Pamela Kohler PhD, MPH, RN

I am an Associate Professor with a joint appointment in Psychosocial and Community Health and the Department of Global Health (Schools of Public Health and Medicine), and I co-direct the UW Center for Global Health Nursing. I completed my nursing training at Johns Hopkins University, and worked clinically in HIV care and Emergency Departments. I received my PhD in Nursing and MPH in Health Services from the University of Washington. My research explores social and programmatic barriers to uptake of services along the HIV care continuum including prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT), referral to and retention in HIV care programs, and access to sex education for pregnancy and STD prevention. I am particularly interested in improving HIV testing and treatment services for adolescents in resource-limited settings and in working with healthcare workers to improve the quality of HIV and STI service delivery. I lead an intermediate-level field epidemiology training program in Tanzania and evaluate STD/HIV treatment and prevention programs and policies in sub-Saharan Africa through the International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH).

 

Education

• BSN, Johns Hopkins University
• MPH, University of Washington
• PhD, University of Washington

What classes do you teach?

• NURS 581: Global Health Nursing
• NSG 551: Health Politics and Policy

What do you love about the UW School of Nursing?

The collaborative nature of our work and our ability to work across many different disciplines.  I love the energy and enthusiasm of our students.

Department

Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing

Research Areas

• Innovative Interventions
• Health Equity
• Lifespan Health

Research Centers

• Center for Global Health Nursing