Dr Joyce Wamoyi
Co-Principal Investigator, ParentApp for the Early Years and ParentApp for Teens in Tanzania
Dr Joyce Wamoyi is a Principle Investigator on the ParentApp for Teens and ParentApp for Kids Studies, Tanzania. She holds a position as a Social and Behavioural Researcher at the National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania. She has vast experience in areas of parenting and family context and how it influences child behaviour and outcomes; she also brings almost a decade of project experience on the Structural drivers of HIV risk.
She contributes expertise on influencing parenting and children, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as with qualitative research methods, ensuring that our research with children, parents and other vulnerable populations is conducted in an ethically sound way. Her previous work on Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) includes leading the evaluation of the PLH Tanzania in-person delivery, and piloting of the ParentChat, ParentText and hybrid delivery.
Dr Wamoyi is currently a member of the WHO Behavioural Insights Technical Advisory Group (TAG) where she contributes to the development of behavioural considerations for successfully.
