Roscoe Kasujja

Roscoe Kasujja, PhD

Associate Professor

Biography

Dr Kasujja holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology and serves as Head of the Department of Mental Health & Community Psychology at Makerere University. As a distinguished scholar and former President of the Uganda Clinical Psychology Association, he has played a leading role in advancing mental health research and training in Uganda.

His research focuses on culturally adapted psychological interventions, clinical supervision, and psychosocial care in low‑resource settings. Notable publications include co-authorship of a qualitative study on clinical supervision for psychology students in Uganda (International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2015) and recent work on culturally tailored mental health interventions with refugee and HIV‑affected populations.

In his capacity as internal examiner and supervisor at Makerere, Dr Kasujja has guided and evaluated doctoral candidates. For instance, he co-supervised Khamisi Musanje’s PhD defense in November 2024 on a mindfulness‑based intervention for adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Kampala, demonstrating his commitment to both scientific rigor and clinical relevance.

Beyond academia, Dr Kasujja engages with broader mental health policy and advocacy. As Director of Mental Health at Makerere’s School of Psychology, he has spoken internationally about Uganda’s refugee mental health challenges—critiquing dependency on humanitarian aid and urging sustainable, community‑based psychosocial support efforts.

Education

  • PhD in Clinical Psychology, Makerere University

Publications

2025

Asiimwe, Ronald; Welch, Tim; Bowles, Ryan; Blow, Adrian J; Kasujja, Rosco; Mukisa, John

Measuring Parenting Practices: A Psychometric Analysis of the Adapted Alabama Parenting Questionnaire among Caregivers in a Uganda Cultural Context Journal Article

In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, pp. 1–12, 2025.

BibTeX

Kasujja, Rosco; Birungi, Peter; Bhamidipati, Kasturi; Assefa, Frey; Kim, Hae-Young; Peterson, Katia M; Kohrt, Brandon A; Bershteyn, Anna

Six-Week Problem Area–Concordant vs 8-Week Problem Area–Discordant Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial Journal Article

In: JAMA network open, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. e255242–e255242, 2025.

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Luberenga, Ibrahim; Tseng, Chi-Fang; Umugwaneza, Mariam; Sanghiv, Aanika Alpesh; Ndeezi, Morris; Kasujja, Rosco; Dwanyen, Lekie

Mental health interventions for refugees in Africa: a scoping review of implementation and motivations Journal Article

In: European Journal of Psychotraumatology, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 2498868, 2025.

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Mitchell, Gwen V; Kasujja, Rosco; Singh, Veehangi; Ahearne, Kathryn; Flynn, Emilee; Norton, Audrey; Schonfeld, David

Understanding and Addressing the Emotional Impact of Disasters on Children and Families Book Section

In: Pediatric Considerations in Disaster Settings: A Concise Guide to Advocating for Children's Needs, pp. 239–272, Springer, 2025.

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Mugarura, Joseph; Musanje, Khamisi; Levine, Michael E; Asiimwe, Ronald; Ndeezi, Morris; Kizito, Simon; White, Ross G; Kasujja, Rosco

Adapting the comprehensive assessment of acceptance and commitment therapy processes (CompACT) questionnaire for contextual relevance in Uganda: A comprehensive approach Journal Article

In: Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, vol. 12, pp. e57, 2025.

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Broek, Myrthe; Greene, M Claire; Guevara, Anthony F; Agondeze, Sandra; Kyanjo, Erimiah; Irakoze, Olivier; Kasujja, Rosco; Kohrt, Brandon A; Jordans, Mark JD

Data-driven supervision to optimize the effectiveness of proactive case detection for mental health care among children: a proof-of-concept study Journal Article

In: Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, vol. 12, pp. e4, 2025.

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2024

Musanje, Khamisi; Kamya, Moses R; Kasujja, Rosco; Vanderplasschen, Wouter; Sinclair, Deborah L; Baluku, Martin M; Odokonyero, Raymond F; Namisi, Charles P; Mukisa, John; White, Ross G; others,

The effect of a group-based mindfulness and acceptance training on psychological flexibility and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents in Uganda: an open-label randomized trial Journal Article

In: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC), vol. 23, pp. 23259582241236260, 2024.

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