Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health (primary), and the Center for Humanitarian Health
Paul Bolton, MB, BS, MPH, MSc
Senior Scientist, Department of International Health (primary), Department of Mental Health, and the Center for Humanitarian Health
Emily Haroz, MA, MHS, PhD
Assistant Scientist, Department of Mental Health (primary), and the Center for American Indian Health
Geetha Jayaram, MD, MBA
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry (primary), Department of Health Policy and Management, and the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety
Jeremy Kane, MPH, PhD
Assistant Scientist, Department of Mental Health (primary), and the Center for Humanitarian Health
Catherine Lee, MPH, PhD
Assistant Scientist, Department of International Health (primary), and the Center for Humanitarian Health
Laura Murray, PhD
Associate Scientist, Department of Mental Health (primary), Department of International Health, and the Center for Humanitarian Health
Sarah Murray, MSPH, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Health (primary), and the Center for Humanitarian Health
Pamela Surkan, ScD
Associate Professor, Department of International Health (primary), Department of Health, Behavior and Society, and Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Wietse Tol, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health (primary), and the Center for Humanitarian Health; Program Director Peter C. Alderman Foundation
Larry Wissow, MD, MPH
Professor of Community Psychiatry, School of Medicine (primary), and JHSPH Departments of Mental Health, Epidemiology, International Health, and Health, Behavior and Society
Kristina Metz, PhD
Research Associate, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Quincy Moore, MPH
Research Associate, Department of Mental Health
Sarah Porter, MHS
(Website Admin) Research Program Coordinator, Department of Mental Health
Enhanced Group Antenatal Care for Adolescents in Mali (2018-2020)
Funder(s): Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations
Partner(s): University of Bamako
Lead Hopkins Investigator: Dr. Sarah Murray
Randomized controlled trial of the Common Elements Treatment Approach to reduce interpersonal violence and alcohol abuse among families in Zambia – child outcomes include a range of mental, behavioral and psychosocial outcomes (2016-2019)
Funder(s): Department for International Development (DFID), South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)
J. C. Kane, S. Skavenski Van Wyk, S. M. Murray, P. Bolton, F. Melendez, C. K. Danielson, P. Chimponda, S. Munthali, L. K. Murray (2017) Testing the effectiveness of a transdiagnostic treatment approach in reducing violence and alcohol abuse among families in Zambia: study protocol of the Violence and Alcohol Treatment (VATU) trial Journal: Global Mental Health / Volume 4 / https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2017.10.
Caregiver Training Intervention for enhancing neurological and cognitive development among HIV-infected and HIV-affected children ages 2-5 years in Uganda (2012-2016)
Funder(s): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Partner(s): Global Health Uganda and Michigan State University
Bass JK, Opoka R, Familiar I, Nakasujja N, Sikorskii A, Awadu J, Givon D, Shohet C, Murray SM, Augustinavicius J, Mendelson T, Boivin M. (2017) Randomized controlled trial of caregiver training for HIV-infected child neurodevelopment and caregiver well-being. AIDS. 31(13):1877-1883. Boivin MJ, Nakasujja N, Familiar I, Murray SM, Sikorskii A, Awadu J, Shohet C, Givn Dr, Ruisenor-Esudero H, Schut EE, Opoka RO, Bass JK (2017). Effect of caregiver training on neurodevelopment of HIV-exposed uninfected children and caregiver mental health: a Ugandan cluster randomized controlled trial. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. Murray SM, Familiar I, Nakasujja N, Winch PJ, Gallo JJ, Opoka R, Caesar JO, Boivin MJ, Bass JK. (2017) Caregiver mental health and HIV-infected child wellness: perspectives from Ugandan caregivers. AIDS Care. Jun;29(6):793-799. Bass, J. K., Nakasujja, N., Familiar-Lopez, I., Sikorskii, A., Murray, S. M., Opoka, R., ... & Boivin, M. J. (2016). Association of caregiver quality of care with neurocognitive outcomes in HIV-affected children aged 2–5 years in Uganda. AIDS care, 28(sup1), 76-83. Familiar I, Nakasujja N, Bass J, Sikorskii A, Murray S, Ruisenor-Escudero H, Bangirana P, Opoka R, Boivin MJ. (2016) Caregivers' depressive symptoms and parent-report of child executive function among young children in Uganda. Learn Individ Differ. 2016 Feb;46:17-24. Epub 2015 Jan 30. Burkey MD, Murray SM, Bangirana P, Familiar I, Opoka RO, Nakasujja N, Boivin M, Bass JK. (2015) Executive function and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Ugandan children with perinatal HIV exposure. Glob Ment Health (Camb). 2015 May 8;2:e4. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2015.2. eCollection 2015.
