• Associate Professor, Global Health
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Epidemiology

Department of Global Health
University of Washington
Box 359909
Box 359931
Seattle, WA 98195
United States

Phone Number: 
206-543-4278
Email: 
mcgrathc@uw.edu
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Biography 

Dr. McGrath's research centers on maternal and child health and human papillomavirus (HPV)/cervical cancer prevention, with an emphasis on improving growth and nutrition in women and children affected by HIV and other infectious diseases. She has played a leadership role in multi-country clinical trials, prospective cohort studies, implementation science studies, and programmatic evaluations, identifying interventions that reduce childhood mortality, prevent growth faltering and malnutrition, improve child neurodevelopment, and advance cervical cancer prevention and treatment strategies.

Education 
  • PhD (University of Washington)
  • MPH (University of North Texas Health Science Center)
  • BA (Texas A&M University)
Country Affiliations 
Languages 
  • German
Health Topics 
  • Child and Adolescent Health (incl. Pediatrics)
  • Child Mortality
  • Disease Surveillance
  • Epidemiology
  • HIV/AIDS
  • HPV
  • Maternal Child Health (incl. Reproductive Health)
  • Mobile Health (mHealth)
  • Nutrition
Publications 

McGrath CJ, Diener L, Richardson BA, Peacock-Villada E, John-Stewart GC. Growth Reconstitution following Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) and Nutritional Supplementation: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. AIDS 2015; 29(15): 2009-2023.

McGrath CJ, Singa B, Langat A, Kinuthia J, Ronen K, Omolo D, Odongo BE, Wafula R, Muange P, Katana A, Nganga L, John-Stewart G. Non-disclosure to male partners and incomplete PMTCT regimens associated with higher risk of mother-to-child transmission: a national survey in Kenya. AIDS Care. 2018 Jun;30(6):765-773.

McGrath CJ, Nduati R, Richardson BA, Kristal A, Mbori-Ngacha D, Farquhar C, John-Stewart GC. The prevalence of stunting is high in HIV-1 exposed uninfected infants in Kenya. J Nutr 2012; 142:757-763.

Greene SA, De Vuyst H, John-Stewart G, Richardson B, McGrath CJ, Marson K, Trinh T, Yatich N, Kiptinness C, Cagle A, Nyongesa-Malava E, Sakr S, Mugo N, Chung M. Cryotherapy versus Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure among HIV-Infected Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA, 2019; 322(16): 1570-1579.