Meighan Mary, PhD
- Academic Title: Assistant Professor
- Primary Appointment: Epidemiology & Public Health
- Email: mmary@som.umaryland.edu
- Location: HH, 100J
- Phone (Primary): 4102156522
Education and Training
BS, Florida Gulf Coast University, Forensic Psychology
MPH, Rollins School of Public Health Emory University, Global Health
PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Health Systems
Biosketch
Dr. Meighan Mary’s research leverages implementation science to generate evidence for strategies that strengthen linkages between communities and health systems. She conducts mixed methods research on the quality of maternal and neonatal healthcare in low- and middle-income countries, community-based reproductive and maternal health programming, and maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) in humanitarian and fragile settings. She has over a decade of experience in reproductive, maternal, and neonatal health research and technical assistance in francophone sub-Saharan Africa, SE Asia, and MENA regions.
Research/Clinical Keywords
maternal health, perinatal health, maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response, health system strengthening, implementation science, quality of care, mixed methods research, global health
Highlighted Publications
Bigirinama R*, Iwu EN*, Mary M*, Abimiku RH, Zalinga CC, Israel-Isah S, et al. The quality of intrapartum care during stillbirth deliveries in conflict-affected Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo: a phenomenological study. Global Public Health. 2026:21(1):2640771. (* = co-first authors)
Mary M, Tappis H, Scudder E, and Creanga AA. Community-based Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response: a comparative case study of implementation realities from humanitarian contexts. BMC Public Health. 2025 Oct; 23:3256.
Mary M, Tappis H, Scudder E, and Creanga AA. Complexities of implementing Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response in crisis-affected contexts: a comparative case study. Conflict and Health. 2024 Jul; 18:24.
Mary M, Jafarey S, Dabash R, Kamal I, Rabbani A, Abbas D, et al. Advance Distribution of Misoprostol for the Management of Postpartum Bleeding in Home Deliveries: An implementation study of the Family First Aid Model in Rural Pakistan. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2020 Nov; 25(1):118-126.
Mary M, Diop A, Sheldon W, Yenikoye A, and Winikoff B. Scaling up interventions: Findings and lessons learned from an external evaluation of Niger’s National Initiative to Reduce Postpartum Hemorrhage. BMC Preg & Child. 2019 Oct; 19:379.
Awards and Affiliations
2005-2008 Florida Bright Future Fellowship
2012 Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Scholar
2022 Johns Hopkins University Excellence in Public Health Practice Award
2022 Shikani and El Hibri Global Health Fellowship
2024 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Thesis Publication Award
2026 Editor of Distinction, Springer Nature
2026 Educator Development for Growth and Effectiveness (EDGE) Fellowship