After obtaining a degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2006, Dr. Wall sought advanced training in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and has been an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Emory University since 2012. Her research agenda strives to advance evidence-based decision-making to improve outcomes related to HIV and family planning. Specifically, Dr. Wall’s research focuses on improving efficiencies in HIV prevention and treatment and family planning through studies of service integration and cost-effectiveness both domestically and in limited-resource settings. She currently holds an NIH K01 award (2016-2020) to explore optimal HIV program resource allocations in Zambia. She is a Principal and Co-Investigator on several international and domestic grants to promote and integrate couples’ voluntary HIV counseling and testing with family planning services; promote effective contraception for prevention of unplanned pregnancy and perinatal HIV transmission; improve HIV prevention for key populations (discordant couples, sex workers, and men who have sex with men); and use technology to improve data quality and patient safety in clinical trials. She collaborates with the Emory-based Rwanda Zambia HIV Research Group (RZHRG); Programs, Research, & Innovation in Sexual Minority Health (PRISM) Group; and the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). Additionally, she greatly enjoys and prioritizes teaching epidemiological methods to students from a range of educational levels.
Research areas: HIV prevention, family planning, cost-effectiveness, resource allocation, decision-making, epidemiological methods, implementation science
Contact Information
1518 Clifton Road
Atlanta , GA 30322
#458
Phone: 404-727-9088
Fax: 404-727-8737
Email: kmwall@emory.edu
Areas of Interest
- Cost Effective Analysis
- Epidemiology
- Health Economics
- HIV/AIDS Prevention
- Infectious Disease
- Maternal and Child Health
- Research Methods
- Sexual Health/Behavior
- Statistical Modeling
- Women’s Health
Education
- Ph.D. 2012, Emory University
- M.S. 2008, The University of Texas Health Center
- B.S. 2006, The University of Texas at Austin
Courses Taught
- EPI 798R: Pre-candidacy Research
Publications
- Wall KM, Kilembe W, Vwalika B, Ravindhran P, Htee Khu N, Brill I, Chomba E, Johnson BA, Haddad LB, Tichacek A, Allen S, 2016, Hormonal contraceptive use among HIV-positive women and HIV transmission risk to male partners, Zambia, 1994-2012, Journal of Infectious Diseases, ,
- Wall K, Kilembe W., 2015, Male partner recruitment in Malawi's option B+ programme, Lancet HIV, 2, e456
- Wall KM, Sullivan P, Kleinbaum D, Stephenson R. , 2014, Actor-partner effects associated with experiencing intimate partner violence or coercion among male couples enrolled in an HIV prevention trial, BMC Public Health, 14(1), 209
- Wall KM, Vwalika B, Hadad L, Htee Khu N, Vwalika C, Kilembe W, Chomba E, Stephenson R, Kleinbaum D, Nizam A, Brill, I, Tichacek A, Allen S. , 2013, Impact of long-term contraceptive promotion on incident pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial among HIV positive couples in Lusaka, Zambia, J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 63(1), 86-95
- Wall KM, Haddad L, Vwalika B, Htee Khu N, Brill I, Kilembe W, Stephenson R, Chomba E, Vwalika C, Tichacek A, Allen S. , 2013, Unintended pregnancy among HIV positive couples receiving integrated HIV counseling, testing, and family planning services in Zambia, PLoS One, 8(9), e75353
- Wall KM, Karita E, Nizam A, Bekan B, Sardar G, Casanova D, Joseph D, DeClercq F, Kestelyn E, Telfair J, Clark L, Tichacek A, Allen S., 2012, Influence network effectiveness in promoting couples’ HIV voluntary counseling and testing in Kigali, Rwanda, AIDS, 26(2), 217-227