Brandon Knettel
Associate Director, Duke Global Mental Health Program
Assistant Professor

Contact
brandon.knettel@duke.edu(919) 660-1218
Office 4235, Interprofessional Education Building
View Website Download C.V.Appointment:
Topics:
Countries:
Brandon Knettel
Associate Director, Duke Global Mental Health Program
Assistant Professor
Brandon Knettel, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and Assistant Professor with a primary appointment in the Duke University School of Nursing and a secondary appointment in the Duke Global Health Institute. His areas of specialization are global mental health and health behavior, with a focus on care engagement, stigma reduction, nurse-led models of care, and mental health support for people living with HIV. At DGHI, he teaches a course in Global Mental Health for the Master's of Science in Global Health program.
Dr. Knettel’s international projects are primarily located in Moshi, Tanzania, where he completed a one-year VECD Fogarty Global Health Fellowship to evaluate a community health worker program for HIV care engagement. In 2021, he received a NIMH K08 Career Development Award to develop a brief telehealth counseling intervention to address suicidal ideation and improve care engagement among people living with HIV in Tanzania. He is also leading pilot research to extend access to treatment for opioid use disorder in North Carolina, and was co-PI of a DGHI pilot grant to improve the understanding of cancer-related stigma in Tanzania.
Courses
Publications
-
Knettel BA, Amiri I, Minja L, Martinez AJ, Knippler ET, Madundo K, et al. Brief Report: Task-Shifting "Gold Standard" Clinical Assessment and Safety Planning for Suicide Risk Among People Living With HIV: A Feasibility and Fidelity Evaluation in Tanzania. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2023 Aug 15;93(5):374–8.Knettel B, Minja L, Msoka E, Tarimo C, Katiti V, Pan W, et al. Culturally-informed adaptation and psychometric properties of the Cataldo Cancer Stigma Scale in Northern Tanzania. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2023 Aug 3;1–13.Knettel BA, Muhirwa A, Wanda L, Amiri I, Muiruri C, Fernandez KM, et al. Patient perspectives on the helpfulness of a community health worker program for HIV care engagement in Tanzania. Aids Care. 2023 Jul;35(7):1014–21.Henry V, Stephens MJ, Galyean P, Young J, Zickmund S, Knettel BA, et al. Improving Cancer Care for People Living With HIV: A Qualitative Study of Provider Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 May 1;116(1):60–7.
See more publications at Scholars@Duke