{"id":5950,"date":"2015-07-23T20:53:38","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T20:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/kenyares\/?page_id=5950"},"modified":"2024-02-28T16:51:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T16:51:52","slug":"keshet-ronen-phd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/kenyares\/about\/who-we-are\/uw\/keshet-ronen-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Keshet Ronen, MPH, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health, UW<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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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.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Publications<\/h3>\n
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  1. Moraa, H, Mutahi, J, Atieno, W, John-Stewart, G, Kinuthia, J, Kumar, M et al.<\/i>. \"When a man is stressed, it replicates in the house\": Kenyan women's perspectives on the influence of male partners on perinatal mental health among women affected by HIV. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026;6 (3):e0006047. doi: 10.1371\/journal.pgph.0006047<\/a>. PubMed PMID:41779726<\/a> PubMed Central PMC12959676<\/a>.<\/li>
  2. Peng, J, Wetzler, E, Wandika, B, Kithao, P, Moraa, J, Udren, JI et al.<\/i>. Associations between text communication engagement and maternal-neonatal outcomes in the Mobile WACh NEO Trial. PLOS Digit Health. 2025;4 (8):e0000968. doi: 10.1371\/journal.pdig.0000968<\/a>. PubMed PMID:40773418<\/a> PubMed Central PMC12331090<\/a>.<\/li>
  3. Pearce, J, Rao, D, Proeschold-Bell, RJ, Hedt-Gauthier, B, Ronen, K, Pfeiffer, J et al.<\/i>. Exploring supportive roles for global north investigators in global health research. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5 (4):e0004358. doi: 10.1371\/journal.pgph.0004358<\/a>. PubMed PMID:40267051<\/a> PubMed Central PMC12017523<\/a>.<\/li>
  4. Lopez, AR, Haight, E, Guijosa, L, Williams, B, Unger, J, Messina, L et al.<\/i>. Experiences of social support and the role of engagement in a digital educational support group for adolescent mothers' health in the Dominican Republic. PLOS Digit Health. 2025;4 (4):e0000808. doi: 10.1371\/journal.pdig.0000808<\/a>. PubMed PMID:40258038<\/a> PubMed Central PMC12011247<\/a>.<\/li>
  5. Unger, JA, Kinuthia, J, Wandika, B, Hedstrom, A, Wetzler, E, Udren, JI et al.<\/i>. The impact of interactive text communication on neonatal mortality in Kenya: a randomized controlled trial. Nat Med. 2025;31 (6):1847-1854. doi: 10.1038\/s41591-025-03576-z<\/a>. PubMed PMID:40075230<\/a> .<\/ol>Search PubMed<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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