DrSue-Ann Meehan
Senior Researcher
Paediatrics And Child Health
- Senior ResearcherPaediatrics And Child Health
OVERVIEW
Sue-Ann Meehan, a research psychologist, joined the Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University, in 2008. She has a wealth of experience leading implementation science projects that have focused on health system strengthening, improving access to health services, implementation of community-based integrated services and the use of routine TB and HIV data for improved patient outcomes. Her specific interest is in maternal TB and improving the care pathway for women navigating antenatal/postnatal, TB and HIV services. Sue-Ann is a member of the Union against TB and Lung Disease and a steering committee member of the Maternal and Child Health working group. She is also a member of the South African TB Think Tank Child; including the Maternal Health and the Missing Cases and Linkage to Care working groups. She remains actively committed to provide data driven recommendations to health services, thereby bridging a gap between service delivery and research. Sue-Ann has presented at numerous international and national conferences and has a good publication track record.
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY GROUPS MEMBERSHIP
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Senior ResearcherStellenbosch University, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Mar 2018
- ResearcherStellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Sep 2011 - 28 Feb 2018
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Project ManagerStellenbosch University, Desmond Tutu TB Centre, South Africa3 Mar 2008 - 31 Aug 2011
- Project Co-ordinator (Human Trafficking)International Organization for Migration, South Africa1 Jun 2007 - 29 Feb 2008
- InternSouth African Depression and Anxiety Group, South Africa5 Jan 2004 - 3 Dec 2004
DEGREES
- PhDStellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- MA (Research Psychology)University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- BA (Honors)University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
- BA (Psychology & sociology)University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
CERTIFICATIONS
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP)Clinical Research Education and Development (CREDE), South AfricaGCP certification demonstrates that an individual is trained in the ethical and scientific quality standards for conducting clinical trials and all health research involving human participants.
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Introduction to Research Ethics, Research Ethics Evaluation and South African EthicsTraining and Resources in Research Ethics Evaluation (TRREE), South Africa1 Feb 2019 - 28 Feb 2019Research Ethics
- Economic Evaluation of Health StudiesStellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa15 Jul 2013 - 29 Nov 2013Other
- Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling and its ApplicationsLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom9 Jul 2012 - 20 Jul 2012Other
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review