We are a network of researchers from ten organisations in seven countries on three continents.
You can now explore our network’s members, news, publications, outputs and impacts with our interactive map.
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On this page are the institutions, Principal Investigators and core staff for the GDAR Spaces research, starting in 2021. A list of researchers and staff engaged with the first period of GDAR research, 2017-2021 can be found here.
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Brazil
Observatory for Urban Health in Belo Horizonte (OSUBH), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte
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- Waleska Caiaffa. Principal Investigator, Director of OSUBH
- Elis Borde. Co-Principal Investigator, Associate Professor
- Lidia Maria de Oliveira Morais. Project Coordinator, PhD student. LinkedIn profile
- Larissa Lima. Researcher
- Adalberto A. S. Lopes. Researcher. LinkedIn profile
- Amanda Magalhães. Researcher, PhD student
Cameroon
Health of Populations in Transition Research Group (HoPiT), University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé
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- Jean Claude Mbanya. Principle Investigator, Director of HoPiT. Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology, Consultant Physician, Director of the National Obesity Centre, Chief of the Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Unit.
- Felix Assah. Co-Investigator, Deputy Director of HoPiT, Senior Lecturer of Epidemiology and Public Health
- Edwin Ngwa. Project Coordinator.
- Clarisse Mapa Tassou. Researcher, Lecturer in Public Health.
- Lambed Tatah. Researcher, Public Health Physician, Epidemiologist.
- Tchouaffi Awah Kum. Researcher, Medical Anthropologist.
- Yves Wasnyo. Researcher, Physician, PhD candidate.
- Nfondoh Blanche. Researcher, PhD candidate.
- Boris Elouna. Research Assistant.
Jamaica
Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR), University of the West Indies (UWI), Kingston
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- T. Alafia Samuels. Director, Professor, Previous Director of the George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre.
- Marshall Tulloch-Reid. Principle Investigator, Professor of Epidemiology and Endocrinology, Director of CAIHR, Co-Director of the Caribbean Branch of the US Cochrane Centre.
- Georgiana Gordon-Strachan. Co-Investigator, Director of the Tropical Metabolism Research Unit.
- Janel Phillips. Project Coordinator.
- Joanne Smith. Researcher, Lecturer.
- Trevor Ferguson. Researcher, Director of the Epidemiology Research Unit.
- Natalie Guthrie-Dixon. Researcher, Biostatistician.
- Tonya Campbell. Researcher, PhD candidate.
- Suzanne Soares-Wynter. Researcher, Clinical Nutritionist.
Former Collaborators
- Rupert Green. Project Coordinator.
- Ishtar Govia. Researcher, Senior Lecturer.
- Ian Hambleton. Researcher, Professor of Biostatistics.
Kenya
Centre for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kisumu
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- Charles Obonyo. Principle Investigator, Chief Research Officer, Epidemiologist.
- Vincent Were. Co-Principle Investigator, Associate Research Scientist at African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC).
- Charles Lwanga. Project Coordinator, Research Manager at Adaptive Management & Research Consultants (AMREC AFRICA).
- Gladys Odhiambo. Research Assistant, Study Coordinator at Urban CDI.
Former Collaborators
- Rosemary Musuva. Researcher.
- Pamela Wadende. Researcher, Developmental Psychologist and Senior Lecturer, Kisii University.
Nigeria
Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development, University of Lagos, Lagos
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- Taibat Lawanson. Principal Investigator, Professor of Urban Management and Governance, Co-director of the Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development.
- Victor Onifade. Co-Principal Investigator, Senior Lecturer of Urban Planning, Cluster Manager of Sustainable Cities and African Urbanization Dynamics.
- Damilola Odekunle. Project Coordinator, Registered Urban Planner, Lecturer.
- Olabode Orelaja. Researcher, Senior Lecturer.
- Vide Adedayo. Researcher, Associate Professor.
- Opeyemi Babajide. Researcher.
South Africa
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town
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- Estelle (Vicki) Lambert. Principle Investigator, Emeritus Professor at Research Centre for Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport (HPALS).
- Maylene Shung King. Principle Investigator, Associate Professor at the Health Policy and Systems Division.
- Feyisayo Wayas. Co-Principal Investigator and Co-Training Lead, Senior Researcher at Research Centre for Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport (HPALS).
- Zulfah Albertyn-Blanchard. Researcher, Research Fellow at the Research Centre for Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport (HPALS).
- Olufunke Alaba. Researcher, Deputy Director and Senior Lecturer at the Health Economics Unit.
SAMRC / Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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- Lisa Micklesfield. Principal Investigator, Research Professor and Deputy Director of DPHRU.
- Khulu Gama. Researcher.
Former Collaborators
- Vongani Maluleke. Researcher, PhD candidate.
- Motlatso Godongwana. Co-Principal Investigator.
SAMRC / Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science (PRICELESS SA), University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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- Karen Hofman. Principal Investigator, Research Professor and Founding Director of PRICELESS SA.
- Susan Goldstein. Interim Principal Investigator, Public Health Medicine Specialist and Managing Director of PRICELESS SA.
- Elizabeth Thomas. Co-Principal Investigator and Project Coordinator.
- Yolanda Radu. Researcher.
- Darshen Naidoo. Researcher.
- Bontle Mamabolo. Research Assistant.
Former Collaborators
- Mikateko Mafuyeka. Co-Principal Investigator and Project Coordinator, Public Health Lawyer.
- Petronell Kruger. Researcher, Public Health Lawyer.
- Teurai Rwafa. Researcher.
- Lee Randall. Researcher, Occupational Therapist, Co-Founder of the Road Ethics Project.
UK
MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
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- Tolullah Oni. Director and Co-Training Lead, Clinical Professor, Public Health Physician Scientist and Urban Epidemiologist.
- Lou Foley. Director and Co-Training Lead.
- Kenneth Anujuo. Project Coordinator, Public Health Epidemiologist.
- Meelan Thondoo. Researcher.
- Tiago Canelas. Researcher.
- Nina Abrahams. Researcher.
- Trish Muzenda. Researcher, PhD candidate.
- Gabriel Okello. Researcher, Prince of Wales Research Fellow, Founder of African Centre for Clean Air.
- Jose Izcue Gana, Researcher, PhD candidate.
- Gospel Ikpotokin-Ab. Researcher, Master candidate.
- Oliver Francis. Communications.
- Pamela Mungroo. Communications.
Former Collaborators
- Mayami Abdulla. Project Coordinator.
- Pamela Carbajal Perez. Project Coordinator.
- Muhammad Rabiu Balarabe. Researcher, Master candidate.
- Natasha O’Sullivan. Visiting Researcher, Physician, Academic Clinical Fellow.
- Florence Nabwire. Visiting Researcher, Prince of Wales Fellow.
- Erin Mathieu. Visiting Researcher, Lecturer in Epidemiology.
- Anna Brugulat Panés. Researcher, PhD candidate.
- Ozioma Oguejiofor. Researcher, Master candidate.
- Alaya Adogoboba. Project Coordinator.
UN-Habitat
UN-Habitat Secretariat, Nairobi
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- Remy Sietchiping. Principal Investigator, Chief of Policy, Legislation and Governance Section.
- Grace Githiri. Co-Principal Investigator, Associate Programme Management Officer.