Publications

Center for Research on Systems Change in Public Health (CRSCPH) produces research, reports, and evidence designed to strengthen public health systems and advance equity. Our work spans social norms research, systems analysis, evaluation, and community-engage

This page highlights scholarly outputs from the Center and will continue to expand as new work is published and disseminated.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Peer-reviewed articles will be added as they are released.

Research Reports & Technical Briefs

Center-led research reports and technical briefs provide in-depth analysis and applied findings to inform public health systems, programs, and policy.

Reports and briefs will be added as they are released.

Policy Briefs & Evidence Summaries

Policy briefs and evidence summaries translate research findings into accessible insights for policymakers, agency leaders, and practitioners.

Policy-focused publications will be posted here.

Presentations & Conference Proceedings

Scholarly and invited presentations delivered at conferences, webinars, and professional convenings share emerging insights and applied lessons from the Center’s work.

Presentations and proceedings will be listed as available.

References

Cornish, Disa Lubker, Halkeno Tura, and Susan Roberts-Dobie. 2020. “Mother-to-Mother: Evaluation of the Sustainability of a Peer Model to Communicate Nutrition Messages in Mozambique.” African Journal of Health Sciences 32 (5): 53–63.

Story, William T, Yared Amare, Lara ME Vaz, Heather Gardner, Halkeno Tura, Gail Snetro, Mary V Kinney, Steve Wall, and Abeba Bekele. 2021. “Changes in Attitudes and Behaviors Supportive of Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia: An Evaluative Case Study.” BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 21 (1): 407.

Story, William T, Halkeno Tura, Jason Rubin, Belaynesh Engidawork, Anwar Ahmed, Feysel Jundi, Teshale Iddosa, and Teweldebrhan Hailu Abrha. 2020. “Social Capital and Disaster Preparedness in Oromia, Ethiopia: An Evaluation of the ‘Women Empowered’ Approach.” Social Science & Medicine 257: 111907.

Tura, Halkeno T, William T Story, and Armando Licoze. 2020. “Community-Based Savings Groups, Women’s Agency, and Maternal Health Service Utilisation: Evidence from Mozambique.” Global Public Health 15 (8): 1119–29.

Tura, Halkeno, and Armando Licoze. 2019. “Women’s Experience of Intimate Partner Violence and Uptake of Antenatal Care in Sofala, Mozambique.” PloS One 14 (5): e0217407.

Tura, Robsan, and Nema CM Aluku. 2025. “Whose Decision Is It Anyway? Men’s Perceptions of Women’s Decision-Making Autonomy in Maternal and Child Health in Western Kenya.” Social Sciences 14 (8): 452.

Tura, Robsan, Nema CM Aluku, Sato Ashida, and William T Story. 2025. “‘My Husband Is a “Mama’s Boy”’: Women’s Views on Male Engagement in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in Western Kenya.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22 (1): 125.