PhD, Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
MHS, Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
BA, Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Arts & Sciences
Vaginal microbiome, penile microbiome, menstrual hygiene, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, infectious diseases surveillance, gonorrhea, antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, study design, global health
Supriya D. Mehta, MHS, PhD, is Professor of Infectious Disease Medicine at Rush University, and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Illinois Chicago. She completed her doctorate in infectious disease epidemiology at The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, followed by a CDC-supported post-doctoral fellowship in sexually transmitted infection prevention.
Mehta is committed to research that leads to tangible benefits in sexual and reproductive health. She has been conducting research in Kenya since 2007, where she served as a Co-Investigator to the Randomized Controlled Trial of Medical Male Circumcision to Reduce HIV incidence, subsequently leading studies of surveillance of antibiotic resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and STI incidence among men who have sex with men. Mehta’s studies taking place in Kenya are examining the effect of the penile microbiome on female sex partner’s risk of Bacterial vaginosis and STIs, the effect of menstrual cups on the vaginal microbiome and STI risk among adolescent schoolgirls, and long term impact of COVID-19 and mitigation measures on sexual and reproductive health. Mehta also collaborates with U.S. public health departments to conduct epidemiologic analyses that contribute to improved testing, treatment, and provision of care policies for STIs.
R01HD106822 (Mehta, SD – PI)
09/16/2021 – 06/30/2025
Increased risk of STI and HIV among adolescent girls and young women due to COVID-19 and pandemic mitigation: Biological, behavioral, and psychosocial mediators
D43TW009575 (Murphy – PI, Hou – PI)
04/01/2019 – 03/31/2024
The Northwestern/Nigeria Research Training Program in HIV and Malignancies
Mehta serves as PI for the sub-contract of this training grant
K43TW011416 (Musa – PI)
07/01/2019 – 06/30/2024
Vaginal microbiome in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cancer
Mehta serves as Co-Mentor for this career development award
R01HD093780 (Mehta, SD – PI)
12/27/2017 – 11/30/2022
Menstrual cups, maturation of the adolescent vaginal microbiome, and STI/HIV risk
(Garges, E – PI; Mehta SD – sub-PI)
09/01/2019 – 08/31/2022
Department of Defense, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance
Integrating molecular and microbiologic surveillance for antimicrobial resistant N. gonorrhoeae for more effective containment in Kisumu, Kenya
1R01AI110369 (Mehta, SD – PI)
08/01/2013 – 07/31/2020
1R01AI110369-04-Supplement (Mehta, SD – PI)
08/01/2016 – 07/31/2020
NIH, National Institute of Allergic and Infectious Disease, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Disease
The effect of the penile microbiome on BV, GUD, and genital epithelial trauma