Academic Credentials
  • Ph.D., Epidemiology, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Pub Health, 2021
  • B.A., Sociology, Harvard University, 2013
Professional Honors
  • HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Sciences Pre-doctoral Fellowship
Professional Affiliations
  • International AIDS Society
  • Society of Epidemiologic Research

Dr. Malone is an epidemiologist with expertise at the cross-section of social and infectious disease epidemiology. She is proficient in both qualitative and quantitative research methods and has extensive experience in designing and analyzing epidemiological studies, scientific writing, systematic reviews, data collection, data management, applying causal inference methods such as regression adjustment and propensity score matching, and applied public health practice. Dr. Malone has nearly 10 years of research experience in HIV prevention and treatment among racial and sexual minority groups, specifically focusing on racial and gender inequities and disparities in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and their negative impacts on the HIV epidemic in the United States. Dr. Malone has conducted cross-sectional, ecological, and quasi-experimental research concerning individual, community, and policy level factors associated with HIV viral suppression among Black men who have sex with men in the United States.

Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Malone completed her doctoral training at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with a Ph.D. in Infectious Disease Epidemiology. She obtained a A.B. in Sociology with a secondary in Classical Studies from Harvard University, and a M.Sc. in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. While in Boston, Dr. Malone conducted focus groups with Black-identified adolescents to assess their perceived HIV risks when interning at the Harvard Center for AIDS Research. She then worked at the Fenway Institute on the Epidemiology Team, publishing research on PrEP use and relationship dynamics among male-male couples.