Additional Campus Affiliations
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
Assistant Professor, Center for African Studies
Recent Publications
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. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-025-04941-2
Appiah-Kubi, J., Ansong, D., Okumu, M., Johnson, E. E., Amoako, E. O., Muzei, J., Conklin, J., Issifu, M., & Okech, D. (2025). The state of evidence on the influence of apprenticeship on youth economic outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 15(5), 941-954. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-08-2024-0227
Byansi, W., Musyoka, C. M., Baidoo, C. E., Okumu, M., Mutavi, T., Mbwayo, A., Mulwa, A. S., Kyalo, D. N., & Mathai, M. (2025). Cumulative adverse childhood experiences and their association with depression and anxiety: a cross-sectional study of youth living in informal urban settings in Kenya. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16, Article 1641321. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1641321