Dr. Faustine Williams, a tenure-track investigator and NIH Distinguished Scholar is leading this research project in collaboration with Dr. Margarethe Horlyck-Romanovsky of CUNY Brooklyn College. This initiative represents a significant collaboration between the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), headquartered in Maryland, and Brooklyn College in New York City. Our research team is composed of experienced researchers, coordinators, assistants, community stakeholders, and health professionals, all dedicated to advancing our understanding of mental health within the Ghanaian immigrant community.
The NIMHD Team
Faustine Williams, Ph.D., MPH, M.S.
Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator, NIH Distinguished Scholar, Immigrant Health & Health Disparities (IHD) Research Laboratory
David Adzrago, PhD, MPhil, MSW
Postdoctoral Fellow, Immigrant Health & Health Disparities (IHD) Research Laboratory
Maryam Elhabashy, BA
Postbaccalaureate Fellow
Jacqueline Egelfeld, MA
Qualitative Graduate Research Assistant
The NYC Team
Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky, DrPH
Principle Investigator, Assistant Professor, CUNY Brooklyn College
Ramatu Ahmed
Outreach Coordinator, Founder and Executive Director of the African Life Center
Adeyinka M. Akinsulure-Smith, PhD, ABPP
Co-Principle Investigator, CUNY City College
Abena Dinizulu, BS
Research Coordinator
Cynthia Charway, MPH
Community Borough Coordinator – Brooklyn
Sam Owusu-Sekyere
Community Borough Coordinator – Staten Island
Sahar Hussain, BA
Research Assisstant
Bishoy Yacoub, BA
Research Assistant, Writing Fellow, and Field Interviewer
Farida Dawkins, BA
Field Interviewer, Community Event Staff
Morenike Idewu
Field Interviewer, Community Event Staff
Gabrielle Jones
Field Interviewer, Community Event Staff
Zahara Shidad, MS
Field Interviewer, Community Event Staff
The Ghanaian Mental Well-being Project 