Philani: A Home Visiting Intervention in South Africa
The Philani Program is unique as it shifts healthcare tasks to local township women that are trained to be community health workers known as......
Joan_Christodoulou, Ph.D.
Ιωάννα Χριστοδούλου
My childhood was full of adventures, from living in two different countries and four different states, to attending more grammar schools than I can recollect. Constantly being introduced to new environments, new cultures, and new people instilled in me a respect and curiosity for the human condition.
As a first generation Greek American, I strongly believe in the value of varied perspectives in language, life, and any field of study. My family, my travels, my relationships, my education, and my investigations guide and nourish me as a researcher, an educator, and life explorer.
Education
Ph.D. in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Claremont Graduate University
M.Phil. in Social & Developmental Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
PUBLICATIONS
- Tomlinson, M., Fearon, P., Christodoulou, J., da Silva, M., Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (In press). Stop describing and start fixing: The promise of longitudinal intervention cohorts. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
- Stansert Katzen, L., Tomlinson, M., Christodoulou, J., Laurenzi, C., Le Roux, I. M., Baker, V., Nokwanele, M., Le Roux, K., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2020). Home visits by community health workers in rural South Africa have a limited, but important impact on maternal and child health in the first two years of life. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), 1-10.
- Rezvan, P. H., Tomlinson, M., Christodoulou, J., Almirol, E., Stewart, J., Gordon, S., Blein, T., Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2020). Intimate Partner Violence and Food Insecurity Predict Early Behavior Problems Among South African Children Over 5-years Post-Birth. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 1-11.
- Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Gordon, S., Christodoulou, J., Tomlinson, M. (2020). Ending HIV/AIDS: Not as close as many would have us believe. South African Medical Journal, 110(2), 80-80.
- Le Roux, K., Christodoulou, J., Davis, E., Stansert Katzen, L., Dippenaar, E., Tomlinson, M., Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2020). Maternal and child health outcomes in rural South African mothers living with and without HIV. AIDS Care, 32(4), 452-461.
- Simoni, J.M., Tapia, K., Lee, S. J., Graham, S. M., Beima-Sofie, K., Mohamed, Z.H., Christodoulou, J., Ho, R., & Collier, A. C. (2020). A conjoint analysis of the acceptability of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy among persons living with HIV in the U.S. AIDS & Behavior, 24(4), 1226-1236.
- Bergelson, E., Bergmann, C., Byers-Heinlein, K., Cristia, A., Cusack, R., Dyck, K., … Yurovsky, D. (2020). Quantifying sources of variability in infancy research using the infant-directed speech preference. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 3(1), 24-52.
- Christodoulou., J., Abdalian, S. E., Jones, S. K., Christodoulou, G., Pentoney Jr., S. L., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2019) Crystal Clear with Active Visualization: Understanding Medication Adherence Among Youth Living with HIV. Aids and Behavior, 1-5.
- Christodoulou, J., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Norris, L., & Tomlinson, M. (2019). Home visiting and depression affect the quality of maternal caregiving in South Africa. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 58(12), 1165-1174.
- Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Christodoulou, J., Hayati Rezvan, P., Comulada, S. W., Gordon, S., Skeen, S., Stewart, J., Almirol, E., Tomlinson, M. (2019). Maternal HIV Does Not Affect Resiliency among Uninfected/HIV Exposed South African Children from Birth to 5 Years of Age. AIDS, 33, S5-S16.
- Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Arfer, K. B., Christodoulou, J., Comulada, S., Stewart, J., Tubert, J. E. & Tomlinson, M. (2019). The Association of Maternal Alcohol Use and Paraprofessional Home Visiting with Children’s Health. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87, 551-562.
- Christodoulou, J., Stokes, L., Bantjes, J., Tomlinson, M., Stewart, J., Rabie, S., Gordon, S., Mayekiso, A., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2019). Community Context and Individual Factors Associated with Arrests Among Young Men in a South African Township. PLOS ONE.
