Dr. Delivette Castor

Biography

Delivette Castor is an Assistant Professor at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, specializing in Medical Sciences with a focus on Epidemiology. As an epidemiologist, she studies the delivery of public health innovations at scale, examining the combined effects of biomedical, behavioral, and structural factors on infectious diseases within marginalized populations in low- and middle-income country settings. Since joining the faculty of Columbia University Irving Medical Center in November 2019, Dr. Castor has been involved in significant research activities, particularly those supported by the U.S. government's President’s Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Her career includes serving as a Senior Epidemiologist and as the acting chief of the Implementation Science branch at the Office of HIV/AIDS within USAID, as well as positions at the Office of Research Science and the Global AIDS Coordinator at the Department of State. Her expertise encompasses comprehensive HIV intervention design, implementation and evaluation, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building. Dr. Castor’s research interests also intersect with women's reproductive health, disparities, mental health, nutrition, and emerging infections such as SARS-CoV-2.

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