Maia Archer

Work and Professional background:

Maia Archer is a Research Assistant with BRIDGE Africa, focusing on HIV treatment and prevention in Nigeria. She is passionate about implementation science and leveraging community engagement to develop sustainable health solutions globally. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion from The George Washington University’s Milken Institute of Public Health and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Boston University.

Research interests:

My research interests surround using the implementation of science frameworks and community-engaged approaches to improve the delivery, accessibility, and uptake of infectious disease interventions. In particular, I am interested in evaluating context-specific barriers and facilitators to scaling up evidence-based strategies, including HPV vaccination and HIV prevention regimens. My research interests surround using implementation science frameworks and community-engaged approaches to improve the delivery, accessibility, and uptake of infectious disease interventions. In particular, I am interested in evaluating context-specific barriers and facilitators to scaling up evidence-based strategies, including HPV vaccination and HIV prevention regimens.

Projects worked on and currently working on in B.R.I.D.G.E:

I am currently working on the Innovative Tools to Expand HIV Self-Testing and Long-Acting Injectables for HIV Treatment and Prevention Among Commercial Minibus Drivers (I-TEST LAIs) being implemented in Lagos State, Nigeria.

Favorite thing about doing and being involved in research:

The most rewarding part of research is turning complex scientific and implementation data into practical solutions that meaningfully impact communities.