Kate Clouse, PhD, MPH

Kate Clouse is an epidemiologist with over 10 years of experience conducting operational research in southern Africa, with a particular interest in patient retention in HIV care and HIV/TB integration. Dr. Clouse’s research demonstrated that women who are diagnosed with HIV during antenatal care fall out of care at alarmingly high rates, and that the risk of loss is greatest after delivery. She also has examined patient retention among adults initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the first time and showed that women who initiate ART during pregnancy are at greatest risk of loss to follow-up, compared to non-pregnant women and men. She also has conducted qualitative research to better understand pregnant women’s motivation for continuing or ceasing HIV care. This research helps to inform the development of interventions to improve retention in care and operational efficiency throughout the PMTCT care cascade and routine HIV care in resource-limited settings. Dr. Clouse received a PhD in Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MPH in Health Policy and Management at the University of California, Berkeley.