Millicent Kihiuria

Research Coordinator

Millicent Kihiuria is a Research Coordinator for the NIDA funded PRISM study, which looks at the efficacy of a peer-delivered behavioral activation intervention for individuals struggling with polysubstance use. PRISM is implemented on a mobile treatment unit on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. In addition to the PRISM study, she also works on qualitative data analysis for the Siyakhana-CHW R34, Siyakhana-Peer R21, and Masculinity R21 studies in Cape Town, South Africa, as well as the HEAL R61 study in Baltimore, MD.

Previously, Millicent conducted an observational clinical study at the University of Maryland School of Medicine under the guidance of Dr. Annabelle Belcher, where she investigated the existence of an association between substance use and mental health disorders in individuals with an opioid use disorder (OUD) who are incarcerated at a rural jail on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She was then introduced to the Global Mental Health and Addiction Program (GMAP), where she was an undergraduate research assistant from 2022-2023, primarily working on the HEAL R61 study. She received a BS in Public Health Science from the University of Maryland, College Park. In her future career as a healthcare professional, she hopes to work diligently to deliver the highest quality of care to patients in resource-limited settings.

Education

University of Maryland, College Park

B.S., Public Health Science