Kate Clouse, PhD, MPH

Global Health Research Interests: Clinical Trials, Community Health, Epidemiology, HIV/AIDS, Maternal and Child Health, Mobile Health, Public Health

Country: South Africa

Dr. Kate Clouse is a public health researcher who has designed, managed and implemented HIV/AIDS research studies since 2004. Her research specialty is in patient engagement throughout the continuum of HIV care, with a particular focus on South Africa. A key focus of her work is poor engagement in HIV care among mobile populations and developing appropriate interventions to improve HIV care. She has experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to improve patient engagement in HIV care, including studies using mobile health (mHealth), case management, point-of-care technology, and financial incentive strategies. Dr. Kate Clouse is an Associate Professor and core faculty at the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, with a primary appointment at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and a secondary appointment at the Vanderbilt University Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases.

Education

PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MPH, University of California, Berkeley