Dr Primrose Nyamayaro is a mental health researcher based in Zimbabwe. She has been engaged in mental health and HIV research. This has included feasibility and effectiveness trials on the interface between HIV and mental health, funded by various international organisations.
She has coordinated local research teams to adapt and implement a psychological intervention developed in the United States of America to the local Zimbabwean context, as well as testing the effectiveness of a peer led intervention for adolescents with depression and poor adherence. She is an alumnus of African Mental Health Research Initiative (AMARI). Dr Nyamayaro has led a community and public engagement grant on mental health for
people living with HIV.
She also has research interests in brain health and is an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health. Dr Nyamayaro has validated NeuroScreen, a smartphone app based cognitive screener that can be used by lay counsellors to assess patients in clinics. This app screener is now available in Shona, one of the local Zimbabwean languages.
As a researcher, Dr Nyamayaro is passionate about the use of evidence-based interventions in mental health and ensuring they reach everyone.
