Maia C Tarnas
Biographic Data
| ID | 5815115 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maia C Tarnas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maia C |
| FAMILY NAME | Tarnas |
| SIGNATURE | TARNAS M C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Irvine |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1470-313X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Postoperative care in conflict-affected northwest Syria
INTRODUCTION: Thirteen years of conflict have profoundly disrupted Syria's health system. In northwest Syria, constraints such as deliberate attacks on healthcare, chronic underfunding, and a fragmented health system have created a fragile surgical ecosystem in which health workers operate under extreme resource constraints, patients struggle to access care, and postoperative complications are increasingly likely. In this study, we aim to assess …
Nighttime lights as a proxy for conflict intensity and infrastructure recovery in Yemen and Ukraine
INTRODUCTION: Quantifying the impacts of armed conflict on civilians and infrastructure remains a major challenge, particularly where reporting is limited. Most conflict measurement tools require affected populations to report events and are limited by short time series, under-reporting, and varying methods. These tools do not capture infrastructural rebuilding, which has important health implications. Given this, we demonstrate the utility of ni…
Infectious disease research in forcibly displaced populations
Mapping utility and applicability of research and ethics frameworks for displaced populations
Displaced communities face risks to quality of life and health, such as poverty, crowded living conditions, exposure to environmental contaminants, and poor access to healthcare, highlighting areas for research on the challenges they endure. However, these communities are routinely subject to extractive research practices with little regard to local participation or sustainability. To facilitate better research, there is a need for tools and fram…
Climate change, armed conflict, forced displacement, and epidemic-prone diseases
Conflict, environmental factors, forced displacement, and infectious diseases are inextricably linked in northern Syria. These findings can inform public health preparedness and anticipatory activities and policies that address the effects of climate change on infectious diseases. This is especially relevant as Syria enters a new geopolitical chapter following the fall of the Assad regime, with changing health needs, population movement, and new …
Refugee Health Inclusion
This commentary examines how structural constraints shape health access in refugee camps. It stems from a recent workshop on refugee health and reflects an interdisciplinary, policy‐focused dialogue. We argue that humanitarian aid alone is insufficient. Instead, long‐term, rights‐based approaches are needed. Donor dependency, legal exclusion and geopolitical dynamics undermine access to care. These challenges create artificial divides between cam…
Reimagining Refugee Camps
The existing model for health provision in refugee camps is not fit for purpose, especially for protracted displacement. As individuals are increasingly displaced beyond the temporary period for which camps are designed, it is critical that we reimagine care provision in such settings and give increased attention to individuals' dynamic and complex needs throughout their displacement. This Commentary reflects ongoing discussions from an interdisc…
Exploring relationships between conflict intensity, forced displacement, and healthcare attacks
We find that healthcare facilities are not avoided during conflict (as obliged under IHL), and that healthcare attacks significantly precede an escalation of general conflict in the same area. Healthcare attacks are also significantly associated with displacement for months following the attacks, even when accounting for conflict levels. Based on these findings, we present a framework outlining one pathway through which healthcare attacks may con…
Disruption to water supply and waterborne communicable diseases in northeast Syria
While no strong immediate correlation could be established between disruptions to WASH and WBDs in northeast Syria, further research is essential to explore the impact of conflict-associated damage to civil infrastructure including WASH. This is vital though challenging given confounding factors which affect both WASH and WBDs in contexts like northeast Syria. As such, research which includes exploration of mitigation after damage to WASH is esse…
Critical Periods, Critical Time Points and Day-of-the-Week Effects in Covid-19 Surveillance Data
Critical temporal changes such as weekly fluctuations in surveillance systems often reflect changes in laboratory testing capacity, access to testing or healthcare facilities, or testing preferences. Many studies have noted but few have described day-of-the-week (DoW) effects in SARS-CoV-2 surveillance over the major waves of the novel coronavirus 2019 pandemic (COVID-19). We examined DoW effects by non-pharmaceutical intervention phases adjustin…
Providing Food and Nutrition Services during the Covid-19 Surge at the Javits New York Medical Station
Military field hospitals typically provide essential medical care in combat zones. In recent years, the United States (US) Army has deployed these facilities to assist domestic humanitarian emergency and natural disaster response efforts. As part of the nation's whole-of-government approach to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, directed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services, during Ne…
Signatures of Cholera Outbreak during the Yemeni Civil War, 2016–2019
The Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) created a strategy for early outbreak detection, hotspot identification, and resource mobilization coordination in response to the Yemeni cholera epidemic. This strategy requires a systematic approach for defining and classifying outbreak signatures, or the profile of an epidemic curve and its features. We used publicly available data to quantify outbreak features of the ongoing cholera epidemic in…
Reimagining Refugee Camps
