Kaboni Whitney GondwePhD, RN
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Assistant Professor
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing
Profile
Assistant Professor in Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Gondwe received her PhD in Nursing and Doctoral Certificate in Global Health from Duke University in 2018. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in translational research for junior faculty from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2023. She is an assistant professor in the Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing Department.
Dr Gondwe is originally from Malawi, where she began her career in nursing and midwifery. Her research aims to improve maternal and infant outcomes in Malawi and the US. Her work addresses disparities in birth outcomes, perinatal mental health, stress and resilience, social determinants of health, and parent-infant interactions.
One of her research areas is understanding how perinatal stress and resilience influence birth outcomes, including perinatal mental health and early dyadic interactions between the birthing parent and their infant. This work also addresses how social determinants of health, such as intimate partner violence, food insecurity, housing, and health care access, moderate these relationships. She is also currently working on understanding factors associated with low uptake of postnatal care and seeking interventions that would improve access, especially for underserved and minority populations. Additionally, I explore factors contributing to adverse pregnancy and infant outcomes among immigrant women.
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Research Interests
- Health Equity
Professional Licensures & Certifications
- Registered Nurse, 2025, Washington
- Registered Nurse, 2012, Ohio
Journal Articles
- 2025. "Gender-Based Violence in the Lives of Somali Women With Refugee Status: A Framework for Analysis and Action." Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society 36. 112-120.
https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596241274121 - 2025. "Relationship and Determinants of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Among Postpartum Mothers and Fathers in Malawi: A Cross-Sectional Study." Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 41. 272-282.
https://doi.org/10.1177/08903344251318274 - 2024. "Experiences of gender-based violence among Somali refugee women: a socio-ecological model approach." Culture, health & sexuality 26. 654-670.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2023.2236163 - 2024. "COVID-19 Vaccine Decision-Making Among Black Pregnant and Postpartum Women." Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 11. 2073-2082.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01675-6 - 2024. "Decolonizing study-abroad programs in nursing in low- and middle-income countries." Nursing outlook 72. 102231.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102231 - 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.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2024.03.005 - 2024. "Intimate partner violence in the lives of Indigenous and Black women in the upper Midwest of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods protocol examining help-seeking behaviours and experiences." International journal of mental health nursing 33. 1003-1012.
https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13294 - 2024. "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." Global public health 19. 2290122.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2023.2290122 - 2024. "Structural Violence and Stress Experiences of Young Pregnant Black People." Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 11. 1918-1932.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01661-y - 2024. "Experiences of recruitment and retention in academia: A collaborative autoethnography of early-career faculty members of color." Nursing outlook 72. 102200.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102200 - 2024. "COVID-19 Vaccine Decision-Making Among Black Pregnant and Postpartum Women." Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 11. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01675-6
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01675-6 - 2024. "Experiences of recruitment and retention in academia: A collaborative autoethnography of early-career faculty members of color." Nursing Outlook 72. Elsevier Inc..
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102200
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102200 - 2024. "Gender-Based Violence in the Lives of Somali Women With Refugee Status: A Framework for Analysis and Action." Journal of Transcultural Nursing. SAGE Publications Inc..
https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10436596241274121
https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596241274121 - 2024. "Intimate partner violence in the lives of Indigenous and Black women in the upper Midwest of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods protocol examining help-seeking behaviours and experiences." International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 33. John Wiley and Sons Inc.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.13294
https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13294 - 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
https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2023.2290122 - 2023. "Cardiovascular Disease−Related Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalization among Women with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy."
https://openalex.org/W4322628226
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2023.01.004 - 2023. "Psychosocial experiences of cancer survivors and their caregivers in sub-Saharan Africa: A synthesis of qualitative studies." Psycho-oncology 32. 760-778.
