Dept. of Health Services
Program Affiliations
Program Affiliations
James Pfeiffer
Adjunct Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Global Health (primary appt.)
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Research Interests:
Medical anthropology; International health; HIV/AIDS prevention
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Contact Information
email: jamespf@uw.edu
office: 313
address:
Harris Hydraulics Building
Seattle, WA 98195
campus box: 357965
voice: 206-543-8486
voice2: 206-685-8519
office: 313
address:
Harris Hydraulics Building
Seattle, WA 98195
campus box: 357965
voice: 206-543-8486
voice2: 206-685-8519
Education
PhD
University of California Los Angeles, 1997 (Anthropology)
MPH University of California Los Angeles, 1997 (Community Health Services)
MA University of California Los Angeles, 1989 (Anthropology)
BA Williams College, 1983 (Biology, Religion)
MPH University of California Los Angeles, 1997 (Community Health Services)
MA University of California Los Angeles, 1989 (Anthropology)
BA Williams College, 1983 (Biology, Religion)
Teaching (Department of Health Services Courses)
- HSERV 521
Qualitative Methods in Health Services Research
Recent Publications
Lambdin BH, Micek MA, Sherr K, Gimbel S, Karagianis M, Lara J, Gloyd SS, Pfeiffer J. Integration of HIV Care and Treatment in Primary Health Care Centers and Patient Retention in Central Mozambique: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Jan 2. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23288031
Pfeiffer J, Beschta J, Hohl S, Gloyd S, Hagopian A, Wasserheit J. Competency-based curricula to transform global health: redesign with the end in mind. Acad Med. 2013 Jan;88(1):131-6. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318276bdf4. PMID: 23165274
Sherr K, Mussa A, Chilundo B, Gimbel S, Pfeiffer J, Hagopian A, Gloyd S. Brain drain and health workforce distortions in mozambique. PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e35840. Epub 2012 Apr 27. PMID: 22558237 PMCID: PMC3338796
Lambdin BH, Micek MA, Koepsell TD, Hughes JP, Sherr K, Pfeiffer J, Karagianis M, Lara J, Gloyd SS, Stergachis A. An assessment of the accuracy and availability of data in electronic patient tracking systems for patients receiving HIV treatment in central Mozambique. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012 Feb 2;12:30. PMID: 22296979 PMCID: PMC3293775
Pfeiffer J. Pentecostalism and AIDS treatment in Mozambique: Creating new approaches to HIV prevention through anti-retroviral therapy. Glob Public Health. 2011;6 Suppl 2:S163-73. PMID: 21892893
Pfeiffer J, Beschta J, Hohl S, Gloyd S, Hagopian A, Wasserheit J. Competency-based curricula to transform global health: redesign with the end in mind. Acad Med. 2013 Jan;88(1):131-6. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318276bdf4. PMID: 23165274
Sherr K, Mussa A, Chilundo B, Gimbel S, Pfeiffer J, Hagopian A, Gloyd S. Brain drain and health workforce distortions in mozambique. PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e35840. Epub 2012 Apr 27. PMID: 22558237 PMCID: PMC3338796
Lambdin BH, Micek MA, Koepsell TD, Hughes JP, Sherr K, Pfeiffer J, Karagianis M, Lara J, Gloyd SS, Stergachis A. An assessment of the accuracy and availability of data in electronic patient tracking systems for patients receiving HIV treatment in central Mozambique. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012 Feb 2;12:30. PMID: 22296979 PMCID: PMC3293775
Pfeiffer J. Pentecostalism and AIDS treatment in Mozambique: Creating new approaches to HIV prevention through anti-retroviral therapy. Glob Public Health. 2011;6 Suppl 2:S163-73. PMID: 21892893
Dissertation, Thesis & Capstone Committees (recent HSERV graduates)
2011
Chair, thesis committee for Olubunmi Akinkugbe
Consistency and validity of reproductive health behaviors among couples using the 1998 Cape Verde RHS data
2011
Member, thesis committee for Kassia Binkowski
Determinants of breastfeeding behavior among indigenous Guatemalan mothers
2011
Member, thesis committee for Jessica Crawford
Measles vaccination coverage and timing of vaccine administration in Northern Mozambique: 1997 - 2010
2010
Member, capstone for Joseph Benedict
The tuberculosis care system of migrant urban-industrial workers in New Delhi
2010
Member, dissertation committee for Carolina Mejia
Geography, mobility, work venue and other risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Peru
External Funding (sampling of recent awards from UW SAGE data)
Early ART initiation among HIV-positive pregnant women in central Mozambique
National Institutes of Health (NIH)PI: Pfeiffer Dates: 4/1/2013 - 3/31/2014
Health Alliance International 8 (Moz. Health Comm.)
Health Alliance International (HAI)PI: Holmes Dates: 10/1/2012 - 9/30/2013
Early ART initiation among HIV-positive pregnant women in central Mozambique
National Institutes of Health (NIH)PI: Pfeiffer Dates: 4/1/2012 - 3/31/2015
Mozambique Health Committee 7
Health Alliance International (HAI)PI: Holmes Dates: 10/1/2011 - 9/30/2012
Health Promotion Research Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)PI: Harris Dates: 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012
Mozambique Health Committee 6
Health Alliance International (HAI)PI: Holmes Dates: 12/1/2010 - 9/30/2011
Mozambique Health Committee 6
Health Alliance International (HAI)PI: Holmes Dates: 10/1/2010 - 11/30/2010
Mozambique Health Committee 5
Health Alliance International (HAI)PI: Holmes Dates: 10/1/2009 - 7/31/2010
Mozambique Health Committee 5
Health Alliance International (HAI)PI: Holmes Dates: 10/1/2009 - 9/30/2010
Global Health Fellows Program
Public Health Institute (PHI)PI: Katz Dates: 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2011
Links
HAI
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The mission of Health Alliance International (HAI) is to improve the health and welfare of disenfranchised peoples worldwide and work toward more equitable delivery of health services.
http://depts.washington.edu/haiuw/
