Population Council Research that makes a difference

Deborah Weiss

Program Manager

Deborah Weiss is the HIV and AIDS program manager at the Population Council. Her responsibilities include set-up and oversight of a variety of projects; managing the USAID-funded Project SEARCH and AIDSTAR indefinite quantity contracts; supervising proposal development for government and foundation donors; and representing the HIV and AIDS program to partners, donors, and government representatives.

Weiss has nearly 10 years of experience in HIV and AIDS and reproductive health project management, fundraising, and communications. She has previously worked at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; the University of California, San Francisco—Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health; and Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She holds a master's of public health degree from the University of Michigan and a bachelor of arts degree in women’s and gender studies from Columbia University.

 

Deborah Weiss

Program Manager

Community Mobilization for Preventive Action (COMPACT) (more)
Council researchers are developing and determining the feasibility of "community compacts" as an innovative approach to prevent HIV in Zambian communities.
(7/2010 - 7/2013)
Topics: Behavior change; HIV prevention; Male circumcision; Sexual and gender-based violence; Social isolation/support
Countries: Zambia

Enabling Access to High-quality PMTCT Services by Community and Facility Strengthening in Zimbabwe (more)
Through intensive facility and community-level interventions, the Council and its partners seek to increase prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe.
(9/2010 - 2/2013)
Topics: HIV and children; HIV prevention; PMTCT and pediatric HIV
Countries: Zimbabwe

Creating a National Directory of Service Providers for Vulnerable Children (more)
The Council supported the development of a national directory of service providers for vulnerable children in South Africa.
(7/2008 - 6/2011)
Topics: Orphans and vulnerable children
Countries: South Africa

HIV/AIDS Evaluation, Assessment, and Formative Research (more)
The Council and partners are conducting several research, evaluation, and technical assistance activities on USAID-funded HIV/AIDS programs in Uganda.
(10/2008 - 1/2010)
Topics: HIV care, support, and treatment; Orphans and vulnerable children; People living with HIV
Countries: Uganda

Deborah Weiss

Program Manager

Examining dimensions of vulnerability among children in Uganda  (abstract) 
Kalibala,Sam; Schenk,Katie D.; Weiss,Deborah C.; Elson,Lynne
Psychology, Health & Medicine 17(3): 295-310
Publication date: 2012

Meaningful involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda through linkages between network groups and health facilities: An evaluation study  (abstract) 
Kim,Young-Mi; Kalibala,Sam; Neema,Stella; Lukwago,John; Weiss,Deborah C.
Psychology, Health & Medicine 17(2): 213-222
Publication date: 2012

Horizons: Looking back, moving forward 
Rutenberg,Naomi; Weiss,Deborah C.
Public Health Reports 125(2): 269-271
Publication date: 2010

Population policies, programmes and the environment  (abstract) (HTML) 
Speidel,J.Joseph; Weiss,Deborah C.; Ethelston,Sally A; Gilbert,Sarah M.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Biological Sciences 364(1532): 3049-3065
Publication date: 2009

Over-the-counter access to emergency contraception for teens  (abstract) 
Harper,Cynthia C.; Weiss,Deborah C.; Speidel,J.Joseph; Raine-Bennett,Tina
Contraception 77(4): 230-233
Publication date: 2008

Family planning and reproductive health: The link to environmental preservation  (abstract) 
Speidel,J.Joseph; Weiss,Deborah C.; Ethelston,Sally A; Gilbert,Sarah M.
Population and Environment 28(4-5): 247-258
Publication date: 2007

Does emergency contraception promote teen sex?  (abstract) 
Raine,Tina; Weiss,Deborah C.
Contemporary OB/GYN 50(9): 60-68
Publication date: 2005