Dr Martha Chinouya

PhD, MSc, BSc

Martha was appointed Senior Lecturer at Northumbria University in September 2010, having previously been a lecturer in Social Anthropology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is also an Honorary Research Fellow and member of the Anthropologies of African Bioscience at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as well as an Associate member of the Institute of Human Rights and Social Justice at London Metropolitan University.  Martha has worked in public health and health promotion for several years where she was involved in initiating and implementing a range of public health interventions, including policy/practice frameworks. She has an interest in personalisation, global public health and diversities.  Her current research focuses on personalisation within the wider context of promoting wellbeing in mental health, aging, children and families and education.  Her work has been funded by various agencies including the Stigma Index, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Nuffield Foundation (Social Science Fellowship) and Primary Care Trusts, Social Services Departments and the Crescent Support Group.  Central to her interests is engaging diverse members of the public in various aspects of research, from inception to dissemination and implementation.

Email: martha.chinouya@northumbria.ac.uk

Selected Publications:

Journal articles

Bailey C, Chinouya M (2010) Reflections on ageing from within different cultural contexts. Irish Journal of Anthropology, 13 (2) 6-12

Aspinall, P., and Chinouya, M. (2011) Determining the identity of ‘black Africans’ in UK population and health policy contexts: Ethical issues and challenges. Social Identities, 17 (2) 255-270

Chinouya M, Aspinall PJ (2010) Ethical issues in targeted HIV prevention work among 'Black African' migrants in London, International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, 6 (4) 21-33

Chinouya, M. and O’Keefe (2008) Pachedu-Zenzele in the Diaspora: Promoting sexual health amongst Zimbabweans in England. International migration. 46 (5) pp71-98

Aspinall, P. J. and Chinouya, M. (2008): Is the standard term ‘black African’ useful in demographic and health research in the United Kingdom? Ethnicity and Health 13 (3) pp 183-202

Lawrence J. M., Devlin, E., Macaskill S., Kelly M., Chinouya M., Raats M.M., Barton K. L., Wrieden W. L. & Shepherd R. (2007) Factors that affect the food choices made by girls and young women from minority ethnic groups. Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics 20 (4), 311-319

Chinouya, M. J. (2006) Telling Children about HIV in Transnational African Families: Tensions about Right: Journal of Diversity, Health and Social Care. 3: 7-17

Chinouya, M. and O’Keefe, E. (2006) Zimbabwean Cultural Traditions in England: Ubuntu/Hunhu as a Human Rights Tool. Diversity in Health and Social Care 3: 2. pp 89-98

Chinouya, M. and O’Keefe, E. (2005). God will look after us: Africans, HIV and Religion. Diversity in Health and Social Care Vol. 2: 3 pp177-186

Fenton, K. A., Chinouya, M., Davidson, O. Copas, A. on behalf of the Mayisha Team 1. (2002) HIV Testing and High Risk sexual Behaviours amongst London’s Migrant African Communities: A Participatory Research Study. Sexually Transmitted Infections 78: 241-245.

Fenton KA, Chinouya M, Davidson O, Copas A; MAYISHA research team. HIV transmission risk among sub-Saharan Africans in London travelling to their countries of origin. AIDS. 2001 Jul 27;15 (11):1442-5.

Book Chapters

Chinouya, M. (2010) Maintaining Transnational Families: HIV Positive Zimbabwean Women’s Narratives of Obligation and Support. In McGregor, J. and Primorac, R. (Eds) Zimbabwe’s new Diaspora: Displacement and the cultural politics of survival. London: Berghahn books

Chinouya (2007) Ubuntu and the helping hands for AIDS in Wambu, O. (Ed) Under the tree of talking: Leadership for Change in Africa. London: Counterpoint, British council

O'Keefe, E. and M Chinouya (2005) Global migrants, gendered tradition & human rights: Africans and HIV in the United Kingdom. In R Tong, A Donchin & S Dodds,(Eds). Feminist Bioethics, Human rights and the Developing world. Rowland & Littlefield

Chinouya, M. and O'Keefe, E. (2004). Young African Londoners affected by HIV: Making sense of rights. in Fox, D. and Scott-Samuel (Eds). Human Rights, Equity and Health. London: Nuffield Trust.

Chinouya, M. (2003) Zimbabweans in England: building capacity for culturally competent health promotion. In Theodore Macdonald, ed. The Social Significance of Health Promotion London: Routledge

Reports

Dodds, C., Ford, H., Chinouya, M., Weatherburn, P., and Chaula, J. (2008) The knowledge, the will and the power: A plan of action to meet the HIV prevention needs of Africans living in England. London: Sigma

Chinouya, M (2008) Taurai: the Anglican Diocese of Manicaland’s (Zimbabwe) Response to HIV within the Christian Community: London: London Metropolitan University

Chinouya, M and Muza (2006) Tact and Tactics: Christian Leaders response to HIV. Luton: Luton PtCT

Chinouya, M. Ssenyu-Sseruma, W. and Kwok, T. (2003) Sexual health of Black Africans living with HIV. London: Health First

Pulle, S., Lubega, J., Davidson, O. and Chinouya, M. (2005) Doing it well: Good practice guide for choosing and implementing community-based HIV prevention interventions with Africans in England. NAHIP

Chinouya, M., Musoro, L. and O’Keefe, E. (2005). Capacity building: Anglican Diocese of Manicaland. London: Human Rights and Social Justice Research Institute, London Metropolitan University.

Chinouya, M. (2004) The Health and Social Care needs of Zimbabweans in Luton: The Pachedu-Zenzele model. Luton: Luton Primary Care Trust

Chinouya, M., Musoro, L. and O’Keefe, E. (2003) Ubuntu-Hunhu in Hertfordshire: Black Africans in Herts: Health and Social Care Issues. A report on the action research intervention in the County. St Albans: The Crescent Support Group