- Research Associate Professor, Global Health
- Co-Director, Behavioral Innovations Core, University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research
- Associate Director, UW Implementation Science Program, Global Health
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health
3980 15th Ave NE, Room 734
, WA
United States
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Dr. Velloza is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health and core faculty with the International Clinical Research Center (ICRC). Her research and mentoring focus on advancing the field of global mental health and the intersection with HIV and STI prevention specifically for adolescent girls and young women. In her current NIH- and industry-funded projects, Dr. Velloza uses implementation science, epidemiology, and behavioral science methods to design and evaluate integrated psychotherapy, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and STI prevention service delivery models. She collaborates primarily with teams in South Africa and Kenya for this work. Dr. Velloza is also the Associate Director for UW Implementation Science Program. She received her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Washington and her MPH in Health Behavior from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
- PhD (University of Washington)
- MPH (University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill))
- BA (Columbia University)
- English
- Behavioral Science
- Child and Adolescent Health (incl. Pediatrics)
- Community-Based Participatory Research
- Epidemiology
- HIV/AIDS
- Implementation Science
- Infectious Diseases
- Intervention Design and Management
- Mental Health
- Research
Velloza J, Ndimande-Khoza N, Mills L, Poovan N, Adler A, Sherwin EB, Mathew C, Sokhela Z, Verhey R, Chibanda D, Gandhi M, Celum C, Delany-Moretlwe S. Combining HIV prevention Options with Mental health service delivery for Adolescent girls and young women (CHOMA): results of a pilot hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomized trial in South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2025 Sep;28(9):e70037. doi: 10.1002/jia2.70037. PMID: 40903994; PMCID: PMC12408919.
Velloza J, Ortblad KF, Kemp CG. "Measuring the gap": advances and practical considerations in assessment of adoption, penetration, and sustainment of HIV prevention services. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2025 Nov 1;20(6):587-593. doi: 10.1097/COH.0000000000000979. Epub 2025 Aug 26. PMID: 40891586.
Velloza J, Poovan N, Meisner A, Ndlovu N, Ndimande-Khoza N, Grabow C, Zwane P, Mbele S, Molefe M, Donnell D, Baeten JM, Hosek S, Celum C, Delany-Moretlwe S. Adaptive HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence interventions for young women in Johannesburg, South Africa: a sequential multiple-assignment randomised trial. Lancet HIV. 2025 Feb;12(2):e105-e117. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00268-6. Epub 2024 Dec 13. PMID: 39681126.
Velloza J, Ndimande-Khoza N, Mills L, Concepcion T, Gumede S, Chauke H, Verhey R, Chibanda D, Hosek S, Weiner BJ, Celum C, Delany-Moretlwe S. Integrating a mental health intervention into PrEP services for South African young women: a human-centred implementation research approach to intervention development. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 Jul;27 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):e26274. doi: 10.1002/jia2.26274. PMID: 38965973; PMCID: PMC11224591.
Velloza J, Khoza N, Scorgie F, Chitukuta M, Mutero P, Mutiti K, Mangxilana N, Nobula L, Bulterys MA, Atujuna M, Hosek S, Heffron R, Bekker LG, Mgodi N, Chirenje M, Celum C, Delany-Moretlwe S; HPTN 082 study group. The influence of HIV-related stigma on PrEP disclosure and adherence among adolescent girls and young women in HPTN 082: a qualitative study. J Int AIDS Soc. 2020 Mar;23(3):e25463. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25463. PMID: 32144874; PMCID: PMC7060297.