Amanda J. Pierz,
PhD, MSc

About Amanda J. Pierz (she/her)

Amanda J. Pierz, PhD, MSc, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at York College and CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (SPH), where she co-directs the Community Health Practice Collaborative capstone program. She earned a PhD in Public Health at the CUNY SPH with a concentration in Community Health and Health Policy, a MSc in Global Health from Maastricht University, and a BS in Public Health from Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Dr. Pierz is a global health researcher, educator, and applied qualitative methodologist whose work focuses on sexual and reproductive health, violence prevention, and HIV and HPV-related outcomes in global and U.S. contexts. 

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Her research applies mixed and qualitative methods to examine the social, structural, and psychosocial drivers of health, with specific research interests in sexuality and stigma, childhood sexual violence, data systems strengthening, and qualitative capacity building. Dr. Pierz has led and contributed to multidisciplinary research and implementation projects funded by the NIH, CDC, WHO, Merck, Panorama Global, and Gilead Sciences, including global initiatives supporting maternal and newborn health monitoring and the co-creation of a sector-wide strategy to end childhood sexual violence. She has been published in peer-reviewed journals including BMC Health Services Research, Vaccine, Gynecological Oncology, and Frontiers in Reproductive Health, and has extensive experience collaborating with academic, policy, and community-based partners globally and in the US.

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Dr. Pierz is actively seeking postdoctoral fellowship and applied research opportunities in violence prevention, implementation science, and sexual and reproductive health.

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