Jane Bertrand
Neal A. and Mary Vanselow Professor and Chair

Department(s):
Health Systems Management

Email:
bertrand@tulane.edu

Research Interests:
program evaluation, operations research, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS

Professional Achievements:
2006-2009 Academic Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2002-2008, Director, Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2008-2009, Project Director, Project SEARCH, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
1994-1999, Chair, Department of International Health and Development, Tulane University SPHTM, New Orleans, LA

Educational Background:
1969-1970 University of Paris - French studies
BA/1971 Brown University - French
MA/1973 University of Chicago - Social Science: Communication
PhD/1976 University of Chicago - Sociology
MBA/2001 Tulane University - Business, Management

Publications:
Articles in Professional Journals and Edited Volumes

Bharath-Kumar, Uttara, Becker-Benton, Antje, Lettenmaier, Cheryl, Fehringer, Jessica (*), and Bertrand, Jane T. (in press, 2009). Communication and the ART Rollout: Beyond the Medical Model, AIDS Education and Prevention.

Bertrand, Jane T, David Holtgrave, and Amy Gregowski. (2008) “Program Evaluation of HIV Prevention Programs in the United States and Developing Countries.” In Kenneth Mayer and Hank Pizer (eds.), HIV Prevention. London: Academic Press.

Bertrand, Jane T. (2008), entry on “Program Evaluation” in the International Encyclopedia of Communication, Blackwell Publishing. The International Encyclopedia of Communication (ed. Donsbach), Wiley-Blackwell (Oxford, UK and Malden, MA).

Brambila, Carlos; Emma Ottolenghi; Celeste Marin; Jane T. Bertrand. 2007. “Getting results used: evidence from reproductive health programmatic research in Guatemala.” Health Policy and Planning. 22(4):234-245.

Seiber, Eric, Jane T. Bertrand, and Tara Sullivan, (2007), “Changes in Contraceptive Method Mix in Developing Countries.” International Family Planning Perspectives, 33(3):111-123.

Santiso-Gálvez, Roberto and Jane T. Bertrand. 2007. “Guatemala: The Pioneering Days of the Family Planning Revolution.” In The Global Family Planning Revolution, ed. Warren C. Robinson and John A. Ross, 137-54. Washington, DC: The World Bank.

Journal of Health Communication Special Issue on Cost Effectiveness Analysis. Guest Editors: Jane T. Bertrand, Paul Hutchinson. UK: Taylor & Francis, September 2006. Vol 11, Supplement 2.

Bertrand, J.T., K. O’Reilly, J. Denison, R. Anhang, and M. Sweat. 2006. “Systematic review of the effectiveness of mass communication programs to change HIV/AIDS-related behaviors in developing countries.” Health Education Research 21:567-597.

Bertrand, J.T. and R. Anhang, 2006. “The Effectiveness of Mass Media to Change HIV/AIDS-related behavior among young people in developing countries. In Preventing HIV/AIDS in Young People: A Systematic Review of the Evidence from Developing Countries.” Ross, D, Dick, B. and Ferguson, J. (Eds) pp.205-241. World Health Organization. Technical Report Series no. 938.

Sullivan, T.M (*)., J.T. Bertrand, J. Rice, and J.D. Shelton. 2006. “Skewed Contraceptive Method Mix: why it happens, why it matters.” Journal of Biosocial Science, 38(4): 501-521.

Mills, Samuel (*) and Jane T. Bertrand, 2005. “Use of Health Professionals for Obstetric Care in Northern Ghana.” Studies in Family Planning 36(1): 45-56.

Santiso-Galvez, Roberto and Jane T. Bertrand, 2004. “The Delayed Contraceptive Revolution in Guatemala.” Human Organization 63(1): 57-67.

Bertrand, Jane T., 2004. “Diffusion of Innovations and HIV/AIDS.” Journal of Health Communication 9: 113-121.

