tracymorse

Academy membership

Members profile

Name

Dr Tracy Morse

Organisation name

University of Strathclyde

Job title

Research fellow

Website address

https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/morsetracydr/

Nationality

Europe, United Kingdom

Country of current residence

Africa, Malawi

Expertise and interests

Sectoral expertise

academia and research, Community Engagement, public health

Disciplinary Expertise

Environmental sciences, one health, Public health

Area of interest

Food safety, Food, Food value chains, Health systems, Health, Maternal and child health, One Health, Water and sanitation, Sustainability

Personal

Members introduction

I am an environmental health researcher with a specific interest in community engagement and development models which provide holistic and interdisciplinary solutions to health issues in low and middle income countries.

Academic publications

Recent publications

Developing a Contextually Appropriate Integrated Hygiene Intervention to Achieve Sustained Reductions in Diarrheal Diseases. (2019). Morse, T., Chidziwisano, K., Tilley, E., Malolo, R., Kumwenda, S., Musaya, J., Cairncorss, S.  Sustainability, 11(17), 4656; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11174656

Risk Factors Associated with Feeding Children under 2 Years in Rural Malawi – a Formative Study. (2019). Chidziwisano, K., Tilley, E., Malolo, R., Kumwenda, S., Musaya, J., Morse, T. International Journal of Environmental Health Research and Public Health 16(12). 10.3390/ijerph16122146

Towards complementary food hygiene practices among child caregivers in rural Malawi. (2019) Chidziwisano, K., Slekiene, J., Kumwenda, S., Mosler, H., Morse, T. American Journal of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0639

Achieving an Integrated Approach to Food Safety and Hygiene—Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa (2018). Morse, T., Masuku, H., Rippon, S., Kubwalo, H. Sustainability. 10(7) 2394 DOI: 10.3390/su10072394

Recent Projects

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The Hygienic Family

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The Hygienic Family

Investigators

Tracy Morse, Kondwani Chidziwisano, Elizabeth Tilley, Rossanie Daudi-Malolo, Janelisa Maseya

Institutions Involved

University of Strathclyde, University of Malawi

Main Methods Used

Cluster before and after trial with a control, and two treatment arms assessing the relative impact of the hygiene of weaning foods on the prevalence of diarrhoeal disease in children under-five years old.

Project Website

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An interdisciplinary approach to address barriers to sanitation and hygiene among fishing communities of Africa’s Great Lakes.

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An interdisciplinary approach to address barriers to sanitation and hygiene among fishing communities of Africa’s Great Lakes.

Investigators

Tracy Morse, Tara Beattie, Christabel Kambala, Kondwani Chidziwisano, Jane Mumma, David Musoke, Saidi Kapiga, Jenala Chipungu, Robert Dreibelbis, Rochelle Holm

Institutions Involved

University of Strathclyde, University of Malawi, Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Makerere University, MITU, CIDRZ, LSHTM, Mzuzu University

Main Methods Used

Development of initial network to explore reearch areas within food safety, WASH and food security across fisheries in the Great lakes region 

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History

Member for

1 year 2 months