Скачать или смотреть PhD Defense Rachel Maina Tilburg University TSB

Got my doctorate 🤗 ! Thanks to Jelte M. Wicherts, Amina Abubakar Ali, Manasi Kumar and Jia HE and @Miguel Perez-Garcia

My research to date, as captured in my thesis, indicates process outcomes of adaptation of an iPad based neurocognitive battery - BENCI. These outcomes show the viability of adapting psychometrically sound neurocognitive tests for LMICs e.g. Kenya where the scourge of stunting and HIV may impair cognitive functioning and inadvertently put children at risk of underperforming in school, dropping out, and long-term effects of reduced income and increased poverty. This novel work in my country results from interaction with children living with HIV reporting difficulty learning at the same pace as their healthy classmates. Clinically, they couldn't afford intrusive neurocognitive lab tests and we did not have culturally validated paper or computer based tests. In school, their parents couldn't afford placement in schools with fewer children where teachers could give their children extra attention in learning. Assessing for neurocognitive impairment is an important first step towards cognitive recovery. With proper culturally adapted and psychometrically sound freely available cognitive tools such as BENCI, cognitive deficiencies can be assessed, and educational and treatment approaches can be tailored to promote equity in education.