Nancy Scott
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Nancy A. Scott, MPH, DrPH

Associate Professor, Global Health - Boston University School of Public Health

617-358-2184
nscott@bu.edu
85 East Concord St
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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 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 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 2/4/2025

    Kaiser JL, Fiorillo RM, Vian T, Ngoma T, Kuhfeldt KJ, Munro-Kramer ML, Hamer DH, Bwalya M, Sakanga VR, Lori JR, Ahmed Mdluli E, Rockers PC, Biemba G, Scott NA. Qualitative application of the diffusion of innovation theory to maternity waiting homes in rural Zambia. Implement Sci Commun. 2025 Feb 04; 6(1):18. PMID: 39905510.

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  • Published on 2/1/2025

    Mutanda N, Morgan A, Kamanga A, Sande L, Ntjikelane V, Maskew M, Haimbe P, Lumano-Mulenga P, Rosen S, Scott N. Experiences and Preferences in Zambia and South Africa for Delivery of HIV Treatment During a Client's First Six Months: Results of the PREFER Study's Cross-Sectional Baseline Survey. AIDS Behav. 2025 Jun; 29(6):1713-1728. PMID: 39891834.

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  • Published on 1/17/2025

    Akolbire D, Sabin LL, Lethunya PP, Sharma A, Cabral HJ, Jack BW, Scott NA. Implementation effectiveness of 'Problem solving for better health' training in Lesotho using mixed methods and the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. BMC Med Educ. 2025 Jan 17; 25(1):86. PMID: 39825403.

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  • Published on 1/16/2025

    Ngoma T, Kaiser JL, Morgan AJ, Vian T, Hamer DH, Rockers PC, Sakanga V, Biemba G, Bwalya M, Scott NA. Implementation fidelity of a multisite maternity waiting homes programme in rural Zambia: application of the conceptual framework for implementation fidelity to a complex, hybrid-design study. BMJ Public Health. 2025 Jan; 3(1):e001215. PMID: 40017989.

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  • Published on 9/3/2024

    Zhou X, Hilk A, Solis NV, Scott N, Beach A, Soisangwan N, Billings CL, Burrack LS, Filler SG, Selmecki A. Single-cell detection of copy number changes reveals dynamic mechanisms of adaptation to antifungals in Candida albicans. Nat Microbiol. 2024 Nov; 9(11):2923-2938. PMID: 39227665.

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