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Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo

Dr Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo BA Hons, MSc, ScD, FHEA

Associate Professor in Social Epidemiology and Global Health

Key details

Dr Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo

Associate Professor in Social Epidemiology and Global Health

Kafui joined the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ in 2020.

She is a social epidemiologist who has experience working in academic research and teaching in the US, Ghana and UK. She has also had experience in the public sector (US). Her doctoral research examined the relationships between income inequality, social capital and risk for cardiovascular disease and depression in South Africa. Kafui’s first degree was in environmental science and public policy.

Kafui has taught on the BSc in Public Health and MSc in Global Public Health courses, including modules such as Behaviour Change and Health Promotion and Applied Epidemiology and Statistics. Kafui is interested in social and contextual determinants of health, global health and chronic/non-communicable diseases. She has a particular interest in the region of Africa and has expertise using quantitative research methods to analyse complex population surveys.

Posts held previously

  • 2018 - 2020 Research Associate (Social Demography/Epidemiology) for Institute for Advanced Studies at University College London
  • 2016 - 2017 Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions (Tufts University), Regional Institute for Population Studies at University of Ghana, Legon
  • 2016 Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School for Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Program in Global Non-Communicable Diseases and Social Change
  • 2012 - 2014 Teaching Assistant & Content Developer (part-time) at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
  • 2011 - 2012 Cancer Control in Public Health Research Fellow at Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Public health

Responsibilities within the university
  • Associate Professor in Social Epidemiology and Global Health
  • Careers and Employability Officer for Public Health
  • Dissertation supervisor for MSc Global Public Health
  • Module Leader for undergraduate and postgraduate modules
  • Personal Tutor

Awards

University College London Excellence in Health Research Prize Runner Up, 2019

Recognition
  • Certified in Public Health by the National Board of Public Health Examiners (US)
  • Reviewer for journals such as Social Science and Medicine, Demography, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, PlosOne and International Journal for Equity in Health
  • Reviewer for Medical Research Foundation
  • Member of the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy

Research / Scholarly interests

Kafui is interested in social and contextual determinants of health, global health and chronic/non-communicable diseases, especially in the Africa region. Kafui has experience using econometric methods and merging datasets to analyse large multilevel and longitudinal population surveys. She is also involved in interdisciplinary and qualitative research.

Key funded projects

  • 2021, Principal Investigator on an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded project, ‘Explaining population trends in cardiovascular risk: A comparative analysis of health transitions in South Africa and England’, Amount awarded: £248,500
  • 2020, Co-Investigator on a UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Health and Context-funded project entitled, ‘Contextual Awareness, Response and Evaluation: Diabetes in Ghana’, Amount awarded: £2 million (£63,340 to UoG)
  • 2016, Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions (IMMANA) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, ‘Agricultural trade policy, food prices and nutritional disparities in developing countries’, Amount awarded: £41,500
  • 2014-2016, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, CVD Epidemiology Training Program in Behaviour, the Environment, and Global Health, ($45,000)
  • 2015, Centre for African Studies, Harvard University, January Term Grant, ‘Examining the Association between Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Income Inequality and Social Capital in South Africa Using the National Income Dynamics Study’, ($3,000)

Recent publications

Article

Lule, Swaib Abubaker , Boatemaa Kushitor, Sandra, Grijalva-Eternod, Carlos S., Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui , Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle , Kushitor, Mawuli Komla , Okoibhole, Lydia , Awuah, Raphael , Baatiema, Leonard , Kretchy, Irene Akwo (2024), . Taylor and Francis. In: , , , . Taylor and Francis, Global Health Action, 17: 2297513 . pp. 1-12 ISSN: 1654-9716 (Print), 1654-9880 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2023.2297513).

de-Graft Aikins, Ama , Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Baatiema, Leonard, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui , Addo, Juliet , Agyemang, Charles (2023), . Public Library of Science (PLoS). In: , , , . Public Library of Science (PLoS), PLoS ONE, 18: e0277325 (2) . pp. 1-32 1932-6203 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277325).

Kretchy, Irene , Okoibhole, Lydia, Sanuade, Olutobi, Jennings, Hannah , Strachan, Daniel , Blandford, Ann , Agyei, Francis , Asante, Paapa , Todowode, Olamide , Kushitor, Mawuli (2022), . Taylor and Francis. In: , , , . Taylor and Francis, Global Health Action, 15: 2122304 (1) . pp. 1-12 ISSN: 1654-9716 (Print), 1654-9880 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2022.2122304).

Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui , de-Graft Aikins, Ama, Vaughan, Megan (2022), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Scientific African, 18: e01400 ISSN: 2468-2276 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01400).

Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui and , Cois, Annibale (2022), . BMJ Publishing Group. In: , , , . BMJ Publishing Group, BMJ Open, 12: e061034 (3) 2044-6055 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061034).

