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Center for Global Nursing Impact Series with Dr. Charisse Ahmed and Ms. Moomba Thornicroft

Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 am - 7:30 am Add to Calendar 2026-07-14 07:00:00 2026-07-14 07:30:00 Center for Global Nursing Impact Series with Dr. Charisse Ahmed and Ms. Moomba Thornicroft On Tuesday, July 14th (7:00 to 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time), please join the Center for Global Nursing to welcome Dr. Charisse Ahmed and Ms. Moomba Thornicroft for an inspiring Global Nursing Impact Series conversation about community-engaged research, global partnerships, mental health, HIV, and the power of nursing leadership to drive meaningful change. Please click here to register. Charisse Ahmed, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor at the UCSF School of Nursing, a Research Fellow with the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research in Zambia, and a faculty lecturer for CGN's Certificate in Global Nursing. In 2023, Dr. Ahmed co-founded Mind Changers–Pals 4 Life (MCP4L), a grassroots advocacy and research group dedicated to strengthening mental health services and promoting equitable, community-driven approaches to health and well-being. Through her work, she is helping to amplify community voices, strengthen mental health services, and advance equitable, locally driven approaches to health and well-being.  Moomba Thornicroft, MPH, is a Zambian researcher, project manager, and social justice practitioner with over a decade of experience in gender-based violence prevention, mental health, faith engagement, and community development. She is the Founder and Executive Director of A Place Called Home-Ikhaya, a women-led organization addressing sexual violence against women and children. Moomba has led and supported the implementation of community-based research and interventions in partnership with local and international organizations, with a particular interest in trauma-informed approaches, faith-based responses to violence, and adolescent wellbeing.  Dr. Ahmed and Ms. Moomba were awarded CGN's 2025 Global Nursing Research Seed Award to advance their Church-Based Friendship Bench Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, which focuses on community-engaged HIV and mental health interventions addressing sexual- and gender-based violence among adolescents in Zambia.  UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact Pilar Deer at [email protected] as soon as possible. America/Los_Angeles public

On Tuesday, July 14th (7:00 to 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time), please join the Center for Global Nursing to welcome Dr. Charisse Ahmed and Ms. Moomba Thornicroft for an inspiring Global Nursing Impact Series conversation about community-engaged research, global partnerships, mental health, HIV, and the power of nursing leadership to drive meaningful change. Please click here to register.

Charisse Ahmed, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor at the UCSF School of Nursing, a Research Fellow with the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research in Zambia, and a faculty lecturer for CGN's Certificate in Global Nursing. In 2023, Dr. Ahmed co-founded Mind Changers–Pals 4 Life (MCP4L), a grassroots advocacy and research group dedicated to strengthening mental health services and promoting equitable, community-driven approaches to health and well-being. Through her work, she is helping to amplify community voices, strengthen mental health services, and advance equitable, locally driven approaches to health and well-being. 

Moomba Thornicroft, MPH, is a Zambian researcher, project manager, and social justice practitioner with over a decade of experience in gender-based violence prevention, mental health, faith engagement, and community development. She is the Founder and Executive Director of A Place Called Home-Ikhaya, a women-led organization addressing sexual violence against women and children. Moomba has led and supported the implementation of community-based research and interventions in partnership with local and international organizations, with a particular interest in trauma-informed approaches, faith-based responses to violence, and adolescent wellbeing. 

Dr. Ahmed and Ms. Moomba were awarded CGN's 2025 Global Nursing Research Seed Award to advance their Church-Based Friendship Bench Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, which focuses on community-engaged HIV and mental health interventions addressing sexual- and gender-based violence among adolescents in Zambia. 

UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact Pilar Deer at [email protected] as soon as possible.