Keshet Ronen, MPH, PhD

Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health, UW

Dr. Keshet Ronen, MPH, PhD, is an Acting Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington. Her primary research interest is in the use of mobile communication technology such as text messaging and social media to support behavioral health in underserved and marginalized populations in Kenya and the US. She is also interested in the health of immigrants, refugees, and gender and sexual minorities. Dr. Ronen is passionate about social justice and committed to working with communities to develop strategies to improve health equity.

Publications

  1. Ronen, K, Gewali, A, Dachelet, K, White, E, Jean-Baptiste, M, Evans, YN et al.. Acceptability and Utility of a Digital Group Intervention to Prevent Perinatal Depression in Youths via Interactive Maternal Group for Information and Emotional Support (IMAGINE): Pilot Cohort Study. JMIR Form Res. 2024;8 :e51066. doi: 10.2196/51066. PubMed PMID:38306159 PubMed Central PMC10873795.
  2. Jiang, W, Ronen, K, Osborn, L, Drake, AL, Unger, JA, Matemo, D et al.. HIV Viral Load Patterns and Risk Factors Among Women in Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission Programs to Inform Differentiated Service Delivery. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024;95 (3):246-254. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003352. PubMed PMID:37977207 PubMed Central PMC10922247.
  3. Ronen, K, Mugo, C, Kaggiah, A, Seeh, D, Kumar, M, Guthrie, BL et al.. Facilitated WhatsApp Support Groups for Youth Living With HIV in Nairobi, Kenya: Single-Arm Pilot Intervention Study. JMIR Form Res. 2023;7 :e49174. doi: 10.2196/49174. PubMed PMID:37955957 PubMed Central PMC10682925.
  4. Tickell, KD, Achieng, C, Masheti, M, Anyango, M, Ndirangu, A, Diakhate, MM et al.. Family MUAC supported by a two-way SMS platform for identifying children with wasting: the Mama Aweza randomised controlled trial. EClinicalMedicine. 2023;64 :102218. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102218. PubMed PMID:37781159 PubMed Central PMC10541484.
  5. Borges, M, Schipper, L, Gonzalez, G, Goode, S, Hersh, D, Pham, DQ et al.. "We should be resourcing their liberation:" a qualitative formative study to guide introduction of a systems engineering intervention at a King County, WA juvenile detention center clinic. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023;23 (1):881. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09809-6. PubMed PMID:37608328 PubMed Central PMC10463502.
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