- 2023. "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on help-seeking behaviours of Indigenous and Black women experiencing intimate partner violence in the United States." Journal of advanced nursing 79. 2470-2483.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15528 - 2023. "Cardiovascular Disease-Related Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalization among Women with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy." American journal of preventive medicine 64. 686-694.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2023.01.004 - 2023. "Feasibility of Stress Research in Premature Infant-Maternal Dyads During and After Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Hospitalization." Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 23. 583-595.
https://doi.org/10.1097/ANC.0000000000001112 - 2023. "Feasibility of Stress Research in Premature Infant–Maternal Dyads During and After Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Hospitalization." Advances in Neonatal Care 23. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
https://openalex.org/W4388560329
https://doi.org/10.1097/anc.0000000000001112 - 2022. "Allied health workers’ role in patient education in the United States."
https://openalex.org/W4221096823
https://doi.org/10.17532/jhsci.2022.1562 - 2022. "A qualitative assessment of gender roles in child nutrition in Central Malawi."
https://openalex.org/W4285988078
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13749-x - 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.
https://doi.org/10.1097/ANC.0000000000000915 - 2022. "The Role of Family Members in Providing Support For Malawian Women With Preterm Infants During Infant Hospitalization." Neonatal network : NN 41. 348-355.
https://doi.org/10.1891/NN-2022-0008 - 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.
https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2022.2126309 - 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.
https://doi.org/10.1177/08903344221097689 - 2022. "A qualitative assessment of gender roles in child nutrition in Central Malawi." BMC public health 22. 1392.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13749-x - 2022. "Lifetime stressor exposure, systemic inflammation during pregnancy, and preterm birth among Black American women." Brain, behavior, and immunity 101. 266-274.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2022.01.008 - 2022. "Predicting Risk for Early Breastfeeding Cessation in Israel." Maternal and child health journal 26. 1261-1272.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03292-3 - 2022. "Improvements to Screening for Intimate Partner Violence During a Pandemic." Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 51. S51 - S52.
https://openalex.org/W4283770640
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2022.05.052 - 2022. "Improvements to Screening for Intimate Partner Violence During a Pandemic." Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 51. S51 - S52.
https://openalex.org/W4283770640
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2022.05.052 - 2021. "A Qualitative Assessment of Gender Roles and Implications for Child Nutrition in Central Malawi."
https://openalex.org/W3213240996
https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1026200/v1 - 2021. "A Systematic Review on Outcomes of Preterm Small for Gestational Infants Born to Women With Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy."
https://openalex.org/W3208933347
https://doi.org/10.1097/jpn.0000000000000603 - 2021. "Predictors of wealth index in Malawi - Analysis of Malawi demographic Health Survey 2004-2015/16." Public health in practice (Oxford, England) 2. 100059.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100059 - 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
https://doi.org/10.1097/anc.0000000000000673 - 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.
https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2020.26.7.372 - 2020. "Predictors of high HIV+ prevalence in Mozambique: A complex samples logistic regression modeling and spatial mapping approaches." PloS one 15. e0234034.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234034 - 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.
https://doi.org/10.1097/ANC.0000000000000673 - 2020. "Emotional distress in mothers of early-preterm infants, late-preterm infants, and full-term infants in Malawi." Nursing outlook 68. 94-103.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2019.05.013 - 2020. "Emotional distress in mothers of early-preterm infants, late-preterm infants, and full-term infants in Malawi." Nursing Outlook 68. Mosby Inc..
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2019.05.013
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2019.05.013 - 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.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12270 - 2018. "Do beliefs about depression etiologies influence the type and severity of depression stigma? The case of Arab adolescents." Perspectives in Psychiatric Care 54. Blackwell Publishing Inc..
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12270
https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12270 - 2017. "Maternal Psychological Distress and Mother-Infant Relationship: Multiple-Birth Versus Singleton Preterm Infants." Neonatal network : NN 36. 77-88.
- "A Systematic Review on Outcomes of Preterm Small for Gestational Infants Born to Women With Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy." The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing 35. E58-E68.
https://doi.org/10.1097/JPN.0000000000000603 - "Scoping Review of Early Toxic Stress and Epigenetic Alterations in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit." Nursing research 72. 218-228.
https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000652 - "Racial Discrimination and Stress Across the Life Course: Associations With Prenatal Inflammation, Perceived Stress, and Depressive Symptoms." Nursing research 70. S21-S30.
https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000525
Books
- 2018. Emotional Responses and Mother-Infant Interactions of Mothers with Early-Preterm, Late-Preterm, and Full-Term Infants in Malawi.
https://openalex.org/W2906078947
Classes
- NMETH 801: Practice Doctorate Project
- NSG 552: Social Drivers of Health and Health Equity
Grants
- Understanding Factors Associated with Low Postnatal Care Attendance, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute