Anne joined the Dignity Period Board of Directors in 2018.  She currently works at St. Louis University (SLU) as an Associate Professor of Behavioral Science and Health Education in the College for Public Health and Social Justice and as a Director of the Master of Public Health program.

 

She has an array of international experience in public health intervention development and program evaluation and a well-established record of peer-reviewed publication in maternal and reproductive health. 

She currently collaborates on maternal health research with indigenous populations in the Andean Highlands of Ecuador and on the evaluation of community mobilization interventions to improve maternal health outcomes in Malawi.

 

Locally, Anne works with St. Louis-based organizations involved in global health work, including Microfinancing Partners for Africa. 

 

Anne has a Ph.D. in Health and Behavior Sciences from the University of Colorado Denver, an M.P.H. from the University of Michigan, and a B.S. in Anthropology and Spanish from Emory University.

 

Anne and her family (husband, Matt, and two kids) enjoy exploring St. Louis, cooking together, and attending sports events. Anne likes to run and does triathlons periodically with her husband.