University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Ronan is a psychologist and researcher with a background in neurosciences. In 2010, he obtained his PhD in the field of early diagnosis and treatment of psychosis. He is now working in the domain of personality disorders researching psychotherapeutic interventions. Ronan is interested in change processes and the use of technology for diagnosis and treatment in mental health care. At MHIRA, he coordinates the different centres and is responsible for the general strategy of the project. He also coordinates the research and the software development teams.
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Sylvia is a medical doctor and psychiatrist. Her areas of expertise are peer-led group counseling interventions for management of perinatal depression and school-based prevention interventions for adolescent risk behaviors. In the MHIRA project, Sylvia works on the cultural adaptation of diagnoses and treatments taking into account Tanzania’s specific context. She is also responsible for the implementation of MHIRA at the Muhimbili National Hospital including the alignment with the hospital policy.
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Alex is a clinical psychologist and PhD. He is an associate professor of clinical psychology and the director of research at the Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality (MIDAP). His areas of research include depression and borderline personality disorder and psychotherapy research. At MHIRA, he is responsible for coordinating the Chile based team, for international networking and for strategies to scale up the project.
University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
Aliriza Arenliu is an associate professor at the Department of Psychology. He has completed his PhD studies at the Department of Psychology at University of Ludwig Maximilian, Munich, Germany. His research interest are focused in school violence and prevention, suicide behavior among adolescents, refugee mental health and development and evaluation of psycho-social interventions. In MHIRA, Aliriza develops the project towards a school based implementation working together with school psychologists.
Twigalpha, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
At MHIRA, Eric is the front-end developer and designer.
Twigalpha, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tumaini completed his Bachelor in Computer Engineering at the University of Dar-es-Salaam. He is always keen to learn and try new technologies in expanding his skills. At MHIRA, Tumaini is the backend and digital Infrastructure engineer. He spends most of his time working on web APIs, databases, and digital infrastructure.
Twigalpha, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Edgar is a passionate developer who loves coding, open source projects, and the web. He likes to explore new technologies especially open source projects. In his free time he play piano and sometimes he likes to challenge himself by implementing simple solutions which automate day to day repetitive tasks. In the MHIRA project, Edgar works as a front-end developer
Twigalpha, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mihayo is an innovator who has undertaken transformational roles in product development in industries including digital financial services, telecommunication, rural economic development, print media, content creation, supply chain management, social security funds, regulatory & policy frameworks, public-private partnerships, and revenue generation. In MHIRA, Mihayo manages the team of software engineers, facilitates implementation and advises regarding entrepreneurial aspects of the project.
Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Basel
Salum is an IT professional and responsible for data handling in Tanzania National Hospital, including storage, backup and reports for those data. He also designed and implemented electronic consultation systems for outpatient clinics. At MHIRA, Salum advises regarding system administration aspects and takes care of making MHIRA compatible with processes and infrastructure at the Muhimbili National Hospital.
University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
Jon Konjufca is a teaching assistant at the Department of Psychology, University of Pristina. After graduating in Clinical and Health Psychology, he has focused on research methods, multivariate statistics and computerized experiments. He is currently the site coordinator in Kosovo for Project MHIRA. In addition, he is active in an international project on the diagnosis and treatment of psychotic disorders through evidence-based assessment and new technological solutions.
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Antonella is a licensed psychologist and a student member of the Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality (MIDAP). At MHIRA, Antonella is a PhD candidate working on Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) instrumentation for the research of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in adolescents and young adults.
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mrema is an assistant lecturer at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS). At the university, he provides teaching support to undergraduate and postgraduate students. At the hospital, he offers psychological support to patients at psychiatry child and adolescent clinics. Mrema has a strong interest and diverse experience in research that focuses on children and adolescents. In the MHIRA project, Mrema is a PhD candidate focusing on software implementation and cultural adaptation of evidence based assessments.
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Psychologist graduated from the Central University of Venezuela with a Master in Clinical Psychology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. She is currently candidate a doctoral student in her fourth year of the Doctoral program in Psychotherapy at the University of Chile. She is currently vice president of the Student Committee of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, ISSPD and is part of the Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality, MIDAP.
University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Yamil is a psychiatrist. He is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical Faculty of Universidad de Chile. He is also a doctoral researcher at Millenium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality
University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
Fjolla is in her final year of Master’s studies in the School Psychology and Counselling at the University of Prishtina. During her bachelor and master studies she has engaged in several research projects. Currently, she is a research assistant on an international project that focuses on the implementation of a technological intervention for patients with psychotic disorders in low- and middle-income countries. Fjolla is supporting the MIHRA project in Kosovo.
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Fernando is a PhD candidate at Universidad de Chile. His main research interest is the delivery of mental health services through technology (E-Mental Health). Over the past 4 years he has been studying how the implementation of technological devices and novel data collection methods can improve psychotherapeutic processes such as the therapeutic alliance and adherence. He also practices clinical work with adolescents and adults and specializes in anxiety and depressive disorders through the use of mindfulness-based strategies.
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
Cristóbal is a practicing clinical psychologist who graduated from the Diego Portales University of Chile, and later specialized as a clinical psychologist from the Society of Cognitive Postrationalist Psychotherapy of Chile. He obtained his Doctoral degree in Psychotherapy from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and the University of Heidelberg. He is an assistant professor at Adolfo Ibáñez University, where he directs the master’s program in Clinical Psychology. He is also a young researcher at the Millenium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality (MIDAP) in Chile.