Seiber, Eric and Jane T. Bertrand, June 2002, “Access as a factor in differential contraceptive use between Mayans and Ladinos in Guatemala.” Health Policy and Planning, 17(2).

Bertrand, Jane T., Eric Seiber, and Gabriela Escudero, 2001. “Contraceptive Dynamics in Guatemala: 1978-98,” International Family Planning Perspectives, 27(3): 112-118.

Bessinger, Ruth (*) and Jane Bertrand. 2001. “Monitoring Quality of Care in Family Planning Programs: a Comparison of Observation and Client Exit Interviews.” International Family Planning Perspectives, 27(2): 63-70.

Stover, John, Jane T. Bertrand, and James Shelton, 2000. "Empirically-based Factors for Calculating Couple-Years of Protection," Evaluation Review 24(1):3-46.

Bertrand, Jane T., Sandra Guerra de Salazar, Lidia Mazariegos, Ventura Salanic, Janet Rice, and Christine Kolars Sow (*). 1999. "Promoting Birth Spacing among the Maya-Quiché of Guatemala." International Family Planning Perspectives. 25(4):161-67.

Toffolon-Weiss, M. Melissa (*), Bertrand, Jane T, and Stanley S. Terrell. 1999. "The Results Framework - An Innovative Tool for Program Planning and Evaluation." Evaluation Review. 23(3):336-359

Bertrand, Jane T, Bakutuvwidi Makani, Nancy Baughman (*), Michael Edwards (*), and Balowa Djunghu, 1996 "Male versus Female Perspective on Family Planning: Kinshasa, Zaire," Journal of Biosocial Science 28, 37-55

Bertrand, Jane, Karen Hardee, Robert J. Magnani, and Marcia Angle. 1995. "Access, Quality of Care, and Medical Barriers in Family Planning Programs," International Family Planning Perspectives 21(2):64-69.

Bertrand, Jane, Mohamed Tyane, Don Lauro, Mohamed Abou-ouakil, Lisanne Brown (*), and Lisa DeMaria (*). 1995. "Quality of Care in Family Planning Services in Morocco," Studies in Family Planning 26 (3).

Terborgh, Anne, James E. Rosen, Roberto Santiso G., Willy Terceros, Jane T. Bertrand, and Sheana E. Bull (*). 1995. "Family Planning among Indigenous Populations in Latin America," International Family Planning Perspectives 21 (4) 143-149.

Magnani, Robert J., Jane T. Bertrand, Bakutuvwidi Makani, and Stacy W. McDonald (*). 1995. "Men, Marriage and Fatherhood in Kinshasa, Zaire." International Family Planning Perspectives 21(1):19-25.

Tsui, Amy O., Al I. Hermalin, Jane T. Bertrand, James Knowles, John Stover, and Krista J. Stewart. 1993. "Evaluating Family Planning Program Impact: New Initiatives on a Persisting Question." Demography India. 22(2):133-154.

Bertrand, Jane T., Mark E. McBride, Nlandu Mangani, Nancy Baughman (*), and Minuku Kinzonzi. 1993. Community-based Distribution in Zaire: the PRODEF Experience. International Family Planning Perspectives 19(3):84-91.

Bertrand, Jane T., Judith E. Brown, and Victoria M. Ward (*). 1992. Techniques for Analyzing Focus Group Data. Evaluation Review. 16(2):198-209.

Bertrand, Jane T. and Judith E. Brown. 1992. Family Planning Success in Two Cities in Zaire. Washington, DC: The World Bank. Working Paper 1042.

Bertrand, Jane T., Victoria Ward (*) and Francisco Pauc. 1992. Sexual Practices Among the Quiché-Speaking Mayan Population of Guatemala. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 12(4): 265-282.

Ward, Victoria M.(*), Jane T. Bertrand and Francisco Pauc. 1992. Exploring Sociocultural Barriers to Family Planning among Mayans in Guatemala. International Family Planning Perspectives 18(2):59-65.

