Dvora Joseph Davey, PhD, MPH

Dr. Dvora Joseph Davey is an infectious disease epidemiologist with over 20 years of experience in maternal and newborn health research. She is an Associate Professor (In-Residence) in Infectious Diseases in the Geffen School of Medicine and Epidemiology in the Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA. She is also an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Based in South Africa, she leads several large NIH and foundation-donor funded studies focused on improving HIV prevention, including pre-exposure prophylaxis, treatment and STI diagnostics and treatment for pregnant and postpartum individuals. Since 2003, Dr. Joseph Davey has developed and evaluated epidemiological and implementation studies in Southern Africa, aiming to create effective, culturally relevant interventions to reduce the impact of HIV, STIs and related diseases. Her global health research spans South Africa, Mozambique, Rwanda, Peru, and Thailand. Before UCLA, she served as Country Director and Technical Director for an NGO in Mozambique. Dr. Joseph Davey earned her Ph.D. in Epidemiology from UCLA and her MPH in Population and Reproductive Health from Columbia University.