Ali Groves
Research Assistant Professor
Community Health and Prevention
Drexel University
United States of America
Biography
"Ali Groves, MHS, PhD is committed to promoting social justice and decreasing gender inequalities in health through multilevel interventions. She has engaged in interventions and research across a diverse array of settings and her work focuses on the social and structural factors that perpetuate poor sexual and reproductive health across the globe. Throughout her career, she has paid particular attention to understanding and addressing the high burden of HIV infection and intimate partner violence (IPV) among women in sub-Saharan Africa. She uses both qualitative and quantitative research methods in her research and interventions. "
Research Interest
Social and structural determinants of HIV risk
Publications
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"Groves A.K., McNaughton Reyes L., Foshee V., Moodley D., Maman S. Relationship factors and trajectories of intimate partner violence among South African women during pregnancy and the postpartum period. PLOS ONE. 2014; 9(9): e106929. "
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"Hill L.M., Maman S., Groves A.K., Moodley D. Social support among HIV-positive and HIV-negative adolescents in Umlazi, South Africa: Changes in family and partner relationships during pregnancy and the postpartum period. BMC pregnancy and childbirth. 2015;15(1):117. "
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"Maman S., Groves A.K., McNaughton-Reyes HL, Moodley D. Diagnosis and disclosure of HIV status: Implications for pregnant and postpartum women’s risk of physical partner violence. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (2016) "
