Jill

T.

Owczarzak

,

PhD

I am a medical anthropologist with expertise in qualitative research methods whose research focuses on HIV, substance use, and women's health in the context of stigma. I conduct international and domestic research through the lens of Implementation Science, including the translation, dissemination, and implementation of evidence-based programs for HIV prevention and treatment. My research in Ukraine explores stigma and HIV care engagement for Ukrainian women; how the ongoing war affects access to and retention in HIV care; how data can be used to improve the HIV care cascade; and the role of place and social networks on HIV risk among people who use drugs. In addition to these projects, I also collaborate with other researchers on topics that include HIV care engagement among re-entrants to the community from correctional settings in South Africa and community-based harm reduction programs in Baltimore.

I am also actively engaged in the training and education of research staff, current and past postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and other faculty in qualitative research methods and data analysis. I am the incoming director of the PhD program and former director the MHS in Social Factors in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society. I teach several qualitative data analysis courses for the BSPH and broader public health community, including Theory and Practice in Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Using Software in Qualitative Research and Analysis, and Ethnographic Fieldwork. I work with postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, and doctoral students to mentor and train them in the integration of qualitative methods into research projects on a broad range of topics related to HIV and its prevention. I also collaborate with faculty in the design and implementation of research projects that incorporate qualitative methods and perspectives.

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