Connecting Research Partners
Researchers who want to integrate faith and health will find great value here. If you’re faculty or student at a university, we can help you integrate faith into your research, find collaborators, and connect with organizational partners. Cross-disciplinary global research teams strengthen the opportunities to learn from different perspectives and catalyze learning to address complex problems. You can also become a part time Research Assistant for the Meros Center using your skills to support the ministry.
- Connect with Research Scholars with vast areas of expertise and experience in global regions. Start by reviewing our current network below.
- Become a Research Assistant for the Meros Center, either virtual or in the field. Start by filling out an application.
My research interests include the intersection of faith and health care, in particular low and middle income countries (LMICs). Meros helped connect me with like-minded practitioners, refined the research study design, and provided guidance to both myself and undergraduate researchers in qualitative research methodology.
Dr. Michael Toppe, DMSc, PA-C | Associate Professor, Concordia University
Researcher Listings
Viola Babirye, MME (Ongoing)
- Africa
- Mixed Methods
- Community Resilience, Education, Health Services and Policy, Information Literacy
Veronica Perez, MPH
- North America
- Qualitative
- Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Substance Use/Mental Health
Steve Offutt, PhD
- Africa, Central America
- Qualitative, Mixed Methods
- Congregational Research, Gangs and Violence, Perspectives on Christian Development
Stephen Saunders, PhD
- North America
- Research
- Psychology, Substance Use/Mental Health, Theology
Solomon Mwije, BA, MA, MSc, PhD (Ongoing)
- Africa
- Qualitative, Mixed Methods
- Community Health, Health Services and Policy, Healthcare Systems, Maternal and Child Health, Preventative Health Interventions
Rick Duncan, MAGL, DrGL (Cand.)
- Africa, Central America, North America, South America
- Qualitative
- Perspectives on Christian Development, Population Outcomes, Theology
Rebecca Meyer, PhD, MSNed, RN
- North America
- Qualitative
- Community Health, Maternal and Child Health
Paul Shelter Fast
- North America
- Qualitative
- Maternal and Child Health, Social/Spiritual Determinants
Pamela Love, PhD, MSN, RN
- North America, South America
- Quantitative
- Education, Social/Spiritual Determinants
Meagan Schlinkert
- Central America, North America, South America
- Mixed Methods
- Community Health, Health Outcomes, Healthcare Systems, Refugee and Immigrant Health
Lincoln Lau, PhD
- Africa, Asia, South America
- Quantitative, Mixed Methods
- Health Services and Policy, Infectious Disease, Maternal and Child Health, Social/Spiritual Determinants
Leah Ward
- North America
- Mixed Methods
- End-of-Life Care, Health Disparities, Nursing Policy and Practice, Population Outcomes
Laston Tembo, MSc
- Africa
- Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed Methods
- Applied Econometrics, Biostatistics, Community Resilience, Curriculum, Healthcare Systems, Population Outcomes
Kirsten Kasten
- North America
- Mixed Methods
- Curriculum, Posttraumatic Growth, Teacher Mental Health
Kingford Chimfwembe, MPH
- Africa
- Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed Methods
- Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Ethics, Infectious Disease
Kevin Sykes, PhD, MPH
- Asia, North America
- Mixed Methods
- Health Services and Policy, Social/Spiritual Determinants
