Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
| Occupation(s) | Psychiatrist; Academic; Mental health advocate |
| Employer | Makerere University |
| Awards | Elsevier Foundation Award (2016), BBC 100 Women (2020) |
Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu (born 1974) is a professor, researcher, epidemiologist and psychiatrist at the Department of Psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University in Uganda. Her research is particularly focused on supportive group psychotherapy as a first-line treatment for depression in people with HIV. She is one of only five recipients of the Elsevier Foundation Award for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World in Biological Sciences, as well as listed at one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2020.