Nancy A. Scott, MPH, DrPH
Associate Professor, Global Health - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Nancy Scott, DrPH, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Global Health at the Boston University School of Public Health and a faculty member of the Center for Global Health and Development (CGHD). She has over 12 years of experience in global public health program design, implementation and mixed-method process and impact evaluation. Her research interests lie in evaluating public health programs and translating that evidence into programmatic and policy relevant products in the areas of maternal and child health, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and social support for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Dr. Scott teaches a course in monitoring and evaluating global public health programs that is grounded in the realities of implementing and evaluating complex programs in extremely resource-constrained environments and teaches similar short courses in evaluation for public health practitioners in South Africa and Tanzania. She serves as the head of the monitoring and evaluation emphasis area for the Global Health concentration. She spent five years resident in Zambia managing the CGHD’s research and service delivery portfolio and continues her work throughout sub-Saharan Africa primarily in Ethiopia, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia.
Education
- Boston University School of Public Health, DPH/DrPH Field of Study: International Health
- Boston University School of Public Health, MPH Field of Study: International Health
- Santa Clara University, BSc Field of Study: Biology
Websites
Classes Taught
- SPHGH745
- SPHPH511
- SPHPH854
Publications
- Published on 12/25/2025
Miller SE, Dukes KA, Damato-MacPherson C, Psaros C, Scott NA, Taylor JL, Muroff J, Winter MR, Skiba LE, Lugo H, Cruz R, Ruiz-Mercado G, Crawford ND, Mayer KH, Assoumou SA. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and medications for opioid use disorder for persons who inject drugs: the CHORUS?+?randomized controlled trial study protocol. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025 Dec 25. PMID: 41449454.
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- Published on 12/23/2025
Maskew M, Mutanda N, Scott N, Morgan A, Benade M, Ntjikelane V, Sande L, Malala L, Manganye M, Rosen S. Drivers of disengagement from care during the first six months on antiretroviral therapy for HIV in South Africa: A mixed-methods study. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025; 5(12):e0004977. PMID: 41433281.
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- Published on 9/22/2025
Ngoma T, Morgan A, Marri A, Makwalu T, Scott NA, Rosen S. Facility level capacity to diagnose and manage advanced HIV disease in Zambia: healthcare staff perceptions. 2025.
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- Published on 8/27/2025
Ngoma T, Kamanga A, Scott N, Morgan A, Reddy Marri A, Makwalu T, Mulenga L, Sivile S, Benade M, Haimbe P, Shakwelele H, Rosen S. Advanced HIV disease during the first six months on antiretroviral therapy in Zambia: research protocol for a prospective, observational, multi-cohort study. Gates Open Res. 2025; 9:66. PMID: 40896557.
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- Published on 7/29/2025
Morgan A, Sande L, Maskew M, Rosen S, Long L, Mutanda N, Pascoe S, Govathson C, Kamanga A, Makwalu T, Lumano-Mulenga P, Malala L, Manganye M, Haimbe P, Shakwelele H, Kachingwe E, Ngoma T, Scott N. Client preferences for service delivery during the early treatment period in South Africa and Zambia: Mixed-method findings from a discrete choice experiment and concurrent focus group discussions. medRxiv. 2025 Jul 29. PMID: 40766155.
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- Published on 7/26/2025
Benade M, Maskew M, Ntjikelane V, Scott N, Ngcobo N, Nichols B, Malala L, Manganye M, Rosen S. Prior antiretroviral therapy exposure among clients presenting for HIV treatment initiation in South Africa: an exploratory mixed-methods study using multiple indicators of exposure. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 26; 25(1):947. PMID: 40713520.
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- Published on 6/25/2025
Mokhele I, Ntjikelane V, Scott NA, Kaiser JL, Morgan AJ, Huber A, Mokgethi NO, Tchereni TH, Phiri W, Kamanga A, Haimbe PM, Lumano-Mulenga P, Nyirenda RK, Pascoe SJS, Rosen S. Are HIV Treatment Clients Offered a Choice of Differentiated Service Delivery Models? Evidence from Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2025; 19:1825-1841. PMID: 40585576.
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- Published on 6/13/2025
World Bank. A compendium of Service Delivery Models in Low and Middle-income Countries. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/43336. 2025.
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- Published on 5/26/2025
Ntjikelane V, Phiri B, Kaiser JL, Rosen S, Morgan AJ, Huber A, Mokhele I, Tchereni T, Ngoma S, Lumano-Mulenga P, Pascoe S, Scott N. Effect of differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment on healthcare providers' job satisfaction and workloads in sub-Saharan Africa: a mixed methods study from Malawi, Zambia, and South Africa. Hum Resour Health. 2025 May 26; 23(1):25. PMID: 40420127.
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- Published on 5/16/2025
Maskew M, Mutanda N, Scott N, Morgan A, Benade M, Ntjikelane V, Sande L, Malala L, Manganye M, Rosen S. Drivers of disengagement from care during the first six months on antiretroviral therapy for HIV in South Africa. 2025.
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