Mauda L. Monger
Assistant Professor
Department:
SPH-Population Health Science
Email:
mmonger@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-9622
Biography
Dr. Mauda L. Monger is an Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s School of Population Health, specializing in population health sciences, health disparities, and community-based research. With over 20 years of experience in public health, academia, and nonprofit leadership, she has dedicated her career to addressing HIV/AIDS prevention, sexual health disparities, and social determinants of health, particularly in underserved communities.
Dr. Monger is the Director of the Center for HIV Research, Education, and Policy at the Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities. She has successfully led numerous federally funded research initiatives, focusing on PrEP uptake among Black women, trauma-informed care, and improving health outcomes through community engagement. As a consultant and advisor to institutions such as Brown University and Johns Hopkins University, she provides expertise in qualitative research, capacity building, and culturally competent healthcare strategies.
A dedicated educator and mentor, Dr. Monger is committed to training the next generation of public health professionals and advancing policies that promote health equity. Her leadership extends beyond academia into nonprofit work as the Founder and CEO of The SHE Project, an organization focused on empowering women and girls in marginalized communities.
Current Positions
| Director, Department of Center for HIV Research, Education and Policy | 07/2023 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Population Health, Department of Population Health Science | 05/2023 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Gomillia CE, Arnold T, Dobbs TE, Monger ML, Nunn A, Ward LM, Access and Utilization of HIV/STI Testing Services among Men Who have Sex with Men During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2025 Mar 18; | 2025 |
| Tross S, Laschober TC, Paschen-Wolff M, Ertl M, Nelson CM, Wright L, Lancaster C, Feaster DJ, Monger M, Toal P, Fegley JP, Meche D, Hankey C, Woodhouse C, Spector A, Dresser L, Moran L, Jelstrom E, Haynes L, Shoptaw S, Hatch MA, Willingness to Use Oral and Long-Acting Injectable PrEP in Substance-Using Men who have Sex with Men (SU-MSM) in High HIV Incidence Southern U.S. Cities: A NIDA Clinical Trials Network Study. AIDS and behavior, 2025 Apr;29(4):1192-1204 | 2025 |
| Hatch MA, Laschober TC, Paschen-Wolff M, Ertl MM, Nelson CM, Wright L, Lancaster C, Feaster DJ, Forrest D, Hankey C, Monger M, Fegley JP, Irving R, Young C, Rose J, Spector A, Dresser L, Moran L, Jelstrom E, Tross S, PrEP for people who use opioids: A NIDA clinical trials network survey study in Southern U.S. cities where HIV incidence is high. Drug and alcohol dependence, 2024 Apr 1;257:111133 | 2024 |
| Willie TC, Phillips K, Shah A, Monger MPHM, Nunn A, Kershaw T, Chan PA, Baral SD, Mayer KH, Adimora AA, Mena LA, Stockman JK, Perspectives on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implementation in Mississippi among Black women and clinical staff: Recommendations for clinical trauma-informed programs. Preventive medicine reports, 2023 Dec;36:102490 | 2023 |
| Burns PA, Anyimukwu C, Omondi AA, Monger M, Ward L, Poteat T, Health-care providers' perspectives on an HIV patient navigation training to improve uptake of PrEP among Black sexual minority men. Health education research, 2023 Jul 25;38(4):362-373 | 2023 |
| Willie TC, Knight D, Baral SD, Chan PA, Kershaw T, Mayer KH, Stockman JK, Adimora AA, Monger M, Mena LA, Philllips KA, Nunn A, Where's the "Everyday Black Woman"? An intersectional qualitative analysis of Black Women's decision-making regarding HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Mississippi. BMC public health, 2022 Aug 23;22(1):1604 | 2022 |
| Arnold T, Haynes T, Foster P, Parker S, Monger M, Malyuta Y, Cain O, Coats CS, Murphy M, Thomas G, Sockwell L, Klasko-Foster L, Galipeau D, Dobbs TE, Smith M, Mena L, Nunn A, African American Clergy Recommendations to Enhance the Federal Plan to End the HIV Epidemic: A Qualitative Study. AIDS and behavior, 2022 Jan;26(Suppl 1):100-111 | 2022 |
| Arnold T, Stopka TJ, Gomillia CES, Murphy M, Johnson K, Chan PA, Klasko-Foster L, Rogers B, Soler JH, Monger ML, Jacque E, Sutten Coats C, Willie TC, Ogunbajo A, Mena L, Nunn A, Locating the Risk: Using Participatory Mapping to Contextualize Perceived HIV Risk across Geography and Social Networks among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Deep South. Journal of sex research, 2022 Sep;59(7):931-938 | 2022 |
| Burns PA, Omondi AA, Monger M, Ward L, Washington R, Sims Gomillia CE, Bamrick-Fernandez DR, Anyimukwu C, Mena LA, Meet Me Where I Am: An Evaluation of an HIV Patient Navigation Intervention to Increase Uptake of PrEP Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Deep South. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2022 Feb;9(1):103-116 | 2022 |
| Willie TC, Monger M, Nunn A, Kershaw T, Stockman JK, Mayer KH, Chan PA, Adimora AA, Mena LA, Knight D, Philllips KA, Baral SD, "PrEP's just to secure you like insurance": a qualitative study on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence and retention among black cisgender women in Mississippi. BMC infectious diseases, 2021 Oct 26;21(1):1102 | 2021 |
| Knight D, Monger M, Phillips K, Antar A, Baral S, Stockman JK, Nunn A, Chan P, Mayer K, Mena L, Kershaw T, Willie TC, PrEP initiation and adherence among Black cisgender women in Mississippi: The role of HIV and PrEP stigma and social support. Women's health (London, England), 2024 Jan-Dec;20:17455057241296905 | |
| Washington R, Weis JA, Monger M, Burse N, Melvin SC, Omondi AA, Lohr AM, Njeru JW, Compretta CE, Sia IG, Wieland ML, Adaptation of a bidirectional crisis and emergency risk communication framework by community-engaged research partnerships in rural Mississippi during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of clinical and translational science, 2023;7(1):e79 | |
| Willie TC, Sharpless L, Monger M, Kershaw TS, Mahoney WB, Stockman JK, Enhancing domestic violence advocates' ability to discuss HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): Feasibility and acceptability of an educational intervention. Women's health (London, England), 2022 Jan-Dec;18:17455065211070548 | |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Fannie Lou Hamer Award Community Service Award, City of Jackson, MLK Legacy Committee | 2025 |