Contact
Casual Academic Hourly, School of Public Health
- nsangi@ualberta.ca
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Health Systems Strengthening Implementation Science Health literacy Knowledge Translation Evidence-Informed Healthcare Community Engaged Research
About
Dr. Allen Nsangi is a health systems researcher, implementation scientist, and behavioural scientist with extensive experience in health literacy, evidence-informed decision-making, health education, and public health research. She currently serves as a Research Associate in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, where she collaborates on grant writing, evidence synthesis, and rapid reviews in support of population and health systems research.
Dr. Nsangi holds a PhD in Medicine and Health Sciences from the University of Oslo, a Master of Science in Health Policy and Management from the University of Birmingham, and undergraduate degrees in Health Studies and Social Sciences from Birmingham City University and Makerere University, respectively.
Over the past decade, Dr. Nsangi has coordinated multidisciplinary and multinational research programs across East Africa, working closely with educators, policymakers, curriculum developers, healthcare professionals, and community stakeholders. Her contributions include the development of innovative educational resources, stakeholder-engaged implementation strategies, qualitative and quantitative evaluations, and the translation of research evidence into policy and practice. Her work has contributed to curriculum development initiatives in Uganda and has informed health literacy and educational interventions across several African countries.
Her work has reached tens of thousands of learners and educators, contributed to global conversations on health literacy and critical thinking, and continues to inform the design and implementation of public health interventions in both low- and high-income settings.
Research
Dr. Nsangi has collaborated extensively with international institutions, including Makerere University, the University of Oslo, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and the Cochrane Collaboration. Her research interests span implementation science, health systems strengthening, evidence-informed healthcare, chronic disease prevention, Indigenous health, knowledge translation, health communication, and community-engaged research. Through her scholarship, she seeks to advance equitable, culturally responsive, and evidence-based approaches to improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities in diverse populations.
Her research is extensively focused on developing, evaluating, and implementing interventions that strengthen critical thinking and health literacy skills among children, adolescents, and communities. She played a leading role in the internationally recognized Informed Health Choices (IHC) initiative, a pioneering program designed to help primary and secondary school students critically assess health claims and make informed health decisions. As part of this work, she co-led a landmark cluster-randomized trial published in The Lancet, which demonstrated significant improvements in students' ability to distinguish between reliable and unreliable health information.
Featured Publications
Astrid Dahlgren, Daniel Semakula, Faith Chesire, Michael Mugisha, Esther Nakyejwe, Allen Nsangi, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Marlyn A. Ochieng, Andrew David Oxman, Ronald Ssenyonga, Clarisse Marie Claudine Simbi
F1000Research. 2026 January; 10.12688/f1000research.132052.2
Matt Oxman, Faith Chelagat Chesire, Michael Mugisha, Ronald Ssenyonga, Benson Ngatia, Allen Nsangi, Simon Lewin, Jenny Moberg, Nelson Sewankambo, Margaret Kaseje, Monica Melby-Lervåg, Atle Fretheim, Andrew David Oxman, Sarah Rosenbaum
F1000Research. 2025 December; 10.12688/f1000research.158042.2
Matt Oxman, Faith Chesire, Michael Mugisha, Ronald Ssenyonga, Allen Nsangi, Andrew D Oxman, Atle Fretheim, Sarah Rosenbaum, Margaret Kaseje, Nelson Sewankambo, Monica Melby-Lervåg, Simon Lewin
BMJ Open. 2025 October; 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104236
Andrew D. Oxman, Allen Nsangi, Laura Martínez García, Margaret Kaseje, Laura Samsó Jofra, Daniel Semakula, Heather Munthe-Kaas, Sarah E. Rosenbaum
2025 April; 10.12688/f1000research.158087.2
Andrew D. Oxman, Allen Nsangi, Laura Martínez García, Margaret Kaseje, Laura Samsó Jofra, Daniel Semakula, Heather Munthe-Kaas, Sarah E. Rosenbaum
F1000Research. 2024 November; 10.12688/f1000research.158087.1
Matt Oxman, Faith Chelagat Chesire, Michael Mugisha, Ronald Ssenyonga, Benson Ngatia, Allen Nsangi, Simon Lewin, Jenny Moberg, Nelson Sewankambo, Margaret Kaseje, Monica Melby-Lervåg, Atle Fretheim, Andrew David Oxman, Sarah Rosenbaum
2024 October; 10.12688/f1000research.158042.1
Astrid Dahlgren, Daniel Semakula, Faith Chesire, Michael Mugisha, Esther Nakyejwe, Allen Nsangi, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Marlyn A. Ochieng, Andrew David Oxman, Ronald Ssenyonga, Clarisse Marie Claudine Simbi
F1000Research. 2023 July; 10.12688/f1000research.132052.1
Sarah Rosenbaum, Jenny Moberg, Faith Chesire, Michael Mugisha, Ronald Ssenyonga, Marlyn A Ochieng, Clarisse Marie Claudine Simbi, Esther Nakyejwe, Benson Ngatia, Gabriel Rada, Juan Vásquez-Laval, José Damián Garrido, Grace Baguma, Sam Kuloba, Edward Sebukyu, Richard Kabanda, Irene Mwenyango, Tonny Muzaale, Pamela Nandi, Jane Njue, Cyril Oyuga, Florian Rutiyomba, Felecien Rugengamanzi, Joan Murungi, Allen Nsangi, Daniel Semakula, Margaret Kaseje, Nelson Sewankambo, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Simon Lewin, Andrew D Oxman, Matt Oxman
2023 May; 10.12688/f1000research.132580.1
Allen Nsangi, Diana Aranza, Roger Asimwe, Susan Kyomuhendo Munaabi-Babigumira, Judith Nantongo, Lena Victoria Nordheim, Robert Ochieng, Cyril Oyuga, Innocent Uwimana, Astrid Dahlgren, Andrew Oxman
BMJ Open. 2023 February; 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066890
Adrian Muwonge, Christine Mbabazi Mpyangu, Allen Nsangi, Ibrahim Mugerwa, Barend M deC Bronsvoort, Thibaud Porphyre, Emmanuel Robert Ssebaggala, Aggelos Kiayias, Erisa Sabakaki Mwaka, Moses Joloba
BMJ Open. 2022 September; 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058457
Ronald Ssenyonga, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Solomon Kevin Mugagga, Esther Nakyejwe, Faith Chesire, Michael Mugisha, Allen Nsangi, Daniel Semakula, Matt Oxman, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Simon Lewin, Margaret Kaseje, Andrew D. Oxman, Sarah Rosenbaum
PLOS ONE. 2022 February; 10.1371/journal.pone.0260367
Daniel Semakula, Allen Nsangi, Andrew Oxman, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Sarah Rosenbaum, Matt Oxman, Margaret Kaseje, Astrid Austvoll-Dahlgren, Christopher James Rose, Atle Fretheim, Nelson Sewankambo
BMJ Open. 2019 December; 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031510
Allen Nsangi, Daniel Semakula, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Andrew D Oxman, Matt Oxman, Sarah Rosenbaum, Astrid Dahlgren, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Margaret Kaseje, Christopher James Rose, Atle Fretheim, Nelson K Sewankambo
BMJ Open. 2019 September; 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030787
Allen Nsangi, Daniel Semakula, Andrew David Oxman, Astrid Austvoll- Dalghren, Matt Oxman, Sarah Rosenbaum, Angela Morelli, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Margaret Kaseje, Iain Chalmers, Atle Freithem, Kristoffer Yunpeng Ding, Nelson Kaulukusi Kaulukusi Sewankambo
2019 August; 10.21203/rs.2.12516/v1
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