Amy is currently working for the Centers for Disease Control’s Global AIDS Program in Malawi as their Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist.
Amy Gottlieb, MPH, PhD Candidate
Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist
HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global AIDS Program, Malawi
Tel: 265-(0)1-775-188 ext 208
FAX: 265-(0)1-775-848
Mobile: 265 - (0)9-960-386
Amy worked on her Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin. As a graduate research assistant, she developed and implemented a web-based program management and tracking system for tobacco prevention and control programs for the state of Texas. Her primary research interests pertain to the practice of knowledge management. She also worked as a consultant for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in their Office on Smoking and Health and conducted a national assessment of web-based systems for tobacco control programs. This study provided an accurate depiction of where states were in the development process of web-based reporting; examined the types of systems being created; defined the kinds of information being collected and explored how data are being used. Ultimately, this study may set the foundation for future research, including the value and use of common data elements across States.
Amy received her Master’s degree in Public Health from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. While gathering research for her thesis, she worked in Bolivia, evaluating one of Pan-American Health Organization’s new water sanitation modules. While there, she carried out bi-weekly epidemiological surveillance, tested source and stored water for bacterial pathogens, and developed and administered a questionnaire to quantify community satisfaction, implementation, and use of the sanitary modules.
Amy served as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Jamaica as an environmental educator and as a community developer. She taught environmental science, spearheaded an AIDS awareness campaign, and introduced a new sport, the triathlon, to enhance community development, generate income, and promote healthy lifestyles.
After moving to Austin in 2000, Amy worked for Motorola as a strategic programmer in their Environmental Health and Safety Division. She was responsible for tracking all EHS data for Motorola’s world-wide semiconductor products sites and for writing their technical environmental annual reports.
Education
Ph.D. Candidate: Health Education, University of Texas at Austin
Master of Public Health, International Community Development, Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health
Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Science, University of Kansas