Dr Abigail Ornellas is a Study Manager for ParentApp for Teens in Tanzania. She is a Social Sciences Researcher, with a Doctorate in Social Work background from Stellenbosch University. She has over eight years of research and project experience within the developmental sphere and academia.
She has worked with groups such as Department of Social Development, Department of Education, UNICEF, Black Sash, FHI360, REPSSI, USAID, IRD and EPRI. Her research interests include mental health, socioeconomic policy including costing analyses, NGO management and bridging the divide between individual and collective development.