Joy Noel Baumgartner, PhD, MSSW
Associate Professor of Social Work
Director of the Global Mental Health Initiative
Adjunct Associate Professor, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Areas of Interest
Mental health services, Psychiatric epidemiology, Adolescent health, HIV prevention, Maternal and child health, Implementation science, Mixed methods
About
Memberships
- Schizophrenia International Research
- Society of Social Work Research
In the news
Empowerment is increasingly being recognized as an important outcome of psychosocial interventions. As low-resource settings move to address the treatment and social service gap for people living with schizophrenia (PLWS), interventions can monitor impacts on empowerment. A new study, conducted by Joy Noel Baumgartner, PhD, MSSW, explores empowerment and associated factors among PLWS in Tanzania … Read more The Office of Fellowships and Training at the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases ensures educational and mentored research training and field experience for eligible masters, doctoral or post-doctoral candidates. Managed by Kristin Reed, MPH; Marla Allen, MPH; Dzidzai Muyengwa, MPH; and Benjamin Chi, MD, MSc, following is a monthly look back at … Read more
Empowerment Among Treatment-Engaged Individuals Living with Schizophrenia in Tanzania
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Education
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Undergraduate
University of Virginia
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MSSW
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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PhD
UNC-Chapel Hill
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Postdoctoral Fellowship
Columbia University