Susan Purdin, MPH
Associate in Population and Family Health
sjp98@columbia.edu

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EXPERTISE:

Reproductive health of refugees and others affected by armed conflict; project design, monitoring and evaluation; training of health workers in resource-poor settings; standards and accountability in humanitarian relief; clinical nursing.

CURRENT WORK/RESEARCH:

Reproductive Health for Refugees Monitoring and Evaluation Program -- Providing technical assistance for field sites delivering reproductive health for war–affected populations. Assisting with project design, data collection and analysis, documentation, staff training. Preparing set of field tools on monitoring and evaluation for reproductive health in conflict-affected settings.

• Teaching graduate course “Reproductive Health of Refugees and Others affected by Armed Conflict”
  
• Publishing articles and reports on reproductive health of war-affected populations.
  
• Presenting refugee reproductive health issues at international meetings.
  
• Member of UNHCR/UNFPA InterAgency Working Group on Refugee Reproductive Health.
  

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:

In press: “Design, Monitoring and Evaluation of Reproductive Health Services in Refugee Situations: Training Modules for the Health Team”, (contributor), The Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium.

In press: Introduction: “Forced Migration Chapter of Compendium of Indicators for Evaluating Reproductive Health Programs”, (with Therese McGinn), Measure Evaluation Project.

April 2002: “Identification of Immediate Needs for Developing Maternal Health Policies and Services in Afghanistan”, UNICEF Consultation Field Visit Trip Report.

February 2002: “Displaced Persons and Emergency Obstetric Care”, Panel Moderator, Averting Maternal Death and Disability Annual Meeting, Bangkok.

November 2001: “Impact of Conflict on Reproductive Health”, Discussant, UNFPA Meeting The impact of Conflict on Women and Girls, Bratislava.

October 2001: “The Effects of Conflict-induced Migration on HIV/AIDS/STI Transmission and Policy and Program Responses” (with Therese McGinn, Sandra Krause and Rachel Jones), The InSite AIDS Knowledge Base, http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite.jsp?page=kb-08-01-08.

August 20, 2001: “Reproductive Health in Emergencies”, CDC, Atlanta

May 30, 2001: “Monitoring and Evaluating Reproductive Health Services for Refugees”, Global Health Council, Washington

May 2, 2001: “Reproductive Health for Refugees”, EngenderHealth, New York

April 21, 2001: “Reflections on University and NGO Partnerships in International Health” (with Therese McGinn and Mariana Zantop), Columbia University seminar on the role of the academic in society, New York

March 27, 2001: “Global Overview of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence”, Inter-agency Lessons Learned Conference: Prevention and Response to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Refugee Settings, Geneva

March 20, 2001: “Reproductive Health in Emergencies” (with Therese McGinn), Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs course on Gender in Humanitarian Emergencies, New York

December 6, 2000: “Conclusions and Lessons Identified”, RHR Consortium Conference 2000: Findings on Reproductive Health of Refugees and Displaced Populations

December 2000: “Programmatic Responses to Refugees’ Reproductive Health Needs” (with Sandra Krause and Rachel Jones), International Family Planning Perspectives 24:4

November 2000: “Reproductive Health in Southern Sudan”, Packard Foundation meeting, Khartoum

September 27, 2000: “Reproductive Health Across the Lifespan”, UNFPA, Nairobi

August 29, 2000: “Reproductive Health for Refugees”, International Rescue Committee, Nairobi

July 24, 2000: “Reproductive Health in Emergencies”, HELP course, University of Hawaii

June 21, 2000: “Reproductive Health in Emergencies”, International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance course, Hunter College, New York

June 14, 2000: “RHR Consortium Global Technical Assistance Project”, Global Health Council, Crystal City

May 31, 2000: “The AIDS Epidemic in Africa and Its Effect on Refugees and IDPs”, UNHCR Regional Planning Workshop on HIV/AIDS in Refugee Situations, Kampala

April 2000: “Reproductive health services for Burmese refugees on the Thai-Burmese border” (with Cynthia Maung), “Lessons from West Africa”, Sexual Health Exchange 2000/2

March 29, 2000: “Sexual and Gender-based Violence”, UNFPA, Kathmandu

March 1, 2000: “Reproductive Health for Refugees”, International Rescue Committee, Nairobi

November 22, 1999: “Minimum Initial Services Package”, UNFPA, Nairobi

October 14, 1999: “Interagency Collaboration”, UNFPA, Pristina

July 20, 1999: “Reproductive Health in Emergencies”, HELP course, University of Hawaii

July 9, 1999: “Reproductive Health of Refugees”, CCSDPT Health NGOs, Bangkok

June 1999: “Reproductive Health in refugee situations: an Inter-agency Field Manual” (contributor), UNHCR

June 20, 1999: “The Availability of Emergency Obstetric Care in Refugee Settings”, Global Health Council, Crystal City

May 26, 1999: “Reproductive Health”, Juba University, Khartoum

December 1998: “Refugee Reproductive Health Needs Assessment Field Tools” (contributor), Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium

December 3, 1998: “Development of the Sphere Project”, Sphere Conference, London

December, 1998: “The Sphere Project – Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response”, Geneva.

November 3, 1998: “Reproductive Health for Refugees”, UNFPA Cairo +5 meeting, Rennes

EDUCATION