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Group Antenatal Care in Ghana: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
JMIR
See publicationWhile group antenatal care (ANC) has been delivered and studied in high-income countries for over a decade, it has only recently been introduced as an alternative to individual care in sub-Saharan Africa. Although the experimental design of the studies from high-resource countries have been scientifically rigorous, findings cannot be generalized to low-resource countries with low literacy rates and high rates of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. The Group Antenatal Care Delivery…
While group antenatal care (ANC) has been delivered and studied in high-income countries for over a decade, it has only recently been introduced as an alternative to individual care in sub-Saharan Africa. Although the experimental design of the studies from high-resource countries have been scientifically rigorous, findings cannot be generalized to low-resource countries with low literacy rates and high rates of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. The Group Antenatal Care Delivery Project (GRAND) is a collaboration between the University of Michigan in the United States and the Dodowa Health Research Centre in Ghana. GRAND is a 5-year, cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT).
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Neonatal mortality in rural northern Ghana and the three delays model: are we focusing on the right delays?
Tropical Medicine & International Health
See publicationThe Three Delays Model outlines, three common delays that lead to poor newborn outcomes: (i) recognising symptoms and deciding to seek care; (ii) getting to care and; (iii) receiving timely, high‐quality care. We gathered data for all newborn deaths within four districts in Ghana to explore how well the Three Delays Model explains outcomes.
Our data suggest that women are following recommendations for safe delivery and prompt care‐seeking. In rural northern Ghana, behaviour change…The Three Delays Model outlines, three common delays that lead to poor newborn outcomes: (i) recognising symptoms and deciding to seek care; (ii) getting to care and; (iii) receiving timely, high‐quality care. We gathered data for all newborn deaths within four districts in Ghana to explore how well the Three Delays Model explains outcomes.
Our data suggest that women are following recommendations for safe delivery and prompt care‐seeking. In rural northern Ghana, behaviour change interventions focused on mothers and families may not be as pressing as interventions focused on the Third Delay – obtaining timely, high‐quality care. -
Maternity waiting homes in Liberia: Results of a countrywide multi-sector scale-up
PLoS ONE
See publicationDescriptions of maternity waiting homes (MWHs) as an intervention to increase facility delivery for women living in remote geographic areas dates back to the 1950s, yet there is limited information on the scale-up and sustainability of MWHs. The objective of this study was to describe the evolutionary scale-up of MWHs as a component of health system strengthening efforts and document the successes, challenges, and barriers to sustainability in Liberia.
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Understanding the gap in emergency obstetric and neonatal care in Ghana through the PREventing Maternal And Neonatal Deaths (PREMAND) study
Midwifery
See publicationRates of maternal and neonatal death remain high in the Global South, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, indicators vary significantly by geography. This study aimed to understand what communities in northern Ghana with frequent maternal and newborn deaths or near deaths (near-misses) perceive to be the causes.
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Why do community members believe mothers and babies are dying? Behavioral versus situational attribution in rural northern Ghana.
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics.
See publicationExplored basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric service provision across four districts in rural northern Ghana, and whether women were more likely to deliver at facilities with more skilled care.
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Protocol for geolocating rural villages of women in Liberia utilizing a maternity waiting home.
BMC Research Notes
See publicationGeospatial data are used by health systems and researchers to understand disease burdens, trace outbreaks, and allocate resources, however, there are few well-documented protocols for collecting and analyzing geographic information systems data in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries. Even with the proliferation of spatial technologies such as Open Street Map and Google Maps, basic geographic data—such as village locations—are not widely available in many countries in sub-Saharan…
Geospatial data are used by health systems and researchers to understand disease burdens, trace outbreaks, and allocate resources, however, there are few well-documented protocols for collecting and analyzing geographic information systems data in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries. Even with the proliferation of spatial technologies such as Open Street Map and Google Maps, basic geographic data—such as village locations—are not widely available in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this paper is to report a step-wise protocol, using geographic information system techniques and tools, developed to collect and analyze the type of spatial data necessary to calculate the distance between rural villages and maternity waiting homes located near rural primary healthcare facilities in Bong County, Liberia.
