Associate Professor, Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Director, Global Health Institute Graduate Coordinator, Graduate Global Health Certificate Dr. Juliet Sekandi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Director of the Global Health Institute in the College of Public Health at the University of Georgia, where she also serves as Graduate Coordinator for the Certificate in Global Health program. A physician and global health scholar, she holds medical and surgical degrees from Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda, an M.S. from Case Western Reserve University, and a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) from UGA. Dr. Sekandi’s research focuses on infectious disease prevention and health service innovation, with particular emphasis on tuberculosis, HIV, and maternal health. Much of her work has centered on early detection of infectious diseases in urban communities, aiming to reduce diagnostic delays and interrupt transmission. Her more recent work explores mobile health (mHealth) approaches to improve healthcare delivery in developing countries. Education: MD, School of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology MS, Department of Epidemiology, Case Western Reserve University DrPH, College of Public Health, University of Georgia Research Research Interests: Tuberculosis and HIV prevention Health services research and epidemiologic study design Mobile health (mHealth) technologies Cost-effectiveness analysis in public health Maternal and global health
