Tulane University

Contact Info
bertrand@tulane.edu

Department Affiliation
Global Health Systems and Development

Degrees

• B.A., Brown University, French, 1971
• M.A., University of Chicago, Social Science Communication, 1973
• Ph.D., University of Chicago, Sociology, 1976
• M.B.A., Tulane University, Business and Management, 2001

Academic Experience

• Professor, Tulane University, 2009-
• Professor, Johns Hopkins University, 2001-2009
• Professor, Tulane University, 1992-2001
• Associate Professor, Tulane University, 1984-1992
• Assistant Professor, Tulane University, 1979-1984

Related Experience

• Chair, Department of Health Systems Management, Tulane University, 2009-
• Technical Advisory Committee for “Enhancing HIV Prevention Programs through Evidence-based Practices,” funded by Canadian CIDA, PATH, Seattle, WA, 2009
• Ad-Hoc Reviewer for Professional Journals including: Journal of Health Communication, Studies in Family Planning, International Family Planning Perspectives, Population Research and Policy Review, Women’s Health African Journal of Reproductive Health
• Chair, Department of International Health and Development, Tulane University, 1994- 1999
• Editorial Committee, International Family Planning Perspectives, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, 1993-2008

Research & Teaching Specializations: Family Planning and Population Studies, Central America, Andes, Africa

Distinctions

• Marjorie C. Horn Operations Research Award from the Office of Population and Reproductive Health, USAID, 2007
• “Champion of Public Health” Award, Tulane, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 2001.
• Tulane President’s Office Employee Scholarship for the Executive MBA Program, 2000-2001
• Dean’s teaching incentive awards, Tulane University, 1994, 1995
• Elected to Delta Omega, national honorary public health society, 1981.

Languages:

• Spanish
• French

Overseas Experience

• Guatemala
• El Salvador
• Mexico
• Honduras
• Nicaragua
• Haiti
• Cuba
• Colombia
• Peru
• Ecuador

Selected Publications

• 2009.. “Communication and the ART Rollout: Beyond the Medical Model.” With Bharath-Kumar, Uttara, et al. AIDS Education and Prevention. 21 (5): 447.
• 2008. “Program Evaluation of HIV Prevention Programs in the United States and Developing Countries.” With David Holtgrave and Amy Gregowski. In HIV Prevention. Kenneth Mayer and Hank Pizer, eds. London: Academic Press.
• 2007. “Getting results used: evidence from reproductive health programmatic research in Guatemala.” With Brambila, Carlos, et al. Health Policy and Planning. 22 (4): 234-245.
• 2007. “Changes in Contraceptive Method Mix in Developing Countries.” With Seiber, Eric and Tara Sullivan. International Family Planning Perspectives. 33 (3): 111-123.
• 2007. “Guatemala: The Pioneering Days of the Family Planning Revolution.” With Santiso-Gálvez, Roberto. In The Global Family Planning Revolution. Warren C. Robinson and John A. Ross, eds. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank. 137-154.

Recently-Taught Latin American-Related Courses: Fundamentals of Program Evaluation

Number of Dissertations or Theses Supervised in the Past 5 Years: 5

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