Dr. Mari Armstrong Hough

Biography

Mari Armstrong-Hough is an Associate Professor at NYU School of Global Public Health, specializing in Social and Behavioral Sciences and Epidemiology. Her research focuses on the epidemiologic interfaces of tuberculosis (TB), HIV, and non-communicable diseases, emphasizing interventions to enhance early detection, status awareness, and care linkage in high-burden regions like Uganda and South Africa. She has published extensively on predictors of TB among high-risk groups, the impact of provider-patient communication on respiratory infection risks, and the challenges of accessing essential medicines in settings burdened by both infectious and chronic diseases. Her book, 'Biomedicalization: Practice, Culture, and Globalization,' explores the cultural implications of evidence-based medicine across diverse locales. Recently, she has co-directed a NIH-funded fellowship program at Makerere University in Uganda and is involved in research addressing disparities in respiratory failure survival rates among racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. With diverse teaching experiences across prestigious institutions and a solid academic foundation, including a PhD in Sociology from Duke University, her work continues to push the boundaries of public health research and policy.

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