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Judith A. Diers is a program associate and coordinator of the Transitions to Adulthood global program funded by the UK Department for International Development. She also conducts primary research and provides technical assistance in research utilization to nongovernmental organizations and United Nations agencies in southern Africa. Diers has nearly ten years of experience working in the field of family planning and expertise in applied, behavioral, and operations research. Previously, Diers was a special assistant to the Population Council president. Before joining the Population Council, she worked as a consultant to the Family Planning Council, Inc., where she conducted statistical analysis of a longitudinal survey on women at risk for HIV and AIDS, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diers also worked in Namibia with the Namibia Red Cross and the University of Namibia.
Diers has a Ph.D. in public policy and demography from Princeton University and an M.A. in theology from Union Theological Seminary. Click here for CV.
A partial list of publications includes:
Hallman, Kelly and Judith Diers. 2005. Providing safe spaces, financial skills, and HIV/AIDS awareness for vulnerable South African youth, Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief no. 4. New York: Population Council. (PDF) (PDF en français)
Sathar, Zeba A., Minhaj ul Haque, Azeema Faizunnissa, Munawar Sultana, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Judith A. Diers, and Monica J. Grant. 2003. Adolescents and Youth in Pakistan 200102: A Nationally Representative Survey. Islamabad: Population Council. (PDF)
Diers, Judith. 2002. Adolescents in the context of HIV/AIDS: Crisis and opportunity. Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health: Charting Directions for a Second Generation of Programming Background Documents for the Meeting. New York: UNFPA, pp. 237 260. (PDF). | 