Helen Fisun Ashe
Expertise
Helen’s expertise lies in monitoring and evaluation, qualitative research, quantitative research, desk research, instrument development, data analysis, report writing, project management and strategic account growth.
Technical Competencies
Health system strengthening (service delivery, patient experience, access to care); maternal and child health; nutrition; WASH; vaccinations (routine, childhood, HPV, MeningB) including storage and handling; pandemic preparedness and emergency response; COVID-19; Ebola; leptospirosis; HIV/AIDS; TB; and other infectious diseases.
Education
George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health , Master of Public Health in Global Health: Concentration in Project Design, Management and Evaluation
Thesis—Strategies for Increasing Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course (DOTS) Completion Rates for Tuberculosis Patients with Alcohol Use Disorders in the Russian Federation: A Systematic Literature Review
Haverford College, Bachelor of Art in History
Country Experience
United States, Cambodia, Estonia, Guam, Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Morocco, Paraguay, Palau, Perú, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
Languages
English, Ukrainian, and Russian
Thinking About
The impact of war and natural disasters on healthcare infrastructure and key attributes necessary to strengthen rapid recovery.
Passion
I really enjoy traveling and hiking, often attempting to combine the two. My favorite hiking adventure was completing the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu.
Selected Publications
Abad, N., Messinger, S., Huang, Q., Hendrich, M., Fisun, H., et al. (2021). A qualitative study of behavioral and social drivers of COVID-19 vaccine confidence and uptake among unvaccinated Americans in the US (April–May 2021). PLoS ONE.
Leidner, A., Fisun, H., Trimble, S., & Lucas, P. (2020). Evaluation of temperature stability among different types and grades of vaccine storage units: Data from continuous temperature monitoring devices. Vaccine, 38(14), 3008–3014.
Abad, N., Booner, K. E., Huang, Q., et al., Fisun, H., & Brewer, T. (2021). Behavioral and social drivers of COVID-19 vaccination initiation in the US: A longitudinal study. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
