Faculty

Kenneth Sherr

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Global Health
Adjunct Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering

206-221-7635

Education

PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2009
MPH Health Services, University of Washington, 2000
BA Anthropology, Sociology, Kenyon College, 1995

Contact

206-221-7635

709 Hans Rosling Center for Population Health
Box 351620
Seattle, WA

Bio

Kenneth Sherr is an Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington, and Mozambique Program Director at Health Alliance International.

Dr. Sherr’s research focuses on developing and testing practical solutions to support data-driven decision making and service integration into the Primary Health Care framework to improve health system coverage and quality. Dr. Sherr developed the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach (SAIA), which packages systems engineering tools to support front-line health workers to iteratively improve prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services. Originally tested through a cluster randomized trial in Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and Mozambique, SAIA is currently being scaled-up for PMTCT services in Mozambique, and adapted to address other chronic care needs in low and middle-income countries (including mental health services, integrated HIV testing into family planning clinics, and pediatric HIV testing and linked treatment).

Dr. Sherr leads an implementation research project supported through the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s African Health Initiative that assesses the effectiveness of an enhanced audit and feedback intervention on implementation of national guidelines to address the main causes of neonatal mortality in Mozambique, and builds implementation research capacity for public sector officials.

Dr. Sherr has led the development of implementation science training curricula at the University of Washington Department of Global Health, including the development of the world’s first PhD program in implementation science. Dr. Sherr received his PhD in Epidemiology and MPH in International Health/Health Services from the University of Washington, and a BA in Anthropology/Sociology from Kenyon College.Kenneth Sherr is a Professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington. Dr. Sherr’s research focuses on developing and testing implementation strategies to support data-driven decision making and service integration into the Primary Health Care framework as a means of increasing the coverage and quality of evidence-based interventions. Dr. Sherr has led the development of implementation science training curricula at the University of Washington Department of Global Health, including the development of the PhD program in implementation science in 2012, and directs the Implementation Science Core of the NIH-supported UW/FH Center for AIDS Research. Dr. Sherr received his PhD in Epidemiology and MPH in International Health/Health Services from the University of Washington, and a BA in Anthropology/Sociology from Kenyon College.

Research Interests

  • Implementation science
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Health systems research

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Determinants of translating routine health information system data into action in Mozambique: a qualitative study.
(2024 Aug 16)
BMJ Glob Health 9(8):
Kawakyu N, Inguane C, Fernandes Q, Gremu A, Floriano F, Manaca N, Ramiro I, Felimone P, Alfandega JAA, Isidor XA, Missage SM, Wagenaar BH, Sherr K, Gimbel S

High-resolution mapping of essential maternal and child health service coverage in Nigeria: a machine learning approach.
(2024 Jun 10)
BMJ Open 14(6): e080135
Kawakatsu Y, Mosser JF, Adolph C, Baffoe P, Cheshi F, Aiga H, Watkins DA, Sherr KH

Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact Analysis of the Implementation of Differentiated Service Delivery Models for HIV Treatment in Mozambique: a Modelling Study.
(2024 May)
J Int AIDS Soc 27(5): e26275
Moiana Uetela DA, Zimmermann M, Chicumbe S, Gudo ES, Barnabas R, Uetela OA, Dinis A, Augusto O, Gaveta S, Couto A, Gaspar I, Macul H, Hughes JP, Gimbel S, Sherr K

Scaling-up and scaling-out the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach to optimize the hypertension diagnosis and care cascade for HIV infected individuals (SCALE SAIA-HTN): a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial.
(2024 Mar 20)
Implement Sci Commun 5(1): 27
Hazim CE, Dobe I, Pope S, Ásbjörnsdóttir KH, Augusto O, Bruno FP, Chicumbe S, Lumbandali N, Mate I, Ofumhan E, Patel S, Rafik R, Sherr K, Tonwe V, Uetela O, Watkins D, Gimbel S, Mocumbi AO

Perceptions of and preferences for PrEP use among African American women and providers in the U.S. South: a qualitative study.
(2024 Mar 5)
Psychol Health
Waldron EM, Goodman GR, Rivas AM, Ott C, Blyler A, McDonald VW, Campbell M, Underwood E, Bonner A, Wise JM, Elopre L, Kudroff K, Krakower D, Sherr K, Kempf MC, Psaros C

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