Shruti Mehta

Shruti Mehta, PhD, MPH is a Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Medicine. Holding the Dr. Charles Armstrong Chair and Bloomberg Centennial Professorship, she focuses on equitable access to prevention/treatment services for vulnerable populations, particularly people who inject drugs (PWID) with HIV/hepatitis C (HCV).

• Education: PhD (2002) and MPH (1998) from Johns Hopkins
• Research: Specializes in injection drug user epidemiology, HIV/HCV co-infection, barriers to care in Baltimore and India

Her recent work examines COVID-19 pandemic impacts on PWID through projects like EXACT, SHIELD, and ALIVE. She leads initiatives on HCV treatment adherence, reinfection dynamics, and structural barriers to healthcare access. Key collaborations include the Johns Hopkins COVID Long Study and international HIV/HCV control programs in South India.

Current courses include Doctoral Seminars in Epidemiology. Her scientific leadership addresses pandemic preparedness, harm reduction strategies, and virological modeling in high-risk populations.