Presentation

Poster

  • Habimana S, Lister Zephon, Aprodis Kagaba, Jansen Stefan, Eugene Rutembesa, Emmanuel Biracyaza, Albert Ndagijimana, Montgomery Susanne. The risk factors of depression symptomatology among Injecting Drug users in Rwanda. Snowballing sampling. Poster Presentation in Alumni Research Event, Loma Linda University of Health. Feb 27, 2022. (02/2022)
  • Habimana S, Biracyaza E, Museka E, Habumugisha E, Mutabaruka J, Montgomery S. Role of Community Resiliency Model Skills Trainings in Trauma Healing Among 1994 Tutsi Genocide Survivors in Rwanda. Poster Presentation in Loma Linda University” Alumni Research Event, Loma linda, February 27th 2022. (10/2022)

Research

  • Habimana S, Mutabaruka J, Habimana S, Biracyaza E, Museka E, Habumugisha E. From Trauma to Reconstruction: Learning from Community Resiliency Model skills training in Rwanda. The 8th Interdisciplinary Forensic Summer School under the theme "Forensic Science: Fostering Evidence-based Practice in the East African Region- A South-South/ South-North Partnership between Rwanda, Uganda, and Germany. Kigali, 4th July 2019. (07/2019)
  •  Habimana S, Rukinga Ernest (2019). Presented on the importance of laughter yoga for emotion regulation in the Rwandan community at an international conference in Melbourne, Australia, on October 25, 2019. (10/2019)
  •  Habimana S, Emmanuel Biracyaza, Lister Zephon, Aprodis Kagaba, Jansen Stefan, Eugene Rutembesa, Albert Ndagijimana, Montgomery Susanne (2021). The risk factors of depression symptomatology among injecting drug users in Rwanda. Snowballing sampling. Presented at the 9th Interdisciplinary Forensic Summer School under the theme "Forensic science: fostering evidence-based practice in the East African region- A South-South/ South-North partnership between Rwanda, Uganda, and Germany. Kigali, 4th November 2021. (02/2021)
  • Habimana S, Biracyaza E, Museka E, Habumugisha E, Mutabaruka J, Montgomery S. (2021) Role of Community Resiliency Model Skills Trainings in Trauma Healing Among 1994 Tutsi Genocide Survivors in Rwanda. Presented at the Congress of Rwanda Psychological Society under the theme "Mbwira Ndumva (Tell me, I listen) symposium. Domestic & Gender-Based Violence during COVID-19 Pandemic. The University of Rwanda, Kigali, June 5, 2021. (06/2021)
  • Habimana S, Emmanuel Biracyaza, Lister Zephon, Aprodis Kagaba, Jansen Stefan, Eugene Rutembesa, Albert Ndagijimana, Montgomery Susanne (2021). The risk factors of depression symptomatology among injecting drug users in Rwanda. Snowballing sampling. Presented at the 9th Interdisciplinary Forensic Summer School under the theme "Forensic science: fostering evidence-based practice in the East African region- A South-South/ South-North partnership between Rwanda, Uganda, and Germany. Kigali, 4th November 2021. (06/2021)
  •  Habimana S, Paul Draus, Salman Qureshi, Juliette Roddy, Emmanuel Biracyaza, & Eugene Rutembesa (2020). Green Space, Trauma and Mental Health in Kigali City, Rwanda: A Cross-sectional Comparative Study with Implications for Detroit. Presented at the 17th International Conference on Urban Health: Transforming our Collective Urban Future: Learning from COVID-19. July 6-8, 2021.   (07/2021)
  • Habimana S, Draus P, Qureshi S, Roddy J, Biracyaza E, Rutembesa E, Lacey K.K, Montgomery S. The potential of green space to address community trauma and mental wellbeing: A study post-genocide circumstantial in Kigali, Rwanda. Presented in International Conference of Faculty of Health and Life Sciences: Coventry University: United Kingdom. Conference book: Page:19. On 16—18 March 2022". (03/2022)
  • Habimana S (2023). Working with Trauma in Rwanda After 29 Years of Genocide: The Impact of Community Resilience Model on Healing Trauma, Building Resilience, and Enhancing Social Cohesion Among Rwandans. Presented at the Glasswing Conference 2023, "Reimagining Mental health" Online on May 30, 2023. (05/2023)
  • Habimana, S., Biracyaza, E., Lister, Z, Freeman, K, Montgomery, S. B (2023). Moving from Collective Trauma towards Community Resiliency for Rwandan Genocide Survivors and Perpetrators: Implications for Mental Health Policy. International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) conference held in Los Angeles from November 1st to 4th, 2023. (09/2023)
  • Habimana, S., Biracyaza, E., Truong.S, Freeman., Lister, Z., &Montgomery, S. (2023, September 20-22). Improving Mental Health, Resilience, and Social Cohesion in Rwandan Survivors and Perpetrators with a Community Resilience Model Intervention plus Laughter Yoga. Conference presentation: Advancing Evidence -Based intervention for mental health, Child Development and parenting. 3rd Regional Research Symposium 2023, Kigali, Rwanda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSu-El9l3Hk.   (09/2023)
