Maya Adam

Dr. Adam is the Director of Health Media Innovation and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford School of Medicine. She creates video-based entertainment-education on topics related to maternal child health, nutrition and disease prevention. She has designed and produced online educational content for the Stanford School of Medicine for use in their preclinical programs, continuing medical education programs and global health promotion efforts. She is the Faculty Lead for the Global Child Health Media Initiative and the creator of eight massive open online courses reaching more than a million learners around the world. Adam is principal investigator on two randomized-controlled trials investigating the impact of digital global health education interventions on health-promoting behaviors. Her research is conducted in collaboration with the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health in Heidelberg, Germany. She is a Faculty Fellow at the Center for Innovation in Global Health and the author of Food, Love, Family: A Practical Guide to Child Nutrition.

Academic Appointments

• Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases
• Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Administrative Appointments

• Director of Health Media Innovation, Stanford Medicine (2020 - Present)
• Director, Health Education Outreach, Stanford Center for Health Education (2018 - 2020)
• Faculty Lead, Digital MEdIC South Africa (2017 - 2020)
• Founder, Just Cook for Kids (2013 - Present)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

• Nominated faculty member, Stanford Digital Education Strategy Group (2021 - Present)
• Faculty Fellow, Center for Innovation in Global Health (2020 - Present)

Community and International Work

• Digital Medical Education International Collaborative, South Africa
• Stanford Health Outreach App, South Africa

Education

• Heidelberg University - Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (Dr.med) candidate 2018 - 2022
• The University of British Columbia - Doctor of Medicine - MD 2004 - 2008
• Stanford University - Bachelor of Arts (BA), Human Biology