2020 SARS-CoV-2 Awardee, Johns Hopkins
Dr. Shannon N. Wood is an Assistant Scientist within the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she also obtained her PhD. She further holds a Masters of Science in Reproductive and Sexual Health Research from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Dr. Wood’s research focuses on the intersection between social determinants of women’s health, most notably gender-based violence, and adverse reproductive and sexual health outcomes. As a Senior Technical Advisor for Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) and PMA-Ethiopia, Dr. Wood leads research surrounding reproductive coercion, intimate partner violence, and partner dynamics, and works with in-country partners to increase PMA’s data utilization. Her research aims to enhance safety and improve reproductive and sexual health for vulnerable populations in low-resource settings.