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I am a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Epidemiology at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. My research is focused on infectious disease epidemiology, particularly HIV and tuberculosis epidemiology, and applications of causal inference. I have a background in public health and medical anthropology, with specific training and expertise in epidemiological research design; statistical, geospatial, and qualitative analysis; and cognitive assessment/scale development. I have experience in HIV/AIDS and TB prevention and treatment, causal inference methods, and the application of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial statistics to public health.
Areas of Interest
- Causal Inference
- Global Health
- HIV/AIDS Prevention
- Infectious Disease
- Spatial Analysis/GIS
- Tuberculosis
Education
- Master of Science in Global Health 2015, Duke University
- Bachelor of Arts 2013, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Affiliations & Activities
Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) student member
American Publich Health Association (APHA) student member
Publications
- Zissette, S., Gautam, A., Krumholz, H.M., Ross, J.S., & Wallach, J.D., 2024, Altmetric Attention Scores and Citations of Published Research With or Without Preprints, JAMA Network Open, 7, e2424732
- Zissette, S., Tolley, E. E., Martinez, A., Roberts, S. T., Palanee-Phillips, T., & Montgomery, E. T., 2023, Measuring Effects of Counseling to Increase Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence and Partner Support in South Africa Using the Healthy Relationship Assessment Tool, Global Health: Science and Practice, 11,
- Zissette, S., Kiti, M. C., Bennett, B. W., Liu, C. Y., Nelson, K. N., Zelaya, A., ... & Adams, C., 2023, Social contact patterns among employees in US long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, December 2020 to June 2021, BMC Research Notes, 16,
- Tolley, E., Zissette, S., Taylor, J., Hanif, H., Jhu, S., Schwartz, J., … & Doncel, G., 2022, Acceptability of a long-acting, multipurpose vaginal ring: Findings from a Phase I trial in the U.S. and Dominican Republic., Journal of Women's Health, ,
- Zissette, S., Tolley, E.E., Martinez, A., Hanif, H., Gill, K., Mugo, N., … & Doncel, G., 2021, Adaptation and validation of simple tools to screen and monitor for oral PrEP adherence, PloS One, 16,
- Tolley, E.E., Martinez, A., Zissette, S., Palanee-Phillips, T., Mathebula, F., Tenza, S., … & Montgomery, E.T., 2021, Evidence for use of a HEAlthy Relationships Assessment Tool in the CHARISMA Pilot Study, PloS One, 16,
- Montgomery, E.T., Roberts, S.T., Reddy, K., Tolley, E., Hartmann, M., … Zissette, S., … & Palanee-Phillips, T., 2021, Integration of a relationship-focused counseling intervention with delivery of the daprivirine ring for HIV prevention to women in Johannesburg: Results of the CHARISMA pilot study, AIDS and Behavior, , 1-12
- Zissette, S., Atujuna, M., Tolley, E.E., Okumu, E., Auerbach, J.D., Hodder, S.L., … & Adimora, A.A., for the HPTN Women at Risk Committee, 2020, Cognitive testing of an instrument to evaluate acceptability and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis products among women, Applied Cognitive Psychology, 34, 78-84
- Tolley, E.E., Zissette, S., Martinez, A., Palanee-Phillips, T., Mathebula, F., Tenza, S., … & Montgomery, E.T., 2020, Development and initial validation of a simple tool to screen for partner support or opposition to HIV prevention product use, PloS One, 15,
- Hartmann, M., Lanham, M., Palanee-Phillips, T., Mathebula, F., Tolley, E.E., Peacock, D., … Zissette, S., … & Montgomery, E.T., for the CHARISMA team, 2019, Generating CHARISMA: Development of an intervention to help women build agency and safety in their relationships while using PrEP for HIV prevention, AIDS Education and Prevention, 31, 433-451
- Keyes, E.B., Parker, C., Zissette, S., Bailey, P.E., & Augusto, O., 2019, Geographic access to emergency obstetric services: a model incorporating patient bypassing using data from Mozambique, BMJ Global Health, 4, e000772
- Costenbader, E., Zissette, S., Martinez, A., LeMasters, K., Dagadu, N.A., Deepan, P., & Shaw, B., 2019, Getting to Intent: Are social norms influencing modern contraception use in the DRC?, PloS One, 14,
- Tolley, E.E., Guthrie, K.M., Zissette, S., Fava, J.L., Gill, K., Louw, C.E., … & MacQueen, K., 2018, Optimizing adherence in HIV prevention product trials: Development and psychometric validation of simple tools for screening and adherence counseling, PloS One, 13,
- Zissette, S., Watt., M.H., Prose, N.S., Mntambo, N., & Moshabela, M., 2016, "If you don't take a stand for your life, who will help you?": Men's engagement in HIV care in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 17, 265-273