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Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

• Uwizeye, G., Thayer, Z. M., DeVon, H. A., McCreary, L. L., McDade, T. W., Mukamana, D., ... & Rutherford, J. N. (2021). Double Jeopardy: Young adult mental and physical health outcomes following conception via genocidal rape during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Social Science & Medicine, 278, 113938.
• Uwizeye, G., DeVon, H. A., McCreary, L. L., Patil, C. L., Thayer, Z. M., & Rutherford, J. N. (2022). Children born of genocidal rape: What do we know about their experiences and needs?. Public health nursing, 39(1), 350-359.
• DeVon, H. A., Uwizeye, G., Cai, H. Y., Shroff, A. R., Briller, J. E., Ardati, A., ... & Schlaeger, J. M. (2021). Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of acupuncture for angina in an underserved diverse population. Acupuncture in Medicine, 09645284211055754.
• Gildner, T. E., Uwizeye, G., Milner, R. L., Alston, G. C., & Thayer, Z. M. (2021). Associations between postpartum depression and assistance with household tasks and childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from American mothers. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(1), 1-14.
• Uwizeye, G., Mukamana, D., Relf, M., Rosa, W., Kim, M. J., Uwimana, P., ... & Collins, A. (2017). Building nursing and midwifery capacity through Rwanda’s human resources for health program. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 29(2):192-201.
• Ndenga, E., Uwizeye, G., Thomson, D. R., Uwitonze, E., Mubiligi, J., Hedt-Gauthier, B. L. & Binagwaho, A. (2016). Assessing the twinning model in the Rwandan human resources for health program: goal setting, satisfaction, and perceived skill transfer. Globalization and health, 12(1), 4.

Chapters and Entries in Books and Dictionaries

• Lee, B. X., Uwizeye, G., & Kroll, T. (2018). State violence and state creativity: caring for women and girls who were raped during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.  In Adlam. J, Kluttig. T, & Lee B.X. (Eds.), Violent states and creative states: From the global to the individual: Structural violence and creative structures. London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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• Dissemination of findings on adverse health outcomes of early life exposure to the study population: A collaborative ethics project.  Dartmouth Society of Fellow Venture Funding; Thomas D. Sayles Research Grant; °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â Faculty of Health Sciences. (2021-2023). Principal investigator.
• Epigenetic impact of prenatal exposure to genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Dartmouth Society of Fellow Venture Funding; Christensen Laboratory, Dartmouth Geisel school of medicine; Goodman Faculty Research Grant, Department of Anthropology Dartmouth College; °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â Faculty of Health Sciences. (2020-2023). Principal investigator.
• Health outcomes of prenatal exposure to extreme stress among Rwandan adults born of genocidal rape (Doctoral research). University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing and Graduate College; Margaret McNamara Education Grants. (2018-2022). Principal investigator.
• Research-led peace education as crisis prevention in Central Africa. The British Academy grant. 2020-2022. Collaborator.

• Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, UIC College of Nursing (2020)
• Provost's Graduate Research Award, UIC Graduate College, (2019-2020)
• PhD Student Research Award, UIC College of Nursing (2019-2019)