梅丽莎

梅丽莎分配者

Director | Assistant Professor


Dr. 分配者 is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the MPH program at St. Ambrose University.

Dr. 分配者 has spent the last 25 years working in health-care starting with Peace Corps Armenia in 1994. Her work has primarily focused on HIV, 心理健康, youth/adolescent, 孕产妇健康, 性别, and violence issues in over 25 countries including Kenya, 利比里亚, 莫桑比克, 马拉维, 巴基斯坦, 塞拉利昂, 南非, Timore帝汶岛,, 乌干达, 美国, 和津巴布韦.

In addition to her faculty role at St. galaxy银河娱乐场app,博士. 分配者 continues to practice in the global health field as a Senior Technical Advisor at John Snow, Inc based out of 波士顿.

In all of her roles, Dr. 分配者 actively employs participatory action research methods, designed to ensure the voices of the most vulnerable are at the table and to eliminate gaps between research and action. Her focus has remained strongly person-centered, reinforcing the fact that the person must be at the center of all healthcare programs, research and policy actions. 

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Education and Training


  • PhD, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
  • MSW, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • MPH, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • BS, University of Illinois

Recent or Noteworthy Publications


波斯纳J.,达菲,M., Madevu-Matson, C.卡塞拉,A.泰戈尔,H.M. (2023). Assessing the person-centered care framework and assessment tool (PCC-AT) in HIV treatment settings in Ghana: A pilot study protocol.  《galaxy银河娱乐场app》. (新闻).

帕金斯,. N.诺瓦科夫斯基,A. “黄嘌呤”C. H.,阿尔瓦,S.里马尔,n.n.M.北卡罗来纳州戴维斯市., & LaFond, A. (2023). Expanding the Lens From Health Outcomes to Learn More About Key Stakeholders and the Structural Factors as a Pathway Toward Health Equity. American Journal of Evaluation, 0(0). http://doi.org/10.1177/10982140231190836

玛丽亚达菲, 梅丽莎分配者, 妮可•戴维斯, 塞布丽娜Eagan, Clara Haruzivishe, 米莉武士刀, Ndinda Makina, Ugochukwu Amanyeiwe (2019). Differentiated antiretroviral treatment distribution models: Enablers and barriers to achieve universal HIV treatment in 南非, 乌干达, 和津巴布韦. Journal of the Association of Nurses in 艾滋病的治疗. September-October 2019 - Volume 30 - Issue 5 - p e132-e143.

梅丽莎分配者, 妮可•戴维斯, Ndinda Makina, 塞布丽娜Eagan and 玛丽亚达菲 (2019). Increasing Patients' Antiretroviral Treatment Availability While Reducing Nursing Workloads. An Evaluation of Barriers and Enablers to Implementation of Differentiated Treatment Distribution Approaches in 南非. Journal of the Association of Nurses in 艾滋病的治疗. J 2019 Sep-Oct; 30(5):511-520.

达菲米. H.——分配者 M.伯汉,A.,高丝,J.康曼,H.皮尔森,J., & Eagan,年代. (2017). HIV risk screening for high-yield community testing services for orphans and vulnerable children: a literature review. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 1-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2017.1332399

分配者,M.克拉弗,L.希尔兹,J. J., & 哈恩,F. (2016). The power of siblings and caregivers: under-explored types of social support among children affected by HIV and AIDS. 艾滋病的治疗, 28(sup2), 110-117.

分配者,M.克拉弗,L. D.希尔兹,J. (2015). 'Mental health of youth orphaned due to AIDS in 南非: Biological and supportive links to caregivers.' Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 10(2).

分配者,M.伊根·S.瓦利耶娃,S., & 达菲,M. (2015). Healthy Lifestyle Promotion - Training of Trainer's Manual. 波士顿. USAID's Turkmenistan Together for Health Program.

分配者,M., & Fullem一. (2012). Transition of care and other services for adolescent living with HIV-Technical Brief. Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.

分配者,M., & 古特曼,M. (2011). Prioritizing HIV in Mental Health Services Delivered in Post-Conflict Settings: 乌干达. Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.

达菲米. H.——分配者 M.康曼·H.皮尔逊.Pitorak H. & Fullem一. (2016). 'Integrating 心理健康 and HIV services in Zimbabwean communities: A nurse and community-led approach to reach the most vulnerable,' Journal of the Association of Nurses in 艾滋病的治疗.

达菲,M. H.伯格曼,H., & 分配者,M. (2013). Toolkit for transition of care and other services for adolescents living with HIV. Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.

达菲,M. H.M., & Fullem,. (2013). Training manual for the toolkit for transition of care and other services for adolescents living with HIV-Training Manual. Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.

达菲,M. H., & 分配者,M. (2013). Workshop for integrating 心理健康 services into HIV programs in Zimbabwean communities. Training of Trainer's Manual. Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.

Pitorak H.,达菲,M. H., & 分配者,M. (2012). "There is no health without 心理健康": Mental health and HIV service integration in Zimbabwe, situational analysis. Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.

作者,T.奥斯汀,J。.安芬森,K.阿姆萨鲁,R.凯西,S., Fadulalmula, I. S.兰斯顿,A.李-琼斯,L.梅耶斯,J.穆比鲁,F. K.施莱赫特,J. 分配者,M.M. (2011). Family planning in conflict: Results of cross-sectional baseline surveys in three African countries. Conflict and Health. 5(1):11


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Courses Previously Taught
  • Human Behavior and Psychopathology
  • Social Welfare Policy
  • Social Science Research and Methods

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