Maisha N. Standifer, Ph.D., MPH, is the director of population health at the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine. In her role, Dr. Standifer conducts population-based health studies and administers evidence-based prevention initiatives that effectively employ tailored strategies to reduce adverse health outcomes throughout under-resourced, racial, ethnic, and medically vulnerable populations.

Dr. Standifer is a community-based engaged researcher who has extensive training and project implementation expertise in reducing cancer disparities, substance abuse, sexual health, and transmission of HIV in marginalized populations at high risk for traumatic stress and health equity. She also serves as an assistant professor, principal investigator, and co-investigator on multiple private, sponsored, and federally funded studies.

Dr. Standifer’s public health expertise spans health program administration, evaluation, implantation and dissemination, health policy development and analysis, mixed methods research, and examining drivers of social and political determinations of health. Her research portfolio includes implementation science and health services research, along with community-based participatory research to create culturally tailored solutions that empower disenfranchised populations to make healthy and informative decisions.

Dr. Standifer holds a Doctorate in applied anthropology with a convention in medical anthropology from the University of South Florida, a Master’s in public health from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, and a Bachelor’s in sociology from Spelman College.