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Dr Yulia Shenderovich
Senior Lecturer, DECIPHer
- ShenderovichY@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 70695
- sbarc|spark, Room 03.14, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ
- Available for postgraduate supervision
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. 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.
We are starting a new Horizon Europe & UKRI-funded study on supporting families with adolescents in Moldova and North Macedonia (FLOURISH) - please reach out if you are interested in collaborations.
Publication
2023
- Martin, M., Steele, B., Spreckelsen, T. F., Lachman, J. M., Gardner, F. and Shenderovich, Y. 2023. The association between facilitator competent adherence and outcomes in parenting programs: A systematic review and SWiM analysis. Prevention Science (10.1007/s11121-023-01515-3)
- Steventon Roberts, K. J. et al. 2023. Exploring the cognitive development of children born to adolescent mothers in South Africa. Infant and Child Development (10.1002/icd.2408)
- 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.
2022
- Steinert, J. I., Shenderovich, Y., Smith, M., Zhou, S., Toska, E. and Cluver, L. 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)
- Edun, O., Shenderovich, Y., Zhou, S., Toska, E., Okell, L., Eaton, J. W. and Cluver, L. 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), article number: 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, article number: 379. (10.1186/s12889-022-12752-6)
- 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)
- Shenderovich, Y., Sacolo-Gwebu, H., Fang, Z., Lachman, J., Cluver, L. and Ward, C. 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 (10.1080/17441692.2022.2129725)
2021
- Zhou, S., Cluver, L., Shenderovich, Y. and Toska, E. 2021. Uncovering ART adherence inconsistencies: An assessment of sustained adherence among adolescents in South Africa. Journal of the International AIDS Society 24(10), article number: e25832. (10.1002/jia2.25832)
- Massarwi, A. A., Cluver, L., Meinck, F., Doubt, J., Lachman, J. M., Shenderovich, Y. and Green, O. 2021. Mediation pathways for reduced substance use among parents in South Africa: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health 21(1), article number: 1656. (10.1186/s12889-021-11651-6)
- 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)
- 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, article number: 52. (10.1186/s43058-021-00154-5)
- 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)
- 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, article number: 581440. (10.3389/fpubh.2021.581440)
- Shenderovich, Y., Boyes, M., Esposti, M. D., Casale, M., Toska, E., Roberts, K. J. and Cluver, L. 2021. Relationships with caregivers and mental health outcomes among adolescents living with HIV: a prospective cohort study in South Africa. BMC Public Health 21, article number: 172. (10.1186/s12889-020-10147-z)
- Engel, D. et al. 2021. Safety and a supportive environment - essential conditions for adolescent wellbeing. Discussion Paper. Adolescents 2030.
2020
- 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, article number: 109. (10.1186/s43058-020-00086-6)
- 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, article number: 105418. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105418)
- 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), article number: e1003383. (10.1371/journal.pmed.1003383)
- 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, article number: 113194. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113194)
- 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), article number: e034986. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034986)
- Shenderovich, Y., Cluver, L., Eisner, M. and Murray, A. L. 2020. Moderators of treatment effects in a child maltreatment prevention programme in South Africa. Child Abuse and Neglect 106, article number: 104519. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104519)
2019
- Shenderovich, Y., Eisner, M., Cluver, L., Doubt, J., Berezin, M., Majokweni, S. and Murray, A. L. 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
- Shenderovich, Y., Eisner, M., Cluver, L., Doubt, J., Berezin, M., Majokweni, S. and Murray, A. L. 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., Zenker, J., Filipiak, U., Movsisyan, A., Cluver, L. D. and Shenderovich, Y. 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)
- Murray, J., Shenderovich, Y., Gardner, F., Mikton, C., Derzon, J. H., Liu, J. and Eisner, M. 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)
- 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), article number: e000539. (10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000539)
2017
- Higginson, A., Benier, K., Shenderovich, Y., Bedford, L., Mazerolle, L. and Murray, J. 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)
- 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)
2016
- 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, article number: 567. (10.1186/s12889-016-3262-z)
- 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, article number: 328. (10.1186/s13063-016-1452-8)
- Shenderovich, Y., Eisner, M., Mikton, C., Gardner, F., Liu, J. and Murray, J. 2016. Methods for conducting systematic reviews of risk factors in low- and middle-income countries. BMC Medical Research Methodology 16, article number: 32. (10.1186/s12874-016-0134-2)
2015
- Higginson, A., Benier, K., Shenderovich, Y., Bedford, L., Mazerolle, L. and Murray, J. 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)
- 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)
- Pantelic, M., Shenderovich, Y., Cluver, L. and Boyes, M. 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)
2014
- Higginson, A., Murray, J., Benier, K., Shenderovich, Y., Bedford, L. and Mazerolle, L. 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., Benier, K., Shenderovich, Y., Bedford, L., Mazerolle, L. and Murray, J. 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
- Martin, M., Steele, B., Spreckelsen, T. F., Lachman, J. M., Gardner, F. and Shenderovich, Y. 2023. The association between facilitator competent adherence and outcomes in parenting programs: A systematic review and SWiM analysis. Prevention Science (10.1007/s11121-023-01515-3)
