Comfort Enah

Comfort Enah is a tenured Associate Professor and Donna Manning Endowed Chair at the Solomont School of Nursing, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell. She holds a Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Cincinnati and has a strong focus on public/community health nursing, mHealth interventions, and serious video game development for health equity.

• Education:
  • B.S.N., Berea College
  • M.S.N., University of Cincinnati
  • Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
  • Qualitative Research Certificate, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Her research centers on sexual and reproductive health, adolescent health, and global health, particularly addressing disparities in under-served populations through innovative methods like community-based participatory research and mHealth technologies. She leads NIH-funded projects, including a 5-year initiative (2020-2025) to develop mobile health interventions in Cameroon.

Recent publications highlight her expertise in health information technology, maternal health equity, and digital health interventions for HIV prevention. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges public health, technology, and social determinants of health.

• Scientific Recognition:
  • NIH RADx® Program participant
  • Journal Article of the Year Award
  • NIH-funded research
  • National Public Radio 'All Things Considered' feature

As an experienced nurse educator with a graduate classroom teaching award, she contributes to editorial boards like the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. Her work emphasizes intersectionality in health outcomes and partnerships with communities in both the U.S. and global settings.