Stacie C Stender

• An experienced public health practitioner, clinician, policy analyst and advocate with extensive experience in designing projects, measuring and evaluating health outcomes, as well as managing people and projects - most recently a $40M CDC-funded global award.
• A Family Nurse Practitioner and specialist in infectious disease with 27 years of experience working in the health sector across 30+ countries,
• Technical leader in HIV, TB and emerging infectious diseases, having provided support to universities, governments, community-based organizations, and NGOs in the design, implementation and evaluation of essential services.
• Experience living and working ‘on-the-ground’, providing technical assistance and support in 18 countries across sub-Saharan Africa as well as in India, Philippines, Haiti, Guatemala and Ecuador.

Human Capacity Development Consultant, Jhpiego South Africa, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA, 2008

· Wrote and implemented an evaluation on role of nurses prescribing anti-retroviral therapy in South Africa.

· Developed policy for National Department of Health

· Developed curriculum for nurse training in HIV care, treatment and support.

Tuberculosis Curriculum and Training Consultant, Foundation for Professional Development, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA, 2008

· Wrote and trained on tuberculosis curriculum in South Africa and Ghana.

PMTCT Consultant, PATH, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA, 2007-2008

· Consultant to develop strategy and curriculum related to Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in South Africa.

Curriculum and Training Consultant, International Training & Education Center for Health, Windhoek, NAMIBIA, 2007-2008

· Developed training curriculum for clinical management of people living with HIV for pre-service nursing education in Namibia and Botswana.

Volunteer Trainer, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Masaka, UGANDA, 2004

· Volunteer trainer for 6 weeks for AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Uganda.

· Improved employee performance by designing and implementing effective training programs.

· Enhanced trainee engagement through interactive workshops and hands-on activities.

Family Nurse Practitioner, Osler Drive Emergency Physician Associates, Towson, Maryland, USA, 2003-2004

· Worked part-time as a family nurse practitioner at Osler Drive Emergency Physician Associates in Maryland, USA.

· Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based care and treatment plans tailored to individual needs.

Registered Nurse, Critical Care Nurses Inc., Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA, 2001-2003

· Worked PRN as a Registered Nurse in emergency rooms at various hospitals across the Baltimore City area.

· Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.

Registered Nurse, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2000-2001

· Worked as a Registered Nurse at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in the Outpatient Obstetrics/Gynecology unit.

· Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

Registered Nurse, St. Joseph’s Medical Center Emergency Department, Towson, MD, USA, 1999-2001

· Worked part time as a Registered Nurse at Joseph’s Medical Center Emergency Department while attending graduate school.

· Served as Charge Nurse and frequently led triage.

• American College of Nurse Practitioners, certified 2001-2011
• Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, 1998-2004
• International AIDS Society, 2001-
• International Union Against TB and Lung Disease, 2009-
• Maryland Board of Nursing, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner-Family R145978, 2001-2011; 2020/4 - current
• Sigma Theta Tau Int’l Honor Society of Nursing, Nu Beta Chapter, 1999-
• Southern African HIV Clinicians Society, 2005-
• Southern African Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2008 -

• Adjunct Faculty, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing 2023-
• Associate, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2010-
• External Lecturer and Moderator, Nursing Department, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA, 2009-2013
• Clinical Instructor, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Bizana, SOUTH AFRICA, 2006-2007
• Honorary Lecturer, Department of Nursing, University of Fort Hare, East London, SOUTH AFRICA, 2005-2008
• Visiting Lecturer, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA, 2001

• Board Member, Partnership in Health, Development and Management (PADEMA), Kinshasa, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 2019-
• Board Member, TB/HIV Care Association, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA, 2009-2017
• Chair, Coordinating Committee of Scientific Activities, Paris, FRANCE, 2014-2017
• Board Member, The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, FRANCE, 2014-2017
• Core Steering Group Member, International Council of Nurses, Geneva, SWITZERLAND, 2011-2015
• Editorial Board Member, Southern African HIV Clinicians Society HIV Nursing Matters, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, 2010-2015
• Chair, Education and Practice sub-Group, Geneva, SWITZERLAND, 2008-2011

• Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association Global Achievement Award, 2019
• National Health Service Corps Scholar, 1999-2004
• Johns Hopkins University Peace Corps Scholarship Recipient, 1998-1999

Lived: Guinea 2.5 years, South Africa 15 years

On-site support: Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, eSwatini, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Philippines, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Virtual support: Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Indonesia, Mali, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Tchad

• Chirwa Z, Kayambo F, Oseni L, Plotkin M, Hiner C, Chitsulo C, Curran K, Kalua T, Stender S. Extending beyond Policy: Reaching UNAIDS’ Three ‘90’s’ in Malawi. Frontiers in Public Health 2018.
• Phafoli SH, Christensen-Majid A, Skolnik L, Reinhardt S, Nyangu I, Whalen M, Stender SC. Student and preceptor perceptions of primary health care clinical placements during pre-service education: Qualitative results from a quasi-experimental study. Nurs Educ Pract. 2018 Jan; 28:224-230.
• Christensen A, Phafoli S, Butler J, Nyangu I, Skolnik L, Stender SC. Case Study: Primary Healthcare Clinical Placements during Nursing and Midwifery Education in Lesotho. World Health & Population 16(2) December 2015.
• Kols A, Kim YM, Bazand E, Necochea E, Banda J, and Stender S. A standards-based approach to quality improvement for HIV services at Zambia Defence Force facilities: results and lessons learned. AIDS 2015, 29 (Suppl 2): S145-S153.
• Deller B, Tripathi V, Stender S, Otolorin E, Johnson P, and Carr C. Task shifting in maternal and newborn healthcare: Key components from policy to implementation. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 130 (2015) S25-S31.
• Stender SC & Christensen A. Patient-centered primary health care: synergy potential for health systems strengthening. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, Vol. 17, No. 10 (Suppl 1), pp. S15–S21; 2013 Oct 17.
• Stacie Stender & Gini Williams, Guest Editors. Supplement: Achieving patient-centred care for people affected by tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, Vol. 17, No. 10 (Suppl 1). 2013 Oct 17.
• Editor-In-Chief for the Nursing section of The USAID and inPractice Africa Public-Private Alliance. Ten Chapters, March 2013. Available online at http://lists.wedi.org/Programs.aspx?program=nursing-care-of-hiv-infected-patients
• McCarthy K & Stender S. Nursing Diagnosis and Management of Tuberculosis in HIV-infected Patients. March 2013. Available online at http://lists.wedi.org/Programs/NSG/Nursing_of_TB_and_HIV_Coinfection/Chapter-Pages/Page-1.aspx
• Stender S. AIDS 2010: XVIII International AIDS Conference. Southern African HIV Clinicians Society Nursing Magazine, Vol 1, No 3, November 2010.
• Stender S. 2010: The World Cup, the Lung, ART, and the Nurse. Southern African HIV Clinicians Society Nursing Magazine, Vol 1, No 1, June 2010.
• Harris C. & Stender S. Integrated Management of HIV/TB/STIs. Juta Health. 2010.
• Stender S, Weyer K, Beyers N, Blumberg L, Matji R, Mvusi L, Tihon. The Management of Tuberculosis for Professional Nurses, Second Edition. Foundation for Professional Development. April 2008.
• Stender S. Clinical Manifestations of Advanced Paediatric HIV. Africa Nursing Practice Review, 1st Quarter 2008: Primary Health Care.
• Lambert EV, Steyn K, Stender S, Everage N, Fourie JM, Hill M. Cross-Cultural Validation of the Hill-Bone Compliance to High Blood Pressure Therapy Scale in a South African, Primary Healthcare Setting. Ethnicity & Disease: Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 286–291, 2006.
• Mark, Hayley D, Hanahan, Ashley P, Stender, Stacie C. Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2: An Update. The Nurse Practitioner Journal, pp. 34-40, 2003.
• Lambert EV, Steyn K, Hill MN, Stender SC, Everage NJ, Breeden G. P-466: Cross-cultural validation of the Hill-Bone compliance to high blood pressure therapy scale in a South African, primary health care setting. Am J Hypertens (2002) 15, 200A–200A.