Implementation Science Core

Announcements:

Join our Implementation Science Monthly Rounds on the first Tuesday of the month from 12 - 1PM EST

 

 

The September Implementation Science Monthly Rounds (ISMR) will feature Dr. Dorothy Mangale, PhD MsC, an implementation scientist, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, and a 2025 AIDS Malignancy Consortium Scholar. Her research aims to develop context-specific tools and strategies to enhance the responsiveness of health systems in addressing shifting global health needs. With the decline of HIV-related mortality and the rising burden of cancer,  she is particularly interested in adapting successful strategies from HIV control to strengthen cancer care delivery in high-HIV prevalence, low-resource settings. Dorothy's expertise spans global health, implementation science, health economics, epidemiology, and mixed methods research. Her doctoral training equipped her with skills to characterize and prioritize implementation barriers, design and test adapted strategies and evaluate implementation outcomes for adolescent HIV care using established frameworks. Presently, she is a co-investigator on the NCI-funded PRIME-KS study (U01CA292765-01), leading a human-centered design effort to adapt a 3D skin imaging device for Kaposi Sarcoma in Kenya and Uganda

Dr. Mangale will be reporting back on the Implementation science, economics, systems and synergies track (Track E), capturing all the latest research, implementation methods and discussions presented at the IAS conference held in Rwanda.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/98099291786 , 

Meeting ID: 980 9929 1786 

 

 

Implementation Science Core:

The JHU CFAR IS CORE, co-directed by Dr. Sheree Schwartz and Dr. Stefan Baral, was founded in 2021 to advance JHU’s growth and leadership in the Implementation Science space. The JHU IS Core has evolved from its initial inception as the CFAR Implementation Science Working Group led by Dr. Stefan Baral, Dr. Melissa-Davey Rothwell and Dr. Larry Chang, followed by the Implementation Science Interest Group (ISIG) led by Dr. Schwartz and Dr. Laura Beres. The IS Core continues to bring together a community of HIV researchers committed to conducting, advancing and/or newly engaging in implementation science research in the US and globally.  


Research of our core faculty and the faculty we serve primarily focuses on application of implementation science frameworks and research methodologies within HIV focused research  in the US and globally. 

Mission and Goals:

The mission of the JHU CFAR Implementation Science Core is to support implementation science training, mentorship and skill acquisition, and to facilitate the practical application of implementation science for JHU HIV researchers. We aim to have a broad impact on conceptualization and innovation in implementation science training, methodologies and scholarship at JHU and in the implementation science research and provide mentorship, scientific guidance and career development in HIV related implementation research. Our faculty represent individuals across career stages endeavoring to increase knowledge of best practices and evolving methodologies in implementation science across CFAR investigators.

We strive to achieve these goals through:

  1. Resource Development including grant review, targeted events, monthly meetings to foster knowledge sharing and on-line repositories and libraries
  2. Promoting inter, intra and extra CFAR and JHU networking, collaboration and synergies

Consultation Services:

We provide consultation services to upcoming JHU investigators and provide support to students, faculty and staff in undertaking implementation science research and applying robust methodologies for their research question. 
We also offer facilitation of internal and external grant review. Please contact Lipin Lukose ([email protected]) to request a review or complete the google form below.
Appointments can be booked by filling out the form . We will reach out to you as per the availability of our expert faculty.
Our expert faculty list can be found below
For more information contact Lipin Lukose at [email protected]  

 

Our Initiatives:

We run the Implementation Science Monthly Rounds (ISMR), highlighting work and implementation science methodologies to the JHU HIV IS community. We also run a HIV Implementation science fellowship as part of the Hopkins Hub (formerly MACC+ Hub) and support the Implementation Science Student Working Group. More information can be found from the links below:

Leadership and Team:

 

Sheree Schwartz, PhD, MPH
Co-Director
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Laura Beres, PhD, MPH
Co-Director
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Stefan Baral, MD, MPH, MBA
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Funding Opportunities

  • Will be updated as new opportunities arise.