Bertrand, Jane T., Lisanne F. Brown (*), Minuku Kinzonzi, Matondo Mansilu, and Balowa Djunghu. 1992. AIDS Knowledge in Three Sites in Bas-Zaire. AIDS Education and Prevention 4(3):251-66.

Russell-Brown, Pauline, Janet Rice, Oriel Hector and Jane T. Bertrand. 1992. The Effect of Sex Education on Teenagers in St. Kitts and Nevis." Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization. 26(1):67-79.

Bertrand, Jane T., Bakutuvwidi Makani, Balowa Djunghu and Kinavwidi Lewu Niwembo. 1991. Sexual Behavior and Condom Use in Ten Sites in Zaire. Journal of Sex Research. 28(3):347-364.

Bertrand, Jane T., Bakutuvwidi Makani, Susan E. Hassig, Kinavwidi Lewu Niwembo, Balowa Djunghu, Mbadu Muanda and Chirwisa Chirhamolekwa. 1991. AIDS-related Knowledge, Sexual Behavior and Condom Use Among Men and Women in Kinshasa, Zaire. American Journal of Public Health. 81(1):53-58.

Bertrand, Jane T., Kashwantale Chibalonza, Balowa Djunghu, Nancy Baughman (*), Chirwisa Chirhamolekwa. 1991. Social and Psychological Aspects of Tubal Ligation in Zaire: A Follow-up Study of Acceptors. International Family Planning Perspectives. 17(3):100-107.

Bertrand, Jane T. 1991. Recent Lessons from Operations Research on Service Delivery Mechanisms. In M. Seidman (ed.), Operations Research: Helping Family Planning Programs Work Better. Washington, DC.

Hassig, Susan E. (*), Jane T. Bertrand, Balowa Djunghu, Minuku Kinzonzi, Nlandu Mangani. 1991. Duration and Correlates of Postpartum Abstinence in Four Sites in Zaire. Social Science and Medicine. 32(3):343-347.

Irwin, Kathleen, Jane T. Bertrand, Ndilu Mibandumba et al. 1991. Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs about HIV Infection and AIDS among Healthy Factory Workers and their Wives, Kinshasa, Zaire. Social Science and Medicine. 32(8):917-930.

Ward, Victoria (*), Jane T. Bertrand and Lisanne F. Brown (*). 1991. The Comparability of Focus Group and Survey Results: Three Case Studies. Evaluation Review. 15(2):266-283.

Wishik, Samuel and Jane T. Bertrand. 1991. Field Supervision for Quality Control of Local Family Planning Workers in Developing Countries. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 11(2):111-122.

Bertrand, Jane T., Chirwisa Chirhamolekwa, Kashangabuye Mahama, Kashwantale Chibalonza and Balowa Djunghu. 1990. Postpartum Events and Fertility Control in Kinshasa. Journal of Biosocial Science. 22: 197-211.

Bertrand, Jane T., John Stover and Robert Porter. 1989. Methodologies for Evaluating the Impact of Contraceptive Social Marketing Programs. Evaluation Review. 13(4):323-354.

Chibalonza, Kashwantale, Chirwisa Chirhamolekwa and Jane T. Bertrand. 1989. Attitudes Toward Tubal Ligation Among Acceptors, Potential Candidates and Husbands in Zaire. Studies in Family Planning. 20(5):273-280.

Bertrand, Jane T., Nellie Mathu, Joseph Dwyer, Margaret Thuo and Grace Wambwa. 1989. Attitudes Toward Voluntary Surgical Contraception in Four Districts in Kenya. Studies in Family Planning. 20(5):281-288.

Bertrand, Jane T., Roberto Santiso, Stephen H. Linder and Maria Antonieta Pineda. 1987. Evaluation of a Communications Program to Increase Adoption of Vasectomy in Guatemala. Studies in Family Planning. 18(16):361-370.