- Steventon Roberts, K. J. et al. 2023. Exploring the cognitive development of children born to adolescent mothers in South Africa. Infant and Child Development (10.1002/icd.2408)
- Steinert, J. I., Shenderovich, Y., Smith, M., Zhou, S., Toska, E. and Cluver, L. 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)
- Edun, O., Shenderovich, Y., Zhou, S., Toska, E., Okell, L., Eaton, J. W. and Cluver, L. 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), article number: 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, article number: 379. (10.1186/s12889-022-12752-6)
- 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)
- Shenderovich, Y., Sacolo-Gwebu, H., Fang, Z., Lachman, J., Cluver, L. and Ward, C. 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 (10.1080/17441692.2022.2129725)
- Zhou, S., Cluver, L., Shenderovich, Y. and Toska, E. 2021. Uncovering ART adherence inconsistencies: An assessment of sustained adherence among adolescents in South Africa. Journal of the International AIDS Society 24(10), article number: e25832. (10.1002/jia2.25832)
- Massarwi, A. A., Cluver, L., Meinck, F., Doubt, J., Lachman, J. M., Shenderovich, Y. and Green, O. 2021. Mediation pathways for reduced substance use among parents in South Africa: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health 21(1), article number: 1656. (10.1186/s12889-021-11651-6)
- 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)
- 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, article number: 52. (10.1186/s43058-021-00154-5)
- 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)
- 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, article number: 581440. (10.3389/fpubh.2021.581440)
- Shenderovich, Y., Boyes, M., Esposti, M. D., Casale, M., Toska, E., Roberts, K. J. and Cluver, L. 2021. Relationships with caregivers and mental health outcomes among adolescents living with HIV: a prospective cohort study in South Africa. BMC Public Health 21, article number: 172. (10.1186/s12889-020-10147-z)
- 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, article number: 109. (10.1186/s43058-020-00086-6)
- 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, article number: 105418. (10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105418)
- 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), article number: e1003383. (10.1371/journal.pmed.1003383)
- 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, article number: 113194. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113194)
- 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), article number: e034986. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034986)
- Shenderovich, Y., Cluver, L., Eisner, M. and Murray, A. L. 2020. Moderators of treatment effects in a child maltreatment prevention programme in South Africa. Child Abuse and Neglect 106, article number: 104519. (10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104519)
- Shenderovich, Y., Eisner, M., Cluver, L., Doubt, J., Berezin, M., Majokweni, S. and Murray, A. L. 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., Eisner, M., Cluver, L., Doubt, J., Berezin, M., Majokweni, S. and Murray, A. L. 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., Zenker, J., Filipiak, U., Movsisyan, A., Cluver, L. D. and Shenderovich, Y. 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)
- Murray, J., Shenderovich, Y., Gardner, F., Mikton, C., Derzon, J. H., Liu, J. and Eisner, M. 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)
- 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), article number: e000539. (10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000539)
- Higginson, A., Benier, K., Shenderovich, Y., Bedford, L., Mazerolle, L. and Murray, J. 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)
- 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)
- 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, article number: 567. (10.1186/s12889-016-3262-z)
- 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, article number: 328. (10.1186/s13063-016-1452-8)
- Shenderovich, Y., Eisner, M., Mikton, C., Gardner, F., Liu, J. and Murray, J. 2016. Methods for conducting systematic reviews of risk factors in low- and middle-income countries. BMC Medical Research Methodology 16, article number: 32. (10.1186/s12874-016-0134-2)
- Higginson, A., Benier, K., Shenderovich, Y., Bedford, L., Mazerolle, L. and Murray, J. 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)
- 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)
- Pantelic, M., Shenderovich, Y., Cluver, L. and Boyes, M. 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)
- Higginson, A., Murray, J., Benier, K., Shenderovich, Y., Bedford, L. and Mazerolle, L. 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)
- Higginson, A., Benier, K., Shenderovich, Y., Bedford, L., Mazerolle, L. and Murray, J. 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)
Monographs
- 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.
- Engel, D. et al. 2021. Safety and a supportive environment - essential conditions for adolescent wellbeing. Discussion Paper. Adolescents 2030.
Research
Research funding
Horizon Europe & UK Research and Innovation. (2023-2026). €2,999,492.Family-Focused Adolescent & Lifelong Health Promotion (FLOURISH). (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)
Wellcome Trust Mental Health Data Prize. (2022). £40,000. 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)
Ministry of Science (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento). (2022-2025). €60.911,40. 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). (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)
Health and Care Research Wales. (2022-2025). £345,437. The identification and adaptation of an effective mental health and wellbeing intervention for implementation with Welsh secondary school students aged 11-18. 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
- 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-present:Technical Advisory Group for UNICEF Adolescent Mental Health Tools
- 2020-present: Board of Directors, Global Implementation Society
- 2020-present: Member of the Catalyst Network, Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences
- 2020-present: 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
- 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)
