Eve Puffer
Biographic Data
| ID | 7450318 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eve Puffer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eve |
| FAMILY NAME | Puffer |
| SIGNATURE | PUFFER E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duke University, Durham, NC, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
I just want to be normal”
Background : Adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Kenya experience psychosocial challenges shaped by developmental transitions and social and health system contexts. Limited research has examined differences across adolescence and young adulthood in low-resource settings. Methods : We conducted a qualitative study using focus group discussions and thematic analysis to explore psychosocial experiences across three stages:…
Parenting on the border
There is currently a lack of evidence-based interventions with a dual focus on improving parenting and caregiver mental health in conflict and humanitarian settings. To address this gap, we co-designed a trauma-informed, edutainment-enhanced intervention to improve both parenting and mental health outcomes among migrant and displaced caregivers on the Thailand-Myanmar border. This paper outlines the study protocol for a pragmatic, community-based…
A comparison of assessment tools for childcare centers in high vs. low resource settings
Studies suggest issues may arise when using childcare setting assessment tools designed for high-resource settings in low-resource settings to assess and improve the quality of care, including placing disproportionate weight on features of the childcare environment that may not be available or culturally appropriate within the low-resource context. This study compares a novel assessment tool developed in and for low-income and low-resource settin…
Feasibility and acceptability of a peer provider delivered substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya
Background Youth in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of substance use yet lack access to substance use interventions. The goal of this project was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-delivered, single-session substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya. Methods This was a convergent parallel mixed methods study utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Two trained peer providers a…
Problematic alcohol use among fathers in Kenya
Drivers of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Three Refugee Camps
This qualitative study examined the "drivers" of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in displacement to identify protective factors and patterns of risk. Qualitative data were collected in three refugee camps in South Sudan, Kenya, and Iraq ( N = 284). Findings revealed interrelated factors that triggered and perpetuated IPV: gendered social norms and roles, destabilization of gender norms and roles, men's substance use, women's separat…
A Qualitative Study of Mechanisms Underlying Effects of a Parenting Intervention in Rural Liberia
Explaining rural/non-rural disparities in physical health-related quality of life
Drivers of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Three Refugee Camps
This qualitative study examined the "drivers" of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in displacement to identify protective factors and patterns of risk. Qualitative data were collected in three refugee camps in South Sudan, Kenya, and Iraq ( N = 284). Findings revealed interrelated factors that triggered and perpetuated IPV: gendered social norms and roles, destabilization of gender norms and roles, men's substance use, women's separat…
A Qualitative Study of Mechanisms Underlying Effects of a Parenting Intervention in Rural Liberia
Explaining rural/non-rural disparities in physical health-related quality of life
Drivers of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Three Refugee Camps
This qualitative study examined the "drivers" of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in displacement to identify protective factors and patterns of risk. Qualitative data were collected in three refugee camps in South Sudan, Kenya, and Iraq ( N = 284). Findings revealed interrelated factors that triggered and perpetuated IPV: gendered social norms and roles, destabilization of gender norms and roles, men's substance use, women's separat…
A Qualitative Study of Mechanisms Underlying Effects of a Parenting Intervention in Rural Liberia
Problematic alcohol use among fathers in Kenya
Feasibility and acceptability of a peer provider delivered substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya
Background Youth in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of substance use yet lack access to substance use interventions. The goal of this project was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-delivered, single-session substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya. Methods This was a convergent parallel mixed methods study utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Two trained peer providers a…
A comparison of assessment tools for childcare centers in high vs. low resource settings
Studies suggest issues may arise when using childcare setting assessment tools designed for high-resource settings in low-resource settings to assess and improve the quality of care, including placing disproportionate weight on features of the childcare environment that may not be available or culturally appropriate within the low-resource context. This study compares a novel assessment tool developed in and for low-income and low-resource settin…
Parenting on the border
There is currently a lack of evidence-based interventions with a dual focus on improving parenting and caregiver mental health in conflict and humanitarian settings. To address this gap, we co-designed a trauma-informed, edutainment-enhanced intervention to improve both parenting and mental health outcomes among migrant and displaced caregivers on the Thailand-Myanmar border. This paper outlines the study protocol for a pragmatic, community-based…
I just want to be normal”
Background : Adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Kenya experience psychosocial challenges shaped by developmental transitions and social and health system contexts. Limited research has examined differences across adolescence and young adulthood in low-resource settings. Methods : We conducted a qualitative study using focus group discussions and thematic analysis to explore psychosocial experiences across three stages:…
Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works)