Research Associate
Dr Andoniou has 13 years experience working in the African context, and it began with her work exploring sexual behavior change in the context of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Her first in-field experience came when she served as a Western Heads East (WHE) intern in Mwanza, Tanzania - the project is Western’s community response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. Her work focused on this global health and community development project which is a research and service-learning program that partners with women’s groups in East Africa to introduce probiotic yogurt to help address the health, social, and economic impacts of the illness. From 2016 - 2020 her work focused on a health systems project aimed at improving maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) through the Training, Support and Access Model (TSAM), funded by Global Affairs Canada.
Ellena has extensive in-field experience leading projects in Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, and Rwanda. Her research and professional collaborations have allowed her to work closely with community members, the National Institute for Medical Research in Tanzania, The Kenya Medical Research Institute, and other community-based organizations addressing health and development in the region.
Dr Andoniou is now part of the One Health team, at Western University where the team is currently exploring community health worker's experiences as agents of behaviour change in the context of human and zoonotic tuberculosis through a One Health approach.
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About Ellena Andoniou
Dr Andoniou has 13 years experience working in the African context, and it began with her work exploring sexual behavior change in the context of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Her first in-field experience came when she served as a Western Heads East (WHE) intern in Mwanza, Tanzania - the project is Western’s community response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. Her work focused on this global health and community development project which is a research and service-learning program that partners with women’s groups in East Africa to introduce probiotic yogurt to help address the health, social, and economic impacts of the illness. From 2016 - 2020 her work focused on a health systems project aimed at improving maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) through the Training, Support and Access Model (TSAM), funded by Global Affairs Canada.
Ellena has extensive in-field experience leading projects in Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, and Rwanda. Her research and professional collaborations have allowed her to work closely with community members, the National Institute for Medical Research in Tanzania, The Kenya Medical Research Institute, and other community-based organizations addressing health and development in the region.
Dr Andoniou is now part of the One Health team, at Western University where the team is currently exploring community health worker's experiences as agents of behaviour change in the context of human and zoonotic tuberculosis through a One Health approach.
| Present | Faculty Member, Western University ‐ Global Health Equity | |
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| Present | Research Associate, Western University ‐ Faculty of Geography and Environment | |
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Dr Andoniou has 13 years experience working in the African context, and it began with her masters work exploring sexual behavior change in the context of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Her first in-field experience came when she first served as a Western Heads East (WHE) intern in Mwanza, Tanzania - the project is Western’s community response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. For the last number of years, her work focused on the WHE project which is a research and service-learning program that partners with women’s groups in East Africa to introduce probiotic yogurt to help address the health, social, and economic impacts of the illness. She has an extensive background in HIV/AIDS, nutrition, gender, community health, capacity building, food insecurity, community mobilization and project management. and Ellena has extensive in-field experience from managing projects in Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, and Rwanda. Her research and professional collaborations have allowed her to work closely with community members, the National Institute for Medical Research in Tanzania, The Kenya Medical Research Institute, and other development and health-care organizations in the region. Her previous work also includes activities with the Canadian Physicians for Research and Education in Peace, and the Institute for Global Health Equity and Innovation (UofT), where she helped launch the institute and took on a role in communications and project management. Dr Andoniou is now part of the TSAM team, which helps to improve maternal, newborn and child health in Rwanda.
| PhD in Geography with a focus on Global Health and Development, Western University | ||
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| Masters of Public Health, Lakehead University | ||
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| MSc in Health Geography, Western University | ||
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