Maya Adam MD

OVERVIEW

Dr. Adam is the Director of Health Media Innovation and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford School of Medicine. She creates video-based entertainment-education on topics related to maternal child health and nutrition. She has designed and produced online educational content for the Stanford School of Medicine for use in their preclinical programs, continuing medical education programs and global health promotion efforts. She is the creator of five massive open online courses and advisor for Stanford’s Digital Medical Education International Collaborative (Digital MEdIC) in South Africa. Adam is principal investigator on two randomized controlled trials investigating the impact of digital global health education interventions on health-promoting behaviors.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Heidelberg University Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Global Health, Doctoral Degree Program Candidate for Dr.med, 2018-present (Dr. Med Doctoral Degree to be completed in 2021)University of British Columbia Medical School, Vancouver, BC, Canada, MD Program, 2004-2008 (Doctor of Medicine Degree awarded in 2008)Stanford University, BA in Human Biology, (elected Phi Beta Kappa), 2000-2004 (Bachelor of Arts with Honors Degree awarded in 2004)Simon Fraser University, Distance Education Program, Kinesiology & Nutrition Science 1997-2000 (distance education courses pursued while employed at the German State Ballet Theater)German State Academy of Ballet, Stuttgart, Germany - Professional Program, 1991-93 (German State Certified Diploma: Professional Classical Ballerina)

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, 2019-present Director, Health Media Innovation, Stanford School of Medicine, 2020-presentDirector, Health Education Outreach, Stanford Center for Health Education, 2018-2020 Lecturer, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Jan. 2014-2019 Lecturer, Program in Human Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2009-2017PBL Instructor, University of British Columbia Medical School, Vancouver BC, 2008-2009Lecturer (Ballet Instructor), Stanford University Dance Division, Stanford CA, 2000-2003 (dance courses taught during undergraduate enrollment at Stanford)

Solo Ballerina, State Theater of Saxony, Dresden, Germany. 1993-2000SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONSA. Peer-reviewed journal articles

Adam M, Bärnighausen T, McMahon SA, Design for extreme scalability: A wordless, globally scal-able COVID-19 prevention animation for rapid public health communication. Journal of Global Health. 2020; 10.

Isler J, Sawadogo NH, Harling G, Bärnighausen T, Adam M, Kagoné M, Sié A, Greuel M, McMa-hon SA. Iterative Adaptation of a Maternal Nutrition Video mHealth Intervention Across Countries Using Human-Centered Design: Qualitative Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2019;7(11):e13604

Duys R, Adam M, Spijkerman S, Purcell-Jones J. Use of video-based content in medical educa-tion. Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 2019;25(3):3-4.

Adam M, Tomlinson M, Le Roux I, LeFevre AE, McMahon SA, Johnston J, Kirton A, Mbewu N, Strydom SL, Prober C, Bärnighausen T. The Philani MOVIE study: a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a mobile video entertainment-education intervention to promote exclusive breastfeeding in South Africa. BMC health services research. 2019 Dec;19(1):211.

Chen SF, Deitz J, Batten JN, DeCoste-Lopez J, Adam M, Alspaugh JA, Amieva MR, Becker P, Boslett B, Carline J, Chin-Hong P. A Multi-Institution Collaboration to Define Core Content and De-sign Flexible Curricular Components for a Foundational Medical School Course: Implications for National Curriculum Reform. Academic medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. 2019 Feb.

Adam M, McMahon SA, Prober C, Bärnighausen T. Human-Centered Design of Video-Based Health Education: An Iterative, Collaborative, Community-Based Approach. Journal of medical Internet research. 2019;21(1):e12128.Adam M, Chen SF., Amieva M, Deitz J, Jang H, Porwal A and Prober C. "The Use of Short, Animated, Patient-Centered Springboard Videos to Underscore the Clinical Relevance of Preclinical Medical Student Education." Academic Medicine 92, no. 7 (2017): 961-965.

Coetzee B, Kohrman H, Tomlinson M, Mbewu N, Le Roux I and Adam M. "Community health workers’ experiences of using video teaching tools during home visits—A pilot study." Health & Social Care in the Community (2017).Chen SF, Schwartz B, Amieva M, Chin-Hong P, Boslett B, Alspaugh A, Nevins A, Pottinger P, Lynch JB, Adam M and Velkey JM. “The Creation of a Collaborative Microbiology and Infectious Disease Medical Student Course with Blended Learning.” In Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3, Suppl.1, Oxford University Press. (2016)

Adam M, Young-Wolff KC, Konar E and Winkleby M. "Massive open online nutrition and cooking course for improved eating behaviors and meal composition." Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 12, no. 1 (2015).

Adam M, Brassington GS, Steiner H, and Matheson GO. "Psychological factors associated with performance-limiting injuries in professional ballet dancers." Journal of Dance Medicine & Science 8, no. 2 (2004): 43-46.

B. Books Adam, Maya. Food Love Family: A Practical Guide to Child Nutrition, Cognella Academic Publish-ers, San Diego, 2015.

