More broadly, I am interested in approaches to address infectious and non-infectious chronic disease morbidity and mortality, particularly chronic respiratory disease including post-TB lung disease, in resource-limited settings. I am a biostatistician by training from the University of Zimbabwe currently supporting observational and longitudinal musculoskeletal studies within the group.
My role involves developing statistical plans and performing the subsequent analyses. I am an aspiring PhD research fellow with interests in HIV, modelling mechanistic bone pathways and skeletal growth in children. Investigating point-of-care diagnostics for sexually transmitted infections and antimicrobial resistance in primary care in Zimbabwe IPSAZ. I am a Wellcome Trust clinical PhD fellow in global health. I subsequently held an NIHR academic clinical fellowship in genitourinary medicine at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, where I continued to work on mixed methods research assessing the facilitators and barriers to point-of-care testing for STIs.
University of Bristol. Comparing the skeletal maturity of children and adolescents in two sub-Saharan African countries and the impact of HIV and maternal calcium supplementation on skeletal growth. My PhD will compare skeletal maturation in three sub-Saharan African countries. I will do bone age assessment in two cohorts Zimbabwe and The Gambia and the data will help in answering questions on how bone age differs by measurement method in Zimbabwe and how bone age differs from chronological age in Zimbabwean and The Gambian populations.
It will also facilitate better understanding of how chronic conditions like HIV and malnutrition have an impact on skeletal maturity. London School of Hygiene.
My clinical experience, including working with refugee populations, has shaped my research interests which lie at the intersection of early adolescent interventions and the socioeconomic health determinants that play a significant role in chronic disease prevention and management. This passion led to the formation of a diabetes non-profit organization, Diversity in Diabetes, based in the United States. I have 10 years work experience in a Clinical Biochemistry research lab and 2 years work experience as a lecturer in Chemical Pathology at the University of Zimbabwe.