The existing model for health provision in refugee camps is not fit for purpose, especially for protracted displacement. As individuals are increasingly displaced beyond the temporary period for which camps are designed, it is critical that we reimagine care provision in such settings and give increased attention to individuals' dynamic and complex needs throughout their displacement. This Commentary reflects ongoing discussions from an interdisc…
Providing Food and Nutrition Services during the Covid-19 Surge at the Javits New York Medical Station
Military field hospitals typically provide essential medical care in combat zones. In recent years, the United States (US) Army has deployed these facilities to assist domestic humanitarian emergency and natural disaster response efforts. As part of the nation's whole-of-government approach to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, directed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services, during Ne…
Signatures of Cholera Outbreak during the Yemeni Civil War, 2016–2019
The Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) created a strategy for early outbreak detection, hotspot identification, and resource mobilization coordination in response to the Yemeni cholera epidemic. This strategy requires a systematic approach for defining and classifying outbreak signatures, or the profile of an epidemic curve and its features. We used publicly available data to quantify outbreak features of the ongoing cholera epidemic in…
Critical Periods, Critical Time Points and Day-of-the-Week Effects in Covid-19 Surveillance Data
Critical temporal changes such as weekly fluctuations in surveillance systems often reflect changes in laboratory testing capacity, access to testing or healthcare facilities, or testing preferences. Many studies have noted but few have described day-of-the-week (DoW) effects in SARS-CoV-2 surveillance over the major waves of the novel coronavirus 2019 pandemic (COVID-19). We examined DoW effects by non-pharmaceutical intervention phases adjustin…
Disruption to water supply and waterborne communicable diseases in northeast Syria
While no strong immediate correlation could be established between disruptions to WASH and WBDs in northeast Syria, further research is essential to explore the impact of conflict-associated damage to civil infrastructure including WASH. This is vital though challenging given confounding factors which affect both WASH and WBDs in contexts like northeast Syria. As such, research which includes exploration of mitigation after damage to WASH is esse…
Exploring relationships between conflict intensity, forced displacement, and healthcare attacks
We find that healthcare facilities are not avoided during conflict (as obliged under IHL), and that healthcare attacks significantly precede an escalation of general conflict in the same area. Healthcare attacks are also significantly associated with displacement for months following the attacks, even when accounting for conflict levels. Based on these findings, we present a framework outlining one pathway through which healthcare attacks may con…
Infectious disease research in forcibly displaced populations
Mapping utility and applicability of research and ethics frameworks for displaced populations
Displaced communities face risks to quality of life and health, such as poverty, crowded living conditions, exposure to environmental contaminants, and poor access to healthcare, highlighting areas for research on the challenges they endure. However, these communities are routinely subject to extractive research practices with little regard to local participation or sustainability. To facilitate better research, there is a need for tools and fram…
Climate change, armed conflict, forced displacement, and epidemic-prone diseases
Conflict, environmental factors, forced displacement, and infectious diseases are inextricably linked in northern Syria. These findings can inform public health preparedness and anticipatory activities and policies that address the effects of climate change on infectious diseases. This is especially relevant as Syria enters a new geopolitical chapter following the fall of the Assad regime, with changing health needs, population movement, and new …
Refugee Health Inclusion
This commentary examines how structural constraints shape health access in refugee camps. It stems from a recent workshop on refugee health and reflects an interdisciplinary, policy‐focused dialogue. We argue that humanitarian aid alone is insufficient. Instead, long‐term, rights‐based approaches are needed. Donor dependency, legal exclusion and geopolitical dynamics undermine access to care. These challenges create artificial divides between cam…
Reimagining Refugee Camps
The existing model for health provision in refugee camps is not fit for purpose, especially for protracted displacement. As individuals are increasingly displaced beyond the temporary period for which camps are designed, it is critical that we reimagine care provision in such settings and give increased attention to individuals' dynamic and complex needs throughout their displacement. This Commentary reflects ongoing discussions from an interdisc…
Postoperative care in conflict-affected northwest Syria
INTRODUCTION: Thirteen years of conflict have profoundly disrupted Syria's health system. In northwest Syria, constraints such as deliberate attacks on healthcare, chronic underfunding, and a fragmented health system have created a fragile surgical ecosystem in which health workers operate under extreme resource constraints, patients struggle to access care, and postoperative complications are increasingly likely. In this study, we aim to assess …
Nighttime lights as a proxy for conflict intensity and infrastructure recovery in Yemen and Ukraine
INTRODUCTION: Quantifying the impacts of armed conflict on civilians and infrastructure remains a major challenge, particularly where reporting is limited. Most conflict measurement tools require affected populations to report events and are limited by short time series, under-reporting, and varying methods. These tools do not capture infrastructural rebuilding, which has important health implications. Given this, we demonstrate the utility of ni…
Medicine (6 works) · Health and Conflict Studies (5 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (5 works) · Outbreak (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Refugee (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Health care (3 works)