Several visitors, including Duke Global Health Institute director Chris Plowe and Chancellor of Duke Medicine Eugene Washington, recently visited the Puffer lab’s research site in Eldoret, Kenya. The team visited our local community partners, including churches, who partner with us to deliver family therapy in communities. They met some of our trained lay counselors and Read more about Puffer lab hosts DGHI Director, Chancellor of Duke Medicine for field visit to Tuko Pamoja Project[…]

Ali Giusto was awarded the Charles Hughes Fellowship from the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture (SSPC). The award is presented to a graduate student who has an interest in and commitment to research in cultural aspects of mental health and illness. Ali was selected for the competitive award for her manuscript “Observational Read more about Ali Giusto wins award, successfully defends doctoral dissertation[…]

Undergraduate global health major Julia Kaufman graduated from Duke University with distinction. She completed a senior honors thesis in global health under Dr. Eve Puffer and Dr. Bonnie Kaiser (postdoc in the Puffer lab). Julia studied how lay counselors integrate cultural and contextual practices into an evidence-based family therapy intervention, designed by Dr. Puffer, to Read more about Julia Kaufman graduates with distinction, wins Outstanding Capstone Award[…]