Melissa Ann Stockton
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Associate Scholar, Center for Global Health (CGH), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Psychiatry
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
3535 Market St
Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Education:
BA (International Affairs, Global Public Health)
The George Washington University, 2013.
MSPH (Epidemiology)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2018.
Ph.D. (Epidemiology)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020.
BA (International Affairs, Global Public Health)
The George Washington University, 2013.
MSPH (Epidemiology)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2018.
Ph.D. (Epidemiology)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2020.
Post-Graduate Training
T32 Post-doctoral Fellow in Global Mental Health Implementation Science, Columbia University Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute, 2020-2023.
Inter-CFAR Fellowship Program in Implementation science, Johns Hopkins University, 2020-2021.
Postdoctoral Research, PI: Andrew Medina-Marino, Desmond Tutu Health Foundation, Cape Town, South Africa, 2020-2023.
Post-doctoral Data Analyst, UNC Carolina Population Center, 2021-2022.
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, NIH Summer Institute for Randomized Trials of Behavioral Interventions , 2024-2025.
Permanent linkT32 Post-doctoral Fellow in Global Mental Health Implementation Science, Columbia University Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute, 2020-2023.
Inter-CFAR Fellowship Program in Implementation science, Johns Hopkins University, 2020-2021.
Postdoctoral Research, PI: Andrew Medina-Marino, Desmond Tutu Health Foundation, Cape Town, South Africa, 2020-2023.
Post-doctoral Data Analyst, UNC Carolina Population Center, 2021-2022.
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, NIH Summer Institute for Randomized Trials of Behavioral Interventions , 2024-2025.
Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Stockton is a social epidemiologist and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. She received a career developmental award (K01) to integrate an intervention addressing intersectional HIV-mental illness stigma into depression care and conduct a hybrid effectiveness-implementation pilot among depressed adults living with HIV in Malawi. My work focuses on implementing and evaluating evidence-based interventions that both address intersectional stigma and deliver high-quality psychological care to vulnerable populations. She has expertise in stigma, HIV, mental health, and implementation science.Selected Publications
Stockton MA, Mazinyo EW, Mlanjeni L, Ngcelwane N, Nogemane K, Nobatyi P, Sweetland AC, Basaraba C, Greene MC, Bezuidenhout C, Grobler C, Wall MM, Medina-Marino A, Wainberg ML.: Validation of screening instruments for alcohol and substance use disorders among men and women in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Drug Alcohol Depend 268: 112559, Jan 2025.Parcesepe AM, Stockton M, Bernard C, Kanguya T, Kwobah EK, Lopez A, Murenzi G, Ross J, Minga A, Maruri F, Tlali M, Goodrich S, Perazzo H, Musabyimana F, Nimkar S, Lancaster K, Consortium I.: Prevalence and co-occurrence of symptoms of mental and substance use disorders among people with HIV age 40 and older in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study. J Int AIDS Soc October 2024.
Stockton MA, Mazinyo EW, Mlanjeni L, Sweetland AC, Scharf JY, Nogemane K, Ngcelwane N, Basaraba C, Bezuidenhout C, Sansbury G, Olivier D, Grobler C, Wall MM, Medina-Marino A, Nobatyi P, Wainberg ML.: Validation of screening instruments for common mental disorders and suicide risk in south African primary care settings. J Affect Disord 362: 161-168, Oct 2024.
Mootz JJ, de Vos L, Stockton M, Sweetland AC, Kann B, Seijo C, Bezuidenhout C, Suleman A, Feliciano P, Dos Santos PF, Shelton R, Palinkas LA, Wainberg ML.: Providers' perspectives of barriers and facilitators to scale-up of mental health care in the public health delivery system of Mozambique: a qualitative inquiry. BMC Health Serv Res 24: 1138, Sep 2024.
Stockton MA, Francis HW, West JS, Stelmach RD, Troutman Adams E, Kraemer JD, Saalim K, Wallhagen MI, Nyarko M, Madson G, Boafo N, Owusu NAV, Musa LG, Alberg J, Chung JJW, Preston A, Gyamera E, Chadha S, Davis LP, Garg S, McMahon C, Olusanya BO, Tavartkiladze GA, Tucci D, Wilson BS, Smith SL, Nyblade L.: Development of Measures for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Stigma: Introduction to the Special Supplement on Stigma Measurement Tools. Ear Hear 45(Supplement 1), September/October 2024.
Saalim K, Kraemer JD, Boafo N, Stockton MA, Owusu NAV, Troutman Adams E, Stelmach R, Birdsey B, Alberg J, Vormawor R, Mankattah E, Akrong R, Boateng K, Nyblade L.: Preliminary Validation of Stigma Measures Among Parents of Children Who Are d/Deaf or Hard of Hearing in the United States and Ghana. Ear Hear 45(Supplement 1), September/October 2024.
Stelmach RD, Stockton MA, Kraemer JD, Nyarko MS, Troutman Adams E, Boafo N, Owusu NAV, Saalim K, Alberg J, Tang B, Musa LG, Wu CH, Gyamera E, Nyblade L.: Preliminary Validation of Measures of Experienced, Perceived, and Internalized Stigma Among Adults Who Are d/Deaf or Hard of Hearing in the United States and Ghana. Ear Hear 45(Supplement 1), September/October 2024.
West JS, Stelmach RD, Francis HW, Zhu X, Wu CH, Stockton MA, Troutman Adams E, Madson G, Kraemer JD, Nyblade L.: Preliminary Validation of Hearing Device-Related Stigma Measures in Four United States Populations. Ear Hear 45(Supplement 1), September/October 2024.
Nyblade L, Stelmach RD, West JS, Zhu X, Saalim K, Wu CH, Stockton MA, Troutman Adams E, Kraemer JD.: Preliminary Validation of Experienced Ageism Measures With Four Populations in the United States. Ear Hear 45(Supplement 1), September/October 2024.
Lovero KL, Stockton MA, Greene MC, Basaraba C, Khan S, Mabunda D, Mandlate F, Gouveia L, Fumo W, Wall MM, Duarte CS, Oquendo MA, Wainberg ML.: Psychometric Evaluation of Screens for Common Mental Disorders, Severe Mental Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, and Suicide Risk in Mozambican Healthcare. Med Res Arch 12: 10, Aug 2024.