programme implementation and scale-up in low-resource settings. Methodologically, my experience includes quantitative and mixed-methods research within randomised trials and other types of impact evaluations, as well as process evaluations, cohort studies, and systematic reviews.
In early 2025, we are starting a new Horizon Europe-funded study on services for children who experienced maltreatment, focusing in particular on Wales, France, and Denmark (SERENA) - please reach out if you are interested.
Publication
2025
- Danese, A. et al., 2025. Scoping Review: Digital mental health interventions for children and adolescents affected by war. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 64 (2), pp.226-248. (10.1016/j.jaac.2024.02.017)
- Janowski, R. et al., 2025. Optimizing engagement with a smartphone app to prevent violence against adolescents: Results from a cluster randomized factorial trial in Tanzania. Journal of Medical Internet Research 27 e60102. (10.2196/60102)
- Martin, M. et al., 2025. Scaling a parenting program to reduce child maltreatment in Tanzania: The role of facilitator fidelity in adolescent and parent outcomes. Child Protection and Practice 5 100161. (10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100161)
- Martin, M. et al., 2025. Fidelity of Intervention delivery in Psychosocial and behavioral Programs (FIPP): A modified Delphi study and final guideline. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
- Piolanti, A. et al., 2025. Family-focused intervention programme to foster adolescent mental health and well-being: protocol for a multicountry cluster randomised factorial trial (FLOURISH Phase 2).. BMJ Open 15 (2) e094085. (10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094085)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2025. Modifications of a parenting program in the context of scaling-up and scaling-out: Documenting Furaha Teens in Tanzania using FRAME. Prevention Science 26 , pp.1021-1032. (10.1007/s11121-025-01852-5)
- Shukla, S. et al., 2025. How do gender transformative interventions reduce adolescent pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a realist synthesis. Journal of Global Health 15 04102. (10.7189/jogh.15.04102)
- Shukla, S. et al., 2025. Pedalling progress? Assessing the long-term impact of a bicycle intervention on adolescent maternal and child health in Zambia. Social Science & Medicine 118754. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118754)
- Wamoyi, J. et al., 2025. Acceptability and cultural appropriateness of a parenting programme to reduce violence against adolescents in Tanzania delivered at scale: Implications for scale-up. Global Public Health 20 (1) 2483882. (10.1080/17441692.2025.2483882)
2024
- Cluver, L. et al., 2024. Associations of formal childcare use with health and human capital development for adolescent mothers and their children in South Africa: A cross-sectional study. Child: Care, Health and Development 50 (1) e13138. (10.1111/cch.13138)
- Cluver, L. D. et al., 2024. Identifying adolescents at highest risk of ART non-adherence, using the World Health Organization-endorsed HEADSS and HEADSS+ checklists. AIDS and Behavior 28 , pp.141-153. (10.1007/s10461-023-04137-6)
- Fang, Z. et al., 2024. Parenting interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of the rationales, process, feasibility, acceptability, and impacts of adaptation. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse (10.1177/15248380241266183)
- Gwebu, H. et al., 2024. A stakeholder perspective on the necessary conditions for successfully implementing parenting interventions in Botswana. Frontiers in Public Health 12 1355652. (10.3389/fpubh.2024.1355652)
- Lachman, J. et al., 2024. Reducing family and school-based violence at scale: a large-scale pre–post study of a parenting programme delivered to families with adolescent girls in Tanzania. BMJ Global Health 9 (11) e015472. (10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015472)
- Martin, M. et al., 2024. The case for assessing and reporting on facilitator fidelity: Introducing the fidelity of implementation in parenting programs guideline. Global Implementation Research and Applications 4 , pp.1-10.
- Shukla, S. et al., 2024. Mechanisms behind gender transformative approaches targeting adolescent pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a realist synthesis protocol. Systematic Reviews 13 (1) 95. (10.1186/s13643-024-02513-4)
2023
- Gardner, F. et al., 2023. World Health Organization guidelines on parenting to prevent child maltreatment and promote positive development in children aged 0-17 Years – Report of the reviews for the INTEGRATE framework.. Technical Report.