Bertrand, Jane T., Brenda J. Proffitt (*) and Terri L. Bartlett. 1987. Marketing Family Planning Services in New Orleans. Public Health Reports. 102(4):420-426.

McBride, Mark E., Jane T. Bertrand, Roberto Santiso and Victor Hugo Fernandez. 1987. Cost Effectiveness of the APROFAM Program for Voluntary Surgical Contraception in Guatemala. Evaluation Review. 11(3):300-326.

Pineda, Maria Antonieta, Jose David Araya, Jane T. Bertrand et al. 1987. Frecuencia del Coitu y Calculo del Número de Meses de Protección por Pareja en Ocho Paises Latinoamericanos. Boletín de la Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana. 102(5):359-370.

Bertrand, Jane T., Nlandu Mangani, Matondo Mansilu, Mark E. McBride, Jeffrey L. Tharp (*). 1986. Strategies for the Delivery of Family Planning Services in Bas Zaire. International Family Planning Perspectives. 12(4). 108-115.

Bertrand, Jane T., Evelyn G. Landry and Jose David Araya. 1986. Is Female Sterilization Voluntary in El Salvador? International Family Planning Perspectives. 12(2):40-44.

Landry, Evelyn G., Jane T. Bertrand, Flora F. Cherry and Janet Rice. 1986. Factors which Differentiate Teens Who Deliver, Abort and Successfully Contracept. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 15(3):257-272.

Mock, Nancy, Nlandu Mangani and Jane T. Bertrand. 1986. Correlates and Implications of Breastfeeding in Bas Zaire. Journal of Biosocial Science. 18:231-245.

Bertrand, Jane T., Nlandu Mangani, Matondo Mansilu and Evelyn G. Landry. 1985. Factors Influencing the Use of Traditional vs. Modern Methods of Family Planning in Bas Zaire. Studies in Family Planning. 16:332-341.

Santiso, Roberto, Jane T. Bertrand, Maria Antonieta Pineda and Sandra Guerra. 1985. Public Opinion On and Potential Demand For Vasectomy in Semi-rural Guatemala. American Journal of Public Health. 75(1):73-74.

Bertrand, Jane T., Nlandu Mangani and Matondo Mansilu. 1984. The Acceptability of Household Distribution of Contraceptives in Zaire. International Family Planning Perspectives. 10(1):21-26.

Bertrand, Jane T., Maria Antonieta Pineda, Roberto Santiso and Evelyn G. Landry. 1984. Active Users vs. Couple-Months-of-Protection. The Comparability of Two Indicators of Performance in Family Planning Programs. Evaluation Review. 8(5):645-662.

Bertrand, William E., Jane T. Bertrand, Richard Thornton and Kabamba Nkamany. 1984. Family Planning as a Nutrition Intervention in Zaire. International Family Planning Perspectives. 10(3):106-107.

Bertrand, Jane T., William E. Bertrand and Miatudila Malonga. 1983. The Use of Traditional and Modern Methods of Fertility Control in Kinshasa, Zaire. Population Studies. 37:129-136.

Pineda, Maria Antonieta, Jane T. Bertrand, Roberto Santiso and Sandra Guerra. 1983. Increasing the Effectiveness of Community Workers Through Training of Spouses: A Family Planning Experiment in Guatemala. Public Health Reports. 98(3):273-277.

Santiso, Roberto, Jane T. Bertrand and Maria Antonieta Pineda. 1983. Voluntary Sterilization in Guatemala: A Comparison of Men and Women. Studies in Family Planning. 14(3):73-82.

Pineda, Maria Antonieta, Jane T. Bertrand, Roberto Santiso and Leo Morris. 1983. Family Planning Communications in Guatemala: A Nationwide Survey. Canadian Studies in Population. 10:31-47.

