Afiba Manza-A Agovi, PhD

 

Manza (Agovi) Mensah, PhD, MPH

Afiba Manza-A Agovi, PhD

Contact Information

Email: mmensah@jpshealth.org

Affiliations

  • Research Scientist, JPS Center for Epidemiology & Healthcare Delivery Research
  • Assistant Professor, Burnett School of Medicine at TCU
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, UNT Health Science Center School of Public Health

Education and Training

  • PhD, Epidemiology, University of South Carolina
  • MPH, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Southern Mississippi
  • ASPPH, Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellow, Global Epidemiology, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Namibia (CDC-Namibia), Strategic Implementation Team

Professional Memberships

  • AcademyHealth
  • American College of Epidemiology
  • American Public Health Association
  • International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology
  • Society for Epidemiologic Research
  • Society for Implementation Research Collaboration

Expertise

  • Implementation science
  • Evidence synthesis
  • Evaluation of healthcare interventions

Research Interests

  • How do we effectively integrate evidence-based interventions, practices and policies in healthcare and public health settings? How do we effectively reduce or eliminate low-value care and practices in healthcare settings?
  • Are predictive models, whether based on statistical or machine learning methods, valid and useful in clinical practice?
  • Are healthcare interventions and policies achieving intended outcomes?

View my publications in PubMed.