Maisha N Standifer, PhD, MPH 

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Anthropology, Medical Anthropology (concentration) University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue Tampa, FL 33620    August 2007-August 2016
Dissertation: “Exploring the Sociocultural Context of Risks Associated

Research Interests

Implementation Science, Health Services, CBPR, HIV, Women's Health

Publications

Purcell DJ, Standifer M, Martin E, Rivera M, Hopkins J. Disparities in HIV Care: A Rural–Urban Analysis of Healthcare Access and Treatment Adherence in Georgia. Healthcare. 2025;13(12):1278. PubMed PMID: 40565401; DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13121278. Link to Article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40565401/.

• Purcell D, Duffus W, Standifer M, Mayberry R, Hutchins S. Population-Level Risks for HIV Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States by Demographic Characteristics and Medicaid Access, 2020–2021. American Journal of Public Health. 2025;115(4):579–587. PubMed PMID: 40073359; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307916.

• Hill, Sneed, Kevin, K, Austin, D, Wathington, D,  Green, H, Morgan, M, Roman, J, Cheng, F, Clark, J, Rubie, N, Andre, K, Moore, T, Davis, A, Cheng, F, MacAulay, K, Standifer, M, Louis, J, Diamond, J, Conner, K, Thompson, S. (2025). WE-CARE: Closing the Gap of Health Disparities Through Community Collaborations. 10.4018/979-8-3373-0169-3.ch004.

• Purcell DJ, Standifer M, Stroude J, Martin E, Belton A, Hopkin J, McKinney T, Warren E, Nawas G, Williams L, Kennedy K. Advancing Health Equity: A Collaborative Framework to Address HIV Disparities in Georgia and Louisiana through Data, Education, and Policy Initiatives. Journal of Health Care Poor Underserved. 2024;35(3):978-994. PMID: 39129614.

• Standifer, M, Love, S. #SayHerName: Honoring Black Women Victims of Violence. In Holden, K. and Jones, C. (2024). Black Women and Resilience: Power, Perseverance, and Public Health. (pp.311-315). New York: State University of New York (SUNY) Press. 

• Stroud, J, Standifer, M, Martin, E, Hopkins, J, Belton, A, Purcell, D, Warren, E. (2024). Health Equity Implications of People Living With HIV. Journal of the National Medical Association. 116. 431-432. 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.07.048.

• Thuo, N, Martins, T, Manley, E, Standifer, M, Sultan, D, Faris, N, Hill, A, Thompson, M, Jeremiah, R, Al Achkar, M. (2023). Factors leading to disparity in lung cancer diagnosis among black/African American communities in the USA: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 13. e073886. 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073886.

• Al Achkar, M., Basu Roy, U., Manley, E. Standifer, M., Baik, C., Walsh, C. A qualitative study of interactions with oncologists among patients with advanced lung cancer. Support Care Cancer 30, 9049–9055 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07309-7

• Haun JN, Alman AC, Melillo C, Standifer M, McMahon-Grenz J, Shin M, Lapcevic WA, Patel N, Elwy AR. Using Electronic Data Collection Platforms to Assess Complementary and Integrative Health Patient-Reported Outcomes: Feasibility Project. JMIR Med Inform. 2020 Jun 26; 8(6):e15609.