- Janowski, R. et al., 2023. Optimising engagement in a digital parenting intervention to prevent violence against adolescents in Tanzania: Protocol for a cluster randomised factorial trial. BMC Public Health 23 1224. (10.1186/s12889-023-15989-x)
- Martin, M. et al., 2023. The association between facilitator competent adherence and outcomes in parenting programs: A systematic review and SWiM analysis. Prevention Science 24 , pp.1314-1326. (10.1007/s11121-023-01515-3)
- Moore, G. et al. 2023. What does 'following the guidance' mean in an era of increasingly pluralistic guidance for the development, evaluation and implementation of interventions?. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 77 , pp.753-754. (10.1136/jech-2023-220880)
- Rudgard, W. E. et al., 2023. Protective factors for adolescent sexual risk behaviours and experiences linked to HIV infection in South Africa: a three-wave longitudinal analysis of caregiving, education, food security, and social protection. BMC Public Health 23 1452. (10.1186/s12889-023-16373-5)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2023. Family-focused intervention to promote adolescent mental health and well-being in Moldova and North Macedonia (FLOURISH): Feasibility study protocol. BMJ Open 13 e080400. (10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080400)
- Shukla, S. et al., 2023. Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy in Maharashtra,India: a mixed-methods study. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters 31 (1) 2249284. (10.1080/26410397.2023.2249284)
- Steventon Roberts, K. J. et al., 2023. Exploring the cognitive development of children born to adolescent mothers in South Africa. Infant and Child Development 32 (3) e2408. (10.1002/icd.2408)
2022
- Edun, O. et al., 2022. Predictors and consequences of HIV status disclosure to adolescents living with HIV in Eastern Cape, South Africa: a prospective cohort study. Journal of the International AIDS Society 25 (5) e25910. (10.1002/jia2.25910)
- Moore, G. et al. 2022. Mental health and life satisfaction among 10–11-year-olds in Wales, before and one year after onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Public Health 22 379. (10.1186/s12889-022-12752-6)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2022. Adaptations and staff experiences in delivering parenting programmes and other family support services in three community- based organisations in Cape Town, South Africa during the COVID pandemic. Global Public Health 18 (1) 2129725. (10.1080/17441692.2022.2129725)
- Steinert, J. I. et al., 2022. Economic wellbeing and associated mediating pathways to improved antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents living with HIV: A prospective cohort study in South Africa. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 91 (4), pp.342-352. (10.1097/QAI.0000000000003071)
- Steventon Roberts, K. et al., 2022. Risk factors for poor mental health among adolescent mothers in South Africa. Psychology, Health and Medicine 27 (S1), pp.67-84. (10.1080/13548506.2022.2124295)
2021
- Casale, M. et al., 2021. Bullying and ART nonadherence among South African ALHIV: effects, risks, and protective factors. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 86 (4), pp.436-444. (10.1097/QAI.0000000000002574)
- Cluver, L. et al., 2021. Clinic and care: associations with adolescent antiretroviral therapy adherence in a prospective cohort in South Africa. AIDS 35 (8), pp.1263-1271. (10.1097/QAD.0000000000002882)
- Engel, D. et al., 2021. Safety and a supportive environment - essential conditions for adolescent wellbeing. Other. Adolescents 2030.
