RESEARCH

Dr. Pierz is a global health researcher that specializes in qualitative and mixed methodologies, with her specific research training and expertise is in implementation science and community health. Additionally, her research experiences both domestic and internationally has examined how structural inequities, trauma, and stigma shape sexual health across the life course. Her work generates evidence to inform policy, strengthen implementation, and elevate political prioritization of key sexual health issues including the prevention of childhood sexual violence, HIV, and HPV-related cancers. A full list of her publications are available.