Sanuade, Olutobi , Baatiema, Leonard, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui, de-Graft Aikins, Ama (2021), . Ghana Medical Association. In: , , , . Ghana Medical Association, Ghana Medical Journal, 55 (2) . pp. 147-151 ISSN: 0016-9560 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v55i2.8).

Bukhman, Gene , Mocumbi, Ana O, Atun, Rifat, Becker, Anne E , Bhutta, Zulfiqar , Binagwaho, Agnes , Clinton, Chelsea , Coates, Matthew M , Dain, Katie , Ezzati, Majid (2020), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, The Lancet, 396 (10256) . pp. 991-1044 ISSN: 0140-6736 (Print), 1474-547X (Online) (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31907-3) NB Item availability restricted.

Christian, Aaron K. , Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle, Okyere, Michael Adu, Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui (2020), . BMC. In: , , , . BMC, Globalization and Health, 16: 2 1744-8603 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-019-0538-y).

Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui and , Vaughan, Megan (2019), . Taylor and Francis. In: , , , . Taylor and Francis, Global Health Action, 12: 1641043 (1) ISSN: 1654-9716 (Print), 1654-9880 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2019.1641043).

Coates, Matthew M. , Kamanda, Mamusu, Kintu, Alexander, Arikpo, Iwara , Chauque, Alberto , Mengesha, Melkamu Merid , Price, Alison J. , Sifuna, Peter , Wamukoya, Marylene , Sacoor, Charfudin N. (2019), . Taylor & Francis. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis, Global Health Action, 12: 1608013 (1) ISSN: 1654-9716 (Print), 1654-9880 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2019.1608013).

Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui , Vollmer, Sebastian, Avendano, Mauricio, Harttgen, Kenneth (2019), . Springer Nature. In: , , , . Springer Nature, Globalization and Health, 15: 21 1744-8603 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-019-0463-0).

Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui , Kawachi, Ichiro, Subramanian, S. V., Avendano, Mauricio (2018), . Springer Nature. In: , , , . Springer Nature, International Journal for Equity in Health, 17: 31 1475-9276 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-018-0741-0).

Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui , Kawachi, Ichiro, Subramanian, S. V., Avendano, Mauricio (2017), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Social Science & Medicine, 197 . pp. 127-135 0277-9536 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.12.003).

Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui , Avendano, Mauricio, Subramanian, S V, Kawachi, Ichiro (2016), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Health and Place, 42 . pp. 37-46 ISSN: 1353-8292 (Print), 1353-8292 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.08.013) NB Item availability restricted.

Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui , Avendano, Mauricio, Subramanian, S V, Kawachi, Ichiro (2016), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Health & Place, 42 . pp. 37-46 ISSN: 1353-8292 (Print), 1353-8292 (Online) (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.08.013) NB Item availability restricted.

Book section

Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui and , Kawachi, Ichiro (2022), . Routledge. In: , , In: Vincent La Placa, Julia Morgan (eds.), Social Science Perspectives on Global Public Health. Routledge, London (1st Edition) . ISBN: 9781003128373 (doi: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003128373-5).

Vaughan, Megan and , Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui (2021), . UCL Press. In: , , In: Megan Vaughan, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Marissa Mika (eds.), Epidemiological Change and Chronic Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: Social and historical perspectives. UCL Press, London, UK (1st) . pp. 1-38 . ISBN: 9781787357068; 9781787357051; 9781787357044; 9781787357075; 9781787357082 (doi: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781787357044).

Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui and , (2021), . UCL Press. In: , , In: Megan Vaughan, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Marisa Mika (eds.), Epidemiological Change and Chronic Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: social and historical perspectives. UCL Press, London (1st) . pp. 181-211 . ISBN: 9781787357068; 9781787357051; 9781787357044; 9781787357075; 9781787357082 (doi: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781787357044).

Edited book

Vaughan, Megan , Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui, Mika, Marissa (2021), . UCL Press. In: , , , . UCL Press, London . ISBN: 9781787357068 (doi: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10117924/1/Epidemiological-Change-and-Chronic-Disease-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa.pdf).

Other

Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui , Kintu, Alex, Saxena, Akshar, Anyona, Mamka , Bhatia, Amiya , Lopez, Gilberto , Frank, Sarah , Syed, Azhra , McDonell, Claire , Gupta, Neil (2016), . National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) - The International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO). In: , , , . National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) - The International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), Leeds, UK (1st) (doi: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42016052177).

Video

Markowski, Marianne , Rivoal, Dominique, Dibley, Lesley, Patchay, Sandhiran , Ojo, Omorogieva , Hansjee, Dharinee , Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui (2023), . Centre for Chronic Illness and Ageing at the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ. In: , , , . Centre for Chronic Illness and Ageing at the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ, (1st) (doi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCqw8cqsF74).