Faculty

Grace C. John-Stewart

Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Global Health
Professor, Medicine - Allergy and Infectious Dis.
Professor, Pediatrics
Director, Global Center for the Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents, & Children, Global Health

206-543-4278

Education

MD Medicine, University of Michigan, 1987
MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington, 1995
PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2000

Contact

206-543-4278

Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents and Children (Global WACh)
325 9th Avenue, Box 359909
Seattle, WA 98104

Research Areas

Research Interests

Dr. Grace John-Stewart is a Professor of Global Health, Medicine, Epidemiology, and Pediatrics at the University of Washington. Her interests include prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), improving outcomes for children with HIV, and addressing relevant co-infections that affect women and children with HIV (including TB, pneumonia, diarrhea, CMV). Dr. John-Stewart has published over 275 peer-reviewed articles. Her research is based in Kenya and includes molecular epidemiologic studies, clinical trials, implementation science studies, and program evaluations focused on HIV and maternal child health. She received the Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Award for research on mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Dr. John-Stewart has mentored numerous trainees, received a K24 Mentorship Award, and received a UW School of Medicine mentorship award. She is the Director of the UW CFAR International Core and the UW Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents and Children (Global WACh).

Recent Publications (PubMed)

"When a man is stressed, it replicates in the house": Kenyan women's perspectives on the influence of male partners on perinatal mental health among women affected by HIV.
(2026)
PLOS Glob Public Health 6(3): e0006047
Moraa H, Mutahi J, Atieno W, John-Stewart G, Kinuthia J, Kumar M, Marwa M, Odhiambo B, Abuna F, Pintye J, Wamalwa D, O'Malley G, Ronen K, Njuguna I, Larsen A
Hope for every child: ending paediatric HIV mortality by 2030.
(2026 Feb 24)
Lancet HIV
Njuguna I, John-Stewart G
An Fc receptor and IgA functional signature identifies TB disease in children living with HIV.
(2026 Feb 10)
medRxiv
Kang YJ, Wang N, Malik A, Lu P, Njuguna I, Maleche-Obimbo E, LaCourse SM, Slyker J, Wamalwa D, John-Stewart GC, Wang C, Cranmer LM, Lu LL
Application of the RE-AIM framework to evaluate a stepped care intervention for adolescents and youth living with HIV in Kenya: a mixed methods approach.
(2026 Feb 23)
Implement Sci Commun
Chhun N, Mangale DI, Agot K, Masyuko S, Kibugi J, Jiang W, Hicks S, Badia J, Owade WA, Ounda NA, Okumu OA, Ouma LA, Odote PO, Songa VA, Kohler PK, John-Stewart G, Beima-Sofie K
C-Reactive Protein for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment Response Monitoring in Children.
(2026 Feb)
Open Forum Infect Dis 13(2): ofaf816
Githua J, Mecha J, Stern J, Escudero JN, Njagi L, Kijaro L, Mirera J, Murithi W, John-Stewart G, Maleche-Obimbo E, Nduba V, LaCourse SM
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