People
Affiliation
Research Officer, International Health Sciences University
Address
Plot 4686, St. Barnabas Road
Kisugu-Namuwongo
P.O.Box 7782,
Kampala,
Uganda
Contact
Telephone: +256 773 132 772
Biosketch
Teddy holds a BSc. in Public health from International Health Sciences University; she is also a Commonwealth Scholar with MSc Gerontology from the University of Southampton, UK and a member of the British Society of Gerontology. She is currently working as a Research Officer with the International Health Sciences University. Her research interests span across maternal and child health to the field of ageing and the life course perspective with emphasis on gender inequalities in later life, dynamics of intergenerational support from the African perspective and health & social care policy.
Key research/capacity building interests
Research Interests
- Ageing & the life course
- Gender inequalities in later life
- Ageing & Social Policy
- Dynamics of intergenerational support from the African perspective
- Sexual & Reproductive Health
CapacityBuildingInterests
- Mentoring
Key methodological skills
- Qualitative and quantitative methodologies
Current/planned research
- Designing community programmes with local leaders and frontline health workers, targeted at promoting healthy and active ageing in underprivileged settings