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Joy Noel Baumgartner, PhD, MSSW

Professor, School of Social Work

Director of the Global Mental Health Initiative

Adjunct Associate Professor, Gillings School of Global Public Health

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325 Pittsboro Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

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Joy Noel Baumgartner, PhD, MSSW

Professor, School 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

Dr. Baumgartner has experience conducting socio-behavioral and integrated health services research in low-resource contexts globally. She is currently PI for the NICHD R01 ‘Adolescent Wellness Visits to Reduce Health Risks in Tanzania’ (VITAA trial) and the NIMH R01 ‘Family Psychoeducation for Adults with Psychotic Disorders in Tanzania’ (KUPAA trial). She also leads the qualitative and implementation science components of several other research projects focused on child and adolescent health in East Africa.

Memberships

  • Schizophrenia International Research
  • Society of Social Work Research

In the news

  • JoyNoelBaumgartner-empowerment-schizophrenia-tanzania

    Empowerment Among Treatment-Engaged Individuals Living with Schizophrenia in Tanzania

    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

  • JoyNoelBaumgartner-empowerment-schizophrenia-tanzania

    Mediators of Functioning and Quality of Life Among People Living with Schizophrenia Participating in the Psychoeducation

    KUPAA is a culturally adapted version of Family Psychoeducation (FPE) that has been shown to be beneficial to people living with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (PLWS), who may experience limitations across multiple functional domains. The current study objective is to identify mechanisms by which the KUPAA intervention reduces disability and improves quality of life among care-seeking PLWS … Read more

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    2024 Review: Office of Fellowships & Training

    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

Education

  • Undergraduate

    University of Virginia

  • MSSW

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • PhD

    UNC-Chapel Hill

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship

    Columbia University

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