Transcript Topics for the two projects - Pennsylvania State University

Stigma Research Funded by National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIMH Grant # 1 R24 MH068180-04
Team
Professor Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, PI
Dr. Olive Shisana, Senior Advisor
Professor Leickness Simbayi, Co-PI
Dr. Ed Smith & Dr. Rhonda BeLue, Co-investigators
Ms. Nompumelelo Zungu-Dirwayi, Project Director
Ms. Julia Louw, Darrig Brown & Juliet , Assistants
Ms. Yolande Shean & Thembisa Jantjies, Administrator
Regina Mlobeli & Joyce Mashamba, Community
Coordinator
Prof. T. Shefer, Mr. M. Adam, Prof. S. Madu, Prof. D.
Makofane, Dr. Mpolokeng, Faculty members
UWC & UL Students
Population assigned to first year
students
Community &
Population
General
Community
members
Persons Living with Nurses & other Health
HIV/AIDS
care workers
Khayelitsha
(African
population)
Tshipinare
Marumo &
Vuyisile
Mathiti
(PhD
candidates)
Regina Dlakulu (MA
candidate)
Matlakala Pule (MA
candidate)
Guguletu
(African
population)
Vuyisile Mathiti
(PhD
candidate)
Mitchells Plain
(Colored
population)
Nadira Omarjee
(PhD
candidate)
Heidi Winchman (MA
candidate)
Heidi Winchman (MA
candidate)
Year 2
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Community and Target Groups for
2005
Muslim Community - Shahieda Abrahams (MA candidate)
Gugulethu & Mitchells Plain
 Women who have lost family members to HIV/AIDS Thandiwe Chihana (MA candidate) Gugulethu,
 PLWH/A (youth) - Nashrien Khan (MA candidate)
Gugulethu & Mitchells Plain
 Nurses and other Health care workers - Roro Makhubalo
(MA candidate) Gugulethu
 PLWH/A (family members) - Xolani Nibe (MA candidate)
Gugulethu
 PLWH/A (women) - Gail Roman (MA candidate)
Gugulethu & Mitchells Plain
Year 3
2006 Students and their
Research in Capricorn District –
Coordinated by Ms Joyce Mashamba
Community Care Workers’ experience in caring for
PLWHA – Emelder Mathebula (MA candidate in Social
Work)
 Experiences of Women LWH/A - Linda Malatji (MA
candidate in Social Work)
 Family’s experience with their member who is LWHA Salome Masekela (MPH candidate in Public Health),
 Community response to families affected by HIV/AIDS Sogo Matlala (PhD candidate in Public Health)
 Young Adults and their feelings about HIV/AIDS - Jabu
Mokwena (PhD candidate in Psychology)
 Nurses’ experience in caring for PLWHA – Ephraim
Mashaba (PhD candidate in Psychology)
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Year 4
Population assigned to fourth year
students
Community &
Population
Capricorn
Venda
Vhembe
Family
members
Persons Living with
HIV/AIDS
Nick Makwiting Mamepale
(MA candidate) (MA candidate)
Victoria
Mafumadi
(PhDcandidate)
Nurses & Traditional
Healers
Cynthia Kgosimore
(MPH candidate)
Maud Mathevha
(MPH candidate)
Olivia Nkuna
(PhD candidate)
Year 5
Year 5 in progress
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Training of students completed.
Students selected are motivated and hard working.
Students will complete survey only.
Field visits planned for June.
A reunion is proposed for 2009
We will seek funding to bring all 30 students and
6 mentors from the UWC and UL together in
2009.
Project Team