PhD, 1995, University of London
MA, 1990, University of London
BA (Hons), 1988, University of Oxford
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Additional Appointment(s):
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Core faculty, Institute of African Studies
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Courses Taught:
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GH 500D: Addressing Key Iss Global Hlth
GH 514: Communicating for Healthy Behavior and Social Change
GH 573: Gender, Sexuality, and Global Health
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Career Overview:
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I specialize in global public health communication, particularly as it relates to HIV/AIDS and young people in sub-Saharan Africa, and in qualitative research on gender, sexuality and HIV/AIDS. In 1996, I was part of a group that initiated an HIV/AIDS communication process called “Scenarios from Africa” ( www.globaldialogues.org). This involves the production of short fiction films on HIV-related subjects by top African directors. The films are based on winning ideas thought up by young people in a series of scriptwriting contests. Between 1997 and 2008, around 150,000 young people from 47 African countries took part in Scenarios from Africa contests. Thirty-seven short fiction films are currently available ( www.youtube.com/user/scenariosafrica; www.scenariosfilms.com). The films are donated to African television stations and are widely broadcast. Available in over 27 languages, they are also used extensively as educational resources at community level. To date, the Scenarios from Africa process has generated an archive of over 50,000 narratives on HIV written by young Africans over a critical 15-year period in the epidemic. With my research team, I analyze these narratives to better understand factors influencing both cross-national differences in young Africans’ social representations of HIV/AIDS and changes in these representations over time. We are applying these research findings in the development of innovative HIV communication programming.
I have recently been responsible for the development of a case-based core course in Global Health (GH500 – Critical Issues in Global Health) which all incoming RSPH students will be required to take, starting in fall 2011. I was delighted to be voted Professor of the Year by the RSPH Student Government Association in 2009.
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Areas of Interest/Research:
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Community Based Research
Global Health
Health Communication
HIV/AIDS
Sexual Behavior
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Selected Research Projects:
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Kate Winskell (Principal Investigator)
HIV/AIDS through the eyes of young Africans: an analysis of fictional narratives
National Institutes of Health (Institute of Child Health and Human Development; National Library of Medicine) - 1 R03 HD054323 01 A1
The long-term objective of this study is to improve HIV/AIDS communication programs for young people in sub-Saharan Africa by increasing understanding of the sociocultural context of youth sexual behavior. The research explores cognitive and ideological factors influencing young people’s vulnerability to infection through the in-depth analysis of a sample of stories written for youth scriptwriting contests.
Kate Winskell (Principal Investigator)
Community Leaders Fellowship Program
Emory Global Health Initiative
The Community Leaders Fellowship Program provides proven community leaders with short-term fellowships at Emory University where they take classes, share their experiences, and collaborate on research projects.
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Selected Publications:
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Holmes K, , Hennink M, Chidiac S.
Microfinance and HIV Mitigation Among People Living with HIV in the Era of Anti-Retroviral Therapy: Emerging Lessons from Côte d’Ivoire
Global Public Health , 6;4: 447-461, 2011.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2010.515235
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, Obyerodhyambo O, Stephenson R.
Making sense of condoms: Social representations in young people’s HIV-related narratives from six African countries
Social Science & Medicine , 72: 953-961, 2011.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.01.014
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, Beres LK, Hill E, Obyerodhyambo O, Mbakwem B
Making sense of abstinence: Social representations in young people’s HIV-related narratives from six African countries
Culture, Health & Sexuality , in press: 2011.
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., Hill E., Obyerodhyambo O.
Comparing HIV-related symbolic stigma in six African countries: Social representations in young people's narratives
Social Science & Medicine , in press: 2011.
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, Enger D
'A new way of perceiving the pandemic': the findings from a participatory research process on young Africans' stories about HIV/AIDS
Culture, Health & Sexuality , 11;4: 453-467, 2009.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691050902736984
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Other affiliations and Activities:
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Scenarios from Africa
Follow Scenarios from Africa on Facebook:
English page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Scenarios-from-Africa/110231995664511
Français : http://www.facebook.com/posted.php#!/pages/Scenarios-dAfrique/110917235610356?ref=ts
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Link to this page: http://www.sph.emory.edu/faculty/SWINSKE
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