  •  Lister, Z., Freeman., Turay, P.A., Truong. S., Habimana, S., & Montgomery, S. (2023, September 20-22). Using a Task-shifting Family and School-based Intervention to Improve Emotional Regulation and Family Functioning Among Parents and Children in Sierra Leone. Conference presentation: Advancing Evidence -Based intervention for mental health, Child Development and parenting. 3rd Regional Research Symposium 2023, Kigali, Rwanda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSu-El9l3Hk. (10/2023)
  •  Samuel Habimana, Peter Badimak Yaro and Joy Bittner (May 2024): Navigating Scale: Challenges and Evidence-Based strategies for impact in rural area. Glasswing International virtual mental Health Conference 2024.https://glasswing.org/glasswings-fourth-annual-mental-health-conference/ (05/2024)
  •  Samuel Habimana, Emmanuel Biracyaza, Kimberly Freeman, Zephon Lister, and Susanne Montgomery (2024) The Potential Effect of Community Resiliency Model (CRM) Training for Mental Health Healing, Resilience, and Social Cohesion among Rwandan Survivors and Perpetrators. Resilience and Trauma: Conceptual Development, Challenges, and Perspectives.6th World Congress on Resilience, held in Kigali, Rwanda. From June 12-16th 2024.https://resilience2024.rw (06/2024)
  • Kaitlin Anderson, Samuel Habimana, Susanne Montgomery (2024). If you Treat Your Anger, What Happens to Forgiveness? Dynamics of Healing Together from Opposing Sides of Genocidal Conflict. NIH Summer Conference, Loma Linda University, Summer 2024. (07/2024)
  • Habimana, S., & Yaro, P. B. (2024). Mental health collaboration: Perspectives in community mental health in Rwanda and Ghana in Africa. Catalyst 2023. Mental health collaboration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpRckpuhbnc (08/2024)
  • Truong. S., Lister, Z., Freeman., Habimana, S., &Montgomery, S. (2023, September 20-22). Emotional Regulation, Resiliency, and Family Dynamics on Parental and Children’s Mental Health in Sierra Leone. Conference presentation: Advancing Evidence -Based intervention for mental health, Child Development and parenting. 3rd Regional Research Symposium 2023, Kigali, Rwanda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSu-El9l3Hk. (09/2024)
  •  Samuel Habimana (2024). Improving forgiveness and social cohesion: a longitudinal study of the community resiliency model (CRM) for Rwanda. Community Resiliency Model global monthly calls. Trauma Resource Institute, August 2024. (10/2024)
  • Samuel Habimana, Emmanuel Biracyaza, Zephon Lister, Kimberly Freeman, Susanne Montgomery. ThePredictability and Changing Over Time of Psychosocial Problems: Community Resiliency Model Intervention on Genocide Survivors and Perpetrators in Rwanda. International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) conference held in Boston, MA from September 24th to 28th, 2024. https://istss.org/meetings-events/istss-40th-annual-meeting (10/2024)
  • Samuel Habimana and Lindsey Zimmerman (2024). Eliciting Trends in the Psychosocial Impact of Genocide-Related Policies in Rwanda: Convergence Among Survivors and Perpetrators Over Time. International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) conference held in Boston, MA from September 24th to 28th, 2024.https://istss.org/meetings-events/istss-40th-annual-meeting/ (10/2024)
  • Aimable Ngendahimana and Samuel Habimana (2024). Do 1st Year Pharmacy Students Have Full Confidence in the Use of Artificial Intelligence? A Case Study in Pharmaceutics Looking at CHatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity AI Tools – Year 2024.Loma Linda University School of pharmacy and Loma Linda University School of Behavioral Health. (10/2024)
  •  Habimana, S., Lister, Z., Biracyaza, E., Freeman, K., & Montgomery, S. (2025, April). Addressing mental health challenges together via Community Resiliency Model: A longitudinal study with survivors and released genocide prisoners in Rwanda. Poster presented at the Biopsychosocial Conference, School of Behavioral Health, Loma Linda University, USA. (04/2025)
  • Samuel Habimana, Susanne Montgomery, Kimbery Freeman, Truong Sophia, Lister Zephon (2025). The Mediating Role of the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) in the Relationship between Trauma Exposure and PTSD: Enhancing Social Function through Compassion, Social Cohesion, and Forgiveness in Rwanda. International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), September 2025 Baltimore   (10/2025)
  • Fernandez, J., Habimana, S., Biracyaza, E., & Montgomery, S. (2025, April). Exploring the association between depression, cancer medication, and trust among cancer patients toward their healthcare providers in post-genocide Rwanda. Poster presented at the Biopsychosocial Conference, School of Behavioral Health, Loma Linda University, USA (10/2025)