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Dr. Solis Winters

Assistant Professor of Health Studies
Curriculum Vitae

  • Profile

    Solis Winters is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Studies at the University of Richmond. She holds a PhD in Health Policy with a specialization in Population & Data Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

    Winters’s research aims to improve the health of vulnerable populations in low-income settings through effective and strategic interventions and policies. Her primary research interest is on the first 1,000 days of life, from conception through age two—a critical stage of the life course where poor nutrition can lead to large, irreversible health and economic consequences later in adulthood and across future generations. Her second area of research focuses on people living with HIV who recently initiated treatment, a period characterized by high mortality and attrition from care. Her research utilizes causal inference methods from epidemiology and econometrics and spans multiple regions, including Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia.

    Prior to graduate school, Winters worked in the Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness at the Inter-American Development Bank, conducting impact evaluations of maternal and child health programs implemented in low-income and predominately indigenous communities in Latin America.

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    • Grants and Fellowships

      Schwartz Efrusy Levy Fellowship, 2024-2025

      Interdisciplinary Training in Demography, NIH NICD T32 Fellowship, 2022-2023

      Computational Social Science Training Program, NIH T32 Fellowship, 2021-2022 

      Biomedical Big Data Training Program, NIH T32 Fellowship, 2020-2021

    • Awards

      Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, 2025

  • Publications
    Journal Articles

    Gonzalez Acero, C., Martinez, S., Pérez Expósito, A., & Winters, S. (2025). Effect of an innovative behavioral change strategy coupled with small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements on stunting and obesity in children in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala: results from a randomized control trial. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 10.1111/mcn.13802

    Hémono, R., Katabaro, E., Joseph, B., Maila, H., Msasa, J., Hassan, K., Winters, S., Prata, N., Dow, W., Njau, P., Sabasaba, A., & McCoy, S. (2025). Impact of financial incentives on intimate partner violence for women living with HIV initiating antiretroviral therapy. AIDS Behavior. 10.1007/s10461-025-04621-1

    Njau, P. F., Winters, S., Katabaro, E., Sabasaba, A., Hassan, K., Joseph, B., Maila, H., Msasa, J., Fahey, C. A., Packel, L., Dow, W. H., Jewell, N. P., Ulenga, N., Mwenda, N., & McCoy, S. I. (2024). The impact of financial incentives on viral suppression among adults initiating HIV treatment in Tanzania: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial. Lancet HIV, 11(9), e586-e597. 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00149-8

    Chitle, P., Sheira, L., Katabaro, E., Winters, S., Njau, P., Sabasaba, A., & McCoy, S. (2024). The impact of financial incentives on mental health among adults in HIV care in Lake Zone, Tanzania. AIDS, 38(11), 1677-1685. 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003948

    Winters, S., Martinez, S., & Johannsen, J. (2024). Do improvements in infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices endure the test of time? Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 43(1), 49. 10.1186/s41043-024-00507-5.

    Winters, S., Pitchik, H., Akter, F., Yeasmin, F., Jahir, T., Nurul Huda, T.M., Rahman, M., Winch, P.J., Luby, S.B., & Fernald, L.C.H. (2023). How does women’s empowerment relate to antenatal care attendance? A cross-sectional analysis among rural women in Bangladesh. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23(1), 436. 10.1186/s12884-023-05737-9

    Winters, S., Sabasaba, A., Fahey, C.A., Packel, L., Katabaro, E., Ndugile, Y., Njau, P.F., & McCoy, S.I. (2023). Increased prevalence of depression and anxiety among adults initiating antiretroviral therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania. AIDS Research and Therapy, 20(1), 36. 10.1186/s12981-023-00534-y

    Martinez, S., Murguia, J. M., Rejas, B., & Winters, S. (2021). Refrigeration and child growth: What is the connection? Maternal and Child Nutrition, 17(2), e13083. 10.1111/mcn.13083

    Acevedo. P., Martinez, S., Pinzon, L., Sanchez-Monin, E., & Winters, S. (2020). Distance as a barrier to obstetric care among indigenous women in Panama: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 10(3), e034763. 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034763

    Gonzalez Acero, C., Martinez, S., Pérez Expósito, A., & Winters, S. (2020). Effect of an innovative behavioural change strategy and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements on stunting and obesity in children in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala: protocol for a randomised control trial. BMJ Open, 10(7), e035528. 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035528

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