Directory Profile
Elise Grover MSPH, DrPH
Senior Research Instructor
- Department of Environmental & Occupational Health
Elise's public health training began in 2013 when she started her MSPH program in Social and Behavioral Interventions in the International Health Department at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. For her master's practicum, Elise served as the project manager for an HIV risk assessment study based in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire working with female sex workers and men who have sex with men. For her master’s thesis, she conducted a qualitative analysis of barriers to accessing health care among FSW in Abidjan. In collaboration with the Cote d’Ivoire team, Elise also authored a quantitative analysis of the impacts of social cohesion and social participation on HIV testing among MSM in Swaziland.
Before starting her doctorate program, Elise worked as a research associate for the University of Oklahoma on a handwashing promotion intervention RCT based in Sirajganj, Bangladesh. Ultimately, Elise's interest in studying the social and environmental conditions that contribute to infectious diseases led her to the Colorado School of Public Health to further develop and hone her environmental epidemiology research skills as a DrPH student, graduating in 2020. Elise is currently working as a senior research instructor focusing on the impact of climate change on parasitic disease transmission.
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- DrPH, Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, 2020
- MSPH, Social and Behavioral Interventions Concentration, International Health Department, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 2015
- BA, International Studies and French Majors, African Studies Certificate & Environmental Global Studies Concentration, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 2010
Awards
- Pritzker Pucker Study Abroad Scholarship, Academic year in Saint-Louis, Senegal, 2008
- Global Health Established Field Placement Award, MSPH Practicum in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 2014