- Simoni, J. M., Beima-Sofie, K, J. M., Mohamed, Z. H., Christodoulou, J., Tapia, K., Graham, S. M., Ho, R., Collier, A.C. (2019). Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Treatment Acceptability and Preferences: A Qualitative Study among U.S. Providers, Adults Living with HIV, and Parents of Youth Living with HIV. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 33(3), 104-111.
- Le Roux, K., Christodoulou, J., Stansert Katzen, L., Dippenaar, E., Laurenzi, C., Le Roux, I. M., Tomlinson, M., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2019). A Longitudinal Rural Cohort Study of Adolescent vs Adult South African Mothers and their Children from Birth to 24 Months. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-2164-8
- Christodoulou, J., Le Roux, K., Tomlinson, M., Le Roux, I. M., Stansert Katzen, L., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2019). Perinatal Maternal Depression in Rural South Africa: Child Outcomes Over the First Two Years. Journal of Affective Disorders, 247, 168-174.
- Chukwuemeka N. O., Christodoulou, J., Bantjes, J., Qondela, T., Stewart, J, Shoptaw, S., Tomlinson, M., & Rotherman-Borus, M. J. (2018). Understanding HIV risk behaviors among young men in South Africa: A syndemic approach. AIDS and Behavior, 22, 3962-3970.
- Christodoulou, J., Leland, D., Moore, D. (2018). Overt and Covert Attention in Infants Revealed Using Steady-State Visually Evoked Potentials. Developmental Psychology, 54, 803-815.
- Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Le Roux, K., Le Roux, I. M., Christodoulou, J., & Tomlinson, M. (2017). To Evaluate if Increasing Accountability of South African Government Health Workers’ Home Visits Improves Maternal and Child Outcomes: Study Protocol for A Randomized Control Trial. BMC Trials, 18, 368.
- Christodoulou, J., Moore, D., & Lac, A. (2017) Babies & math: A meta-analysis of the Wynn effect. Developmental Psychology.
- Christodoulou, J., Johnson, S., Moore, D, & Moore, D. (2016). Seeing double: 5-month-olds’ mental rotation of dynamic, 3D block stimuli presented on dual monitors. Infant Behavior & Development, 45, 64-70.
- Christodoulou, J. & Burke, D. M. (2016). Mood induction and memory in young children. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 142, 221-229.
- Christodoulou-Smith, J., Gold, J. I., Romero, R., Goodwin, T. M., MacGibbon, K. W., Mullin, P. M., & Fejzo, M. S. (2011). Posttraumatic stress symptoms following pregnancy complicated by hyperemesis gravidarum. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 24, 1307-1311.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
Medication Adherence Trainer (MAT)
Applying cognitive theories based on multisensory learning and positive framing offer the opportunity to addressing several barriers to medication adherence among yout...
EEG: Are You Paying Attention?
While behavioral methods, i.e. eye tracking, serve as the measure of attention in many studies, EEG offers an opportunity to measure both covert......
PREVIOUS RESEARCH PROJECTS
Infant & Child Development, Claremont Graduate University
During my graduate studies at CGU, I investigated the development of spatial abilities. Specifically, mental rotation (MR) involves the ability to predict the......
Hormones and Behavior Lab, University of Cambridge
From 2009 to 2011, I studied under Professor Melissa Hines in the area of hormones and cognition at the University of Cambridge. Specifically,......
Hinshaw Lab, University of California, Berkeley
Starting in my first semester as an undergraduate, I pursued my research interests in the area of developmental psychology with a team of......
EDUCATOR
Introduction to Psychology
Cognitive Developmental Psychology
Methods & Statistics
SERVICES
Editing & Writing
Statistics & Research
Grant Writing
Explorer
Travels Beyond
Traveling has always been a part of my life whether it consists of an hour drive from home or a 16-hour flight.
Travels Within
My travels within include yoga, hiking, running, swimming, Pilates, as well as painting.
