Laura Beres, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Research Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ). She uses implementation science and participatory approaches to optimize engagement in HIV prevention, care, and treatment services globally.
Cory D. Bradley PhD, MSW, MPH is an early career assistant professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine serving as a team scientist in the Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science. Dr. Bradley braids translational science and systems change thinking toward increasing the health capabilities of health disparity populations to mobilize HIV prevention and treatment technologies through transformative clinical care and public health strategies. The overarching thrust of Dr. Bradley’s scientific commitments mobilize DI inquiry as a tool for justice-making, integrating diverse participatory methods with critical, interdisciplinary health and social justice scholarship.
Lindsey Filiatreau, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at WashU. She is an epidemiologist whose research centers on 1) quantifying disparities in mental health, substance use, and HIV treatment outcomes among people with HIV in resource-constrained settings and 2) minimizing these disparities through the effective identification and scale-up of culturally relevant, evidence-based interventions. Broadly, Dr. Filiatreau aims to leverage robust causal epidemiologic and implementation science methods to support the achievement of equitable short- and long-term physical and mental health outcomes among people with- or at heightened risk for HIV.
Noelle Le Tourneau, MPH, is a Senior Statistical Data Analyst in the Division of Infectious Disease at Washington University School of Medicine. Her key research interests include mixed methods research, preference research using discrete choice experiments and best-worst scaling surveys, and evaluation of the implementation and impact of community-based health programs, primarily focusing on infectious diseases in low-resource settings. Her work experience includes health record data management, quantitative analytic techniques including hierarchical modeling and meta-analysis, and qualitative synthesis in the United States and in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Raphael Mando Onyango holds a Bachelor of Science degree and an international master’s degree in public health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) with experience spanning from the global north and south. He is a Data Analyst at Kenya Medical Research Institute who has focused his research efforts on public health evaluation of clinical outcomes. He is skilled in differentiated service delivery, discrete choice experiments & other preference models, implementation science and meta-analysis. He is currently involved in chronic care research looking at tobacco use among persons living with HIV.
Kombatende Sikombe is a dedicated researcher currently making significant contributions to the field of public health in Zambia. With a background in Implementation Science, Kombatende’s work focuses primarily on HIV research programs at the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ). Kombatende is pursuing a PhD with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. His research interests encompass Person Centred Care for people living with HIV and beyond, standardised patient approaches to assess the quality of HIV care and fidelity to viral load monitoring guidelines, reflecting his commitment to advancing knowledge and practices in the field.
Anne Trolard, MPH, is Assistant Director of Community Research & a staff scientist at the Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis. Her research assesses the importance and role of belonging in society, and uses principles and methods including human-centered design to rigorously center the experiences, needs, and preferences of people, especially those most disconnected from the healthcare and public health systems. These investigations help to reframe health challenges as system failures, and provide direction as to where the system needs to be redesigned to better serve people.