- Martin, M. et al., 2021. A mixed methods evaluation of the large-scale implementation of a school- and community-based parenting program to reduce violence against children in Tanzania: a study protocol. Implementation Science Communications 2 52. (10.1186/s43058-021-00154-5)
- Massarwi, A. A. et al., 2021. Mediation pathways for reduced substance use among parents in South Africa: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health 21 (1) 1656. (10.1186/s12889-021-11651-6)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2021. Relationships with caregivers and mental health outcomes among adolescents living with HIV: a prospective cohort study in South Africa. BMC Public Health 21 172. (10.1186/s12889-020-10147-z)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2021. The science of scale for violence prevention: a new agenda for family strengthening in low- and middle-income countries. Frontiers in Public Health 9 581440. (10.3389/fpubh.2021.581440)
- Zhou, S. et al., 2021. Uncovering ART adherence inconsistencies: An assessment of sustained adherence among adolescents in South Africa. Journal of the International AIDS Society 24 (10) e25832. (10.1002/jia2.25832)
2020
- Cluver, L. et al., 2020. Parenting, mental health and economic pathways to prevention of violence against children in South Africa. Social Science and Medicine 262 113194. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113194)
- Cluver, L. D. et al., 2020. Violence prevention accelerators for children and adolescents in South Africa: A path analysis using two pooled cohorts. PLoS Medicine 17 (11) e1003383. (10.1371/journal.pmed.1003383)
- Martins, R. et al., 2020. Parental attendance in two early-childhood training programmes to improve nurturing care: a randomized controlled trial. Children and Youth Services Review 118 105418. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105418)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2020. Moderators of treatment effects in a child maltreatment prevention programme in South Africa. Child Abuse and Neglect 106 104519. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104519)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2020. Evaluating the dissemination and scale-up of two evidence-based parenting interventions to reduce violence against children: study protocol. Implementation Science Communications 1 109. (10.1186/s43058-020-00086-6)
- Valdebenito, S. et al., 2020. Evidence for better lives study: A comparative birth-cohort study on child exposure to violence and other adversities in eight low-and middle-income countries-foundational research (study protocol). BMJ Open 10 (10) e034986. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034986)
2019
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2019. Delivering a parenting program in South Africa: the impact of implementation on outcomes. Journal of Child and Family Studies 28 (4), pp.1005-1017. (10.1007/s10826-018-01319-y)
2018
- Cluver, L. D. et al., 2018. Parenting for lifelong health: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of a non-commercialised parenting programme for adolescents and their families in South Africa. BMJ Global Health 3 (1) e000539. (10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000539)
- Murray, J. et al., 2018. Risk factors for antisocial behavior in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of longitudinal studies. Crime and Justice 47 (1), pp.255-364. (10.1086/696590)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2018. What affects attendance and engagement in a parenting program in South Africa?. Prevention Science 19 (7), pp.977-986. (10.1007/s11121-018-0941-2)
- Steinert, J. I. et al., 2018. Do saving promotion interventions increase household savings, consumption, and investments in Sub-Saharan Africa? A systematic review and meta-analysis. World Development 104 , pp.238-256. (10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.11.018)
2017
- Doubt, J. et al., 2017. “It has changed”: understanding change in a parenting program in South Africa. Annals of Global Health 83 (5-6), pp.767-776. (10.1016/j.aogh.2017.10.021)
- Higginson, A. et al., 2017. Factors associated with youth gang membership in low- and middle- income countries: a systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews 14 (1), pp.1-128. (10.4073/csr.2018.11)
2016
- Cluver, L. et al., 2016. A parenting programme to prevent abuse of adolescents in South Africa: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 17 328. (10.1186/s13063-016-1452-8)
- Cluver, L. et al., 2016. Reducing child abuse amongst adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a pre-post trial in South Africa. BMC Public Health 16 567. (10.1186/s12889-016-3262-z)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2016. Methods for conducting systematic reviews of risk factors in low- and middle-income countries. BMC Medical Research Methodology 16 32. (10.1186/s12874-016-0134-2)
2015
- Higginson, A. et al., 2015. Preventive interventions to reduce youth involvement in gangs and gang crime in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews 11 (1), pp.1-176. (10.4073/csr.2015.18)
- Pantelic, M. et al., 2015. Predictors of internalised HIV-related stigma: a systematic review of studies in sub-Saharan Africa. Health Psychology Review 9 (4), pp.469-490. (10.1080/17437199.2014.996243)
- Shenderovich, Y. , Thurston, A. and Miller, S. 2015. Cross-age tutoring in kindergarten and elementary school settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Educational Research 76 , pp.190-210. (10.1016/j.ijer.2015.03.007)
2014
- Higginson, A. et al., 2014. PROTOCOL: Predictors of youth gang membership in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews 10 (1), pp.1-67. (10.1002/CL2.126)
2013
