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Erin HunterAssistant Professor of Global HealthAdjunct Assistant Professor (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) Office: 506 Edwards Hall Phone: 864-656-7435 Email: hunter9@clemson.edu Vita: View | |
Educational Background | Courses Taught(HLTH 4900) Research and Evaluation Strategies in Public Health |
ProfileDr. Erin Hunter is a mixed-methods global health researcher running a program of research that seeks to inform the development of social and behavioral interventions to improve the health and well-being of women and girls. She also applies qualitative methods to develop or improve quantitative measures to strengthen survey design and program evaluation. She applies these approaches across a range of topical areas, including sexual, reproductive, and menstrual health. Dr. Hunter is currently the principal investigator of a 19-country study to cognitively test a novel survey instrument for the World Health Organization (WHO) which will facilitate cross-national comparison of sexual practices and health data from population representative surveys globally. She is also a chief investigator on the Adolescent Menstrual Experiences and Health Cohort (AMEHC) study which is following a cohort of 2,016 girls in Khulna, Bangladesh to understand girls’ changing menstrual health experiences and needs throughout their adolescent years and examine the impacts of menstrual health on their lives. Prior to joining Clemson, Dr. Hunter was a tenure track faculty member in the School of Public Health at The University of Sydney (Australia) where she coordinated the Master of Global Health program. Prior to Sydney, Dr. Hunter consulted for the WHO Reproductive Health and Research Department on maternal health research and coordinated multi-sectoral research and health systems strengthening projects comprising government, NGO, community, and academic partners while seconded from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to collaborating institutions in Bangladesh. | |
Research Interestsmenstrual health, menstrual hygiene management, qualitative research, mixed-methods research, formative research, cognitive interviewing
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Honors and Awards2022
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