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Title: Associate Professor |
Dr. Michael Galvin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral Health Science and Practice at the 黑料老司机. Dr. Galvin is a mental health researcher and psychotherapist (LICSW) with a PhD in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis. Michael has a bachelor鈥檚 degree from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN and master鈥檚 degrees in Public Health and Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Galvin鈥檚 primary research interests center on mental health and the role that one鈥檚 environment, culture, and belief systems play in mental illness and treatment. In particular, his work focuses on elucidating cultural models of mental illness and exploring relationships to pathways to care, with the goal of improving cultural adaptation of mental health interventions and boosting access to allopathic services.
After completing his dissertation research at the first mental health clinic in northern Haiti, Dr. Galvin completed a NIH Fogarty Global Health Post-Doctoral Fellowship through Harvard University at the Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office (HE2RO) at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Following this, Dr. Galvin was a T32 Global Psychiatry Post-Doctoral Clinical Research Fellow with Harvard and Boston University.
Education
Ph.D. in Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, 2021
MPH, MSW, Washington University in St. Louis, 2013
B.A., Macalester College, 2008
Research Interests
Mental health, Cultural psychiatry, Idioms of distress, Pathways to care, Mixed-methods
research, Community-based participatory research
Recent Publications
Galvin, M., Coetzee, L., Leshabana, P., Masebe, N., Lebepe, S., Moolla, A., Tarullo, A., Rockers, P., Evans, D. (2025). Traditional Beliefs and Practices Surrounding Pregnancy Loss in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Social Science and Medicine. 118511. doi:
Galvin, M., Scheunemann, A., Chiwaye, L., Luvuno, Z., Kim, A., Moolla, A. (2025). Trauma as a Mediator of Childhood Adversity and Mental Illness in South Africa: A Path Analysis. South African Journal of Psychiatry. 31, 2276. doi:
Galvin, M., Coetzee, L., Leshabana, P., Masebe, N., Lebepe, S., Moolla, A., Tarullo, A., Rockers, P., Evans, D. (2025). Perceptions of HIV and Mental Illness as 鈥淲estern鈥� or 鈥淭raditional鈥� Illnesses: A Cross-Sectional Study from Limpopo Province, South Africa. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. 24:404, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s12906-024-04700-1
Galvin, M., Evans, D., Moolla, A., Coetzee, L., Maluleke, V., Leshabana, P., Miot, J. (2024). Adopting sustainable innovations for remote access to TB and HIV Care in South Africa. PLOS Global Public Health, 4:10, 1-15. doi:
*Moolla, A., *Galvin, M., Mongwenyana, C., Miot, J., Magolego, W., Leshabana, P., Ngcobo, N., Naidoo, N., Coetzee, L. (2024). Understanding HIV service preferences of South African women 30-49 years old missing from or linked to care: An exploratory study of Gauteng and Limpopo provinces. Women鈥檚 Health, 20, 1-11. doi: 10.1177/17455057241277080. (*co-first authors)
Galvin, M., Michel, G., Pierre, E., Manguira, E., C茅nat, J. (2024). Maladi Nanm, Maladi Zonbi, & Maladi Lalin: A Qualitative Study of Cultural Concepts of Distress in Northern Haiti. Transcultural Psychiatry, 61:1, 60-69. doi: 10.1177/13634615231211477
Galvin, M., Kim, A., Ndaba, N., Cele, L., Swana, S., Kwinda, Z., Tsai, A., Moolla, A. (2023). Community perceptions and experiences of the South African government response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Johannesburg, South Africa. Social and Health Sciences. 1-18. doi: 10.25159/2957-3645/12601
*Byansi, W., *Galvin, M., Chiwaye, L., Luvuno, Z., Kim, A., Sundararajan, R., Tsai, A., Moolla, A. (2023). Adverse Childhood Experiences, Traumatic Events, and Mental Health Among Adults at Two Outpatient Psychiatric Facilities in Johannesburg, South Africa: A cross-sectional analysis. BMC Psychiatry, 23:581. doi: (*co-first authors)
Galvin, M., Michel, G., Pierre, E., Manguira, E., Lesorogol, C., Trani, F., Iannotti, L. (2023). Determinants of Mental Illness and Care Seeking Behaviors in Northern Haiti: An Assessment of Demographic, Social, and Religio-Cultural Factors Among Patients at the First Mental Health Clinic in the Region. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 26:3, 238-260. doi: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2202901
Galvin, M., Chiwaye, L., Moolla, A. (2023). Perceptions of Causes and Treatment of Mental Illness Among Traditional Health Practitioners in Johannesburg, South Africa. South African Journal of Psychology, 53(3), 403-415. doi: 10.1177/00812463231186264
Galvin, M., Byansi, W., Chiwaye, L., Luvuno, Z., Moolla, A. (2023). Pathways to care among patients with mental illness at two psychiatric facilities in Johannesburg, South Africa. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 1-9. doi: 10.1177/00207640231188037
Galvin, M., Chiwaye, L., Moolla, A. (2023). Religious and Medical Pluralism among Traditional Healers in Johannesburg, South Africa. Journal of Religion and Health, 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s10943-023-01795-7
Galvin, M., Michel, G., Manguira, E., Pierre, E., Lesorogol., C., Trani, J., Lester, R., Iannotti, L. (2022). Examining the Etiology and Treatment of Mental Illness Among Vodou Priests in Northern Haiti. Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 1-22. doi: 10.1007/s11013-022-09791-4
Galvin, M., Scheunemann, A., Michel, G., Pierre, E., Manguira, E. (2022). Construct Validation of Measures of Depression, Anxiety, and Functionality in Northern Haiti. Social Science and Medicine - Mental Health, 2, 100106. doi:
Galvin, M., Chapnick, M., Antenor, L., Joseph, D., Dulience, B., Jean Louis, S., Iannotti, L. (2020). Transnational Educational Partnerships: Achieving Public Health Impact Through Cross-Cultural Pedagogical Approaches in Haiti. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 60(4), 204-216. doi: 10.1080/14635240.2020.1843187
Galvin, M., Byansi, W. (2020). A Systematic Review of Task Shifting for Mental Health in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Mental Health, 49(4), 336-360. doi: 10.1080/00207411.2020.1798720
Brewis, A., Wutich, A., Galvin, M., & Lachaud, J. (2020). Localizing Syndemics: A Comparative Study of Hunger, Stigma, Suffering, and Crime Exposure in Three Haitian Communities. Social Science and Medicine, 295, 113031. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113031
Galvin, M., Michel, G. (2020). A Haitian-led Mental Health Treatment Center in Northern Haiti: The First Step in Expanding Mental Health Services Throughout the Region. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 23(2), 127-138. doi: 10.1080/13674676.2020.1737921