- Higginson, A. et al., 2013. Protocol for a systematic review: Preventive interventions to reduce youth involvement in gangs and gang crime in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews 9 (1), pp.1-80. (10.1002/CL2.118)
Articles
- Casale, M. et al., 2021. Bullying and ART nonadherence among South African ALHIV: effects, risks, and protective factors. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 86 (4), pp.436-444. (10.1097/QAI.0000000000002574)
- Cluver, L. et al., 2020. Parenting, mental health and economic pathways to prevention of violence against children in South Africa. Social Science and Medicine 262 113194. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113194)
- Cluver, L. D. et al., 2018. Parenting for lifelong health: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of a non-commercialised parenting programme for adolescents and their families in South Africa. BMJ Global Health 3 (1) e000539. (10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000539)
- Cluver, L. et al., 2024. Associations of formal childcare use with health and human capital development for adolescent mothers and their children in South Africa: A cross-sectional study. Child: Care, Health and Development 50 (1) e13138. (10.1111/cch.13138)
- Cluver, L. et al., 2016. A parenting programme to prevent abuse of adolescents in South Africa: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 17 328. (10.1186/s13063-016-1452-8)
- Cluver, L. et al., 2016. Reducing child abuse amongst adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a pre-post trial in South Africa. BMC Public Health 16 567. (10.1186/s12889-016-3262-z)
- Cluver, L. et al., 2021. Clinic and care: associations with adolescent antiretroviral therapy adherence in a prospective cohort in South Africa. AIDS 35 (8), pp.1263-1271. (10.1097/QAD.0000000000002882)
- Cluver, L. D. et al., 2020. Violence prevention accelerators for children and adolescents in South Africa: A path analysis using two pooled cohorts. PLoS Medicine 17 (11) e1003383. (10.1371/journal.pmed.1003383)
- Cluver, L. D. et al., 2024. Identifying adolescents at highest risk of ART non-adherence, using the World Health Organization-endorsed HEADSS and HEADSS+ checklists. AIDS and Behavior 28 , pp.141-153. (10.1007/s10461-023-04137-6)
- Danese, A. et al., 2025. Scoping Review: Digital mental health interventions for children and adolescents affected by war. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 64 (2), pp.226-248. (10.1016/j.jaac.2024.02.017)
- Doubt, J. et al., 2017. “It has changed”: understanding change in a parenting program in South Africa. Annals of Global Health 83 (5-6), pp.767-776. (10.1016/j.aogh.2017.10.021)
- Edun, O. et al., 2022. Predictors and consequences of HIV status disclosure to adolescents living with HIV in Eastern Cape, South Africa: a prospective cohort study. Journal of the International AIDS Society 25 (5) e25910. (10.1002/jia2.25910)
- Fang, Z. et al., 2024. Parenting interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of the rationales, process, feasibility, acceptability, and impacts of adaptation. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse (10.1177/15248380241266183)
- Gwebu, H. et al., 2024. A stakeholder perspective on the necessary conditions for successfully implementing parenting interventions in Botswana. Frontiers in Public Health 12 1355652. (10.3389/fpubh.2024.1355652)
- Higginson, A. et al., 2017. Factors associated with youth gang membership in low- and middle- income countries: a systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews 14 (1), pp.1-128. (10.4073/csr.2018.11)
- Higginson, A. et al., 2015. Preventive interventions to reduce youth involvement in gangs and gang crime in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews 11 (1), pp.1-176. (10.4073/csr.2015.18)
- Higginson, A. et al., 2013. Protocol for a systematic review: Preventive interventions to reduce youth involvement in gangs and gang crime in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews 9 (1), pp.1-80. (10.1002/CL2.118)
- Higginson, A. et al., 2014. PROTOCOL: Predictors of youth gang membership in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews 10 (1), pp.1-67. (10.1002/CL2.126)
- Janowski, R. et al., 2023. Optimising engagement in a digital parenting intervention to prevent violence against adolescents in Tanzania: Protocol for a cluster randomised factorial trial. BMC Public Health 23 1224. (10.1186/s12889-023-15989-x)
- Janowski, R. et al., 2025. Optimizing engagement with a smartphone app to prevent violence against adolescents: Results from a cluster randomized factorial trial in Tanzania. Journal of Medical Internet Research 27 e60102. (10.2196/60102)
- Lachman, J. et al., 2024. Reducing family and school-based violence at scale: a large-scale pre–post study of a parenting programme delivered to families with adolescent girls in Tanzania. BMJ Global Health 9 (11) e015472. (10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015472)
- Martin, M. et al., 2021. A mixed methods evaluation of the large-scale implementation of a school- and community-based parenting program to reduce violence against children in Tanzania: a study protocol. Implementation Science Communications 2 52. (10.1186/s43058-021-00154-5)
- Martin, M. et al., 2025. Scaling a parenting program to reduce child maltreatment in Tanzania: The role of facilitator fidelity in adolescent and parent outcomes. Child Protection and Practice 5 100161. (10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100161)
- Martin, M. et al., 2025. Fidelity of Intervention delivery in Psychosocial and behavioral Programs (FIPP): A modified Delphi study and final guideline. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
- Martin, M. et al., 2024. The case for assessing and reporting on facilitator fidelity: Introducing the fidelity of implementation in parenting programs guideline. Global Implementation Research and Applications 4 , pp.1-10.
