Suzanne Maman, PhD
Associate Director of Education, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases
Associate Dean of Global Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Professor, Department of Health Behavior, Gillings
Areas of Interest
HIV, gender-based violence, social and behavioral interventions, adolescent mental health
About
Suzanne Maman is a social scientist trained in global public health. She received her MHS and Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health. She served on the faculty at Johns Hopkins for 5 years, before taking a faculty position at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, where she has been since 2005. She is currently a Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Associate Dean for Global Health at Gillings. In her role as Associate Dean, she supports all research, teaching, and practice related to global health across the school. She co-leads an MPH concentration in Global Health and was instrumental in initiating a new BSPH degree in Community and Global Public Health. She also serves as the UNC Faculty Director for the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center. Dr. Maman has been developing, implementing, and evaluating HIV and violence prevention programs in sub-Saharan Africa for more than 20 years. She has had a long-standing collaboration with colleagues in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where they have collaboratively developed and evaluated interventions to address the intersection between HIV and gender-based violence among women and young men. Her work has informed programs in Tanzania and South Africa and led to WHO guidance and clinical tools to support women during the HIV testing process. Most recently, Maman and colleagues completed the evaluation of an intervention that combined microfinance with peer health leadership training to reduce HIV and gender-based violence among the social networks of young men. This was the first intervention trial in Africa targeting social networks of young men to demonstrate a change in HIV risk behaviors. Her current work is focused on identifying aspects of the school environment in Tanzania that can be leveraged to improve youth mental health and promote well-being.
Awards and Honors
- Tyson Academic Leadership Program, 2023
- Cohort Bernard G. Greenberg Endowment Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Research and Service (2017)
- Edward G. McGavran Award for Excellence in Teaching (2012)
In the news
Children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected experience poor growth and development compared to children who are HIV-unexposed and uninfected. Exclusive breastfeeding with adherence to anti-retroviral therapy is a recommended practice for preventing mother-to-child transmission, but there are barriers to adherence. A pilot study led by Stephanie Martin, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department … Read more The 2nd Annual Global Health Scholars Symposium took place Friday, Feb. 16, showcasing the impactful work of 43 trainees in the U.S. and around the world. Near and far, approximately 250+ participants came together to share and learn about global health research. Opening Remarks Suzanne Maman, PhD, the associate dean for global health at UNC … Read more The 2nd Annual Global Health Scholars Symposium is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 16 from 9:15am-12pm! Presented by the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID) and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (GSGPH), the symposium will feature global health research from MD/PhD students, doctoral candidates, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty. Scholars from global … Read more Friday Saidi, MBBS, MMED, is first author of two papers published in 2021, that received Scientific Achievement Awards at UNC Malawi. The papers include: Term gravid uterus in a congenital umbilical hernia: a case report, published in the Journal of Medical Case Reports. Contributing IGHID authors include: Maganizo Chagomerana, PhD, Lameck Chinula, MD, and Jennifer Tang, MD, MSCR … Read more
Engaging Family Members to Support Breastfeeding and Anti-Retroviral Therapy, to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
It’s a Wrap: The 2nd Annual Global Health Scholars Symposium
Coming Feb. 16: The 2nd Annual Global Health Scholars Symposium
Friday Saidi Receives Scientific Achievement Awards
Education
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Undergraduate
Cornell University
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MHS
Johns Hopkins University
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PhD
Johns Hopkins University