Bio
Dr. Memiah brings over 20 years of experience in education, research, and community service. He previously worked at School of Medicine, where he served as an associate professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Prevention at the University of Maryland and the Director for Quality Improvement for CIHEB. He is also a fellow in the HIV Intervention Science Training Program (HISTP), an NIH-funded multidisciplinary training program seeking to develop and facilitate the growth of scientists conducting technology-driven, HIV-related dissemination and implementation research.
Dr. Memiah is an internationally recognized expert in Gender-Based Violence, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Adolescent Health. He has led the development of several country guidelines including- Development of the Kenya QI Framework (and curriculum) on HIV/MNCH; Kenya eMTCT Strategic Plan 2016-2021. He has been a consultant for UNICEF, the Kenya Ministry of Health, and the United Nations Trust Fund. He has served as the Principal investigator of several grants addressing adolescent health, workforce development in low- and middle-income countries, and the intersection between HIV and non-communicable diseases. He teaches MHS 631, Global Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology.