Faculty Directory
Brittney van de Water
Assistant Professor
Brittney van de Water
Ph.D., RN, CPNP
Contact
Maloney Hall 362A
Telephone: 617-552-8718
Email: brittney.vandewater@bc.edu
Education
- B.S., Boston College
- M.S., Boston College
- Ph.D., Duke University
Research Interests
Tuberculosis, TB/HIV, child health, sub-Saharan Africa, implementation science, human resources for health
Expertise
- Public Health
- Infectious Disease
- Child Health
- Population Global Health
Selected Publications
van de Water, B., Abuelezam, A., Hotchkiss, J., Botha M., Ramangeola, L. (2023). The effect of HIV and antiretroviral therapy on drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Eastern Cape, South Africa: A cohort study. Viruses, 15(11), 2242. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15112242
Dardas L.A., Al-leimon, O., Jaber, A.R., Saadeh, M., Al-leimon A., Al-Hurani, A., Jaber, A.R., Aziziye, O., Al-salieby, F., Ajiahalin, M., & van de Water, B. (2023). Flu shots unveiled: A global exploration of healthcare providers uptake, perceptions, and attitudes towards influenza vaccination. Vaccines, 11(12), 1760. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11121760
van de Water, B., Wilson, M., le Roux, K., Gaunt, B., Gimbel, S., & Ware, N.C. (2023). Healthcare worker perceived barriers and facilitators to implementing a tuberculosis preventive therapy program in rural South Africa: A content analysis using the consolidated framework for implementation research. Implementation Science Communications, 4, 107. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-023-00490-8
Maugans, C., Loveday, M., Hlangu, S., Waitt, C., van Schalkwyk, M., van de Water, B., Salazar-Austin, N., McKenna, L., Mathad, J.S., Kalk, E., Hurtado, R., Hughes, J., Eke, A.C., Ahmed, S., & Furin, J. (2023). Best clinical practice for the care of pregnant people living with TB. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 27(5), 357-366. http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.23.0031
Mann, J., Brooks, M.B., Kella, F., Euller, L., Adelman, S., Sonnie, M., & van de Water, B. (2023). The impact of clinical placement site, community clinic versus tertiary hospital, on midwifery students’ clinical learning experience in Sierra Leone: A cohort study. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), 416. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04413-y
Dardas, L.A., Xu, H., Franklin, M.S., Scott, J., Vance, A., van de Water, B., & Pan, W. (2023). Cognitive behavioral therapy and medication for treatment of adolescent depression: A network meta-analysis. Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 51(3), 230-245. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465822000662
Sonnie, M., Kella F., Stern, A., Mannino, C.A., Adelman, S., Euller, L., Forbush, L., Mann, J., van de Water, B., Falahee, B., Sayeed, S., Ewing, H., & Kerry, V. (2023). A Sierra Leone 2021 midwifery clinical training needs Assessment: A call to action to augment clinical precepting. Annals of Global Health, 89(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.5334/ aogh.3970
Renning, K., van de Water, B., Brandstetter, S., Kasitomu, C., Gowero, N., Simbota, M., & Majamanda, M. (2022). Training needs assessment for practicing pediatric critical care nurses in Malawi to inform the development of a specialized master’s education pathway: A cohort study. BMC Nursing, 21(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00772-3
Global Burden of Disease Long COVID Collaborators, Wulf Hanson, S., Abbafati, C., Aerts, J. G., Al-Aly, Z., Ashbaugh, C., Ballouz, T., Blyuss, O., Bobkova, P., Bonsel, G., Borzakova, S., Buonsenso, D., Butnaru, D., Carter, A., Chu, H., De Rose, C., Diab, M.M., Ekbom, E., … El Tantawi, M. (2022). Estimated global proportions of individuals with persistent fatigue, cognitive, and respiratory symptom clusters following symptomatic COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. JAMA, 328(16), 1604–1615. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.18931
Alene, K.A., Murray, M.B., van de Water, B.J., Becerra, M.C., Atalell, K.A., Nicol, M.P., & Clements, A.C.A. (2022). Treatment outcomes among pregnant patients with multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open, 5(6), e2216527. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.16527 PMCID: PMC9187956
van de Water, B.J., Fulcher, I., Cilliers, S., Meyer, N., Wilson, M., Young, C., Gaunt, B., & le Roux, K. (2022). Association of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy with the occurrence of an unfavorable TB treatment outcome in a rural district hospital in Eastern Cape, South Africa: A retrospective cohort study. PLOS ONE, 17(4), e0266082. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266082
van de Water B.J., Meyer, T.N., Wilson, M., Young, C., Gaunt, B., & le Roux, K.W. (2021). TB prevention cascade at a district hospital in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa. Public Health Action, 11(2), 97-100. http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/pha.20.0055 PMCID: PMC8202619.
van de Water, B.J., Brooks, M.B., Huang, C.C., Trevisi, L., Lecca, L., Contreras, C., Galea, J., Calderon, R., Yataco, R., Murray, M., & Becerra, M.C. (2021). Tuberculosis clinical presentation and treatment outcomes in pregnancy: A prospective cohort study. BMC Infectious Diseases, 20, 286. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05416-6 PubMed PMID: 32948149.
van de Water, B.J., Vance, A.J., Ramangoaela, L., Botha, M., & Becerra, M. (2020). Prevention care cascade in people exposed to drug-resistant TB. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, 24(12), 1305-1306. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.20.0296 PubMed PMID: 33317677.
Chaing, S.S., Brooks, M.B., Jenkins, H.E., Rubenstein, D., Seddon, J.A., van de Water, B.J., Lindeborg, M.M., Becerra, M.C., & Yuen, C.M. (2021) Concordance of drug-resistance profiles between persons with drug-resistant tuberculosis and their household contacts: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73(2), 250-263. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa613 PMCID: PMC8427728.