Diana Namumbejja Abwoye

Global health, planetary health, HIV/AIDS, women’s health, reproductive health, non-communicable diseases, immigrant/refugee health, health equity.

Hometown/Country

Masaka & Kitgum/Uganda & Tewksbury/Massachusetts

Undergraduate Education

Makerere University-Hospitality Management

University of Massachusetts Boston- BS Biology

Graduate Education

Simmons University -MSN; Direct Entry Family Nurse Practitioner

Research Interests

Global health, planetary health, HIV/AIDS, women’s health, reproductive health, non-communicable diseases, immigrant/refugee health, health equity.

Blogs & Interviews

The creation of Our Bodies, Ourselves - a revolutionary text in the history of women’s liberation. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000vg8f

Interview with The World ‘s April Peavey on: https://theworld.org/stories/2018-04-26/global-reach-our-bodies-ourselves

Interview with WGBH’S Jim Braude: https://www.wgbh.org/news/lifestyle/2019/12/03/at-50-years-old-our-bodies-ourselves-enters-a-new-phase

https://nursingcentered.sigmanursing.org/features/top-stories/the-2018-emerging-global-healthcare-leadership-symposium-our-takeaways

My perspective on health inequality and racism: https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/addressing-institutional-racism-health-inequality-my-perspective/

https://www.globalnursingcaucus.org/blog/global-nursing-voice-spotlight-diana-namumbejja-abwoye/

Awards

Judy A. Beal Nursing award of Excellence and Diversity
The Alyssa M. Frazar “Love of Life” award

Edith Anderson Leadership Education Scholar

 Robert W Guimond Scholar Of the year 2015

Extracurricular Activities:

Board Member Global Nursing Caucus, board member Our Bodies Ourselves, Member International Advisory Committee for Surrogacy 360 at Center for Genetics and Society.

Family time; bike riding, walking, swimming, traveling and cultural exploration, reading, dancing, and advocacy.