Driven by outcomes
for mothers and families
Dr. Emerson is an implementation scientist with over 15 years of experience designing, evaluating, and scaling maternal, child, and reproductive health programs — with field experience spanning the Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Haiti, Madagascar, Mexico, Burkina Faso, and the United States.
Her work sits at the seam between rigorous research and real-world practice: generating evidence through mixed-methods and community-engaged research, then translating it into policy, program design, and stronger health systems. She is particularly focused on using data to demonstrate impact and make the case for investment — turning evidence into the metrics that mobilize funding and direct resources to where they improve outcomes. Across her career she has led multi-site studies, built monitoring and evaluation systems, strengthened health-provider capacity, and helped move large-scale nutrition and maternal health programs from pilot to national scale.
