Patrick Maloney, PhD

Patrick Maloney, PhD, is a Global Surveillance Fellow working with the Key Populations Surveillance Team to determine bio-behavioral predictors of HIV infection around the globe. Dr. Maloney’s career in Public Health spans almost a decade, beginning when he took a post with The Phoenix Projects, an organization dedicated to the expansion of primary education, local employment, and public health. He served as a project coordinator in Guatemala and Nicaragua and established a clean burning stove building program, built latrines, implemented hygiene and nutritional programs, and ran childhood immunization programs in addition to coordinating with volunteers and engaging community stakeholders. Upon his return to the United States, he earned an MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC), while working with the Chicago Department of Public Health in the Division of HIV and STIs and the UIC Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases. After graduating from UIC, Dr. Maloney earned a PhD in Epidemiology from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC). During his time at LSUHSC, he worked with the LSU Health Care Services Division researching the barriers and facilitators to adult vaccination in key populations such as racial and ethnic minorities, the poor, and those living with HIV/AIDS. In early April 2020, Dr. Maloney began working with the Louisiana Department of Health, modelling and monitoring the spread of COVID-19 in the Louisiana population.