Joy Noel Baumgartner, PhD, MSSW

About

Joy Noel Baumgartner is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work with adjunct appointments in the Gillings School of Public Health and the Duke Global Health Institute at Duke University. Dr. Baumgartner has 20+ years of experience conducting socio-behavioral and health services research in low-resource contexts globally. Her area of focus is on strengthening the delivery of integrated health and social service interventions that address mental health, HIV prevention, reproductive health, maternal, child & adolescent health, and/or interpersonal violence. As Director of the School of Social Work’s Global Mental Health Initiative, Dr. Baumgartner’s mixed methods research is grounded in the fields of psychiatric epidemiology, implementation science, and integrated service systems to inform, co-create, and evaluate global health interventions. She is PI for the NICHD R01 Adolescent Wellness Visits to Reduce Health Risks in Tanzania (VITAA study) and the NIMH R34 Family Psychoeducation for Adults with Psychotic Disorders in Tanzania (KUPAA study). She also leads the qualitative and implementation science components of several other research studies focused on child and adolescent health in East Africa and is the Social Work Faculty Liaison for the MSW/MPH Dual Degree program.

Research Activities

Global Health

Mental Health

Social & Behavioral Sciences

HIV/AIDS

Qualitative Methods

Implementation Science

Clinical Trials

Key Publications

Impact evaluation of a quality of care intervention at private primary care facilities for maternal and neonatal health in rural Uganda. Baumgartner JN, Headley J, Kirya J, Guenther J, Kaggwa J, Kim MK, Aldridge L, Weiland S, Egger J.  (1970). Health Policy & Planning, 36(7), 1103-1115.

Effect of a lay counselor delivered integrated maternal mental health and early childhood development group-based intervention in Northern Ghana: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Baumgartner JN, Ali M, Gallis J, Lillie M, Abubakr-Bibilazu S, Adam H, Aborigo R, Owusu R, Kim ET, McEwan E, Zhou Y, Mackness J, Awoonor-Williams JK, Hembling H.  (2021). Global Mental Health, 8 e18.

Perceived Burden and Family Functioning among Informal Caregivers of Individuals Living with Schizophrenia in Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study. Clari R, Headley J, Egger J, Swai P, Lawala P, Minja A, Kaaya S, Baumgartner JN. (1970). BMC Psychiatry, 22(1), 10.

Education