David Gathara

Adjunct Instructor

Telephone: 254 20 3747483

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing and Epidemiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 2015
Master of Science in Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London Oxford Brookes University, 2011
Post-graduate Diploma (Epidemiology), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, 2010
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Moi University, Kenya, 2007

Current areas of teaching

Epidemiology
Biostatistics

Research interests

Paediatric and Newborn Care
Health Services Evaluation
Human Resources for Health

Experience

Adjunct Instructor, Aga Khan University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, 2018 – Present
Early Post-Doctoral Researcher, Kenya Medical Research Institute/ Wellcome Trust Programme, 2015 – Present
Tutor Biostatistics and Epidemiology Fellowship, University of Nairobi Institute of Tropical Diseases, 2015 – Present
Research Officer and Assistant Research Officer, Kenya Medical Research Institute/ Wellcome Trust Programme, 2008 – 2015
Nurse Officer Intern, Ministry of Health, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, 2007 – 2008
Part-time Research Assistant, Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare, 2007 – 2008

Awards and honours

Health Systems Research Initiative Call 4 Award, research in the role of nurses in the delivery of quality care, 198 000 GBP
2018 Africa Oxford Initiative Travel Grant, to support collaborative workshop between Oxford University, Oxford Brookes University and KEMRI Wellcome Trust aimed at developing a future Joint Global Health Trials Scheme Application that could test the potential benefits of introducing Neonatal Health Care Assistants into the neonatal care workforce in Kenyan hospitals, £4950
Academic Excellence Award, second best nursing student, joint board, Moi University, School of Medicine and Indiana University

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