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Dr

Constance Mackworth-Young

Assistant Professor

Global Health and Development

Orcid identifier0000-0002-9725-7931
  • Assistant Professor
    Global Health and Development
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Global Health and Development, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH, United Kingdom

BIO

I am a Medical Anthropologist, researching the social contexts that shape the health and wellbeing of young people. I am based in Zimbabwe, with The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe. My methodological expertise is with ethnographic and participatory qualitative methods. My work is often collaborative, with other anthropologists and social scientists, as well as within interdisciplinary teams, including conducting process evaluations within trials. I was previously based at Zambart in Zambia, where I conducted ethnographic studies with young people living with HIV. I am committed to critical and participatory approaches which value the expertise of communities, and have a keen interest in capacity strengthening.

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE APPOINTMENTS

  • Research Fellow
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Global Health and Development, London, United Kingdom1 Feb 2020 - 17 Jul 2021
  • Assistant Professor
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Global Health and Development, London, United Kingdom18 Jul 2021 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Social Science Researcher
    Zambart, Social Science, Lusaka, Zambia1 Sep 2014 - 31 Jan 2018

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Project Manager: Health Systems
    Meteos, Oxford, United Kingdom1 Jan 2012 - 31 Aug 2014

DEGREES

  • PhD (No Corrections)
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2016 - 31 Dec 2019
  • MSc Reproductive and Sexual Health Research (Distinction)
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom2 Sep 2015 - 31 Aug 2016
  • BA Anthropology (First Class)
    Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom1 Sep 2008 - 31 Aug 2011

REGIONS & COUNTRIES

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)

TOPICS & DISCIPLINES