Robert Hakiza, University of Toronto

Research

Uganda Youth Hiv Mental Health Refugee Sexual Health Adolescents Behavioural Change

Latest funding

Tushirikiane-4-Uthabiti (Supporting Each Other For Resilience): A mixed-methods mobile health study to understand and address the social and health impacts of COVID-19 among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$482,800
Kukaa Salama (Staying Safe): A Pre-Post Trial of a WhatsApp Social Group for Increasing COVID-19 Prevention Practices with Urban Refugee and Displaced Youth in Kampala, Uganda
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Ecosocial Approaches to Improve Mental Health Outcomes Among Urban Refugee and Displaced Adolescents and Youth in Uganda
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 3 grants and awards

Tushirikiane-4-Uthabiti (Supporting Each Other For Resilience): A mixed-methods mobile health study to understand and address the social and health impacts of COVID-19 among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.: Addr. the Wider Impacts of COVID- Exacerb. of disp. among marg. pops.

Principal investigators: Logie, Carmen; Hakiza, Robert

Keywords: Hiv; Mental Health; Refugee; Sexual Health; Uganda; Youth

$482,800

Kukaa Salama (Staying Safe): A Pre-Post Trial of a WhatsApp Social Group for Increasing COVID-19 Prevention Practices with Urban Refugee and Displaced Youth in Kampala, Uganda

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Op Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Social Policy and Public Health Responses

Principal investigators: Logie, Carmen; Hakiza, Robert

Keywords: Adolescents; Behavioural Change; Covid-19 Prevention; Hand Hygiene; Humanitarian Settings; Mhealth; Refugee And Displaced Persons; Uganda; Urban Refugees; Youth

Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Ecosocial Approaches to Improve Mental Health Outcomes Among Urban Refugee and Displaced Adolescents and Youth in Uganda

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant - PA: Sex and Gender in Health Research (Bridge funding)

Principal investigators: Logie, Carmen; Juster, Robert P

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Depression; Eco Social Approaches; Mental Health; Refugee And Displaced Persons; Uganda; Youth

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Uganda Dear Professor Hakiza, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on uganda connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Tushirikiane-4-Uthabiti (Supporting Each Other For Resilience): A mixed-methods mobile health study to understand and address the social and health impacts of COVID-19 among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]