Katie Giessler, MPH
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Chancellor/EVC/FAS
Katie Giessler, MPH, is a Senior Research Analyst for the SPARQ Project at the Institute for Global Health Sciences at the University of California in San Francisco.
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Katie is global health professional with extensive experience in non-profit and academic settings across a variety of health issues including provision of respectful, person-centered care for women seeking reproductive health services in global settings; reduction of maternal and child mortality in low-resource settings; and HIV prevention within marginalized communities in the US. Prior to joining SPARQ, Katie managed a large clinical trial in Ghana aimed at reducing infant and child mortality due to undifferentiated respiratory distress through the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP.) Currently, Katie manages all aspects of implementation of SPARQ’s Quality Improvement projects focused on improving patient-experience in reproductive health settings in Kenya and India. Additionally, Katie manages the implementation of a family planning intervention in Uttar Pradesh, India focused on improving the provision of person-centered care by community health workers that aim to increase the adoption of family planning methods in urban settings.
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2019
- MPH Community Health Education Hunter College 2011
Interests
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- Global Health
- Reproductive Health
- Person-Centered Care
- Malaria
- Quality Improvement
Websites
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- The Malaria Elimination Initiative (shrinkingthemalariamap.org)
Publications (13)
Top publication keywords:
Community Health WorkersMaternal Health ServicesIndiaQuality of Health CareMaternal HealthFamily Planning ServicesMothersParturitionHospitals, DistrictReproductive HealthDelivery, ObstetricRural PopulationQuality ImprovementPatient RightsKenya
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Perspectives on implementing a quality improvement collaborative to improve person-centered care for maternal and reproductive health in Kenya.
International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care 2020 Giessler K, Seefeld A, Montagu D, Phillips B, Mwangi J, Munson M, Green C, Opot J, Golub G -
A mixed-methods evaluation of the impact of a person-centered family planning intervention for community health workers on family planning outcomes in India.
BMC health services research 2020 Diamond-Smith N, McDonell C, Sahu AB, Roy KP, Giessler K -
Results of a person-centered maternal health quality improvement intervention in Uttar Pradesh, India.
PloS one 2020 Montagu D, Giessler K, Nakphong MK, Roy KP, Sahu AB, Sharma K, Green C, Sudhinaraset M -
Respiratory Pathogens in Children 1 Month to 5 Years of Age Presenting With Undifferentiated Acute Respiratory Distress in 2 District-Level Hospitals in Ghana.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2019 Wilson PT, Baiden F, Brooks JC, Giessler KM, Apio G, Punguyire D, Moresky RT, Sylverken J, Nyarko-Jectey K, Tagbor H, LaRussa PS -
Providers and women's perspectives on person-centered maternity care: a mixed methods study in Kenya.
International journal for equity in health 2019 Sudhinaraset M, Giessler K, Golub G, Afulani P -
Continuous positive airway pressure for children with undifferentiated respiratory distress in Ghana: an open-label, cluster, crossover trial.
The Lancet. Global health 2017 Wilson PT, Baiden F, Brooks JC, Morris MC, Giessler K, Punguyire D, Apio G, Agyeman-Ampromfi A, Lopez-Pintado S, Sylverken J, Nyarko-Jectey K, Tagbor H, Moresky RT
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Can a quality improvement intervention improve person-centred maternity care in Kenya?
Sexual and reproductive health matters 2023 Sudhinaraset M, Giessler KM, Nakphong MK, Munson MM, Golub GM, Diamond-Smith NG, Opot J, Green CE -
Can changes to improve person-centred maternity care be spread across public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India?
Sexual and reproductive health matters 2021 Sudhinaraset M, Giessler K, Nakphong MK, Roy KP, Sahu AB, Sharma K, Montagu D, Green C -
A comparison of intensive vs. light-touch quality improvement interventions for maternal health in Uttar Pradesh, India.
BMC health services research 2020 Montagu D, Giessler K, Nakphong MK, Green C, Roy KP, Sahu AB, Sharma K, Sudhinarset M -
The Extended Role of Health Facility Cleaners in Maternity Care in Kenya.
International perspectives on sexual and reproductive health 2020 Golub G, Sudhinaraset M, Giessler K, Dunlop-Korsness K, Stone A -
Impact of a Clinical Trial in Two District Hospitals in Ghana: Perspectives of Ghanaian Researchers.
Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE 2018 Wilson PT, Giessler K, Morris MC -
Do women's perspectives of quality of care during childbirth match with those of providers? A qualitative study in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Global health action 2018 Bhattacharyya S, Srivastava A, Saxena M, Gogoi M, Dwivedi P, Giessler K -
How Doula Care Can Advance the Goals of the Affordable Care Act: A Snapshot From New York City.
The Journal of perinatal education 2015 Strauss N, Giessler K, McAllister E