Maya Lubeck-Schricker

Maya Lubeck-Schricker graduated with her MS in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Washington. After graduating from Tufts University in 2020 with a BA in Community Health, Maya worked as a research assistant at the Tufts School of Medicine investigating tuberculosis treatment dropout and medication adherence in India. In January 2022 Maya moved to Cap Haitian, Haiti to work on the research and innovation team of a container-based sanitation provider called SOIL that serves more than 2300 households in the city. Maya is particularly interested in the monitoring and evaluation of global health WASH and NTD interventions.

Maya worked on six projects during her two-year engagement with START, acting as the Project Manager for two of them.

Below are highlights from two of the projects Maya worked on:

• Shigella Burden in Latin America: The START team conducted a systematic review andmeta-analysis to synthesize the burden of Shigella diarrhea among children in the Americas region to inform vaccine research and development and regional policymakers. The team prepared a manuscript for submission to the Gates foundation pre-print server, VeriXiv, as well as for peer-review at PLOS NTD.
• Impact of Climate Change on Public Health in Humanitarian Settings, Recommended Adaptions: The START Center, in conjunction with the Emergency Response team within the Global Development division of the Gates Foundation, developed a comprehensive report that explores the escalating impact of climate change on public health in humanitarian setting and gives recommendations drawn from research for the climates adaptation strategies to prevent public health crises, focusing on Haiti, Ethiopia, and Pakistan. In particular, climate events and associated public health outcomes in nine low-and middle-income countries, the findings of which were then used to select narrowed focus on: 1) hurricanes and infectious diseases in Haiti; 2) drought and malnutrition in Ethiopia; and 3) flooding and infectious diseases in Pakistan.
  

Reflecting on her time with START, Maya said, "While at START I had the opportunity to lead and contribute to interdisciplinary projects that strengthened my skills in research, analysis, and strategic thinking. Working across teams and topics challenged me to become a more adaptable collaborator and effective communicator. The supportive environment and exposure to complex, real-world problems helped me develop both technical and soft skills that I’ll carry forward into the next stage of my career."

Maya is currently the Director of Research and Innovation at a container-based sanitation provider operating in northern Haiti called SOIL (Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods).