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Sadandaula Rose Muheriwa, PhD
- Postdoctoral Research Associate
Education
- Ph.D., 2021. University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies. Coral Gables, FL
Bio
Sadandaula Rose Muheriwa Matemba is a registered nurse and midwife with early pregnancy, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infection prevention expertise influencing her research translation and implementation. Muheriwa Matemba integrates childhood development, basic science, sexual health literacy, nursing and midwifery, and community-based participatory approaches into interventions to promote adolescent sexual health and wellness. Utilizing socioecological and positive youth development models, Muheriwa Matemba seeks to equip and empower young adolescents (14 years and younger) with bio-behavioral sexual health literacy skills as they transition towards adulthood. She also aims to promote young adolescent sexual health literacy to individuals and institutions entrusted with the care and well-being of young adolescents.
Current Focus
Muheriwa Matemba's current research focuses on community and parental perspectives on the experiences that support the sexual health development of young adolescents (10-14 years) in the U.S.
University of Rochester CTSI
4/1/2022 - 5/31/2023
Role: Co-Principal Investigator