Marisa Felsher, PhD, MPH
Lecturer
Contact
Marisa Felsher, PhD, MPH
Lecturer
Research & Practice Interests
HIV prevention among vulnerable populations
Mixed method research methodology
Social network analysis
Education
PhD, Drexel University
MPH, Columbia University
BA, Temple University
Publications
- Retention and Overdose Risk among Patients Receiving Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Mental Health Care and Peer Recovery Support: A Longitudinal Analysis
- No one runs alone: Combining community-based program evaluation with photo elicitation interviewing among people experiencing homelessness
- How the rural risk environment underpins hepatitis C risk: Qualitative findings from rural southern Illinois, United States
- I Don’t Believe a Person Has to Die When Trying to Get High: Overdose Prevention and Response Strategies in Rural Illinois
- Who Can I Ask? Who Would I Tell? An Egocentric Network Analysis Among a Sample of Women At-Risk to Explore Anticipated Advice Seeking and Disclosure Around Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
University Appointment
Lecturer, Jefferson College of Population Health
Teaching
Qualitative Research Methods
Biography
Marisa Felsher is a harm reduction researcher interested in designing and evaluating social network interventions that increase marginalized populations’ access to HIV prevention strategies. She utilizes mixed methods and community-engaged research approaches, with the goal of translating research findings into health policy and practice. Marisa received an MPH from Columbia University Mailman School of Public health in 2015 and a PhD from Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health in 2020. She is currently Associate Director of Outcomes Research at Merck, working on HPV prevention.