Assistant Professor

Additional Campus Affiliations

Assistant Professor, School of Social Work

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

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

Chen, S. S., Admassu, Z., Logie, C. H., Mackenzie, F., Okumu, M., Hakiza, R., Katisi, B., Kibuuka Musoke, D., Nakitende, A., Bahri, B., & Kyambadde, P. (2025). Evaluating a mobile health intervention to increase COVID-19 prevention: engagement and learning outcomes among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda. Global Social Challenges Journal, 4(2), 439-451. https://doi.org/10.1332/27523349Y2025D000000052

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