University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Ronan is a psychologist and researcher with a background in neurosciences. In 2010, he obtained his PhD in the field of early diagnosis and treatment of psychosis. He is now working in the domain of personality disorders researching psychotherapeutic interventions. Ronan is interested in change processes and the use of technology for diagnosis and treatment in mental health care. At MHIRA, he coordinates the different centres and is responsible for the general strategy of the project. He also coordinates the research and the software development teams.
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Sylvia is a medical doctor and psychiatrist. Her areas of expertise are peer-led group counseling interventions for management of perinatal depression and school-based prevention interventions for adolescent risk behaviors. In the MHIRA project, Sylvia works on the cultural adaptation of diagnoses and treatments taking into account Tanzania’s specific context. She is also responsible for the implementation of MHIRA at the Muhimbili National Hospital including the alignment with the hospital policy.
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Alex is a clinical psychologist and PhD. He is an assistant professor of clinical psychology and the director of research at the Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality (MIDAP). Currently he directs the mental health unit at the San Joaquín Medical Center in the Macul neighborhood in Santiago. His areas of research include depression and borderline personality disorder and psychotherapy research. At MHIRA, he is responsible for coordinating the Chile based team, for international networking and for strategies to scale up the project.
University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
Aliriza Arenliu is an associate professor at the Department of Psychology. He has completed his PhD studies at the Department of Psychology at University of Ludwig Maximilian, Munich, Germany. His research interest are focused in school violence and prevention, suicide behavior among adolescents, refugee mental health and development and evaluation of psycho-social interventions. In MHIRA, Aliriza develops the project towards a school based implementation working together with school psychologists.
Twigalpha, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
At MHIRA, Eric is the front-end developer and designer.
Twigalpha, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tumaini completed his Bachelor in Computer Engineering at the University of Dar-es-Salaam. He is always keen to learn and try new technologies in expanding his skills. At MHIRA, Tumaini is the backend and digital Infrastructure engineer. He spends most of his time working on web APIs, databases, and digital infrastructure.
Twigalpha, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Edgar is a passionate developer who loves coding, open source projects, and the web. He likes to explore new technologies especially open source projects. In his free time he play piano and sometimes he likes to challenge himself by implementing simple solutions which automate day to day repetitive tasks. In the MHIRA project, Edgar works as a front-end developer
Twigalpha, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mihayo is an innovator who has undertaken transformational roles in product development in industries including digital financial services, telecommunication, rural economic development, print media, content creation, supply chain management, social security funds, regulatory & policy frameworks, public-private partnerships, and revenue generation. In MHIRA, Mihayo manages the team of software engineers, facilitates implementation and advises regarding entrepreneurial aspects of the project.
Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Basel
Salum is an IT professional and responsible for data handling in Tanzania National Hospital, including storage, backup and reports for those data. He also designed and implemented electronic consultation systems for outpatient clinics. At MHIRA, Salum advises regarding system administration aspects and takes care of making MHIRA compatible with processes and infrastructure at the Muhimbili National Hospital.
University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
Jon Konjufca is a teaching assistant at the Department of Psychology, University of Pristina. After graduating in Clinical and Health Psychology, he has focused on research methods, multivariate statistics and computerized experiments. He is currently the site coordinator in Kosovo for Project MHIRA. In addition, he is active in an international project on the diagnosis and treatment of psychotic disorders through evidence-based assessment and new technological solutions.
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Antonella is a licensed psychologist and a student member of the Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality (MIDAP). At MHIRA, Antonella is a PhD candidate working on Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) instrumentation for the research of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in adolescents and young adults.
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mrema is an assistant lecturer at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS). At the university, he provides teaching support to undergraduate and postgraduate students. At the hospital, he offers psychological support to patients at psychiatry child and adolescent clinics. Mrema has a strong interest and diverse experience in research that focuses on children and adolescents. In the MHIRA project, Mrema is a PhD candidate focusing on software implementation and cultural adaptation of evidence based assessments.
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Psychologist graduated from the Central University of Venezuela with a Master in Clinical Psychology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. She is currently candidate a doctoral student in her fourth year of the Doctoral program in Psychotherapy at the University of Chile. She is currently vice president of the Student Committee of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, ISSPD and is part of the Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality, MIDAP.
University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Yamil is a psychiatrist. He is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical Faculty of Universidad de Chile. He is also a doctoral researcher at Millenium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality
University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
Fjolla is in her final year of Master’s studies in the School Psychology and Counselling at the University of Prishtina. During her bachelor and master studies she has engaged in several research projects. Currently, she is a research assistant on an international project that focuses on the implementation of a technological intervention for patients with psychotic disorders in low- and middle-income countries. Fjolla is supporting the MIHRA project in Kosovo.
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Fernando is a PhD candidate at Universidad de Chile. His main research interest is the delivery of mental health services through technology (E-Mental Health). Over the past 4 years he has been studying how the implementation of technological devices and novel data collection methods can improve psychotherapeutic processes such as the therapeutic alliance and adherence. He also practices clinical work with adolescents and adults and specializes in anxiety and depressive disorders through the use of mindfulness-based strategies.
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Cristóbal is a practicing clinical psychologist who graduated from the Diego Portales University of Chile, and later specialized as a clinical psychologist from the Society of Cognitive Postrationalist Psychotherapy of Chile. He obtained his Doctoral degree in Psychotherapy from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and the University of Heidelberg. He is an assistant professor at Adolfo Ibáñez University, where he directs the master’s program in Clinical Psychology. He is also a young researcher at the Millenium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality (MIDAP) in Chile.