OUR PEOPLE
Meghan Morris, PhD, MPH
Professor
School of Medicine
550 16th Street, #3417
San Francisco, CA 94158
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Education and Training
University of California, San Francisco, Postdoctoral research fellowship - Infectious Disease Epidemiology
University of California, San Diego, BS - Molecular Biology
University of California, San Diego, PhD - Epidemiology/Global Health
San Diego State University, MPH - Epidemiology
University of California, San Francisco,San Francisco, CA 2019 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
Awards and Honors
BIXBY Scholarship in Population Research, San Diego State University, 2006-2008
President's Award for Scholarly Research, San Diego State University, 2010
Women & Sex/Gender Junior Investigator Award, NIH/NIDA, 2011
Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Andy I. Choi Mentoring Program, University of California, San Franicsco, 2012-2013
CFAR Development Award for Research, University of California, San Francisco, 2012-2013
John A. Watson Faculty Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2015-2018
ARCHES Mid-Career Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2024-2026
Overview
My professional activities are grounded in engaging diverse partners in the development of evidence-based policy change to reduce social inequalities and improve health among underserved communities.
As a Professor, my research focuses on applying epidemiological methods to study the impact of individual, social, and structural factors on disease transmission within marginalized populations. In particular, my work has focused on applying qualitative and quantitative methods to examine social determinants of health within people who use drugs, including HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, worldwide. Internationally, I have collaborated with researchers to conduct studies on HIV and HCV prevention and transmission in the U.S.-Mexico border region, Canada, Jamaica, Australia, Tanzania, and Namibia. I have expanded my research to include the intersection of criminal justice systems, homelessness, and the healthcare system among people who use drugs.
As an educator, I take pleasure in exposing learners to the intersection of social justice and epidemiology. In addition to formal teaching in epidemiological methods (quantitative, qualitative, and dyadic methods), I provide mentorship to a diverse set of learners from the fields of sociology, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. As a woman of color and the first person in my family to attend college, I am particularly interested in mentoring scholars who share my identity and are underrepresented in academic research.
Prior to joining UCSF as faculty, I completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in infectious disease epidemiology at UCSF, a Ph.D. in Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology and Global Health from UCSD/SDSU’s Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health, an MPH in epidemiology from San Diego State University (SDSU), and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biochemistry & Cellular Biology from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
As a Professor, my research focuses on applying epidemiological methods to study the impact of individual, social, and structural factors on disease transmission within marginalized populations. In particular, my work has focused on applying qualitative and quantitative methods to examine social determinants of health within people who use drugs, including HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, worldwide. Internationally, I have collaborated with researchers to conduct studies on HIV and HCV prevention and transmission in the U.S.-Mexico border region, Canada, Jamaica, Australia, Tanzania, and Namibia. I have expanded my research to include the intersection of criminal justice systems, homelessness, and the healthcare system among people who use drugs.
As an educator, I take pleasure in exposing learners to the intersection of social justice and epidemiology. In addition to formal teaching in epidemiological methods (quantitative, qualitative, and dyadic methods), I provide mentorship to a diverse set of learners from the fields of sociology, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. As a woman of color and the first person in my family to attend college, I am particularly interested in mentoring scholars who share my identity and are underrepresented in academic research.
Prior to joining UCSF as faculty, I completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in infectious disease epidemiology at UCSF, a Ph.D. in Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology and Global Health from UCSD/SDSU’s Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health, an MPH in epidemiology from San Diego State University (SDSU), and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biochemistry & Cellular Biology from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).