Martha Silva

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of International Health and Sustainable Development

School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
Stone Center Departments
The Stone Center
People Classification
Faculty
Tulane Affiliation
Affiliated Faculty

Research

Reproductive Justice

Degrees

  • Ph.D., 2005, Tulane University, International Health and Development
  • MPH, 2002, Tulane University, Health Information Systems
  • B.A., 1998, Macalester College, Psychology and French

Academic Experience

Academic Experience
  • Master of Public Health Program Director, International Health and Sustainable Development, 2023-
  • Assistant Professor, Department of International Health and Sustainable Development, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, 2018-

Distinctions

  • Changemakers in Family Planning (Principal Investigator) $82,301
  • Tulane Newcomb Institute Faculty Grant – Advancing Reproductive Justice in Louisiana (Principal Investigator) - $3,000
  • Carol Lavin Bernick Faculty Grant, Tulane University - Post-Roe Reproductive Justice Conversations and Policies in the USA and Mexico (Principal Investigator) - $7,000
  • Breakthrough RESEARCH, Population Council / USAID – Social and behavior change research in support of the Ouagadougou Partnership (Principal Investigator) – $615,420
  • Breakthrough RESEARCH, Population Council / USAID – Research and documentation in support of the USAID Zika Response In Latin America and the Caribbean (Principal Investigator) - $1,225,300

Languages

  • Spanish
  • Portuguese

Overseas Experience

  • Mexico
  • Guatemala
  • Uruguay
  • Honduras
  • Dominican Republic
  • El Salvador
  • New Zealand
  • Angola

Related Experience

  • Research Associate, Medicins du Monde, France, Montevideo, Uruguay, 2012-2015
  • Senior Research Fellow, Center for Health Services Research and Policy, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 2007-2011
  • Research and Teaching Assistant, Dept. Of International Health and Development, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, 2000-2004
  • Development Instructor, Humana People to People, Denmark/Angola, 1999-2000

Selected Publications

  • 2024. Adetunji A, Silva M, Jani N, Adediran M. “Like a broom tied together”: social cohesion and its role in community capacity strengthening. PLOS Global Public Health. 3(10): e0002508. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002508
  • 2024. Silva M, et al., Evaluating a youth-designed sexual and reproductive health mass and social media campaign in Côte d’Ivoire: triangulation of three independent evaluations. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 31:1.
  • 2024. Silva M, et al., Gender-Based Violence Narratives in Internet-Based Conversations in Nigeria: Social Listening Study. J Med Internet Res 2023;25:e46814. DOI: 10.2196/46814
  • 2023. Silva M, et al., Results From a Multi-Method Exploratory Scale Development Process to Measure Authoritarian Provider Attitudes in Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2023;11(Suppl 3):e2200421.
  • 2023. Silva, M, et al., Methods and measures to assess health provider behavioral outcomes related to reproductive, maternal and child health: A rapid review. Global Health: Science and Practice. July 2023. https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00407
  • 2023. Bellows N, Dougherty L, Nai D, Kassegne S, Nagbe R, Babogou L, Guede C, Silva M. Improving provider and client communication around family planning: Results from a cross-sectional survey. PLOS Global Public Health. 2023. 3(6): e0001923