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PREventing Maternal And Neonatal Deaths in Rural Northern Ghana (PREMAND): Access to Basic and Comprehensive Obstetric Care.
Annals of Global Health
See publicationMaternal and neonatal health outcomes in low-resource settings are largely contingent on access to skilled providers for basic and comprehensive obstetric care. Services considered“comprehensive” include cesarean sections and blood transfusions; two procedures often needed urgently to save the lives of mothers and babies. This study explored the availability of basic and comprehensive obstetric services across four districts in the northern region of Ghana; an area known for its sparse…
Maternal and neonatal health outcomes in low-resource settings are largely contingent on access to skilled providers for basic and comprehensive obstetric care. Services considered“comprehensive” include cesarean sections and blood transfusions; two procedures often needed urgently to save the lives of mothers and babies. This study explored the availability of basic and comprehensive obstetric services across four districts in the northern region of Ghana; an area known for its sparse population, high rates of poverty, and limited access to health facilities.
Courses
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Applied Biostatistics
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Consumer Informatics
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Contextual Inquiry and Project Management
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Database Design and Web Applications
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Design of Complex Websites
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Disaster Public Health
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Economic Statistics
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Epidemiology
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Evaluation Methods in Health Informatics
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Finance
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GIS for the Developing World
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Geographic Information Systems
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Geographic Statistics
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Global Health
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Healthcare Delivery in Emerging Markets
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Information Visualization
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Introduction to Health Informatics
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Managing Health Informatics
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Natural Language Processing
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Networked Systems
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Population Informatics
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Public Health Policy
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Remote Sensing
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UX Research and Design
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Projects
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Group Antenatal Care for Delivery (GRAND)
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Zambian Maternity Homes (ZaMs)
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Preventing Maternal and Neonatal Death in Northern Ghana (PREMAND)
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Maternity Waiting Homes Assessment in Liberia (MHomes)
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Honors & Awards
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Margaret Mann Award
University of Michigan School of Information Science
Recipient of the Margaret Mann Award, which is a faculty-nominated honor given to a master’s student as recognition of their commitment to learning, academic achievements, and promise for professional success as a graduate of the University of Michigan’s School of Information Science. Two awardees were selected out of 415 graduating students.
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Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Middlebury College
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USAID Global Health Fellow II
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Funded for health internship in Rwanda. 35 Fellows accepted out of 175 applicants.
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English
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Organizations
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GlobeMed at Middlebury
Director of Finance, previously Director of Community Building
-• Acted as accountant and financial advisor for Middlebury chapter. • Chapter raised $38,825 from 2012-2014 for partner organization Gardens for Health International. • Organize and manage fundraising events for organization seeking global health equity. • Planned member retreats; established active involvement with the local community and other campus organizations.
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UPDWG: UAV for Payload Delivery Working Group
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The UAV for Payload Delivery Working Group (UPDWG) is a global community of stakeholders interested in the development, advancement and application of drones for use in public health and supply chain systems.
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Women and Drones
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Women And Drones is the leading membership organization dedicated to driving excellence in the UAS/AAM industry by advocating for female participation in this dynamic segment of the global economy. The organization enables women to connect, collaborate and make global business connections. It also elevates the entire drone industry by bolstering diversity, equity and inclusion which improves business outputs and profitability. Through our educational efforts, we support women and girls in the…
Women And Drones is the leading membership organization dedicated to driving excellence in the UAS/AAM industry by advocating for female participation in this dynamic segment of the global economy. The organization enables women to connect, collaborate and make global business connections. It also elevates the entire drone industry by bolstering diversity, equity and inclusion which improves business outputs and profitability. Through our educational efforts, we support women and girls in the growing market for talent, with programs from Kindergarten to Career.
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