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Sian Curtisمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Contraceptive Use Dynamics
• International Reproductive and Maternal Health
• Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Programs
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Sian Curtis, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Maternal and Child Health at the University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health. She also serves as a Faculty Fellow at the Carolina Population Center. Her academic leadership includes directing the MCH doctoral program since 2022 and co-chairing the Gillings School's Conflict of Interest Committee since 2019. Dr. Curtis holds a PhD in Social Statistics from the University of Southampton (1992), following an MSc in Statistics (1989) and BSc in Mathematics (1987), all from the same institution. Her research focuses on contraceptive use dynamics, global reproductive health, maternal health program evaluation, and statistical demography. Her key research activities include analyzing family planning service integration in Nigeria, investigating menstrual cycle side effects of contraceptives in West Africa, and studying healthcare provider motivation in Kenya. She has led USAID-funded evaluations of maternal health programs in Bangladesh and contributed to landmark studies on obstetric fistula prevalence in Bangladesh and neonatal mortality drivers in South Asia. Awards include the 2018 International AIDS Society TB/HIV Research Award and the 1995 President's Award for Excellence from Macro International. Her work appears in top journals like BMC Reproductive Health , PLoS ONE , and Human Resources for Health . Dr. Curtis advises on global health initiatives including the $90M PEARL project supporting evidence-based public health programming. Her practice activities include organizing Population Association of America sessions and providing technical assistance for USAID's maternal health impact evaluations in Bangladesh. Her research extends to India's ASHA health worker program evaluation, Uganda's abortion care policies, and innovative social support models for tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ukraine. She has pioneered methodological advancements in measuring maternal mortality through verbal autopsy studies in multiple countries.

Rohina Joshiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Health workforce in LMICs
• Community Health Workers
• Task-sharing for chronic disease management
• +۱۰ مورد دیگر

Professor Rohina Joshi is a prominent global health researcher leading the Global Health Research team at the School of Population Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney. She serves as Senior Technical Advisor and Aus-Hub lead for the Data for Health Initiative, contributing to strengthening health data systems across the Asia Pacific region. Education Background MBBS, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India MPH, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India PhD, University of Sydney, Australia Certificate in Executive Management and Development, AGSM, UNSW MBA, University of New South Wales Research Focus Professor Joshi's research program aims to strengthen health workforce and health information systems to deliver quality healthcare in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Her expertise spans health system assessment, implementation science, community health worker programs, mortality surveillance, and verbal autopsy methods. She applies human-centered design principles to develop effective health interventions and has led significant research on task-sharing for chronic disease management at primary healthcare levels. Research Impact Her work has provided critical evidence about Community Health Workers' roles in non-communicable disease service delivery, factors impacting task-sharing implementation, and policy changes for improving death certification processes. She has assessed implementation factors for scaling chronic disease interventions across multiple countries in South Asia and the Pacific region. Awards & Recognition 2020 Sax Institute Research Action Award for health policy impact 2013 George Institute Award for Humanitarian Commitment in Research Multiple academic excellence awards throughout medical and public health training Research Leadership Professor Joshi has secured substantial research funding as Principal Investigator (PI) and Chief Investigator (CI) from major organizations including World Diabetes Foundation, CDC Foundation, DFAT, NHMRC, WHO, and Gates Foundation. Her current projects include the Data for Health Initiative across Pacific nations, diabetes prevention programs in South Asia, Community Health Worker training in Fiji, and epilepsy management through task-sharing in India. Teaching & Supervision She convenes and teaches the 'Global Health and Development' course at UNSW and has previously coordinated the 'Global NCD Control' unit at the University of Sydney. Professor Joshi supervises Masters, PhD and DrPH students, currently serving as primary supervisor for 2 students and joint primary supervisor for 3 students across multiple cohorts.

William Weissمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• International Health
• Maternal and Child Health
• Community Health
• +۷ مورد دیگر

William Weiss is a Professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health , Johns Hopkins University , with a focus on International Health . His work centers on health systems in low- and middle-income countries, particularly those affected by humanitarian emergencies. Education : DrPH (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2004); MA (George Washington University, 1991). Research Interests include: Health systems management in crisis settings Data collection and analysis for program evaluation Community empowerment in health initiatives Refugee and maternal/child health HIV/AIDS and mental health in conflict regions Recent Publications emphasize global health metrics, pandemic recovery, and maternal/child mortality. Key collaborations span Uganda, Bangladesh, and Nigeria , with a focus on health information systems. Scientific Awards : Delta Omega Public Health Honors Society Projects include TSEHAI (Ethiopian HIV/AIDS support), CGPP (polio eradication), and the MET Approach for behavior change in youth. He also collaborates with USAID via an Interagency Personnel Agreement.

• Public Health
• Global Health
• Maternal and Child Health
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Jessica Price serves as a Research Fellow at the MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, conducting critical public health research in rural South Africa. Educational Background PhD, University of Oxford MPH (Institution unspecified) MB BCh (Institution unspecified) Her research program addresses fundamental challenges in global health transitions, with particular focus on maternal and child health systems , verbal autopsy methodology for cause-of-death validation, and healthcare resilience during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Leveraging the Agincourt Health and Demographic Surveillance Site's 30-year longitudinal dataset, she employs mixed-methods approaches including interrupted time series analysis, social autopsy studies, and health systems modeling to generate actionable insights for resource-limited settings. Recent publication trends reveal increasing methodological sophistication in mortality surveillance (2023-2025) and pandemic health systems research (2021-2022), with strong international collaboration networks spanning 12 countries. Her work consistently bridges epidemiological research and policy implementation, directly contributing to national health frameworks in South Africa. Key Scientific Contributions Development of COMCAT verbal autopsy model for public health decision-making National validation of verbal autopsy methods for South Africa's cause-of-death system Documentation of pandemic-induced disruptions to essential health services Analysis of care pathways for under-five mortality in rural settings Dr. Price actively contributes to grant-funded research as a co-investigator on 3 major projects totaling ZAR 8.2 million, focusing on health transition dynamics and mortality surveillance. She mentors early-career researchers through the unit's structured supervision framework while collaborating closely with provincial health authorities to ensure research relevance. The MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit provides her primary research infrastructure, operating as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Population Health with field sites across Mpumalanga Province and connections to the INDEPTH Network's 50+ health and demographic surveillance sites globally.