Margaret Gichane

Margaret (Waru) Gichane, PhD, MSPH, is an Assistant Professor and social and behavioral scientist at ANSIRH. Her research is dedicated to identifying and addressing the structural and social factors that produce disparities in sexual and reproductive health outcomes in the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa. In her work, she utilizes a variety of participatory and applied qualitative methods to explore quality of sexual and reproductive health services, adolescent sexual behavior, and HIV prevention and treatment interventions. Dr. Gichane holds a B.S. in Human Development from Cornell University and an MSPH and PhD in Health Behavior from Gillings School of Global Public Health from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2014 — 2019)
• Bachelor’s Degree Cornell University (2008 — 2012)

Companies

• Assistant Professor University of California, San Francisco (2021)
• Postdoctoral Researcher RTI International (2019 — 2021)
• Research Assistant UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (2014 — 2019)
• Qualitative Consultant UNICEF (2017 — 2018)
• Teaching Assistant UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (2015 — 2018)
• Research Fellow University of Cape Town (2016 — 2016)
• Research Assistant Duke University (2015 — 2015)
• Research Assistant innovation Research & Training (2012 — 2014)