Wangari talks about her experience as a professional in mental health, her work at Eider Africa, and the importance of community values for holistic well-being.
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Wangari talks about her experience as a professional in mental health, her work at Eider Africa, and the importance of community values for holistic well-being.
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Personal Profiles
ORCID iD:0000-0002-7093-2896
Website: wangari.africa
Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/joyce-wangari-a9105a1a8/
Feature at TCC Africa:tcc-africa.org/my-tcc-experience-joyce-wangari-ngugi/
Joyce Wangari Ngugi has 16 years of experience in designing and implementing Psychology and Research programs. Her niche is empowering people with disabilities and special needs and their caregivers, particularly the Deaf. She is a founding member of Afrika Hai, where she uses Creative Art Therapies to co-produce knowledge in local communities and to restore African indigenous healing knowledge ways.
Wangari earned a global award at the American Psychological Association 2018 Convention on a study titled: Barriers to Mental Health Access for Deaf Adults in Kenya: A Review. She earned a Doctor of Psychology, PsyD, Clinical Psychology, at United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa), where she was also a Doctoral Teaching and Research Assistant and the founder of the USIU-Africa Disability Policy and the Sign Language Club.
Mentioned references
- Forum Of African Psychology, https://afripsyc.com/
- Eider Africa, https://eiderafricaltd.org/
Research Articles
Ngugi, J. W., Basnight-Brown, D., & Arasa, J. N. (2021, September 18). Methodological considerations of clinical research with Deaf adults in Kenya. doi.org/10.31730/osf.io/5frku
Ngugi, J. W., Basnight-Brown, D., & Arasa, J. N. (2021, September 18). Correlation of psychosocial support concerns and depression in Deaf adults at Nairobi and Kajiado Counties, Kenya. doi.org/10.31730/osf.io/7m4qv
Owango, J., Munene, A., Ngugi, J., Havemann, J., Obanda, J., & Saderi, D. (2021). Best Practices and Innovative Approaches to Peer Review [incl. workshop recordings]. AfricArXiv. doi.org/10.21428/3b2160cd.c3faf764
Find more of Wangari's publications at wangari.africa/publications
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Personal Profiles
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7093-2896
Website: wangari.africa
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/joyce-wangari-a9105a1a8/
Feature at TCC Africa: tcc-africa.org/my-tcc-experience-joyce-wangari-ngugi/
Feature at INASP: blog.inasp.info/celebrating-the-international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science/
Dr. Joyce Wangari Ngugi has 16 years of experience in designing and implementing Psychology and Research programs. Her niche is empowering people with disabilities and special needs and their caregivers, particularly the Deaf. She is a founding member of Afrika Hai, where she uses Creative Art Therapies to co-produce knowledge in local communities and to restore African indigenous healing knowledge ways.
Wangari earned a global award at the American Psychological Association 2018 Convention on a study titled: Barriers to Mental Health Access for Deaf Adults in Kenya: A Review. She earned a Doctor of Psychology, PsyD, Clinical Psychology, at United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa), where she was also a Doctoral Teaching and Research Assistant and the founder of the USIU-Africa Disability Policy and the Sign Language Club.
Which researcher – dead or alive – do you find inspiring? Johannes Fellinger, ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8618-1815, ResearchGate: /profile/Johannes-Fellinger
What is your favorite animal and why? The leopard; swift and beautiful, yet also solitary and nocturnal.
Name your (current) favorite song and interpret/group: Any tune by Them Mushrooms
What is your favorite dish/meal? Anything sweet potato
Research Articles
Ngugi, J. W., Basnight-Brown, D., & Arasa, J. N. (2021, September 18). Methodological considerations of clinical research with Deaf adults in Kenya. doi.org/10.31730/osf.io/5frku
Ngugi, J. W., Basnight-Brown, D., & Arasa, J. N. (2021, September 18). Correlation of psychosocial support concerns and depression in Deaf adults at Nairobi and Kajiado Counties, Kenya. doi.org/10.31730/osf.io/7m4qv
Owango, J., Munene, A., Ngugi, J., Havemann, J., Obanda, J., & Saderi, D. (2021). Best Practices and Innovative Approaches to Peer Review [incl. workshop recordings]. AfricArXiv. doi.org/10.21428/3b2160cd.c3faf764
Find more of Wangari’s publications at wangari.africa/publications
Mentioned references
- Forum Of African Psychology, https://afripsyc.com/
- Eider Africa, https://eiderafricaltd.org/
- Eider Africa, PREreview, AfricArXiv, and TCC Africa Develop a Course to Involve More African Researchers in Peer Review, https://info.africarxiv.org/…/
Questions to the audience
- What (emotional) struggles are you facing in your research journey?
- Would you like to get support for your holistic wellness and mental health in your research journey?