C. Digital Publications: Online Medical and Public Health Education CoursesStanford RWJF Reimagining Medical Education Project, Springboard Series - created in 2014Stanford Child Nutrition and Cooking (Coursera, current enrollment: 321,960) launched 2014Foundations of Maternal Child Health - Xhosa, (South Africa) launched 2015Foundations of Maternal Child Health - Hindi, (India) launched 2017Stanford Introduction to Food and Health (Coursera, current enrollment: 198,746) launched 2016Stanford CME: Food and Health (OpenEdX, completions to date: 2,167) launched 2016Stanford Health Across the Gender Spectrum (Coursera, current enrollment: 13,635) 2017 Stanford Stories of Infection (Coursera, current enrollment: 19,891) - launched 2017Stanford Short Course on Breastfeeding (Coursera, current enrollment: 6,407) - launched 2018Stanford CME: Health Across the Gender Spectrum (OpenEdX) launched 2018Child Health for Caregivers and Communities (The South African National Dept. of Health, launched 2019)Introduction to Complementary Feeding (The South African National Dept. of Health, launched 2019)Stanford Medicine COVID-19 Animated Series (2/5 videos complete, 2020)

HONORS, AWARDS and AFFILIATIONS

Faculty Fellow, Center for Innovation in Global Health, 2020-presentGoodwill Ambassador, Philani Child Health and Nutrition Trust, 2018Western Group on Educational Affairs (WGEA): Computer Resources in Medical Education Award, 2016Kristin Frohnmeyer Prize, Human Biology, Stanford University, 2004Dean’s Award for Academic Accomplishment, Stanford University, 2003International Association for Dance Medicine and Science Student Research Award, NY 2002

President’s Academic Excellence Award, Stanford University, 2000GRANTSBill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant (Family Interest Grants) 2020Doerr Family Foundation Grant, 2020Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Major Grant, current full funding for RCT, 2018-2020 *Adam served as Principal Investigator on this cluster RCTELMA Foundation South Africa, Major Grant, funding for Digital MEdIC SA 2018 - 2021 *Adam was Faculty Lead for Digital MEdIC SA 2017-20202 Stanford Teaching Innovation Grants, (provided funding for Teaching Kitchen Elective and Health Across the Gender Spectrum courses developed in 2016)Stanford Continuing Medical Education Grant, Nutrition in Medicine, 2015Faculty Seed Grant, Vice Provost for Online Learning, Stanford University, 2014Faculty Seed Grant, Vice Provost for Online Learning, Stanford University, 2012Amy Biehl Fellowship Haas Center for Public Service, Stanford University, 2003African Service Fellowship Haas Center for Public Service, Stanford University, 2003Peninsula Arts Fund Grant for documentary film production Breaking Pointe, 2002Stanford University Undergraduate Research Grants (2001 Small Grant, 2002 Major Grant)

CLINICAL TRIALS

The Philani MOVIE Study: a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a mobile video entertainment-education intervention to promote exclusive breastfeeding in South Africa (Nov. 2018-March 2020) * The study and its outcomes are registered at clinicaltrials.gov (#NCT03688217) Animated Storytelling for Global COVID-19 Prevention: an online, randomized controlled trial (scheduled launch: May 2020) * The study and its outcomes are registered at German Clinical Trials Register, www.drks.de/ (#DRKS00021582

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

Faculty Lead, Digital MEdIC South Africa, 2017-2020

SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Consulting Health Outreach Advisor, Philani Nutrition, Cape Town, South Africa, 2003-present Founding Director, Just Cook for Kids, a registered 501(3)(c) non-profit organization 2014-present

PRESENTATIONS

A. Invited PresentationsTEDx Stanford, Rebuilding our Relationship with Food, Stanford, CA 2014 Bay Area Childhood Obesity Conference, SF Slow Food Group, San Francisco, 2015Stanford Great Teaching Showcase, “Faces of Teaching” Speaker, Stanford, 2015Stanford Medicine’s Community Day – Health Matters, Stanford, 2016Graduate School of Business, 10x Wellness Nutrition Event, Stanford, 2016Nueva Schools Health and Wellness Conference, 2016Palo Alto Women’s Club, Keynote Speaker, 2016Stanford Medicine Women’s Health Lunch, Keynote Speaker, 2017University of Cape Town Faculty of Medicine, Awards Ceremony, Keynote Speaker, Cape Town, South Africa, 2017Heidelberg University Institute for Global Health, Seminar Leader, August, 2019Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, Invited Speaker, September, 2019Stanford Homecoming Alumni Events (Classrooms without Quizzes), Oct, 2019Stanford Food Institute Conference Speaker, November 2019

B. National and Regional MeetingsAssociation of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting, Using “springboard videos” to engage pre-clinical medical students, Baltimore, 2015 Western Group on Educational Affairs Annual Meeting, Strategic Curricular Design - Creation of online food-based nutrition curricula for multi- purposing across medical education, patient education and public health outreach, Tucson, 2016Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting, Applying digital content creation advances in US medical education to supporting the efforts of international community health workers, Seattle, 2016Last updated: May 31, 2020.

Maya Adam MDDirector of Health Media InnovationClinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics,Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University

1480 Bay Laurel Dr. Menlo Park, CA 94025 madam@stanford.edu 650.839.3600