Mr Joshua Mendelsohn
DL Module Organizer
I am an Associate Professor in the College of Health Professions and Director of the MPH at Pace University in New York City. I am also an Adjunct Professor / Tutor in the Distance Learning Program at LSHTM. My research focuses on HIV treatment and prevention among crisis-affected and mobile populations. I completed my doctoral studies in the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at LSHTM, and a postdoctoralfFellowship at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. I hold an MSc in Environmental Change and Management (University of Oxford) and a BSc (Honours) in Zoology and Psychology from the University of Toronto. I am an Associate Managing Editor for the journal Conflict & Health.
Affiliations
Centres
Teaching
At LSHTM, I am a Tutor (former Module Organizer) on the Distance Learning Conflict and Health module. Previously, I taught on the Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases module. At Pace, I teach Global Health IT and Innovation, Healthcare for Diverse Populations, and Capstone.
Research
My research interests are focused on global health equity and HIV treatment and prevention among crisis-affected and mobile populations. My work typically uses mixed methods approaches with a focus on innovative social interventions for improving population health. I have active grant-funded studies investigating the effectiveness of immediate antiretroviral therapy for reducing incident HIV infections in Shanghai; evaluation of an arts-based HIV stigma-reduction intervention among young people in northern Uganda; HIV risk and relationship satisfaction among serodiscordant couples in Canada; and mental health and vaccination attitudes among college students post Covid-19. My work is supported primarily by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research.