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Miss Kate Nelson

Research Fellow

United Kingdom

I am an epidemiologist with an interest in adolescent health, evaluation methods, and causal inference. I currently work on the MENISCUS trial to evaluate the impact of a school-based menstrual health intervention in Uganda on education and mental health. I am also undertaking a staff PhD focused on using causal inference approaches to understand mechanisms of action in complex interventions. Prior to joining LSHTM, I worked on the evaluation of mass media behaviour change campaigns and in global health communications. I obtained my MSc in Epidemiology from LSHTM and hold a BA in Human Biology with interdisciplinary honors from Stanford University.

Affiliations

Department of Population Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Teaching

I teach on the Basic Epidemiology and Advanced Statistical Methods in Epidemiology modules and supervise students on the MSc in Epidemiology. I was previously a co-module organiser for Epidemiology in Practice.

Research

My research focuses on adolescent health, with a particular interest in the design of school-based studies. I am also interested in process evaluation methodology and am exploring the use of causal mediation analyses within cluster trials as part of my PhD work. I previously contributed to the DREAMS evaluation, looking at the impact of the interventions on attitudes towards gender norms among adolescent girls and their male peers. I am currently a member of the International Statistics and Epidemiology Group.
Research Area
Complex interventions
Adolescent health
Randomised controlled trials
Gender
Impact evaluation
Evaluation
Reproductive health
Disease and Health Conditions
Mental health
HIV/AIDS
Infectious diseases
Country
Uganda
Kenya
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)

Selected Publications

Impact of DREAMS interventions on attitudes towards gender norms among adolescent girls and young women: Findings from a prospective cohort in Kenya.
NELSON, KA; Magut, F; MULWA, S; Osindo, J; Kamire, V; Khagayi, S; Pulerwitz, J; COOK, S; Gourlay, A; Ziraba, A; Kwaro, D; FLOYD, S; Birdthistle, I;
2024
PLOS global public health
Understanding the social and physical menstrual health environment of secondary schools in Uganda: A qualitative methods study.
SSEMATA, AS; Ndekezi, D; Kansiime, C; Bakanoma, R; Tanton, C; NELSON, KA; Hytti, L; Neema, S; TORONDEL, B; SEELEY, J; WEISS, HA; MENISCUS Group,;
2023
PLOS global public health
Menstrual health interventions, schooling, and mental health problems among Ugandan students (MENISCUS): study protocol for a school-based cluster-randomised trial.
Kansiime, C; Hytti, L; NELSON, KA; TORONDEL, B; Francis, SC; Tanton, C; GRECO, G; Belfield, S; Nakalema, S; Matovu, F; SSEMATA, AS; Alezuyo, C; Neema, S; Jerrim, J; BONELL, C; SEELEY, J; WEISS, HA; MENISCUS Group,;
2022
Trials
'Learn from the lessons and don't forget them': identifying transferable lessons for COVID-19 from meningitis A, yellow fever and Ebola virus disease vaccination campaigns.
COLLINS, J; Westerveld, R; NELSON, KA; ROHAN, H; BOWER, H; Lazenby, S; Ikilezi, G; Bartlein, R; Bausch, DG; KENNEDY, DS;
2021
BMJ global health
Factors associated with declining a menstrual cup among female students and their parents in Ugandan secondary schools: a cross-sectional study.
Mugenyi, L; Tembo, M; NELSON, KA; Thomas, KA; Kansiime, C; LAGONY, S; Mpaata, AM; Belfield, S; Nakalema, S; Akech, A; Torondel-Lopez, B; WEISS, HA;
2024
BMJ open
MENISCUS Trial diary data
WEISS, H; NELSON, K; Thomas, K; Mugenyi, L; Batuusa, R; Baleke, C;
2024
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Understanding menstrual factors associated with poor mental health among female secondary school students in Uganda: a cross-sectional analysis.
Ssesanga, T; THOMAS, KA; NELSON, KA; Oenen, E; Kansiime, C; LAGONY, S; Enomut, JR; MAYANJA, Y; WEISS, HA;
2024
Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health
MENISCUS Trial
WEISS, H; NELSON, K; Mugenyi, L; Batuusa, L; Thomas, K; Baleke, C;
2024
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
MENISCUS Trial quantitative survey data
WEISS, H; NELSON, KA; Mugenyi, L; Batuusa, L; THOMAS, K; Baleke, C;
2024
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Data collection tools for: "Understanding the social and physical menstrual health environment of secondary schools in Uganda: A qualitative methods study"
SSEMATA, AS; Ndekezi, D; Kansiime, C; Bakanoma, R; Tanton, C; NELSON, KA; Hytti, L; Neema, S; TORONDEL, B; SEELEY, J; WEISS, HA;
2023
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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