Moses Okumu

Assistant Professor

Additional Campus Affiliations

Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
Assistant Professor, Center for African Studies

Recent Publications

Admassu, Z., MacKenzie, F., Logie, C. H., Okumu, M., Hakiza, R., Katisi, B., & Kyambadde, P. (2026). Advancing an Understanding of Relational Contexts of Depression with Urban Refugee Youth in Kampala, Uganda. In Sustainable Development Goals Series (pp. 81-88). (Sustainable Development Goals Series; Vol. Part F1997). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-20707-4_7

Logie, C. H., Wang, Y., Okumu, M., Fan, J., MacKenzie, F., Pande, G., Nakitende, A., Katisi, B., Kyambadde, P., Mbuagbaw, L., Perez-Brumer, A., Dorea, C., Gittings, L., Bukuluki, P., & Brisson, J. (2026). Examining pathways between stigma, extreme weather exposure, resource insecurities and ART adherence among young men who have sex with men and female sex workers living with HIV in Kampala, Uganda. HIV Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.70275

Logie, C. H., Sivan, O., Leggett, R., Okumu, M., Loutet, M., MacKenzie, F., Odong Lukone, S., Kisubi, N., Gittings, L., Kyambadde, P., Dorea, C., & Narasimhan, M. (2026). Psychosocial stressors related to extreme weather events and multiple resource insecurities: qualitative insights from refugee youth in an Ugandan humanitarian setting. SSM - Mental Health, 9, Article 100579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100579

Nyoni, T., Malama, K., & Okumu, M. (2026). Leveraging global insights for local action: Research-based recommendations to promote PrEP adoption among Black immigrants in Canada. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 35(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs.2025-0033

Okumu, M., Logie, C. H., Admassu, Z., MacKenzie, F., Tailor, L. S., Hakiza, R., Katisi, B., Musoke, D. K., Nakitende, A., Nafula, C. N., Komakech, M. D. C., Okimait, D., Bukuluki, P., Kyambadde, P., Mbuagbaw, L., & Windsor, L. C. (2026). Multilevel Determinants of HIV Prevention Among Urban Refugee Youth in Uganda: Baseline Findings from the Tushirikiane-4-Uthabiti Trial. AIDS and Behavior, 30(6), 1641-1655. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-025-04941-2

View all publications on Illinois Experts