Anna Larsen, PhD, MPH

Faculty Appointment(s)

Acting Assistant Professor

annalar@uw.edu

I am an epidemiologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington. My research primarily focuses on improving mental health outcomes throughout the life course to support family wellbeing and thriving in low- and middle-income settings, with emphasis on: 1. men’s/father’s mental health and parenting skills, 2. digital mental health interventions to support families affected by early psychosis, 3. integrating perinatal mental health services into maternal-child health care. Current projects are based in East and West Africa. My work utilizes methods ranging from user-centered design of digital mental health interventions to advanced epidemiologic and statistical methods.

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship, UW School of Medicine/School of Public Health, 2022-2024
PhD, Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2018-2022
MPH, Epidemiology (Global Health), Columbia University, 2013-2015
BS, Biology (Physiology), Public Health, University of Washington, 2006-2010

Department Affiliations

Centers/Programs

Other Affiliations

Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents, and Children (Global WACh)

Recent Publications

Prevalence, severity and correlates of dysmenorrhea among postpartum women in Western Kenya: A cross-sectional study.
(2026)
PLOS Glob Public Health 6(5): e0006466
Khwepeya M, Pintye J, Abuna F, Bhat A, Enquobahrie DA, Gomez L, John-Stewart G, Kinuthia J, Marwa M, Ngumbau N, Odhiambo B, Watoyi S, Stern J, Larsen A
Integration of stepped care for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders among women attending maternal and child health clinics in Kenya: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.
(2026 May 8)
medRxiv
Karume AK, Ngumbau N, Ongeri L, Neema A, Kaggiah A, Owaga D, Maina C, Ndambuki C, Wang Y, Pothan L, Rose A, Larsen A, Masyuko S, Richardson BA, Wagner AD, Bhat A, Ronen K, Kinuthia J
Correction: "When a man is stressed, it replicates in the house": Kenyan women's perspectives on the influence of male partners on perinatal mental health among women affected by HIV.
(2026)
PLOS Glob Public Health 6(5): e0006451
Moraa H, Mutahi J, Atieno W, John-Stewart G, Kinuthia J, Kumar M, Marwa M, Odhiambo B, Abuna F, Pintye J, Wamalwa D, O'Malley G, Ronen K, Njuguna I, Larsen A
Assessing the approach to perinatal mental health screening and treatment in maternal-child health clinics in Western Kenya.
(2026)
PLOS Glob Public Health 6(5): e0005191
Neema A, Larsen A, Karume AK, Kaggiah A, Wagner AD, Richardson B, Weiner B, Maina C, Ndambuki C, Owaga D, Ngumbau N, Pothan L, Wang Y, Rose A, Ongeri L, Bhat A, Ronen K, Kinuthia J
Opportunities for Digital Health to Support Early Psychosis Care in Ghana: Qualitative Study Among Patients, Caregivers, and Clinicians.
(2026 Apr 20)
JMIR Form Res 10(): e85046
Larsen A, Agorinya J, Beaulieu A, Attah DA, Tauscher J, Asafo S, Buck B, Sottie EQ, DeVries E, Okyere AF, Ampaw M, Duah CA, Ofori-Atta A, Obeng K, Ben-Zeev D
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