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Background:

Dr. Astrid Treffry-Goatley is a senior researcher at the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI), Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She is a co-investigator and work-package lead for the Wellcome-funded WEMA project, focused on the impact of extreme weather events on the mental health of vulnerable African populations. Astrid leads community engagement activities in four African settings and oversees the Public Squares Programme at Stellenbosch University, which advances transdisciplinary research capacity. With a background in music studies, ethnography, and media, she has coordinated numerous participatory visual method projects addressing health issues such as HIV adherence, climate-sensitive risks, and gender-based violence.

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Community engagement with HIV drug adherence in rural South Africa: a transdisciplinary approach.
Treffry-Goatley A, Lessells RJ, Moletsane R, de Oliveira T, Gaede B, BMJ Med Humanit (2018), 44:239–246.

Understanding Specific Contexts of Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in Rural South Africa: A Thematic Analysis of Digital Stories from a Community with High HIV Prevalence.
Treffry-Goatley A, Lessells R, Sykes P, Barnighausen T, de Oliveira T, Moletsane R, Seeley J., PLoS One (2016), 11(2):doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148801.