- Martin, M. et al., 2023. The association between facilitator competent adherence and outcomes in parenting programs: A systematic review and SWiM analysis. Prevention Science 24 , pp.1314-1326. (10.1007/s11121-023-01515-3)
- Martins, R. et al., 2020. Parental attendance in two early-childhood training programmes to improve nurturing care: a randomized controlled trial. Children and Youth Services Review 118 105418. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105418)
- Massarwi, A. A. et al., 2021. Mediation pathways for reduced substance use among parents in South Africa: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health 21 (1) 1656. (10.1186/s12889-021-11651-6)
- Moore, G. et al. 2022. Mental health and life satisfaction among 10–11-year-olds in Wales, before and one year after onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Public Health 22 379. (10.1186/s12889-022-12752-6)
- Moore, G. et al. 2023. What does 'following the guidance' mean in an era of increasingly pluralistic guidance for the development, evaluation and implementation of interventions?. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 77 , pp.753-754. (10.1136/jech-2023-220880)
- Murray, J. et al., 2018. Risk factors for antisocial behavior in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of longitudinal studies. Crime and Justice 47 (1), pp.255-364. (10.1086/696590)
- Pantelic, M. et al., 2015. Predictors of internalised HIV-related stigma: a systematic review of studies in sub-Saharan Africa. Health Psychology Review 9 (4), pp.469-490. (10.1080/17437199.2014.996243)
- Piolanti, A. et al., 2025. Family-focused intervention programme to foster adolescent mental health and well-being: protocol for a multicountry cluster randomised factorial trial (FLOURISH Phase 2).. BMJ Open 15 (2) e094085. (10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094085)
- Rudgard, W. E. et al., 2023. Protective factors for adolescent sexual risk behaviours and experiences linked to HIV infection in South Africa: a three-wave longitudinal analysis of caregiving, education, food security, and social protection. BMC Public Health 23 1452. (10.1186/s12889-023-16373-5)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2021. Relationships with caregivers and mental health outcomes among adolescents living with HIV: a prospective cohort study in South Africa. BMC Public Health 21 172. (10.1186/s12889-020-10147-z)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2020. Moderators of treatment effects in a child maltreatment prevention programme in South Africa. Child Abuse and Neglect 106 104519. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104519)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2019. Delivering a parenting program in South Africa: the impact of implementation on outcomes. Journal of Child and Family Studies 28 (4), pp.1005-1017. (10.1007/s10826-018-01319-y)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2018. What affects attendance and engagement in a parenting program in South Africa?. Prevention Science 19 (7), pp.977-986. (10.1007/s11121-018-0941-2)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2016. Methods for conducting systematic reviews of risk factors in low- and middle-income countries. BMC Medical Research Methodology 16 32. (10.1186/s12874-016-0134-2)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2021. The science of scale for violence prevention: a new agenda for family strengthening in low- and middle-income countries. Frontiers in Public Health 9 581440. (10.3389/fpubh.2021.581440)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2025. Modifications of a parenting program in the context of scaling-up and scaling-out: Documenting Furaha Teens in Tanzania using FRAME. Prevention Science 26 , pp.1021-1032. (10.1007/s11121-025-01852-5)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2023. Family-focused intervention to promote adolescent mental health and well-being in Moldova and North Macedonia (FLOURISH): Feasibility study protocol. BMJ Open 13 e080400. (10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080400)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2022. Adaptations and staff experiences in delivering parenting programmes and other family support services in three community- based organisations in Cape Town, South Africa during the COVID pandemic. Global Public Health 18 (1) 2129725. (10.1080/17441692.2022.2129725)
