Faculty

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Marcia R. Weaver
Research Associate Professor
PhD  
University of Chicago, 1986
Economics
MA  
University of Chicago, 1981
Public Policy
BA  
Hampshire College, 1977
Social Sciences

Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
  -  Department of Global Health, (MPH Program)
  -  PhD program in Health Services

Marcia Weaver also works with the Department of Global Health MPH program. Areas of specialization incluse Cost-effectiveness analysis of community based organizations, Contingent valuation methods, and Hospital finance in developing countries.

Contact Information
International Training and Education Center on HIV (I-TECH)
901 Boren Avenue, Suite 1100
Box:  359932
Seattle, WA 98104
(voice)  206-616-9173     (fax)  206-221-4945
mweaver@u.washington.edu
Research Interests
Cost analysis, HIV/AIDS programs
Projects
International Training and Education Center on HIV/AIDS
I-TECH promotes activities that increase human capacity for providing HIV/AIDS clinical care and support in countries and regions hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic. I-TECH was awarded a second, five-year contract (2006-2011) by the Health Resource Services Administration (HRSA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For more information, please go to http://www.go2itech.org.
Joint Uganda Malaria Training Program (JUMP)
The Academic Alliance Foundation, in partnership with the Infectious Disease Institute, Makerere University-University of California, San Francisco (MU-UCSF) and the Uganda Malaria Surveillance Project (UMSP), is developing an exemplary malaria training program to support the Ministry of Health's (MOH)'s new national policy on malaria treatment. The University of Washington has a subcontract to evaluate the training program. The evaluation will focus on 2 types of outcomes related to the objectives above: 1) clinical skills in case management and preventive therapy, and 2) training skills and activities by the alumni. The program is funded by a three year grant from the Exxon Mobile Foundation (2005-2008).
Promoting HIV/AIDS Awareness and Technology Training among Swazi Youth
The University of Washington's Center for Workforce Development in partnership with the Strategic Education Centers (SEC), which is a Seattle-based NGO, has created a Life Skill Enrichment curriculum to empower adolescents primarily ages 14 - 17 in Africa and the U.S. Working with the 18th District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the AME Hillside School in Swaziland, they are planning to train 100 Swazi youths using the curriculum and evaluate its effect on students' HIV risk behavior. The project is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation from Oct 2005 to May 2007.
External Funding (sampling of current and past involvement)
Center for Health Marketing and Communication
Centers for Disease Control
PI:   Harris           Dates:    09/2006 - 09/2009
The goal of this center is to contribute to the knowledge of useful communication strategies for health promotion.

AAF/Exxon Mobil Malaria Initiative
Academic Alliance Foundation
PI:   Weaver           Dates:    03/2006 - 12/2007
In partnership with the Infections Diseases Institute in Uganda, an evidence-based training curriculum will be developed targeting Malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment within Africa.

International AIDS Education and Training Center Technical Assistance
University of California - San Francisco
PI:   Downer           Dates:    09/2004 - 04/2006
I-tech leads a consortium of international and domestic partners with expertise in HIV/AIDS planning, clinical care, instructional design, and training support.

HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
PI:   Uldall           Dates:    09/2000 - 08/2003
The purpose of this study is to examine the factors and costs associated with adherence or lack thereof to HIV interventions in persons with mental illness and involved in substance abuse.


Selected Publications

Weaver MR, Nakitto C, Schneider G, Kamya M, Kambugu A, Ronald A, Lukwago R, McAdam K, Sande M. Measuring the Outcomes of a Comprehensive HIV Care Course: Pilot Test at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala Uganda. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2006; 43 (3): 292-303.
http://faculty.washington.edu/mweaver/Weaver_JAIDS2006.doc

Weaver M, Deolalikar A. "Economies of Scale and Scope in Vietnamese Hospitals." _Social Science and Medicine_ (2004); 59: 199-208.

Celum C, Levine R, Weaver M, Wald A. "Genital Herpes and HIV: Double Trouble." _Bulletin of the World Health Organization _(2004); 82 (6): 447-453.

Kurth A, Weaver M, Lockhart D. "The Benefit of Health Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives in a Population-Based Sample." _American Journal of Public Health_ (2004); 94: 1330-1332.

Holmes KK, Levine RO, Weaver M. "The effectiveness of condoms in preventing the transmission of sexually transmitted infections." _Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2004); 82 (6): 454-461_.

Conover C, Ettner S, Weaver M, Flynn P, Porto J. for the Cost Subcommittee of the HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study. "Economic Evaluations of HIV Treatment and Health Research with People Diagnosed with HIV infection and Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders." _AIDS Care_ (2004); 16 (Supplement 1): S121-S136.

Spielberg F, Levine RO, Weaver M. "Self-Testing for HIV: The Next Era of HIV Prevention" _Lancet Infectious Diseases _(2004); 4: 640-646.

Weaver M, Krieger J, Castorina J, Walls M, Ciske S, "Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Combined Campaign for Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines." Archives of Internal Medicine (2001); v. 161 no. 1: 111-120.

Weaver M, Spigner C, Pineda M, Rabun K, French L, Taylor L, Allen M. "Knowledge about Organ Donation among Students of Color: Pilot Test of an Intervention at an Urban High School," Clinical Transplantation (2000); v. 14, no. 4 pt. 1: 292-303.

Weaver M, Poehlita M, Hutchison S. 5-A-Day for the Food Assistance Population: An Outcome Evaluation of an Advertising Campaign and Cooking Events. Journal of Nutritional Education, 1999, 31:3 (161-169).

Weaver M, Ndamobissi R, Kornfield R, Blewane C, Sathe A, Chapko M, Bendji N, Nguembi E, Defiobona J. Willingness to Pay for Child Survival: Results of a National Survey in Central African Republic" Social Science and Medicine, 1996, 43:6 (985-998).

Weaver M, Wong H, Sako A, Simon R, Lee F,. Prospects for Reform of Hospital Fees in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Niamey National Hospital in Niger. Social Science and Medicine, 1994 38:4 (565-574).

Dissertation, Thesis and Capstone Committees (recent graduates)
2007
Chair, thesis committee for Sarah Burnett
Evaluation of a Life-Skills Based Education HIV/AIDS Education Program in Manzini, Swaziland

2007
Chair, thesis committee for Lisa Cline
Evaluation of a sexually transmitted disease, HIV, and teen pregnancy prevention program: Are there distinctions by race and gender?

2004
Chair, thesis committee for Thomas Kinane
An analysis of the effect of full-time physician consultation supplementing a consulting nurse phone advice system

2004
Chair, thesis committee for Evan Oakes
A parental perspective on adolescent health in Port Angeles, Washington: a needs assessment