Malia Duffy, MSN-FNP, MSPH

Malia Duffy is a Family Nurse Practitioner with a Master of Science in Public Health. She earned degrees from Simmons College, Johns Hopkins University, and Harvard University where she was a Presidential Scholar.

She has been working domestically with immigrant, refugee, and homeless populations to improve health-seeking behaviors, address vulnerability, and provide non-communicable and infectious disease and primary care clinical services. She has also worked across sub-Saharan Africa; Eastern Europe; Central and Southeast Asia; and Latin America and the Caribbean focusing on training healthcare workers, developing and implementing public health programs.

Duffy's primary areas of focus include HIV and AIDS, mental health, comprehensive service integration including for infectious and non-communicable diseases, and adolescents/youth.

Duffy teaches in the Master of Public Health program with a focus on global and behavioral, social and environmental health.

Malia Duffy, Melissa Sharer, Nicole Davis, Sabrina Eagan, Clara Haruzivishe, Milly Katana, Ndinda Makina, Ugochukwu Amanyeiwe. Differentiated antiretroviral treatment distribution models: Enablers and barriers to achieve universal HIV treatment in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. September-October 2019 - Volume 30 - Issue 5 - p e132-e143

Melissa Sharer, Nicole Davis, Ndinda Makina, Sabrina Eagan and Malia Duffy. Increasing Patients' Antiretroviral Treatment Availability While Reducing Nursing Workloads. An Evaluation of Barriers and Enablers to Implementation of Differentiated Treatment Distribution Approaches in South Africa. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. J 2019 Sep-Oct;30(5):511-520.

Nasaba, Rosemary, Denis Tindyebwa, Victor Musiime, Robert Iriso, Resty Ingabire, Denis Nansera, Monica Etima-Kizito, Joseylee Kasule, and Malia Duffy (2018). Handbook on Counselling and Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents Living with and Affected by HIV in Africa. Kampala, Uganda: The African Network for the Care of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS (ANECCA)

Nasaba, Rosemary, Denis Tindyebwa, Victor Musiime, Robert Iriso, Resty Ingabire, Denis Nansera, Monica Etima-Kizito, Joseylee Kasule, and Malia Duffy (2018). Pocket Guide on Counselling and Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents Living with and Affected by HIV in Africa. Kampala, Uganda: The African Network for the Care of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS (ANECCA).

Malia Duffy, Melissa Sharer, Aida Berhan, Judith Kose, Helen Cornman, Jennifer Pearson & Sabrina Eagan (2017). HIV risk screening for high-yield community testing services for orphans and vulnerable children: a literature review, Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2017.1332399

Duffy, M., Ojikutu, B., Andrian, S., Sohng, E., Minior, T. and Hirschhorn, L. R. (2017). Non-communicable diseases and HIV care and treatment: models of integrated service delivery. Trop Med Int Health, 22: 926-937. doi:10.1111/tmi.12901

Chandani Y, Duffy M, Lamphere B, Noel M, Heaton A, Andersson S (2016). Quality improvement practices to institutionalize supply chain best practices for iCCM: Evidence from Rwanda and Malawi, Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2016.07.003.

Duffy, Malia, Melissa Sharer, Helen Cornman, Jennifer Pearson, Heather Pitorak, and Andrew Fullem. 2015. Integrating mental health and HIV services in Zimbabwean Communities: A nurse and community-led approach to reach the most vulnerable. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2015.09.003

Levy, Marcy, Lyn Messner, Malia Duffy, and Jennifer Casto. 2016. Strengthening Linkages Between Clinical and Social/Community Services for Children and Adolescents who Have Experienced Sexual Violence: A Companion Guide. Arlington, VA: Strengthening High Impact Interventions for an AIDS-free Generation (AIDSFree) Project.

Duffy, Malia, S Lamstein, C Lutter, and P Koniz-Booher. 2015. Review of Programmatic Responses to Adolescent and Women's Nutrition Needs in Low and Middle Income Countries. Arlington, VA: USAID/Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) Project.

Duffy, Malia H., Heather Bergmann, and Melissa Sharer. 2013. Toolkit for Transition of Care and Other Services for Adolescents Living with HIV. Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.

Duffy, Malia H., Melissa Sharer, and Andrew Fullem. 2013. Training Manual for the Toolkit for Transition of Care and Other Services for Adolescents Living with HIV-Training Manual. Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.

Pitorak, Heather, Heather Bergmann, Andrew Fullem, and Malia H. Duffy. 2013. Mapping HIV Services and Policies for Adolescents: A Survey of 10 Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.

Duffy, Malia H., and Helen Cornman. 2013. Standard Operating Procedures for Integration of Mental Health and HIV in Zimbabwean Communities. Boston, MA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.

Duffy, Malia H. and Melissa Sharer. 2013. Workshop for Integrating Mental Health Services into HIV Programs in Zimbabwean Communities. Training of Trainer's Manual. Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.

Duffy, Malia. 2013. Swinging to New Heights: Linking Resources to Build an Integrated Care Network for OVC and their Caregivers in Nigeria. Case Study Series. Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.

Duffy, Malia. 2013. Practical Information and Guidance for Integrating Maternal Newborn and Child Health and HIV Programs in Developing Countries Within a Continuum of Health and Social Services. Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.

Pitorak, Heather, Malia H. Duffy, and Melissa Sharer. 2012. "There is no Health without Mental Health": Mental Health and HIV Service Integration in Zimbabwe, Situational Analysis. Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order.

Duffy, Malia H., and Cornman, Helen. 2012 International AIDS Conference: Where the Tide Will Turn: How is Community Level Participation Most Effective in Turning the Tide? Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources, AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.

Johnson, Kristin L., Malia H. Duffy, John M. Carper, Bisola O. Ojikutu. 2012. Health Information Technology for Continuous Quality Improvement of Antiretroviral Treatment-Related Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries. Arlington, VA: USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources. AIDSTAR-One, Task Order 1.