Christine McGrath, MPH, PhD

Assistant Professor, Global Health

 

 

Dr. Christine McGrath, MPH, PhD, received her PhD from the Department of Epidemiology in May 2011. Her primary research is focused on growth and nutrition in pediatric HIV-1 infection in Kenya.  More specifically, her dissertation project determined growth patterns and defined cofactors that influence growth and growth failure in children infected with HIV-1. She is interested in the pathogenesis of growth faltering in HIV-1-infected children and the role of infant feeding, age-based preventative targeting of HAART initiation and nutritional supplementation on growth.

Publications

  1. Tiwari, R, Collett, BR, Oucho, I, Otieno, C, Lihanda, P, Magedson, A et al.. Changes in neurodevelopmental outcomes from 24 to 36 months among children HIV-exposed uninfected (CHEU) and HIV-unexposed (CHU). AIDS. 2026; :. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004608. PubMed PMID:42592846 .
  2. Mategula, D, Conteh, B, McGrath, CJ, Feutz, E, Kotloff, KL, Awuor, AO et al.. The consequences of Shigella medically-attended diarrhoea and other leading pathogens among young children living in high-burden settings: a multi-country prospective cohort study. EClinicalMedicine. 2026;97 :104025. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.104025. PubMed PMID:42382133 PubMed Central PMC13316610.
  3. Hendrixson, DT, Tiwari, R, James, P, Bhutta, ZA, Briend, A, Isanaka, S et al.. Maternal Health and Sociodemographic Characteristics Influence Infant Growth to 24 Months in the Tunza Mwana Cohort: A Prospective Cohort Study. Matern Child Nutr. 2026;22 (3):e70195. doi: 10.1111/mcn.70195. PubMed PMID:42136131 PubMed Central PMC13176631.
  4. Yousafzai, MT, Cornick, J, Penataro Yori, P, Hossain, MJ, Keita, AM, Atlas, HE et al.. The incidence and antimicrobial resistance of Shigella-attributable diarrhoea in young children in low-income and middle-income countries from the multicountry Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) Shigella Surveillance Study: a prospective, facility-based hybrid surveillance study. Lancet Glob Health. 2026;14 (5):e749-e761. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00534-0. PubMed PMID:41831467 PubMed Central PMC13106044.
  5. Schultes, OL, Hotwani, A, Pavlinac, PB, Hossain, MJ, Nasrin, D, Omore, R et al.. Defining Severe Shigellosis in the Enterics for Global Health Study: A Comparison of Leading Diarrhea Severity Definitions Among Children With Shigella Diarrhea. J Infect Dis. 2026;233 (3):607-617. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf630. PubMed PMID:41379743 .
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