Josephine Mwangi
Josephine Mwangi, Ph.D., MPH, M.A., is a public health professional and qualitative researcher. She holds a doctorate in health behavior from Indiana University, as well as a Master of Public Health and a Master of Arts in African Studies from the Ohio University. She has over four years of experience teaching public health courses at the university level.
Her research includes securing a $100,000 grant and conducting studies with rural healthcare providers in Indiana and health promoters in Kenya. Additionally, she initiated an international collaboration between her alma mater, Indiana University, USA and Kabarak University, Kenya, where she serves as the Kenyan partnership liaison. Currently, she is a part-time lecturer in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at Kenyatta University in Kenya.
With her educational background, she possesses expertise in the following areas: Public health education and research, Global health, with a focus on migrant health, Qualitative research and community engagement, and Health program design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
Recent publications:
Mwangi, J (2024). Examining Variations in Prescription Volume, and Providers’ Perceptions of Buprenorphine Prescribing, Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Methods Approach. In https://proquest.com/docview/3
Mwangi, J. N. Barnes, P. (2023). Exploring Rural-based Professionals' and Community Stakeholders' Perceptions Towards the Uptake of Buprenorphine. In https://lnkd.in/dW_Y9Wrc
Mwangi, J., Barnes, P., Agley, J., Small, M., & Adams, M. (2020). Acceptability of buprenorphine as a treatment for opioid use disorders: Experiences of health providers in Indiana rural counties. In https://hdl.handle.net/2022/26