Today is Cape Day, in Atlanta! We celebrate the incredibly brave patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Children's 🤗🙏🏼🙏🏾🎉 #CapeDayATL #healthandwellness #community #thisisWellstarCollege #transforminglives

It's national immigrants day! I'm so very grateful for my own journey, but also for the opportunity to engage with our very diverse community in Wellstar College. #nationalimmigrantsday #worldcitizen #diversity #migrantsday #gratitude #thisisWellstarCollege

Charles and I got ready for the taste of Africa event at #KSU tonight, rocking our outfits from Uganda and saying hi to Scrappy!!! 🇺🇬🌍💛🙏🏼🙏🏿 #tasteofafrica #africanvibes #MoniKato

This evening, Charles & I really enjoyed the #TasteofAfrica event, showcasing remarkable talent & performances by our #KSU students. It was a night filled with cultural richness & vibrant energy. 🌍 #AfricanCulture #Community #MoniKato #StudentSuccess 🌍

Join us for a #TOPOWAproject lunch & learn in #Kampala on Dec 19. We’ll share research findings & invite discussions on new projects & strategies for mitigating #climatechange & related #mentalhealth issues. Join us for a pizza lunch & learn session🍕 #UYDEL #climate #TOPOWA 🇺🇬🌍

So exciting, Drs. Paul Lee & Sangsun Choi arrived in Kampala to work on new MULISA project = mHealth-enabled User-friendly Light-based Stroke Screening & Assessment in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease in #Uganda. 🇺🇬🌍 #sicklecell #mHealth #projectlaunch #publichealth #globalhealth

In Uganda, adolescent girls and young women in urban slums are disproportionately affected by climate change, yet Climate Change Anxiety in this group remains under-researched. Addressing this gap is crucial for supporting their mental well-being amidst climate shocks. #Topowa

Yesterday, Anna Nabulya & I met w/ our #TOPOWAProject youth advisory board. Our discussion centered on #climatechange & #mentalhealth, a topic we have now included in our NIH funded study of young #women in #Kampala #Uganda 🇺🇬🌍🙏🏼🙏🏿 #livedexperience #youthleaders UGANDA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LINK

Outreach is a key priorority for our #TOPOWAproject. Grateful for partnerships & engagement w/ academics at Makerere University, Mbarara University of Science & Technology, Kyambogo University, & journalists, lawyers, community advocates, climate experts. #community 🇺🇬🌍🙏🏿🙏🏼

🎄🎉 Wishing all a very Merry Christmas and a Festive Holiday season from the #TOPOWAproject team in Uganda! 🇺🇬 🌍🌟 Here’s to a season filled with joy, health, and hope for a brighter future for the communities we serve!🎄🎉 #HolidayCheers #mentalhealth #GlobalHealth #Uganda

We did a thing…Charles/Chandia K. Charles 🇺🇬🇺🇲 and I got all dolled up and celebrated us! ❤️😍🎊🎉💃🏼🕺🏿🇺🇬🌍🙏🏿🙏🏼 #teamMoniKato #lovestory #10yearanniversary #soulmates

Maymester in Uganda: Study Abroad Opportunity We invite you to attend our in-person information session in HS4004 on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 1:00 PM to learn more. #educationabroad #infosession #maymester kurniawan suganda #uganda #KSU

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Monica Swahn and colleagues on their publication, highlighting the discrepancy between self-reported alcohol use and biomarkers, shedding light on the challenges of accurate data collection. ow.ly/HBTq50UB8fG

📢 Tip for Researchers: I'm excited to share my new blog, Measuring What Matters: Evaluating & Enhancing Your Research Impact w ChatGPT. Thoughts or tips to share? 💡🌍🙏🏼 drswahn.com/post/measuring… #researchimpact #researchwithrelevance #publichealth #globalhealth #chatgpt #blog

I did an interview for BBC and their program: ”The Inquiry, is fake alcohol a global threat?”. And, my answer is yes!!! Take a listen! bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c… #fakealchol #alcohol #globalhealth #publichealth BBC

The alcohol environment matters, read new #TOPOWAproject paper on #alcohol #marketing & #drinking patterns among young #women in #Kampala, #Uganda 🇺🇬🌍 Great teamwork with Rogers Kasirye, Jane Palmier, NATUHAMYA CHARLES, Emeka W. Dumbili & UGANDA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LINK 🙏🏼🙏🏿🇺🇬🌍 academic.oup.com/heapro/article…

New blog about our #TOPOWAproject in #Uganda 🇺🇬🌍 We summarize 3 #mHealth publications on women participant’s user experience & lessons learned using #wearables #smartwatches #sensors. ⌚️🙏🏿🙏🏼📊 #digitalhealth #WearableTech #ResearchMatters #blog ➡️ drswahn.com/post/harnessin…

Phenomenal lecture & exhibit today by talented, award winning, mixed media artist Lola Okunola (on display through Friday in the Fine Arts gallery through Friday) as we celebrate Pan Africa week 🌍🎉🙏🏼🙏🏿 #artexhibit #panafrica #mixedmedia #africantextiles #africandiaspora #KSU

Today, as part of Pan Africa week at KSU, Dr. Matt Lyons & I presented research findings from our #TOPOWAProject of young women in #Kampala #Uganda. We discussed prevalence of #mentalhealth concerns & insights on the social drivers of infectious diseases. UGANDA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LINK 🙏🏼🙏🏿🌍🇺🇬

One month into her new role, Dr. Monica Swahn, Dean of the VCU School of Public Health shares what she's learned and what lies ahead for our school and public health. Read her first post on our blog. blogs.vcu.edu/sph/2025/08/01…