- Shenderovich, Y. , Thurston, A. and Miller, S. 2015. Cross-age tutoring in kindergarten and elementary school settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Educational Research 76 , pp.190-210. (10.1016/j.ijer.2015.03.007)
- Shenderovich, Y. et al. 2020. Evaluating the dissemination and scale-up of two evidence-based parenting interventions to reduce violence against children: study protocol. Implementation Science Communications 1 109. (10.1186/s43058-020-00086-6)
- Shukla, S. et al., 2024. Mechanisms behind gender transformative approaches targeting adolescent pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a realist synthesis protocol. Systematic Reviews 13 (1) 95. (10.1186/s13643-024-02513-4)
- Shukla, S. et al., 2023. Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy in Maharashtra,India: a mixed-methods study. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters 31 (1) 2249284. (10.1080/26410397.2023.2249284)
- Shukla, S. et al., 2025. How do gender transformative interventions reduce adolescent pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a realist synthesis. Journal of Global Health 15 04102. (10.7189/jogh.15.04102)
- Shukla, S. et al., 2025. Pedalling progress? Assessing the long-term impact of a bicycle intervention on adolescent maternal and child health in Zambia. Social Science & Medicine 118754. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118754)
- Steinert, J. I. et al., 2018. Do saving promotion interventions increase household savings, consumption, and investments in Sub-Saharan Africa? A systematic review and meta-analysis. World Development 104 , pp.238-256. (10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.11.018)
- Steinert, J. I. et al., 2022. Economic wellbeing and associated mediating pathways to improved antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents living with HIV: A prospective cohort study in South Africa. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 91 (4), pp.342-352. (10.1097/QAI.0000000000003071)
- Steventon Roberts, K. et al., 2022. Risk factors for poor mental health among adolescent mothers in South Africa. Psychology, Health and Medicine 27 (S1), pp.67-84. (10.1080/13548506.2022.2124295)
- Steventon Roberts, K. J. et al., 2023. Exploring the cognitive development of children born to adolescent mothers in South Africa. Infant and Child Development 32 (3) e2408. (10.1002/icd.2408)
- Valdebenito, S. et al., 2020. Evidence for better lives study: A comparative birth-cohort study on child exposure to violence and other adversities in eight low-and middle-income countries-foundational research (study protocol). BMJ Open 10 (10) e034986. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034986)
- Wamoyi, J. et al., 2025. Acceptability and cultural appropriateness of a parenting programme to reduce violence against adolescents in Tanzania delivered at scale: Implications for scale-up. Global Public Health 20 (1) 2483882. (10.1080/17441692.2025.2483882)
- Zhou, S. et al., 2021. Uncovering ART adherence inconsistencies: An assessment of sustained adherence among adolescents in South Africa. Journal of the International AIDS Society 24 (10) e25832. (10.1002/jia2.25832)
Monographs
- Engel, D. et al., 2021. Safety and a supportive environment - essential conditions for adolescent wellbeing. Other. Adolescents 2030.
- Gardner, F. et al., 2023. World Health Organization guidelines on parenting to prevent child maltreatment and promote positive development in children aged 0-17 Years – Report of the reviews for the INTEGRATE framework.. Technical Report.
Research
Research funding
DECIPHer Centre Sustainability Funding. (2025 – 2030). £2,850,000. Health and Care Research Wales. (Co-I). Moore, G., Evans, R., Hawkins, J., Young, H., Brown, R., Jones, S., Lewis, J., Murphy, S., Morgan, K., Shenderovich, Y., White, J., Segrott, J., Emmerson, C., Gould, A., Long, S, Reed. H., Pemmasani, P., Rolph, M.
