Elizabeth Henry, MHS

Adjunct Lecturer, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Evaluation scientist with experience in both implementation and impact evaluation of domestic and international public health programs and interventions with a focus on reproductive health and maternal health.

Use experimental, quasi-experimental and mixed-methods study designs. Conduct impact analyses using difference-in-differences, coarsened exact matching, propensity score matching. Conduct and analyze qualitative data for process evaluations. Support ongoing dashboard development and utilization in pop health platforms with EHR data for ongoing improvement.

Diverse experience working with a variety of stakeholders in low and middle-income countries. Field experience designing studies and collecting data in Ghana, Zambia, Ethiopia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Laos, Malawi. Technical expertise in statistical analysis of household surveys and qualitative interviews and focus group discussions. Topical interest in women's and children's health, education and social programs. Mentor study teams on study design, implementation, field work and analytics.

Re-designed and taught a doctoral-level Program and Policy Evaluation course at Boston University's School of Public Health for four years, and taught a course on Monitoring and Evaluation in Resource Poor Settings as an Adjunct Professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, Spring of 2019.

Publications

  • Published 11/4/2022

    Kushitor M, Henry EG, Obeng-Dwamena AD, Agyekum MW, Agula C, Toprah T, Shah I, Bawah AA. Covert Contraceptive Use amongst the urban poor in Accra, Ghana: experiences of health providers. Reprod Health. 2022 Nov 04; 19(1):205. PMID: 36333714.

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  • Published 3/7/2022

    Solomon H, Henry EG, Herlihy J, Yeboah-Antwi K, Biemba G, Musokotwane K, Bhutta A, Hamer DH, Semrau KEA. Intended versus actual delivery location and factors associated with change in delivery location among pregnant women in Southern Province, Zambia: a prespecified secondary observational analysis of the ZamCAT. BMJ Open. 2022 03 07; 12(3):e055288. PMID: 35256443.

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  • Published 12/1/2021

    Scott NA, Kaiser JL, Ngoma T, McGlasson KL, Henry EG, Munro-Kramer ML, Biemba G, Bwalya M, Sakanga VR, Musonda G, Hamer DH, Boyd CJ, Bonawitz R, Vian T, Kruk ME, Fong RM, Chastain PS, Mataka K, Ahmed Mdluli E, Veliz P, Lori JR, Rockers PC. If we build it, will they come? Results of a quasi-experimental study assessing the impact of maternity waiting homes on facility-based childbirth and maternity care in Zambia. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 12; 6(12). PMID: 34876457.

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  • Published 2/16/2021

    Henry EG, Hackett KM, Bawah A, Asuming PO, Agula C, Canning D, Shah I. The impact of a personalized, community-based counselling and referral programme on modern contraceptive use in urban Ghana: a retrospective evaluation. Health Policy Plan. 2021 Feb 16; 35(10):1290-1299. PMID: 33097942.

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  • Published 9/23/2020

    Hackett K, Henry E, Hussain I, Khan M, Feroz K, Kaur N, Sato R, Soofi S, Canning D, Shah I. Impact of home-based family planning counselling and referral on modern contraceptive use in Karachi, Pakistan: a retrospective, cross-sectional matched control study. BMJ Open. 2020 Sep 23; 10(9):e039835. PMID: 32967886.

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Education

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, MHS
  • Harvard University, BA

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