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University Speaker Invitations

• Ward, M. (2024, February). Breaking barriers: A conversation on DEIJ, antiracism, and the Two in One Model for Inclusive Healthcare. Invited speaker for Dissemination and Implementation course (Dr. Donaldson Conserve) at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. Washington, D.C.  
• Ward, M. (2024, March). Breaking Barriers: A Conversation on DEIJ, Antiracism, and the Two in One Model for Inclusive Healthcare. Invited speaker for Dillard University Center for Racial Justice. New Orleans, LA.
• Ward, M. (2024, January). Breaking barriers: A conversation on DEIJ, antiracism, and the Two in One Model for inclusive healthcare. Invited speaker for Georgetown University School of Medicine Chapter of American Medical Student Association. Washington, D.C.

Social Media

• El Team Network. Invited Guest on @elteamnetwork IG Live on February 29, 2024 to discuss Two in One Model for an organization based in Puerto Rico partnering with CDC’s PACT Program for HIV prevention.  

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

• Atlanta69 (Focus Atlanta TV)- Focus on Health segment (HIV/AIDS Awareness) featuring Maranda C. Ward EdD, MPH
• Meharry Medical College Speaker Event- Bold Women Bold Ideas: Innovation in HIV Prevention- featuring and honoring Maranda C. Ward EdD, MPH with their inaugural Bold Women and Bold Ideas Award as a National Educator
• SOPHE’s 2024 Annual Conference, Gateway to Health Equity- honoring Maranda C. Ward EdD, MPH with the Dorothy Nyswander Health Equity Award
• Ward, M.C., Kalita, N., & Konopasky, A. (2024, March). In their own words: Patients reclaim power to seek out HIV and COVID care. Abstract accepted for oral presentation at the Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE) Annual Meeting. Saint Louis, MO.

World AIDS Day

• Georgia Public Broadcasting - Make HIV testing part of everyone's annual checkup, says this AIDS researcher featuring Maranda C. Ward EdD, MPH
• Good Morning Washington - GWU Professor Join GMW to Honor World AIDS Day featuring Maranda C. Ward EdD, MPH

Juneteenth

• Good Morning Washington - Shining a spotlight on health equity in D.C. on Juneteenth Segment featuring Maranda C. Ward EdD, MPH

National Minority Health Month

• CW69 Focus Atlanta - Minority Health

Women's History Month

• Black Health Lit - Episode 35: Black Women & HIV (Podcast) 

• Black Enterprise - Black Women Researchers Lead the Way to Advance Equity in HIV Prevention and Care 

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 

• DCist - Racial Disparities In D.C. HIV/AIDS Cases Widened During Pandemic, Report Says

• EBONY - Everything To Know About National Black HIV/AIDS Day

• Good Morning Washington - Raising Awareness on National Black HIV/AIDS Day

• NPR - WAMU - Dr. Maranda Ward speaks about HIV Health Disparities

• Rolling Out - Professor Maranda Ward discusses alarming rates of HIV/AIDS rates among Blacks

• Scripps News - National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

• Washington Informer - National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 

• South Carolina Public Radio - DHEC to offer free testing for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 

Introducing the Two in One Model

• GW Hatchet - SMHS to lead initiative to remove barriers to HIV and COVID screening

• GW Today - SMHS Awarded Grants to Improve Cultural Responsiveness about HIV and COVID Screening

• Medpage Today - Why HIV and COVID-19 Vaccine Screening Should Go Together 

  • Podcast: Breaking the stigma: Making HIV and COVID screening routine in primary care featuring Maranda C. Ward, EdD, MPH.

• SMHS News - GW Awarded Grant to Improve Cultural Responsiveness and Nonjudgmental Communication about HIV and COVID Screening

• HCP Live - The Power of the Primary Care Visit to Combat COVID-19 and HIV featuring Annette Gadegbeku, MD and Leon McCrea, MD, MPH.

•   Twin Pandemics: Advocating for a culturally sensitive clinical response to HIV + COVID impact on U.S. racial, ethnic, sexual and gender minoritized patients (Awarded Top 5 Video Presentation at 16th Annual XULA Health Disparities Conference)

• GW Today - The Legacy of Slavery Undermines the Health of Black People

• Patient Engagement HIT - Health Equity Training Model to Boost HIV Screenings, COVID-19 Shots

• CDC - Health Justice as a Tool to Fight Existing and Future Pandemics

• AAMC - Everyone should be tested for HIV: Here’s why

Our Team

• South Florida Sun Sentinel - A hot spot for nightlife - and HIV infections featuring Maranda C. Ward, EdD, MPH

• MedPageToday - Ask Your Patients: 'Have You Gotten Your Annual COVID Shot?' featuring Maranda C. Ward, EdD, MPH.

• Health Affairs Newsmakers - "Changing How the Health Workforce Sees Patients Like Me" by Maranda C. Ward
  • WTOP with Dimiti Sotis on WTOP-FM. Dr. Maranda Ward from GW SMHS discusses a police encounter at the dentist. (2023, October 25).

• Washington Post - A shot prevents HIV, but those most in need struggle to access care featuring Maranda C. Ward, EdD, MPH.

• Medical News Today -The stolen cells of Henrietta Lacks and their ongoing contribution to science featuring Maranda C. Ward, EdD, MPH.

• Medical News Today - Could racism increase the risk of heart disease in Black women? featuring Maranda C. Ward, EdD, MPH.

• SMHS News - SMHS Faculty Members Honored at Awards Ceremony 

• Transform Mid-Atlantic - Dr. Maranda Ward receives the JEDI-CCE (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion – Civic and Community Engagement) Award

• Washington Post - 50 years in, Whitman-Walker builds future in underserved Southeast D.C. featuring Maranda C. Ward, EdD, MPH.

• Radio One: Lyndia Grant Show. (Power 108.9 Spirit 1340 WYCB AM). Dr. Maranda Ward speaks on CDC Vital Signs Report on PEPFAR progress.

• American Medical Student Association Convention (AMSACon) - 10 Questions in 2 Minutes with Maranda Ward, EdD, MPH.

• Engaged Scholar Initiative -  Dr. Maranda C. Ward was selected to be a member of the 2023-2024 Engaged Scholars Initiative.

• Life Sciences Intelligence - Understanding HIV Incidence Trends and Prevention Strategies featuring Maranda C. Ward, EdD, MPH

• GW Today - GW Black Alumni presents IMPACT Awards to three alumni for their contributions to GW and their community. 

• Patient Engagement HIT - Making HIV Testing A Standard of Preventive Care to Boost Equity

• Real Time with Areva Martin (KBLA 1580AM) - Uncovering Shocking Black Maternal Mortality Rates and the Potential Pathways to Healthcare Change

• KevinMD - Patients aging with HIV: What role can doctors play?

• POZ - Questions Still Unanswered

• WOSF-FM 103.5 - Dr. Maranda Ward speaks on COVID, RSV and Flu Season