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Kaboni Whitney Gondwe
PhD, RN

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kwgondwe@uw.edu

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Assistant Professor

Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing

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Assistant Professor

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing. Originally from Malawi, where I trained as a nurse-midwife, my career spans over 10 years and includes experience in both Malawi and the US. These experiences have shaped my research trajectory.

My research program focuses on improving maternal and infant outcomes in both Malawi and the US. I study the impact of stress on adverse birth outcomes, maternal mental health and its relation to mother-infant interactions, and factors such as racism, discrimination, and other social determinants of health that predict adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly among Black and Brown individuals. Additionally, I explore factors contributing to adverse pregnancy and infant outcomes among African immigrant women.

Currently, I am investigating how life course stress, racial discrimination, nutrition security, neighborhood satisfaction, and social support contribute to pro-inflammatory profiles in pregnant and non-pregnant Black women in the US.

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Journal Articles
  • 2024. "Experiences of gender-based violence among Somali refugee women: a socio-ecological model approach." Culture, health & sexuality 26. 654-670.
  • 2024. "COVID-19 Vaccine Decision-Making Among Black Pregnant and Postpartum Women." Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 11. 2073-2082.
  • 2024. "Decolonizing study-abroad programs in nursing in low- and middle-income countries." Nursing outlook 72. 102231.
  • 2024. "Relationship Between Maternal Emotional Distress and Early Dyadic Interactions During Hospitalization of Preterm Infants in Malawi." Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN 53. 427-437.
  • 2023. "A protocol for the safe recruitment of Indigenous and Black women experiencing intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic into a large mixed methods study: The Sisters by Choice Study."
    https://openalex.org/W4390448868
  • 2023. "Cardiovascular Disease−Related Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalization among Women with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy."
    https://openalex.org/W4322628226
  • 2023. "Psychosocial experiences of cancer survivors and their caregivers in sub-Saharan Africa: A synthesis of qualitative studies." Psycho-oncology 32. 760-778.
  • 2022. "Allied health workers’ role in patient education in the United States."
    https://openalex.org/W4221096823
  • 2022. "A qualitative assessment of gender roles in child nutrition in Central Malawi."
    https://openalex.org/W4285988078
  • 2022. "Experiences of Malawian Mothers During Their Infants' Hospitalization." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 22. E48-E57.
  • 2022. "The Role of Family Members in Providing Support For Malawian Women With Preterm Infants During Infant Hospitalization." Neonatal network : NN 41. 348-355.
  • 2022. "The Chichewa Wijma delivery expectancy/experience questionnaire: a factor analytic study for postpartum women in Malawi." Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology 43. 593-600.
  • 2022. "The Influence of Breastfeeding Promotion Programs on Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 38. 466-476.
  • 2022. "Correction to: Predicting Risk for Early Breastfeeding Cessation in Israel." Maternal and child health journal 26. 1273.
  • 2021. "A Qualitative Assessment of Gender Roles and Implications for Child Nutrition in Central Malawi."
    https://openalex.org/W3213240996
  • 2021. "A Systematic Review on Outcomes of Preterm Small for Gestational Infants Born to Women With Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy."
    https://openalex.org/W3208933347
  • 2021. "Predictors of wealth index in Malawi - Analysis of Malawi demographic Health Survey 2004-2015/16." Public health in practice (Oxford, England) 2. 100059.
  • 2020. "An Observational Study on Early Dyadic Interactive Behaviors of Mothers With Early-Preterm, Late-Preterm, and Full-Term Infants in Malawi."
    https://openalex.org/W2990666203
  • 2020. "The intersection of food insecurity and health for rural Malawian women at the end of life." International journal of palliative nursing 26. 372-382.
  • 2020. "Predictors of high HIV+ prevalence in Mozambique: A complex samples logistic regression modeling and spatial mapping approaches." PloS one 15. e0234034.
  • 2020. "An Observational Study on Early Dyadic Interactive Behaviors of Mothers With Early-Preterm, Late-Preterm, and Full-Term Infants in Malawi." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 20. 90-99.
  • 2020. "Emotional distress in mothers of early-preterm infants, late-preterm infants, and full-term infants in Malawi." Nursing outlook 68. 94-103.
  • 2018. "Do beliefs about depression etiologies influence the type and severity of depression stigma? The case of Arab adolescents." Perspectives in psychiatric care 54. 547-556.
  • 2017. "Maternal Psychological Distress and Mother-Infant Relationship: Multiple-Birth Versus Singleton Preterm Infants." Neonatal network : NN 36. 77-88.
Classes
  • NMETH 801: Practice Doctorate Project
  • NSG 552: Social Drivers of Health and Health Equity