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Jane
Trowbridge
Bertrand
,
PhD

Professor
Jane Bertrand

Departmental Affiliations

Health, Behavior and Society
Affiliated
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Contact Info

Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 1900
New Orleans
Louisiana
70112
US        
504-988-7107
410-659-6266
bertrand@tulane.edu

Research Interests

Health, Behavior and Society; Health communication; program evaluation; reproductive health; family planning; Guatemala

Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
University of Chicago
1976
MBA
Tulane University
2001
MA
University of Chicago
1973
Honors & Awards

Elected to Delta Omega, national honorary public health society, in May 1981.

Received Dean's teaching incentive awards in 1994 and 1995 (based on course evaluations) at Tulane University. Received the Tulane President’s Office Employee Scholarship for the Executive MBA Program (January 2000-August 2001).

Received “Champion of Public Health” Award, Tulane, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, October 2001.

Received the Marjorie Horn Operations Research Award, November 2007, from the Office of Population and Reproductive Health, USAID.

Select Publications

  • Bertrand, Jane T, David Holtgrave, and Amy Gregowski. (In press 2008) “Program Evaluation of HIV Prevention Programs in the United States and Developing Countries.” In Kenneth Mayer and Hank Pizer (eds.), HIV Prevention. London: Academic Press.

  • Bertrand, Jane T. (2008), entry on “Program Evaluation” in the International Encyclopedia of Communication, Blackwell Publishing. The International Encyclopedia of Communication (ed. Donsbach), Wiley-Blackwell (Oxford, UK and Malden, MA).

  • Brambila, Carlos; Emma Ottolenghi; Celeste Marin; Jane T. Bertrand. 2007. “Getting results used: evidence from reproductive health programmatic research in Guatemala.” Health Policy and Planning. 22(4):234-245.

  • Seiber, Eric, Jane T. Bertrand, and Tara Sullivan, (2007), “Changes in Contraceptive Method Mix in Developing Countries.” International Family Planning Perspectives, 33(3):111-123.

  • Santiso-Gálvez, Roberto and Jane T. Bertrand. 2007. “Guatemala: The Pioneering Days of the Family Planning Revolution.” In The Global Family Planning Revolution, ed. Warren C. Robinson and John A. Ross, 137-54. Washington, DC: The World Bank.

Projects
Strengthening Provider-Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling in the Context of Male Circumcision in Kenya
Exploring Aspects of Demand Creation and Mobilization for Male Circumcision among Older Men in Kenya
Systematic Monitoring of the Male Circumcision Scale-up (SYMMACS)
Formative Research Regarding the Sexual Risk Behavior of Drug Users in Guatemala