Mellissa Withers, Author at Women's eNews

Mellissa Withers

Mellissa Withers, Ph.D., MHS, is an assistant professor at the Institute for Global Health at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. She received her Ph.D. in community health sciences from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health in 2009. She also holds a master’s degree in international health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a B.A. in international development from UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on global reproductive health and women’s empowerment, including human trafficking, HIV/AIDS prevention and family planning.

Transportation Industry’s Tentative Steps to Fight Trafficking Must Go Further

By Mellissa Withers ● Commentary ● May 25, 2017

While there are encouraging examples of individuals, organizations and states that have taken steps to raise awareness of and combat human trafficking, more needs to be done.

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