Principle Investigators
Densmore is an Associate Professor in Computer Science. Her research looks at community-based digital innovation and content creation for maternal and child health and community wireless networks, especially in bandwidth-constrained settings. She has done research in India, Uganda, Lesotho, South Africa, and D R Congo, looking at the ways in which media on mobile phones might improve health practices. She is a member of the ACM SIGCHI Research Ethics committee and the ACM COMPASS steering committee.
Melissa Densmore
HCI Lab, Centre in ICT4D
University of Cape Town
Nervo is a Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction with particular interest on the application of digital health to address maternal and child health challenges in LMIC countries with experience in Ecuador, Peru and India. He recently led an MRC-AHRC scoping project with multiple stakeholders exploring the socio-cultural practices that influence pregnancy care in South India and the role technology can play to support pregnancy care. He is also part of a multidisciplinary network that focuses on digitizing reproduction.
Nervo Verdezoto
School of Computer Science and Informatics
Cardiff University
Co-Investigators: Community Engagement Leads
Tebogo Mothiba
University of Limpopo
Tebogo is a Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences with expertise on healthcare management, health education and promotion, health equity, healthcare delivery with particular focus on maternal and child health in regard to socio-cultural practices and ethnic minorities experiences. She has worked in previous projects related to sexual and reproductive health as well as HIV, AIDS, TB and gender-based violence interventions. Tebogo is also the Deputy Chairperson of the newly elected Turfloop Research Ethics Committee at the University of Limpopo.
Shane Norris
University of Witswaterstrand
Shane is a professor within the Department of Paediatrics and Director of the South African Medical Research Council’s Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), and Director of the South African Department of Science and Technology and National Research Council’s Centre of Excellence in Human Development (CoE-HUMAN) in Joahnnesburg. He has many years of research experience in South Africa and other LMIC countries and in particular he has developed long-standing ties to the Soweto community and Department of Paediatrics at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital.
Alastair van Heerden
Human Sciences research Council
Alastair is an Associate Professor at the University Witwatersrand and research director within the Human and Social Development Programme at the Human Sciences Research Council. His research combines technology for development with public health, particularly how to harness inexpensive mobile technology to both address barriers and provide solutions to the challenges faced by low resource communities around the world. His previous work includes practical implementation of ICT4D projects in the context of high poverty and HIV in South Africa.
Co-Investigators
Kate Boyer
School of Geography and Planning
Cardiff University
Carolina Fuentes
School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University
Paula Griffiths
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Loughborough University
Qian (Sarah) Gong
School of Media and Communication and Sociology
Leicester University
Emma Haycraft
School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences
Loughborough University
Simone Honikman
Perinatal Mental Health Project
University of Cape Town
Yaseen Joolay
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
University of Cape Town
Kathryn Jones
School of Computer Science and Informatics
Cardiff University
Diane Levine
Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies
Nikki Mackintosh
Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester
Dawn Mannay
School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University
Fiona Ross
Dept of Anthropology
University of Cape Town
Emily Rousham
Global Public Health, School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences
Loughborough University
Mercedes Torres Torres
Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute
University of Nottingham
Project Researchers
- Mamare Bopape (University of Limpopo)
- Toshka Coleman (UCT)
- Jaydon Farao (UCT)
- Masenyani Mbombi (University of Limpopo)
- Mirriam Mkhize (HSRC, UCT)
- Livhuwani Muthelo (University of Limpopo)
- Sarina Till (UCT, Varsity College IIE)
Affiliated Researchers
- Astrid Treffry-Goatley (UKZN)
Partners
Claudia Matos Morgado
Aurora – Pelafamilia
Naveen Bagalkot
Srishti Institute for Arts & Design
Isaac Holeman, Beatrice Wasunna
Medic Mobile
Francisco Nunes
Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions (AICOS)
Fraunhofer Portugal
Kira-Leigh Kuhnert
Digital Medic, Stanford University
Sri Ranganathan
Dimagi
Martin Weiss, Linda Taylor
Jembi Technologies
Faizah Toefy, Ann Bullen
Bhabhisana Baby Network