NCID-1071
A. Overta Fuller
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School
University of Michigan
Education/Degree:
1 Microbiology and Immunology Microbiology and Immunology (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
About
A. Oveta Fuller was an associate professor in microbiology and immunology, director of the African Studies Center (ASC), faculty in the ASC STEM Initiative at the University of Michigan (U-M), and an adjunct professor at Payne Theological Seminary (PTS). As a career virologist, Dr. Fuller's laboratory team and interdisciplinary collaborators have published studies of early events in the replication of herpes simplex and influenza viruses. She was the Ford Foundation Fellows liaison for the state of Michigan and taught U-M medical, graduate, dental, and undergraduate students about human virus pathogens.Dr. Fuller earned a BA and a PhD from the University of North Carolina and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Chicago. The postdoc included a 1986 Ford Postdoctoral Fellowship. A 2015-16 sabbatical was spent as a visiting scholar in the Department of Sociology at Duke University to study the use of religious leader networks in disease prevention.
Current Work
Implementation research with the Trusted Messenger Intervention (TMI) engaged networks of religious leaders in communities of Zambia and the USA so these leaders can effectively address HIV/AIDS and its impacts. She explored the use of the Trusted Messenger approach in other countries with preventable diseases such as HIV/AIDS and Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia. The research included a biannual course at Payne Theological Seminary for Masters of Divinity students "What Effective Clergy Should Know about HIV/AIDS." Dr. Fuller lead an experiential learning course, "Global Impact of Microbes: Fieldwork" that took students for a 3-5 week residency at field sites to use competencies required cultural proficiency and effective partnerships for global health research.
Research Area Keyword(s)
implementation science, HIV/AIDS elimination, virology, cultural proficiencies, cultural proficiencies, global health, HIV/AIDS elimination, implementation science, virology