Studies of a Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy (TF-CBT) for children and adolescents in Zambia (2008 – 2018)
Funder(s): United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Displaced Children and Orphans Fund (DCOF), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Murray LK, Skavenski van Wyk S, Kane JC, Mayeya J, Dorsey S, Cohen, JA, Michalopoulos L, Imasiku M, Bolton P. (2015) Effectiveness of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Among Trauma-Affected Children in Lusaka, Zambia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatrics, 169(8): 761-9. Kane JC, Murray LK, Cohen J, Dorsey S, Skavenski van Wyk S, Henderson JG, Imasiku M, Mayeya J, Bolton P. (2016). Moderators of treatment response to trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy among youth in Zambia. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 57(10): 1194-1202. Murray LK, Skavenski S., Michalopoulos L, Bolton P, Bass J, Cohen J. Counselor and participant perspectives of Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children in Zambia: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology – Qualitative Issue. 2014; 0 (0) 1-13. DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2013.859079. PMCID: PMC4087094. Murray LK, Skavenski S, Bolton P, Bass J. Jere, E. Catholic Relief Services, SUCCESS Return to Life, Zambia TF‐CBT Pilot Project Report. December, 2009 Murray LK, Familiar I, Skavenski S, Jere E, Cohen J, Imasiku M, Mayeya J, Bass JK, Bolton P. (2013) An evaluation of trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children in Zambia. Child Abuse Negl. Dec;37(12):1175-85. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.04.017. Epub 2013 Jun 12. Murray LK, Dorsey S, Skavenski S, Kasoma M, Imasiku M, Bolton P, Bass J, Cohen JA. (2013) Identification, modification, and implementation of an evidence-based psychotherapy for children in a low-income country: the use of TF-CBT in Zambia. Int J Ment Health Syst. Oct 23;7(1):24. doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-7-24.
Identifying mental health needs and developing and validating mental health, substance and alcohol use assessments and HIV risk behaviors among Zambian youth (2005-2018)
Funder(s): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Partner(s): Serenity Harm Reduction Programme Zambia (SHARPZ), One-Stop Centre, Lusaka, Zambia, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Palliative Care
Murray SM, Bolton P, Kane J, Lakin DP, Skavenski Wyk S, Paul, R, Murray L (under review). Measuring symptoms of psychopathology in Zambian orphans and vulnerable children: Scale validation and psychometric evaluation. Kane, J. C., Bolton, P., Murray, S. M., Bass, J. K., Lakin, D., Whetten, K., ... & Murray, L. K. (2017). Psychometric evaluation of HIV risk behavior assessments using Audio Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) among orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia. AIDS care, 1-8. Kane, J. C., Murray, L. K., Bass, J. K., Johnson, R. M., & Bolton, P. (2016). Validation of a substance and alcohol use assessment instrument among orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia using Audio Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI). Drug and alcohol dependence, 166, 85-92. Kane, J., Murray, L., Sughrue, S., DeMulder, J., Skavenski van Wyk, S., Queenan, J., . . . Bolton, P. (2016). Process and implementation of Audio Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) assessments in low resource settings: A case example from Zambia. Global Mental Health,3. doi:10.1017/gmh.2016.19. Murray, L. K., Dorsey, S., Bolton, P., Jordans, M. J., Rahman, A., Bass, J., & Verdeli, H. (2011). Building capacity in mental health interventions in low resource countries: an apprenticeship model for training local providers. International journal of mental health systems, 5(1), 30. Murray, L. K., Haworth, A., Semrau, K., Singh, M., Aldrovandi, G. M., Sinkala, M., ... Bolton, P. A. (2006). Violence and abuse among HIV-infected women and their children in Zambia: A qualitative study. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 194(8), 610-615.
Identifying, assessing and intervening on mental health problems of War-affected Adolescents in Northern Uganda (2005-2008)
Funder(s): World Vision Uganda, War Child Holland
Partner(s): World Vision Uganda, War Child Holland
Bolton P, Bass J, Betancourt T, Speelman L, Onyango G, Clougherty KF, Neugebauer R, Murray L, Verdeli, H. (2007) Interventions for Depression Symptoms Among Adolescent Survivors of War and Displacement in Northern Uganda: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA. 298(5):519–527. doi:10.1001/jama.298.5.519. Verdeli, H., Clougherty, K., Onyango, G., Lewandowski, E., Speelman, L., Betancourt, T. S., ... Bolton, P. (2008). Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Youth in IDP Camps in Northern Uganda: Adaptation and Training. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 17(3), 605-624. DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2008.03.002. Betancourt, T. S., Speelman, L., Onyango, G., & Bolton, P. (2009). A qualitative study of mental health problems among children displaced by war in northern Uganda. Transcultural psychiatry, 46(2), 238-256. 10.1097/01.nmd.0000230662.01953.bc. Betancourt, T. S., Bass, J., Borisova, I., Neugebauer, R., Speelman, L., Onyango, G., & Bolton, P. (2009). Assessing local instrument reliability and validity: a field-based example from northern Uganda. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 44(8), 685-692. Betancourt, T. S., Newnham, E. A., Brennan, R. T., Verdeli, H., Borisova, I., Neugebauer, R., ... & Bolton, P. (2012). Moderators of treatment effectiveness for war-affected youth with depression in northern Uganda. Journal of Adolescent Health, 51(6), 544-550. Haroz, E. E., Murray, L. K., Bolton, P., Betancourt, T., & Bass, J. K. (2013). Adolescent resilience in Northern Uganda: the role of social support and prosocial behavior in reducing mental health problems. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 23(1), 138-148.
