Departmental Affiliations
Research Interests
primary health care; gender; accountability; community participation; health systems; community health workers; health committees; cognitive interviewing; mixed methods; maternal and neonatal health; digital health; quality of care; health equity
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Experiences & Accomplishments
Dr. Kerry Scott (she/her) is a social scientist interested in gender, accountability, community participation, and power in health systems. Her research examines community health worker programs, village health committees, health enabling environments, digital health, and methodological innovation to improve survey research. She is passionate about building a world where everyone enjoys the right to health.
Education
Ph.D. International Health (2016), Johns Hopkins University, USA
M.Sc. Health, Community and Development (2008), the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
B. Arts and Science (2007), McMaster University, Canada
Honors & Awards
International Health Departmental Scholarship (2011-2015)
Commonwealth Scholarship (2008-2009)
Health Systems Global scientific committee for HSR2016 (Vancouver), HSR2018 (Liverpool), HSR2020 (Dubai) and HSR2022 (Bogot谩)
Emerging Voices for Global Health alumni (2014), face-to-face program facilitator (2016, 2018, 2022), distance coaching lead (2016) and facilitator (2020) and governance taskforce member (2017)
Health Systems Global Mentor (2022) in the Publication Mentorship Programme for First Time Women Authors in the Field of HPSR
India HPSR Fellowships programme mentor Mentor (2021 鈥 present), Institute of Public Health, Bangalore
Social Science Approaches for Research and Engagement in Health Policy and Systems (SHAPES) co-Chair (2017-2020)
Select Publications
Recent first author publications:
Scott, K., Ummer, O., Chamberlain, S., Sharma, M., Gharai, D., Mishra, B., Choudhury, N., Mohan, D. & LeFevre, A. (2022). At the frontlines of digitization: a qualitative study on the challenges and opportunities in maintaining accurate, complete, and timely digital health records in India鈥檚 government health system. BMJ Open 12: e051193. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051193
Scott, K., Ummer, O., Chamberlain, S., Sharma, M., Gharai, D., Mishra, B., Choudhury, N. & LeFevre, A. (2022). 鈥淸We] learned how to speak with love鈥: a qualitative exploration of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) community health worker experiences of the Mobile Academy refresher training in Rajasthan, India. BMJ Open 12: e050363. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050363
Scott, K., Ummer, O. & LeFevre, A.E. (2021). The devil is in the detail: Reflections on the value and application of cognitive interviewing to strengthen quantitative surveys in global health. Health Policy and Planning 36(6): 982鈥995. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czab048
Scott, K., Ummer, O., Shinde, A. Sharma, M., Yadav, S., Jairath, A., Purty, N., Shah, N., Mohan, D., Chamberlain, S., LeFevre, A.E. & Kilkari Impact Evaluation team. (2021). Another voice in the crowd: the challenge of changing family planning and child feeding practices through mHealth messaging in rural central India. BMJ Global Health 6, Suppl. 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005868
Scott, K., Shinde, A., Ummer, O., Yadav, S., Sharma, M., Purty, N., Jairath, A., Chamberlain, S., LeFevre, A.E. & Kilkari Impact Evaluation team. (2021). Freedom within a cage: how patriarchal gender norms limit women鈥檚 use of mobile phones in rural central India. BMJ Global Health 6, Suppl. 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005596