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Roxanne Keynejad

King's College London Institute of Psychiatry Psychology & Neuroscience

Roxanne Keynejad

Dr Roxanne Keynejad is a Clinical Academic Perinatal Psychiatrist who researches the social determinants of women’s mental health in global context, with a focus on gender-based violence. She has research and educational collaborations with colleagues in Ethiopia, Somaliland and the European region, and is interested in decolonial global mental health research and complex interventions.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries Ethiopia;
Topics Perinatal mental health;
Methods Feasibility studies; Literature reviews and synthesis; Pilot study; Qualitative studies; Systematic Review; Thematic analysis; Theory of Change; Training materials; Trials and other evaluations;
Role Research;
Interest Groups Global Perinatal Mental Health;
Websitehttps://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/roxanne-keynejad
ORC.ID0000-0003-4434-3526
GOOGLE SCHOLARhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=a_olPlwAAAAJ&hl=en&inst=15159612047463182172
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/roxanne-keynejad-698310a2/
Research interests
  • Clinical trials of complex interventions.
  • Social determinants of women’s mental health.
  • Intergenerational impacts of adversity.
  • Realist methods.
  • Qualitative research.
  • Global mental health.
Key publications

Keynejad et al. 2026. The intergenerational legacies of research disinvestment, aid retrenchment and transactional compacts on global women’s health. PLOS Global Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002054

Corkery-Hayward, Minhas et al. 2026. Perinatal mental health impacts of intimate partner violence in the African region: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-09080-7

Keynejad et al. 2026. From housing to home and belonging: structural violence, ontological (in)security and women’s mental health. Frontiers in Sociology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2026.1612133

Keynejad et al. 2023. Problem-solving therapy for pregnant women experiencing depressive symptoms and intimate partner violence: A randomised, controlled feasibility trial in rural Ethiopia. PLOS Global Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002054

Keynejad et al. 2020. Psychological interventions for common mental disorders in women experiencing intimate partner violence in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30510-3