Studies with Refugee Youth
Addressing mental health needs of Somali children living in refugee camps in Ethiopia with a Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) (2010-2013)
Funder(s): Gates Foundation
Partner(s): International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Murray, L. K., Hall, B., Dorsey, S., Ugeuto, A., Puffer, E. S., Sim, A., Ismael, A., Bass, J., Akiba, C., Lucid, L., Harrison, J., Erikson, A., & Bolton, P. A. (under review). An open trial of a common elements approach for youth in Somali refugee camps.
Evaluation of a family-based social interaction/community-building activity among Iraqi refugee families currently living in and around Amman, Jordan (2009-2010)
Funder(s): International Medical Corps (IMC), US Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)
Partner(s): International Medical Corps (IMC)
Bass, J., Mendelson, T., Kuwabara, S., Hijazi, Z., & Baca, M. J. (2010). Impact Assessment of a Home-Based Psychosocial Program for Iraqi families in Jordan (pp. 1-37, Rep.). Jordan: International Medical Corps (IMC).
Assistance in program design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation for Karenni children living in Thai refugee camp (2010-2013)
Funder(s): International Rescue Committee (IRC)-Gates Foundation
Partner(s): International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Studies with Street Youth
Global Initiative to meet the Psychosocial Needs of Street Children: Building Capacity to Design, Implement, Monitor and Evaluate Program (2008-2011)
Funder(s): United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Displaced Children and Orphans Fund (DCOF)
Partner(s): World Vision, Save the Children- Georgia
Bolton P, Murray L, Kippen S, Bass J. (2007) Assessment of urban street children and children living in government institutions in Georgia: development and testing of a locally-adapted psychosocial assessment instrument. USAID Development Clearinghouse: http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pnadk676.pdf. Murray L, Singh NS, Surkan P, Semrau K, Bass J, Bolton PA. (2012) A qualitative study of Georgian youth who are on the street or institutionalized. International Journal of Pediatrics. Epub 2012 Nov 22.
Studies with Trafficked Girls
Identifying and meeting the mental health needs of trafficked and exploited girls in transition shelters in and around Phnom Penh, Cambodia (2007)
Funder(s): World Vision
Partner(s): World Vision
Bolton, P., Nadelman, S., & Wallace, T. (2008). Qualitative Assessment of Trafficked Girls in Cambodia (pp. 1-21, Rep.). Boston, MA: Boston University. Bass, J., Bolton, P., & Bearup, L. (2010). Assessment of Trafficked and Abused Girls living in Shelters in Cambodia: Development and Testing of a Locally-Adapted Psychosocial Assessment Instrument (pp. 1-46, Rep.). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Bass, J., Bearup, L., Bolton, P., Murray, L., & Skavenski, S. (2011). Implementing Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) among Formerly Trafficked-Sexually Exploited and Sexually Abused Girls in Cambodia: A Feasibility Study. Phnom Penh, Cambodia: World Vision.
Systematic and Scoping Reviews
Impact of maternal mental health interventions on child-related outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017-2018)
Funder(s): Action Contre La Faim
Monitoring and evaluation of mental health and psychosocial support programs in humanitarian settings: A scoping review (2017-2018)
Funder(s): United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Literature Review of the Evidence for Psychosocial Support Programs in Low-Resource Humanitarian Settings (2016-2018)
Funder(s): United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Reference Group for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings. Ecuador Earthquake Desk Review of Existing Information with Relevance to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (2016)
Troya MI, Greene MC, Santos CG, Shultz JM (2016). Conducting a desk review to inform mental health and psychosocial support response to the 2016 Ecuador earthquake. Disaster Health, 3(4): 90-101. URL: https://app.mhpss.net/?get=294/ecuador-earthquake-mhpss-desk-review-final_english_19.07.2016.pdf.
Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Reference Group for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings. Nepal Earthquakes Desk Review of Existing Information with Relevance to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (2015)
