Nurses and advanced practice providers have historically been undervalued and underutilized in global health, yet they comprise the majority of the global health workforce. The Global Nursing Impact Series aims to provide a platform for leading nurses and advanced practice providers to share the impact that they are making in the field of global health through research, advocacy, collaboration, innovation, and more. Invited speakers will present for 20 minutes followed by a 10-minute Q&A session.
The lecture series is hosted by the Center for Global Nursing (CGN) on the second Tuesday of each month on Zoom. More CGN events can be found on the CGN website.
Speaker
Charisse Ahmed, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, UCSF School of Nursing
Charisse Ahmed, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor in the UCSF School of Nursing and a Research Fellow with the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research in Zambia, and Faculty for CGN’s Certificate in Global Nursing. In recognition of her global nursing leadership, Charisse was awarded the 2025 Global Nursing Research Seed Award through CGN to advance her work on community-engaged HIV and mental health interventions in Zambia.
Charisse collaborates in research with Ikhaya (A Place Called Home) in Zambia, addressing sexual- and gender-based violence among children and adolescents. In 2023, she co-founded Mind Changers–Pals 4 Life (MCP4L), a grassroots mental health advocacy and research advisory group comprised of youth, clinicians, survivors, and community leaders. Together with MCP4L, she co-designed Mpata Yathu, a trauma-informed, church-based mental health intervention for adolescent girls and young women exposed to address the syndemic of HIV, mental health, and gender-based violence. With strong mentorship, local partnerships, and embedded community collaborators, she continues to anchor her nursing research in equity, sustainability, and impact.
UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact Pilar Deer at pilar.deer@ucsf.edu as soon as possible.