Chisina Kapungu
Email Address: ckapungu@UIC.EDUCollege: Medicine Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Title: Faith-based HIV Prevention with African American mothers and daughters
Office: 290 Phone: 3123551791
Webpage: http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/researcher/chisina-kapungu-phd
Participating in the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Awards program: Yes
Research Interest:
My research interest is focused on the multi-systemic factors associated with sexual risk behaviors of African American girls and women. I am spearheading an academic-community partnership with churches to develop, implement and evaluate a faith-centered HIV prevention and health promotion program with African American girls and their mothers. My qualitative research explores the key elements for successful collaboration and implementation of faith-based HIV prevention interventions in churches. Minimum time commitment in hours per week: 3 Qualifications of a Student:
Minimum GPA of 3.0; Preferred major in psychology, education, nursing, medicine or public health; Junior or senior preferred; Experience with conducting research with culturally diverse populations. Brief Summary of what is expected from the student:
There are a range of duties which the student can be involved in which include:1) administering structured interviews; 2) assisting with evaluation activities, including design and development of research instruments and training materials, data collection, data entry and data analysis; 3) conducting literature reviews; and 4) grant writing opportunities. The student will learn basic skills in using SPSS and have an opportunity to learn data analysis techniques. We are in the midst of completing a pilot of an HIV intervention and writing an R01 grant to determine the efficacy of the faith-centered HIV prevention and health promotion program. Therefore, the student will get a broad research experience.
NOTE: This researcher is currently not accepting applications for the Undergraduate Research Experience program.
