Assistant Professor

Additional Campus Affiliations

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

Recent Publications

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., Logie, C. H., MacKenzie, F., Okumu, M., Hakiza, R., Katisi, B., Kibuuka Musoke, D., Nakitende, A., Bahri, B., & Kyambadde, P. (2025). Stress Coping Strategies During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Urban Refugee Youth in Kampala, Uganda: A Textual-Visual Qualitative Analysis. Global Social Welfare. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40609-025-00406-5

Logie, C. H., Loutet, M. G., Okumu, M., Odong Lukone, S., Kisubi, N., Kyambadde, P., Mbuagbaw, L., MacKenzie, F., & Admassu, Z. (2025). Associations between extreme weather events and HIV vulnerabilities among refugee youth in a Ugandan refugee settlement: cross-sectional survey findings. Sexual Health, 22(4). https://doi.org/10.1071/SH24224

Logie, C. H., Loutet, M., MacKenzie, F., Okumu, M., Leggett, R., Akinwande, F. S., Odong Lukone, S., Kisubi, N., Kyambadde, P., Otika, L., Lukwago, M., & Narasimhan, M. (2025). Experiences of drought, heavy rains, and flooding and linkages with refugee youth sexual and reproductive health in a humanitarian setting in Uganda: qualitative insights. Global Public Health, 20(1), Article 2503863. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2025.2503863

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