Assessing and improving access to health and social care SErvices for children RENdered vulnerable by Abuse (SERENA). (2025-2029). €6,363,250,976. Horizon Europe. Co-PI (lead for Cardiff University) and workstream lead. Coordinator and lead PI: Prof. Catherine Quantin; co-PIs: Jonathan Cottenet, George Nikolaidis, Peter Fallessen, Donna O’Leary, Diogo Lamela, David Latsch, Troels Græsholt-Knud, Marcella Broccia, Andreas Jud, Yulia Shenderovich; Sinead Brophy, Eva Anna Mora-Theuer, Lars Brannstrom, Elise Van De Putte, Kevin Lalor, Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen, Cynthia Morgny, Christine Peyron; co-Is: Yann Mikaeloff, Nadia El Hamdi, Johan Besson, Maud Carpentier, Dahila Tsakiropoulos, Kristina Fiedler, Athanasios Ntinapogias, Ulugbek Nurmatov, Natasha Kennedy, Laura Cowley, Kaspar Kofod, Gabriella Conti, Elena Pizzo, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Chryssa Grylli, Timea Helter, Frederick Thielen, Eddy Winda, Maryse Gadreau, Maylis Sposito, Berenice Lambert, Christine Fiet. https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101151854
Shared visions of a Good City: Host and internally displaced persons (IDP) perspectives in Cabo Delgado [Mozambique]. (2024). £17,857. Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, Overseas Development Aid. PI: Dr. Yulia Shenderovich, co-investigators: Dr. Edmundo Werna, Prof. Alison Brown, Prof. Inês Raimundo, Dr. Karen Boswall, Jessica Lennon, Dr. Naisa Manafe
Family-Focused Adolescent & Lifelong Health Promotion (FLOURISH). Horizon Europe & UK Research and Innovation. (2023-2026). €2,999,492. (Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases, HORIZON-HLTH-2022-DISEASE-07-03, grant agreements 101095528 & 10050850). PIs: Dr. Yulia Shenderovich – Lead applicant at the bid submission (Cardiff University, UK), Prof. Heather Foran – Consortium Coordinator (Klagenfurt University, Austria), Dr. Galina Lesco (Health for Youth Association, Moldova), Prof. Marija Raleva (ALTERNATIVA, North Macedonia), Dr. Nevena Calovska (Association of Systemic Family Therapists, Serbia), Prof. Nina Heinrichs (University of Bielefeld, Germany), Prof. Judit Simon (Medical University of Vienna, Austria), Prof. Graham Moore, Dr. Rhiannon Evans (Cardiff University, UK), Prof. Maite Alguacil, Dr. Bojan Shimbov (Jaume I University, Spain). https://www.flourish-study.org/about.html
Wellcome Trust Mental Health Data Prize. (2022-2024). £40,000 (Phase 1) & £100,000 (Phase 2) & £141,155 (Phase 3). Wellcome Trust. Preventing anxiety and depression through increasing school connectedness – identifying the active ingredients of a whole school approach. (Co-investigator; PIs: Dr. Jeremy Segrott, Dr. Hayley Reed, Dr. Nick Page, co-investigators: Dr. Rhys Bevan-Jones, Prof. Simon Murphy, Dr. Olga Eyre, Dr. Yulia Shenderovich, Prof. Frances Rice)
Strengthening social support systems for migrant and refugee adolescents in secondary education (SURE). Multi-component collaborative school-based social inclusion program for refugee and migrant adolescent students in secondary school contexts in the Comunidad De Madrid (Spain). (2022-2025). €60.911,40. Ministry of Science (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento). Co-investigator; PI: Dr. Rocío Herrero Romero, co-investigators: Prof. Cristina del Barrio, Dr. Kevin van der Meulen, Dr. Laura Granizo, Dr Laura Vázquez, Dr. Koldo Kasla, Dr. Ionna Bibou Najou, Dr. Olga Lucía Hoyos de los Ríos, Pablo Puyol, Kappa Grealy, Ruzhen Zhang
The identification and adaptation of an effective mental health and wellbeing intervention for implementation with Welsh secondary school students aged 11-18. (2022-2025). £431,747. Health and Care Research Wales. Co-Investigator, named mentor. Health Research Fellowship Award for Dr. Hayley Read (PI).
Urban migration for good - From forced displacement to a good city. The case of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. (2022-2024). £199,995. British Academy. Co-Investigator; PI: Prof. Edmundo Werna, co-Is: Dr. Yamuna Kaluarachchi, Prof. Alison Brown, Prof. Ines Raimundo, Dr. Naisa Manafe
Effect of gender transformative programs on maternal and child health in South Asia: A mixed method investigation - PhD funding for Shruti Shukla at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. (2022-25). €48,600. StudienStiftung (PhD supervisor with Prof. Janina Steinert)
Research uptake: institutional approach and online course curriculum development. (2021-22). £91,078. Sexual Violence Research Initiative (Co-Investigator; PIs: Prof. Robyn Mildon, Dr. Bianca Albers, co-I: Prof. Anita Kothari)
World Health Organization guideline on parenting programmes: Reviews to inform six questions for the WHO-INTEGRATE framework. (2021). $85,916. World Health Organization (Co-Investigator; PI: Prof. Frances Gardner, co-I: Prof. Jane Barlow)
The GCRF Accelerating Achievement for Africa’s Adolescents Hub - Scale-Up of Parenting Evaluation Research Study. Global Challenges Research Fund, UK Research and Innovation. (2019-2024) (co-PI responsible for implementation research, with co-PIs: Prof Lucie Cluver, Prof Catherine Ward, Dr. Jamie Lachman).
