Sauti Mashinani Lab Publications

2025 & Beyond 

Papers Under Review 

  • Intimate Partner Violence, Motherhood, and Mental Health: Examining the Impact of IPV on Mothers’ Resilience and Mental Health in Informal Settlements of Nairobi, Kenya
    • Gi Un Shin, Lena Moraa Obara, Kianna Stamps, Anna Balakrishnan, Enoch Boafo Amponsah, Susan S. Witte and Samantha C. Winter
  • Resilience and Well-being in Crisis: Climate Preparation and Coping Among Women in Urban Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
    • Dr. Samantha C Winter; Kianna Stamps; Anna Balakrishnan; Aishworya Shrestha; Agness Mchome; Hailey Hansen; Haley Brown; Lena Moraa Obara; Florence Kyoheirwe Muhanguzi; Theobald Frank Theodory; Susan S Witte
  • Longitudinal Study of Climate Vulnerability and Disability Justice in Women Living in Informal Settlements in Nairobi
    • Maegan Ramchal, Anna K. Balakrishnan, Azeezat D. Salaudeen, Stephanie A. Otieno, Malika Ali, Romy Whitesell, Brittney Benjamin, Hailey Hansen, Susan S. Witte, Samantha C. Winter 
  • Factors that Affect the Sleep of Women in Informal Settlements in Kenya
    • Ebuka Ukoh, Stephani Otieno Achieng, Lanae Plaxico, Anna Balakrishnan, Lena Moraa Obara, Millicent Dzombo, Maegan Ramchal, Enoch Amponsah, Haley Brown, Christine Musyimi, Susan S. Witte, Samantha C. Winter
  • Extreme weather events and mental health in climate-vulnerable communities: Results from a large-scale survey of women living in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
    • Haley Brown, Anna K. Balakrishnan, Kianna Stamps, Lena Moraa Obara, Susan S. Witte, Samantha C. Winter

 

Working Papers 

  • Localizing Obstacles and Solutions: Underscoring Women’s Suggestions for Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change in Informal Settlements in Kenya
    • Kianna Stamps, Stephanie Otieno, Gi Un Shin, Anna Balakrishnan, Susan S. Witte, Samantha C. Winter
  • Exploring experiences of community leaders in rural Dominican Republic
    • Anna Balakrishnan
  • Unraveling the Nexus between Neighborhood Disorder and Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: The Importance of Social Cohesion in Informal Settlements in Kenya
    • Enoch Boafo Amponsah, Monisha, Gi Un, Francesca, Hailey Hansen, Susan Witte, Samantha C. Winter
  • A Pathways framework for understanding climate change and mental health in informal settlements
    • Samantha C. Winter
  • Facilitators and barriers to accessing mental health and violence-related services for women experiencing IPV in informal settlements in Kenya.
    • Samantha C. Winter, Nathan Aguilar, Gi Un Shin, Hayley Farrell, Anna Balakrishnan, Maegan Ramchal, Lyla Yang, Kianna Stamps, Lena Moraa Obara, Ebuka Ukoh, Christine Musyimi, Millicent Dzombo, Enoch Amponsah, Susan S. Witte
  • Moderating the relationship between climate and poor mental health among women in informal settlements in Kenya: Findings from a longitudinal cohort study
    • Samantha C. Winter, Ebuka Ukoh, Manuela Simone Velazquez, Agness Mchome, Hailey Hansen, Haley Brown, Kianna Stamps, Christine Musyimi, and Susan S. Witte

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