Marie Brault, PhD
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Marie A. Brault, PhD is a medical anthropologist and Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Yale School of Public Health. Currently, her work is focused on improving adolescent-friendly approaches to sexual and reproductive health in clinical and community settings, both in the US and internationally. Dr. Brault's research interests include gender, community-based participatory research (CBPR), health disparities, maternal, child and adolescent health, mental health, empowerment, and mixed methods research. Dr. Brault has worked in India, the United States, Kenya, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Prior to joining Yale, she completed her PhD in medical anthropology at the University of Connecticut.
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- PhD
- University of Connecticut, Anthropology (2015)
- MA
- University of Connecticut, Anthropology
- BA
- Grinnell College, Biology/Anthropology (2009)
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Medical Research Interests
Adolescent Health; Africa South of the Sahara; Anthropology, Medical; Child Health; Global Health; India; Reproductive Health; Sexual Health; Women's Health
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Women's Health; Child/Adolescent Health; Implementation Science; Qualitative Methods
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0000-0002-7152-785X
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Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD
Leslie Curry, PhD, MPH
Alla Vash-Margita, MD, FACOG
Erika Linnander, MPH, MBA
Sarah Christie
Alyssa Ann Grimshaw, MBA, MLIS, MPH
43Publications
446Citations
Child Health
Africa South of the Sahara
Reproductive Health
India
Sexual Health
Global Health
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2024
Perioperative Process Mapping to Identify Inefficiencies at a Tertiary Hospital in Malawi
Serrato P, Msosa V, Kondwani J, Nkhumbwah M, Brault M, Heckmann R, Weiner S, Sion M, Mulima G. Perioperative Process Mapping to Identify Inefficiencies at a Tertiary Hospital in Malawi. Journal Of Surgical Research 2024, 302: 329-338. PMID: 39126874, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital staffThematic analysisSurgical case cancellationCase cancellationsTertiary hospitalPerioperative processProvider-patient relationshipDisrupt patient careConstant comparative methodPublic tertiary hospitalPatients expressed frustrationCase cancellation rateIn-depth interviewsPatient perspectiveHospital's rolePatient careEmotional distressHospital systemModifiable causesNVivo softwareAudio-recordedCommunication barriersPurposive samplingStaffProcessing mapsA Mixed Methods Exploration of Young Women’s Agency and Mental Health during COVID-19 in Low-Income Communities in Mumbai, India
Brault M, Peskin M, Jones A, Saikia A, Bhutia R, Cheruvu S, Jagtap V, Singh R, Nair P, Vedanthan R, Vermund S, Maitra S. A Mixed Methods Exploration of Young Women’s Agency and Mental Health during COVID-19 in Low-Income Communities in Mumbai, India. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 1007. PMID: 39200618, PMCID: PMC11354834, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21081007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsLow-income communitiesMental healthHealth inequalitiesAssess health concernsAssociated with less anxietyConstant comparative approachQualitative dataWorsening mental healthAssociated with depressionDeepening health inequitiesAnalyzed qualitative dataSemi-structured interviewsSelf-carePopulation of youthQuantitative dataLow-incomeLess anxietyAGYWAnxiety symptomsCOVID-19Financial insecurityHealthHealth concernMitigate adverse consequencesWomen's agencyMental health in Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools during the COVID-19 crisis: Literature review and survey suggesting multi-tiered support systems
Li D, Li Y, Zheng Z, Zhou X, Castro D, Vermund S, Brault M. Mental health in Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools during the COVID-19 crisis: Literature review and survey suggesting multi-tiered support systems. Medical Research Archives 2024, 12 DOI: 10.18103/mra.v12i4.5179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-tiered systemCOVID-19 pandemicNon-teaching staffMental health concernsMental healthAnalysis of survey resultsPsychological well-beingSchool communityEducation systemEducational settingsTeaching staffEducational environmentK-12School staffPeer interactionGrade schoolSchoolMental health support programKindergartenEmergence of mental health problemsStudentsHealth support programContinuity of careReview of relevant literatureMental health interventionsA Proposal of Utilizing Six Types of Involvement Model to Guide Kindergarten to 12th Grade School Parental Communication and Support During a Pandemic
Li D, Li Y, Zheng Z, Zhou X, Castro D, Vermund S, Brault M. A Proposal of Utilizing Six Types of Involvement Model to Guide Kindergarten to 12th Grade School Parental Communication and Support During a Pandemic. Medical Research Archives 2024, 12: 10.18103/mra.v12i4.5178. PMID: 39118855, PMCID: PMC11309007, DOI: 10.18103/mra.v12i4.5178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParental engagementInvolvement frameworkSchool districtsEducational outcomesOnline learningEnhance educational outcomesStudent well-beingEffective communicationMixed-methods approachEpstein's frameworkIndependent schoolsSchool administratorsSchool communicationSchoolSchool nursesLack of resourcesQualitative dataStudentsLevel of communicationFoster understandingLearningInvolvement modelCommunity collaborationParents' perceptionsPolicy implementation
2023
A social innovation to empower community-led monitoring and mobilization for HIV prevention in rural Kenya: experimenting to reduce the HIV prevention policy-implementation gap
