MS. Lalit Dzifa Kodzo | Adolescent Mental Health | Best Researcher Award

Lalit Dzifa Kodzo is a Ghanaian scholar and mental health nursing professional whose career spans clinical practice, teaching, and international research. She holds advanced qualifications in nursing, public health, mental health education, and foreign language teaching, with her academic journey rooted in Ghana and further enriched through training and doctoral studies in China. Her professional experience includes serving as a lecturer, senior nursing tutor, staff nurse, and volunteer in clinical mental health settings, where she has mentored students, guided research, and engaged in therapeutic interventions for adolescents and adults. Her research interests focus on psychosocial management of mental health disorders, child and adolescent depression, perinatal mental health, and nursing education, with a strong emphasis on culturally sensitive interventions. She has honed research skills in qualitative methodologies, psychosocial rehabilitation, classroom and educational technology applications, and psychoeducational program development, supported by proficiency in SPSS, Endnote, and Microsoft Office. Her work has been recognized internationally, with invitations to speak at global conferences and contributions to peer-reviewed journals addressing adolescent mental health, psychosocial rehabilitation, and public health challenges. Lalit Dzifa Kodzo’s career reflects a deep commitment to bridging evidence-based practices with cultural contexts, making her a strong advocate for advancing global mental health and nursing education.

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Featured Publications

Kodzo, L. D., Wang, M., Kpekura, S., Kafle, A. B., Ur Rahman, F., Alam, I., & Zhang, R. (2025, September). Family Communication to Enhance Adolescent Depression Recovery—Intervention Development Protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Bawuah, A., & Kodzo, L. D. (2025, July). Exploring the relationship between women’s health autonomy and mental health in Senegal. Public Health.

Kodzo, L. D., Danso, N. A. A., Budu, J. T., Kafle, A. B., Hussain, A., & Zhang, R. (2024, December). Experience of psychosocial rehabilitation: Perspectives of depressed adolescents. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Wang, M. J., Kodzo, L., Lei, J., Kan, X., & Zhang, R. X. (2024, February). The experiences of children and adolescents with cancer returning to school: A qualitative meta-synthesis. Journal of Pediatric Nursing.

Kambey, P. A., Kodzo, L. D., Serojane, F., & Oluwasola, B. J. (2023, June). The bi-directional association between bipolar disorder and obesity: Evidence from meta and bioinformatics analysis. International Journal of Obesity.

Akintunde, T. Y., Isangha, S. O., & Kodzo, L. D., Ibrahim, E. (2022, October). Loneliness and quality of life: Perceived online and offline social support among Sub-Saharan African students in China during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 19(6), em419.