Khadidiatou Ndiaye
Khadidiatou Ndiaye
M.A., Ph.D.
Teaching Associate Professor
School: Milken Institute School of Public Health
Department: Prevention and Community Health
Contact:
950 New Hampshire Avenue, 304
Dr. Khadidiatou Ndiaye is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Prevention & Community Health and the director of the Public Health Communication & Marketing program.
Dr. Ndiaye's research centers on culture, global health, and behavior change communication. She explores how culture impacts the fundamental understanding of health as well as individual, and communities’ risk and behaviors. Her work highlights the unique health experiences of Sub- Saharan African communities and their implications for not only understanding health risk risks also designing contextually appropriate interventions.
Behavioral Health
Health Communication
Health Disparities
Global Health
Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies, Minor Computer Technology, Indiana University, Indianapolis
Master of Arts, Communication University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Doctor of Philosophy, Communication. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
PubH 6411: Global Health Data Collection
PubH 6431: Global Health Communication Strategies & Skills, Department of Global Health
Dr. Ndiaye's work centers on issues of health, culture, and international communication. She explores how culture impacts the fundamental understanding of health in communities throughout the world. She is also interested in addressing the inherent methodological and procedural challenges of international health research (both from researchers' and participants' standpoints). Dr. Ndiaye uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches and has experience designing, implementing, and triangulating data from mixed method studies. She has worked on several projects including:
- Socio-cultural factors impacting polio vaccine acceptance
- HIV/AIDS family stigma communication
- Mother to child transmission of HIV
- Parent child communication about nutrition
- M-Health & Telemedicine in developing countries
- International Student Health
- Communication and Health Disparities
Ndiaye K, Warren JR, Krieger JL, & Hecht ML. Communication and health disparities. In: Thompson T, Parrott R, Nussbaum J, ediotrs. The Routledge Handbook of health communication. New York and London: Routledge, 2011. p. 469-81. - Strategies for HIV/AIDS in Africa: Lessons Learned in Ethiopia and Senegal
Airhihenbuwa CO, Fekerte B, Ndiaye, K, Niang, CI. Communications Strategies for HIV/AIDS in Africa: Lessons Learned in Ethiopia and Senegal. In: From the Ground Up: A Guide to Building Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Care Programs in Resource-Limited Settings, 2009. - American preadolescents' ethnic identification and perceptions of substance use
Ndiaye K, Hecht M, Wagstaff D, & Elek E. Mexican and Mexican American preadolescents' ethnic identification and perceptions of substance use. Substance Use and Misuse 2009; 44(8):1160-80.