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Martha Brady is a public health professional with 20 years of experience in sexual and reproductive health and rights, technology introduction, gender, and youth programming. As a program associate in the Population Council�s Gender, Family, and Development Program in New York, Brady is involved in the design and implementation of a diverse portfolio of research and program interventions related to the transitions to adulthood. Her work focuses on girls� and women�s protection strategies against HIV, social and economic asset building for adolescent girls, and the development of guidance for adolescent programming.
Brady formerly directed the Population Council�s global program on expanding contraceptive choice, a large-scale technical assistance program aimed at facilitating access to reproductive health technologies through public and private health care systems and markets worldwide. Brady has a master's of science degree in public health and nutrition from Columbia University. Click here for CV.
A partial list of publications includes:
Chong, Erica, Kelly Hallman, and Martha Brady. 2006. "Investing when it counts: Generating the evidence base for policies and programs for very young adolescents Guide and tool kit" New York: UNFPA and Population Council. (PDF)
Brady, Martha. 2005. Creating safe spaces and building social assets for young women in the developing world: A new role for sports, Women�s Studies Quarterly 33(1/2): 35-49.
Brady, Martha. 2003. Preventing sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy, and safeguarding fertility: Triple protection needs of young women," Reproductive Health Matters 11(22): 134 141.
Brady, Martha. 2003. Negotiating leadership roles: Young women�s experience in rural Upper Egypt, Women�s Studies Quarterly 31(3/4): 174-191.
Brady, Martha. 2003. "Safe spaces for adolescent girls," in Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health: Charting Directions for a Second Generation of Programming Background Documents for the Meeting. New York: UNFPA, pp. 155 176. (PDF). | 