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Maisha Standifer
Maisha N. Standifer
is the Director of Population Health in the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine. In her role, Dr. Standifer conducts population-based health studies and administers evidence-based prevention initiatives that effectively employ tailored strategies to reduce negative health outcomes throughout under-resourced, racial and ethnic, and medically vulnerable populations. Her public health career expertise spans across the fields of health program administration, evaluation, implementation and dissemination, health policy development and analysis, mixed methods research and examining drivers of social and political determinants of health. Dr. Standifer is also an Assistant Professor, Principal investigator and a Co-Investigator on multiple private, sponsored and federally funded studies. Her research portfolio furthers production in implementation science and health services research, along with community-based participatory research to create culturally-tailored interventions which empowers disenfranchised populations to make healthy and informed decisions. She is a community-based engaged researcher who has extensive training and project implementation expertise in reducing cancer disparities, substance abuse, sexual health and transmission of HIV in marginalized populations at high risk for traumatic stress and health equity. Dr. Standifer received her Bachelor’s degree at Spelman College, her Master’s degree in Public Health from Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, and a doctorate in Applied Anthropology with a concentration in Medical Anthropology from the University of South Florida.
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