Dr Lisa Butler

Dr. Lisa Butler is a research associate with BHP. She is a behavioral scientist and epidemiologist with methodologic expertise in the development and evaluation of community-based interventions to improve health and mental health outcomes for vulnerable and low-literacy populations in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA), particularly in high HIV prevalence settings. Her interventional research often incorporates the use of media (e.g., video, photography, radio, comics) and mobile technology. In collaboration with BHP, she is the PI of Monona ke Isago (Youth are the Future), a multi-component intervention designed to raise awareness and reduce stigma related to perinatal depression, and to identify and provide support to adolescents with symptoms of depression during pregnancy or in the early postpartum period.