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Maranda C. Ward, EdD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor & Director of Equity
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Dr. Maranda C. Ward is an Assistant Professor and Director of Equity in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In this role, she designs, evaluates, and teaches health equity curriculum for student and faculty learners. Her teaching excellence was recognized with the highest teaching honor at GW- the Morton A. Bender Teaching award. She is a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teaching as well as among the multi-disciplinary faculty within GW’s Trustworthy AI efforts.

Dr. Ward is an expert in advancing anti-racism efforts within health professions education and in designing curricula to enable students and faculty to competently promote health and racial equity in practice. Her research focuses on DEIJ and antiracism educational interventions as well as community-focused studies on HIV, Black women's health, and youth identity. She is on the board of trustees for the Washington School for Girls, the Douglass Community Land Trust and HealthHIV Advisory Board for Touch Points Viral Testing and Linkage to Care. She completed six years as an appointed member on the DC Mayor’s Commission on Health Equity. She recently named an Associate Editor of the Journal of Health Equity.

Maranda earned the 2025 Ernest A. Lynton Award for Scholarship of Engagement by Campus Compact, 2024 APHA Sarah Mazelis Health Promotion Award, the 2024 Dorothy Nyswander Health Equity award by SOPHE, and the 2023 GW Black Alumni Impact award. She has been consulted by Ebony.com, Rolling Out Magazine, DCist, and the Washington Post for her HIV disparity research and was featured on a live segment of Good Morning Washington and NPR’s Morning Edition for her expertise.

Maranda earned her Doctorate in Education from GW, her Master's in Public Health from Tulane University, and her Bachelor's degrees in Sociology and Anthropology from Spelman College.

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