Bertrand, Jane T. and Nlandu Mangani. 1982. The Zaire Family Planning Project. On Planning for Data and Information Systems. In: Ismail Sirageldin, David Salkever and Richard Osborn (eds.), Evaluating Population Programs: International Experience with CEA/CBA. Baltimore: Population Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health.

Bertrand, Jane T., Roberto Santiso, Rosa Judith Cisneros, Felix Mascarin and Leo Morris. 1982. Family Planning Communications and Contraceptive Use in Guatemala, El Salvador and Panama. Studies in Family Planning. 13(6-7):190-199.

Bertrand, Jane T., William E. Bertrand and Daniel Bermeo. 1981. Correlates of Contraceptive Use Among Urban Poor in Colombia. Journal of Biosocial Science. 13(4):431-441.

Santiso, Roberto, Maria Antonieta Pineda, Maricell Marroquin and Jane T. Bertrand. 1981. A Follow-up Study of 500 Vasectomy Acceptors in Guatemala. Social Biology. 28:253-264.

Bertrand, Jane T., Jose David Araya Zelaya, Rosa Judith Cisneros and Leo Morris. 1981. Evaluation of Family Planning Communications in El Salvador. International Journal of Health Education. 24(3):183-194.

Bertrand, Jane T., Maria Antonieta Pineda, Roberto Santiso G. and Sara de Molina. 1981. Evaluation of Contraceptive Knowledge of Community-based Distributors in Guatemala. International Family Planning Perspectives. 7(4):136-140.

Bertrand, Jane T., Maria Antonieta Pineda, Roberto Santiso G. and Susan Hearn (*). 1980. Characteristics of Successful Distributors in the Community-based Distribution of Contraceptives in Guatemala. Studies in Family Planning. 11(9-10):274-285.

Bertrand, Jane T., Maria Antonieta Pineda and Roberto Santiso G. 1979. Ethnic Differences in Family Planning Acceptance in Rural Guatemala. Studies in Family Planning. 10(8-9):238-245.

Bertrand, Jane T. and William E. Bertrand. 1979. Health Education Among the Economically Deprived of a Colombian City. International Journal of Health Education. 22(2):102-112.

Bertrand, Jane T. 1979. Selective Avoidance on Health Topics: A Field Test. Communication Research. 6(3):271-294.

Bertrand, Jane T., Donald J. Bogue and Salvador Mendoza Tobar. 1978. A Communication Experiment to Increase the Demand for Voluntary Surgical Contraception in El Salvador. Family Planning Resumé. 2(1):135-141.

Bertrand, Jane T. and Donald J. Bogue. 1977. A Research-based System for Improving Family Planning Adoption: The Guatemala Study. Intercom. 5(1):8-9.

Bertrand, Jane T. 1976. Unpublished PhD dissertation: Selective Exposure to Health Topics
University of Chicago.

Book /Monographs/Manuals

McKee, Neill, J.T. Bertrand, and A. Becker. 2004. Strategic Communication in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic. New Delhi: Sage Publications.

Bertrand, J. et al. 2002. "Chapter 31: The Democratic Republic of the Congo." in World Health Systems: Challanges and Perspectives. Edited by Fried and Gaydos. Chicago: Health Administration Press.

Bertrand, Jane and Gabriela Escudero. 2002. Compendium of Indicators for Evaluating Reproductive Health Programs. Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center.

Bertrand, Jane T. and Manuel Solis, 2000. Evaluando Proyectos de Prevención de VIH/SIDA, un Manual con Enfoque en las Organizaciones no Gubernamentales. MEASURE Evaluation Project, Chapel Hill, NC: Carolina Population Center.

(*) denotes a student involved in research

Contact Information:
Neal A. and Mary Vanselow Professor and Chair
Chair,Department of Health Systems Management
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
1440 Canal Street, Suite 1900, New Orleans, La 70112
504.988.5428 phn 504.988.3783
bertand@tulane.edu

Level of Instruction:
graduate