Dr. Dvora Joseph Davey’s research focuses on how best to prevent and treat HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in peri-conception, pregnant women and couples, as well as other vulnerable populations. She has expertise in study design and use of epidemiological methods to inform interventions aimed at reducing the burden of HIV and related diseases on women, children, and families. Most recently, she is examining the combination of behavioral and biomedical approaches to HIV prevention among vulnerable populations. Dr. Joseph Davey is currently an Associate Professor (Adjunct) in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Geffen School of Medicine and in the Department of Epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA. She is based in Cape Town, South Africa where she holds an Honorary Associate Professor Position at the University of Cape Town, South Africa School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Division of Epidemiology. She is the PI of a Fogarty International Research Science Development Award and two NIH R01 clinical trial awards that are evaluating how best to integrate PrEP into antenatal and postpartum care among pregnant and breastfeeding women. She has been involved in research in Southern Africa since 2003 where she has developed and evaluated donor-funded epidemiological studies to inform effective, culturally relevant interventions aimed at reducing the burden of HIV and related diseases on women, children, and families. Prior to joining the faculty at UCLA, Dr. Joseph Davey was a Country Director and Technical Director for a NGO implementing HIV prevention and treatment programs in Mozambique.  Dr. Joseph Davey completed her doctoral studies at the University of California, Los Angeles and her Master’s degree in public health at Columbia University.

Contact: djosephdavey@mednet.ucla.edu

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS:

1. Barr, E., Marshall, L. J., Collins, L. F., Godfrey, C., St Vil, N., Stockman, J. K., Davey, D. L. J., Dong, K., Temkin, S. M., Glenshaw, M. T., Byrd, C., Clayton, J. A., & Goodenow, M. M. (2024). Centring the health of women across the HIV research continuum. The lancet. HIV, 11(3), e186–e194. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00004-3

2. Miller, A. P., Dean, S. S., Court, L., Mvududu, R., Mashele, N., Wara, N. J., Myer, L., Shoptaw, S., & Davey, D. L. J. (2024). “So that’s why I found PrEP to be safest way to protect yourself”: exploring IPV experiences and impact on HIV prevention among pregnant and postpartum women in Cape Town, South Africa. BMC public health, 24(1), 481. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17871-w

3. Nelson, A., Bheemraj, K., Dean, S. S., de Voux, A., Hlatshwayo, L., Mvududu, R., Berkowitz, N., Neumuller, C., Jacobs, S., Fourie, S., Coates, T., Bekker, L. G., Myer, L., & Davey, D. J. (2023). Integration of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services for pregnant and breastfeeding women in eight primary care clinics: results of an implementation science study. Research square, rs.3.rs-3648622. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3648622/v1