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Hannah Gilbert, Ph.D.

Hannah Gilbert, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She teaches in the Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery program, co-directing courses on qualitative research methods for global health research, and mixed methods in global health delivery research. She is also the program’s advisor for qualitative research.

Dr. Gilbert conducts qualitative and ethnographic research on the social aspects of HIV treatment and research in sub-Saharan Africa. She is currently a member of Dr. Norma Ware’s research team, focusing on (1) social factors that shape uptake of male medical circumcision, (2) patient perspectives on decentralized care in West Africa, and (3) real-life implementation of prevention effective adherence.

Non-communicable disease care in Sierra Leone: a mixed-methods study of the drivers and barriers to retention in care for hypertension.
Authors: Authors: Dibba Y, Kachimanga C, Gassimu J, Kulinkina AV, Bukhman G, Gilbert HN, Adler AJ, Mukherjee JS.
BMJ Open
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Transforming care for patients living with diabetes in rural Mexico: a qualitative study of patient and provider experiences and perceptions of shared medical appointments.
Authors: Authors: de Lourdes Arrieta-Canales M, Mukherjee J, Gilbert H, Flores H, Muñoz M, Aranda Z, DiChiara S, Noya C.
Glob Health Action
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Exploring the role of the private sector in tuberculosis detection and management in Lima, Peru: a mixed-methods patient pathway analysis.
Authors: Authors: Wippel C, Farroñay S, Gilbert HN, Millones AK, Acosta D, Torres I, Jimenez J, Lecca L, Yuen CM.
medRxiv
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Adverse Events to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccines and Policy Considerations that Inform the Funding of Safety Surveillance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Mixed Methods Study.
Authors: Authors: Ogar CK, Quick J, Gilbert HN, Vreman RA, Mantel-Teeuwisse AK, Mugunga JC.
Drug Saf
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Understanding barriers to tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment completion in a low-resource setting: A mixed-methods study in the Kingdom of Lesotho.
Authors: Authors: Andom AT, Gilbert HN, Ndayizigiye M, Mukherjee JS, Lively CT, Nthunya J, Marole TA, Ratsiu M, Smith Fawzi MC, Yuen CM.
PLoS One
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Continuing professional development challenges in a rural setting: A mixed-methods study.
Authors: Authors: Campos-Zamora M, Gilbert H, Esparza-Perez RI, Sanchez-Mendiola M, Gardner R, Richards JB, Lumbreras-Marquez MI, Dobiesz VA.
Perspect Med Educ
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Interpersonal challenges in surgical care provision in rural Mexico: A qualitative study.
Authors: Authors: Macias V, Garcia Z, Pavlis W, Fowler Z, Uribe-Leitz T, Gilbert H, Roa L, Good MD.
Lancet Reg Health Am
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Exploring Access and Utilization of Early Intervention Services Among Families Experiencing Homelessness: A Qualitative Study.
Authors: Authors: Lee M, Adnan T, Gilbert H, Obando A, Chatterjee A.
J Health Care Poor Underserved
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Understanding reasons for suboptimal tuberculosis screening in a low-resource setting: A mixed-methods study in the Kingdom of Lesotho.
Authors: Authors: Andom AT, Gilbert HN, Ndayizigiye M, Mukherjee JS, Nthunya J, Marole TA, Smith Fawzi MC, Yuen CM.
PLOS Glob Public Health
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How community ART delivery may improve HIV treatment outcomes: Qualitative inquiry into mechanisms of effect in a randomized trial of community-based ART initiation, monitoring and re-supply (DO ART) in South Africa and Uganda.
Authors: Authors: Gilbert HN, Wyatt MA, Pisarski EE, Asiimwe S, van Rooyen H, Seeley J, Shahmanesh M, Turyamureeba B, van Heerden A, Adeagbo O, Celum CL, Barnabas RV, Ware NC.
J Int AIDS Soc
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