Elizabeth K. Stierman, PhD, MPH

• Texas A&M University, BA, 2006
• Johns Hopkins University, MPH, Public Health, 2010
• Johns Hopkins University, PhD, Health Systems, 2022

Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Stierman is a public health researcher dedicated to improving maternal and child health and well-being. Her work focuses on optimizing the quality of maternal and child health care; developing innovative approaches to deliver services in home and community settings; and addressing social and structural determinants of health. Over the past two decades, Dr. Stierman has led the design, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs in the United States, Africa, and Latin America. She is passionate about bridging the gap between research and practice by collaborating with communities, health care providers, and local health departments to apply implementation research and quality improvement methods to benefit the health of women, children, and families and ensure services are accessible and responsive to their needs. 

health services research, implementation science, quality improvement, program evaluation, maternal health, child health, community health, behavioral health, social determinants of health

Stierman EK, Wolfson C, Clifford S, et al. Common data elements for maternal health research: Expert consensus emerging from a modified Delphi study. Pregnancy. 2025;1(6):e70125. doi: 10.1002/pmf2.70125

Stierman EK, Watts T, Lawson SM, et al. Educating families on urgent maternal warning signs: learning from a pilot to improve training and tools for maternal and child home visiting programs. Health Promot Pract. Published online June 13, 2024. doi:10.1177/15248399241256691

Stierman EK, Kramer B, Bower K, Creanga AA. A call to address teamwork and patient safety culture in hospital maternity units: findings from a survey of maternal healthcare professionals in Maryland. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. Published online January 4, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101274

Stierman EK, Zimmerman LA, Shiferaw S, Seme A, Ahmed S, Creanga AA. Understanding variation in person-centered maternity care: Results from a household survey of postpartum women in 6 regions of Ethiopia. AJOG Glob Rep. 2022;3(1):100140. doi:10.1016/j.xagr.2022.100140

Stierman EK, Ahmed S, Shiferaw S, Zimmerman LA, Creanga AA. Measuring facility readiness to provide childbirth care: a comparison of indices using data from a health facility survey in Ethiopia. BMJ Global Health 2021;6:e006698. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006698