The Furaha Adolescent Implementation Research (FAIR) Study of the Kizazi Kipya Project (2020-21). $199,967. Evaluation Fund (Co-Investigator; PIs: Dr. Jamie Lachman, Dr. Joyce Wamoyi, co-I: Mwita Wambura)
Triple P Parenting Programme: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. £378,288. (2019-22). Education Endowment Foundation (Co-Investigator; PI: Dr. Alex Sutherland, co-I: Dr. Sashka Dimova)
Primary Science Quality Mark: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. £503,012. (2019-22). Education Endowment Foundation and Wellcome Trust (Co-Investigator; PI: Dr. Alex Sutherland, co-Is: Elena Rosa Brown, Dr. Sashka Dimova)
Violence Free Schools. $23,370. (2017-18). Save the Children International. (Co-Primary Investigator; co-PIs: Dr. Rocio Herrero Romero, Prof. Janina Steinert, Dr. Franziska Meinck)
Additional Insights International Research Fellowship. $5,500 (2016-17). Global TIES for Children, Institute of Human Development and Social Change, NYU Steinhardt. (Primary Investigator)
Biography
Education and qualifications
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK
- PhD, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge
- MPhil (with distinction), Evidence-Based Social Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford
- BA in Political Science and International Relations & Journalism and Mass Communication, American University in Bulgaria
Professional memberships
- 2022-2023: Member, Technical Advisory Group for UNICEF Adolescent Mental Health Tools
- 2021-present: Associate Member, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- 2020-present: Board of Directors, Global Implementation Society
- 2020-present: Member of the Catalyst Network, Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences
- 2020-2021: Member of the Technical Working Group on Adolescent Health and Well-Being hosted by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health and the World Health Organization
Academic positions
- 2024-present: Reader, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK
- 2021-2024: Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK
- 2019-2021: Postdoctoral Research Officer, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- 2018-2019: Analyst, Education Research Group (Home Affairs and Social Policy), RAND Europe, Cambridge, UK
- 2016: Coordinator, Violence Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- 2015-2016: Project Manager, Parenting for Lifelong Health for Parents and Teens Randomized Controlled Trial, King William’s Town, South Africa
Committees and reviewing
- 2021-present: Medical Research Council Career Development Awards – Peer Reviewer
- 2020-2021: Research Ethics Committee reviewer at the Department of Social Policy & Intervention, University of Oxford
- 2021-present: Peer Reviewer, Education Endowment Foundation
- 2020-2021: Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF)-Oxford University Peer Review College member
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:
- family- and school-focused approaches to supporting youth mental health
- epidemiology and prevention of violence against children
- implementation and scale-up of complex interventions in low-resource settings
I am especially interested in supervising research projects in Eastern Europe.
Current PhD students:
- Dr. Olanrewaju Edun, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London. “Determinants and consequences of HIV treatment amongst adolescents and young adults in sub-Saharan Africa" (co-supervisor with Dr. Jeff Eaton and Dr. Lucy Okell)
- Shruti Shukla, School of Governance, Technical University of Munich, Germany. “Effect of gender transformative programs on maternal and child health in South Asia: A mixed method investigation” (co-supervisor with Prof. Janina Steinert)
- Roselinde Janowski, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford. “ParentApp for Teen optimisation study: An app-based intervention to promote playful parenting and prevent violence against adolescents in Tanzania” (co-supervisor with Prof. Lucie Cluver)
- Bethan Pell, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. “Theorising inter-generational violence between children and parents: A qualitative study in Wales” (co-supervisor with Dr. Rhiannon Evans and Dr. Honor Young)
