Professor Ginny Bond
Professor of Anthropology Public Health
Based overseas at Zambart (an African research institute in Zambia and a LSHTM strategic partner), I am a social anthropologist with over 35 years of experience in the sub-Saharan African region (particularly Zambia and South Africa), and with expertise in health-related stigma research and interventions, social science in community randomised trials, infectious disease (TB, HIV, COVID-19) and a particular rapid qualitative methodology called 'Broad Brush Surveys' (BBS). I have contributed to the development of 'EquiPar'; a LSHTM developed equitable partnership tool, drawing on my experience and different roles in Zambart. I am currently engaging more in research capacity strengthening approaches, health systems approaches, climate change, digital health technology and safeguarding.
Affiliations
Teaching
I have supervised 11 PhD students to successful completion and I am currently supervising 5 PhD students. PhD research to date has included: the role of AI and ultrasound in TB diagnostics, gender influences on nutrition, MDR-TB and cash transfers, gender differences in child stunting, HIV (men's role in vaginal microbicides, HIV management in couples and young women living with HIV in Zambia), STIs (ethnography of the management of STIs in a rural Zambia), TB (children's role in managing TB, TB and mental health), community engagement and ethics in CRTs, and, disability (disability groups, the impact of COVID-19 on people with disability). I supervise Master level students at LSHTM for projects on annual basis. I have led training linked to research studies on: academic writing skills; participatory research methods; Broad Brush Surveys; stigma and sexual behaviour research methods; child centred methodologies; household-surveys; study protocols; and ethics. I have helped develop adult education material on raising awareness and challenging HIV and TB stigma. I completed CILT 1 in June 2012. I am very committed to building social science capacity and promoting intra-disciplinary research in sub-Saharan Africa. I have been a MO on distance learning modules medical anthropology and research methods for health policy, often delivered sessions or lectures for the HIV, contributed to an infectious disease module (TB content), and am a marker on different modules.
Research
Health-related stigma research and interventions (TB, HIV, disability, female schistosomiasis, COVID-19). Critical social science in community randomised trials. Qualitative rapid assessment of urban systems - Broad Brush Surveys (BBS) - to improve public health. Methodological approaches to working with children. Interdisciplinary research. Multi-country research. Water and sanitation. Equitable Partnerships. Climate change. Safeguarding. Research Capacity Strengthening.