Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
University of California, San Francisco
3333 California Street Suite 265, Box 0936
San Francisco, CA 94118
Judith.Justice@ucsf.edu
Phone: 415-476-9814
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Judith Justice, PhD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology and Health Policy with joint appointments in the Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine,
Philip R. Lee
Institute for Health Policy Studies, and Institute for Health and Aging.
Her teaching and research interests include international and national health policy; foreign assistance to the health sector; health and development; new vaccines and immunization; cultural context of emerging and re-emerging infectious disease; reproductive and child health; and the role of non-governmental organizations (NGO).
Her research includes multi-country studies of the political and cultural dimensions of reproductive and child health in Egypt, India, Indonesia and Uganda, and a study on adoption of new vaccines in Bangladesh, Philippines, and Uganda.
She has studied special health problems related to infectious and stigmatized diseases (e.g., HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis), including among ethnic and minority populations in the U.S. In Nepal, she conducted a restudy of
her earlier research on foreign assistance to the health sector, Policies, Plans and People: Foreign Aid and Health Development. Recent work focusing on HIV/AIDS includes a comparative study of home-based care and the role of community health volunteers within the broader context of volunteerism in poorer countries; documentation of the Gates Foundation supported HIV/AIDS Prevention Project in India; an NIH funded study on religious organizations and HIV/AIDS in Malawi, and evaluation of UNAIDS in India.
Dr. Justice has conducted research in South and Southeast Asia and Africa, and served as an evaluator for foundations and international organizations, in addition to working with the United Nations and UNICEF/India.
Dr. Justice is collaborating with researchers in developing countries to strengthen research capabilities, to increase interest in research related to health policy, and to increase the role of social scientists in health-related research. She has served on academic and professional review panels, NGO boards and advisory groups, and is currently a member of the Steering Committees of the International Leprosy Association (ILA), International Forum on Social Science and Health (IFSSH), and the International Consortium for Research and Action Against Health-related Stigma (ICRAAS).
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