Martha Silva

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of International Health and Sustainable Development

Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and 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