Goodman M, Turan J, Keiser P, Seidel S, Raimer-Goodman L, Gitari S, Mukiri F, Brault M, Patel P. A social innovation to empower community-led monitoring and mobilization for HIV prevention in rural Kenya: experimenting to reduce the HIV prevention policy-implementation gap. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1240200. PMID: 38026281, PMCID: PMC10655084, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1240200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPolicy implementation gapCommunity-led effortsHIV stigmaEvidence-policy gapHIV preventionPolicy realmSocial innovationInterventional contextsMicrofinance processesPolicy guidanceRelated inequitiesHIV policyGenerative contextCollective emotionsLeadership developmentHIV prevention toolSubsequent reportingRural KenyaPsychosocial theoryStigmaResource CommitteeFocal pointStrategic alignmentHIV pandemicStudy interventionAssessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini
Brault M, Linnander E, Ginindza T, Mabuza K, Christie S, Canavan M, Jones A, Desai M. Assessing changes in adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexual and reproductive health service utilisation following a COVID-19 lockdown in eSwatini. Global Health Action 2023, 16: 2243760. PMID: 37565704, PMCID: PMC10424588, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2023.2243760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsElectronic health record systemsYoung womenHealth service utilisationAdolescent girlsReproductive health service utilisationInterrupted time series analysisService utilisationHealth record systemsUtilisation dataMonthly visitsReproductive healthVisit trendsCOVID-19 lockdown periodRecord systemTwo-year periodCOVID-19 lockdownWomenSaharan AfricaSignificant changesCOVID-19 periodLockdown periodManzini regionGirlsEswatiniAGYWImplementation of a Hardware-Assisted Bluetooth-Based COVID-19 Tracking Device in a High School: Mixed Methods Study
Li D, Shelby T, Brault M, Manohar R, Vermund S, Hagaman A, Forastiere L, Caruthers T, Egger E, Wang Y, Manohar N, Manohar P, Davis J, Zhou X. Implementation of a Hardware-Assisted Bluetooth-Based COVID-19 Tracking Device in a High School: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Formative Research 2023, 7: e39765. PMID: 36525333, PMCID: PMC10131711, DOI: 10.2196/39765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsContact tracingPilot implementation studyPublic health toolMixed-methods evaluationTechnical difficultiesSignificant numberQualitative focus group discussionsClose contactInfectious diseasesHealth toolsLarge-scale pandemicMixed-methods studyImplementation outcomesCOVID-19Significant differencesImplementation studyEmotional reassuranceFocus group discussionsMost contactMixed methods designMethods studySustained useCase interviewsMaintenance frameworkHabits
2022
Women’s Knowledge of Bladder Health: What We Have Learned in the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium
Rickey L, Camenga D, Brady S, Williams B, Wyman J, Brault M, Smith A, LaCoursiere D, James A, Lavender M, Low L. Women’s Knowledge of Bladder Health: What We Have Learned in the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium. Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports 2022, 17: 188-195. PMID: 37206992, PMCID: PMC10195105, DOI: 10.1007/s11884-022-00655-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsLower urinary tract symptomsBladder functionBladder healthLower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research ConsortiumWomen's knowledgeBladder health promotionUrinary tract symptomsAbnormal bladder functionPrevention intervention strategiesSymptom findingsTract symptomsPLUS studyHealth promotionHealth StudyFocus group transcriptsHealth educationFocus group participantsAdult womenReviewThe goalProtective factorsGroup participantsIntervention strategiesWomenBeliefs QuestionnaireGroup transcriptsSchool closures and reopenings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol
Li D, Nyhan K, Zhou X, Zhu Y, Castro D, Vermund SH, Brault M. School closures and reopenings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e054292. PMID: 35110320, PMCID: PMC8811274, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSchool closuresCOVID-19 pandemicWidespread school closuresCitation chainingType of researchSchool safetySchool reopeningSchoolsIndependent third reviewerPaucity of researchCollege studentsSources of evidenceJoanna Briggs Institute methodologyIndividual knowledgePandemicTitle screeningIndividual concernsCOVID-19 evidenceDisease prevention practicesGrey literatureFormal ethical approvalFull-text screeningBroad disseminationTeachersReopeningSystematic Literature Review of Pediatric Male and Female Genital Hair Thread Tourniquet Syndrome
Adjei NN, Lynn AY, Grimshaw A, Brault MA, Dugan K, Vash-Margita A. Systematic Literature Review of Pediatric Male and Female Genital Hair Thread Tourniquet Syndrome. Pediatric Emergency Care 2022, 38: e799-e804. PMID: 35100779, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHair-thread tourniquet syndromeTourniquet syndromeAdolescent health care providersSystematic literature reviewHealth care providersEmergency medicine physiciansLiterature reviewUrinary symptomsSerious sequelaeAnesthetic typePrompt diagnosisFemale patientsGeneral anesthesiaAdolescent patientsFemale casesMale casesMAIN OUTCOMECare providersMedicine physiciansNational guidelinesAverage agePrevention strategiesPediatric malesLabia minoraPatient care
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity Project Last Mile
ResearchDetails07/31/2016 - PresentPretoria, GP, South Africaactivity Research and collaboration
ResearchDetails04/07/2013 - PresentLusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambiaactivity Research and collaboration
ResearchDetails04/07/2013 - PresentHarare, Harare Province, Zimbabweactivity Research and collaboration
ResearchDetails04/07/2013 - PresentNairobi, Nairobi County, Kenyaactivity Research
ResearchDetails05/14/2011 - PresentMumbai, MH, India
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- July 09, 2024
YSPH teams with state Department of Education to improve health in Connecticut schools
- March 07, 2021Source: Project Last Mile
The Development of the Girl Champ Brand in eSwatini: Engaging the Private Sector to Promote Uptake of Health Services among Adolescent Girls and Young Women
- March 03, 2021
YSPH Recognized for Helping Arts Emerge from Pandemic
- July 07, 2020
Global Health Leadership Initiative and Project Last Mile at AIDS 2020