Melissa Ward

Assistant Professor

Epidemiology


Phone305-348-2075

Emailmward@fiu.edu

Melissa Ward

Bio

Current research focus:
Women's Health, Opioids, HIV/AIDS, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health

Ongoing projects:
My current work uses mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative) and community-engaged approaches to examine and address barriers to care for women with opioid use disorder. I also serve as a co-investigator on projects examining women-centered and patient-centered care for people with HIV.

Proud moment of your mentees:
I love watching my mentees advance in their careers, whether that is presenting at a conference, publishing their first paper, landing a competitive post-doctoral fellowship, starting a job as a government epidemiologist, or launching their faculty career in academia.