A5010692276- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Community Health and Development
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Policing Practices and Perceptions
Columbia University
2020-2025
Johns Hopkins University
2021-2024
Effectively tracking progress on initiatives focused gender equity requires clear differentiation between the terms sex and gender. Sex usually refers to a person's biological characteristics, whereas socially constructed roles norms. Although both are often treated as binaries, is spectrum may include intersex individuals. While interrelated, they sometimes conflated or used interchangeably in health data. Their fundamental distinctions, however, have implications for conduct of research...
This cross-sectional study examines the use of stigmatizing terms in US grants funded by National Institute on Drug Abuse following changes to official guidance language substance disorders 2017 and 2021.
We conducted a pilot trial of an intervention targeting intersectional stigma related to being pregnant and living with HIV while promoting capabilities for achieving 'respected motherhood' ('what matters most') in Botswana. A pragmatic design allocated participants the (N = 44) group treatment-as-usual 15) group. An intent-to-treat, difference-in-difference analysis found had significant decreases (d - 1.20; 95% CI 1.99, 0.39) depressive symptoms 1.96; 2.89, 1.02) from baseline 4-months...
This Viewpoint discusses a pending US Supreme Court case to determine the extent which people who identify as LGBTQ+ are protected under state antidiscrimination laws in commercial marketplace.
Stigma toward people taking medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is prevalent, harmful to the health and well-being of this population, impedes MOUD treatment resource provision, help-seeking, engagement in care. In recent years, clinicians have implemented new models MOUD-based parts United States that integrate buprenorphine initiation into emergency departments other acute general medical settings, with post-discharge linkage office-based treatment. These service increase access they...
Abstract Background With high rates of HIV and multiple vulnerable subgroups across diverse settings, there is a need for culturally based, stigma reduction interventions. Pregnant women who are living with especially in services to protect not only their own but also children’s lives. Uptake worldwide hindered by towards persons HIV/AIDS. While cultural context plays key role shaping stigma, these insights have yet been fully integrated into strategies. By utilizing the “What Matters Most”...
This study examined the effectiveness of three physical environmental roadway interventions (enhanced crossings, speed humps, and turn traffic calming) in preventing crashes involving pedestrian cyclist injury mortality New York City.
Vietnam is experiencing a growing burden of cancer, including among people living with HIV. Stigma acts as sociocultural barrier to the prevention and treatment both conditions. This study investigates how cultural notions "respected personhood" (or "what matters most") influence manifestations HIV-related stigma cancer in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Despite a comprehensive national program of free HIV services, men living with in Botswana participate at lower rates and have worse outcomes than women. Directed content analysis five focus groups (
In addition to the pervasive anti-Black racism faced by Black people in United States, men who have sex with (BMSM) face sexual minority stigma and, among BMSM living HIV, HIV-related stigma. These multilevel social forces shape networks, which are important sources of resources, support, and behavior regulation. This study quantitatively examined relationship between network characteristics (e.g., homophobia, biphobia), assessed reported concerns around disclosing one's status, Baltimore,...
Abstract Road traffic crashes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in large cities. Cities including New York City (NYC) the United States (US) have implemented suite interventions to reduce road crashes. Leading pedestrian intervals (LPIs) low-cost physical environmental intervention premised vehicle-pedestrian by providing pedestrians head-start over turning vehicular traffic. Using spatial ecological panel design, we assessed impact LPIs on risk total, non-fatal, fatal injuries...
Abstract Introduction Community violence is a major cause of injury and death in the United States. Empirical studies have identified that some place-based interventions urban private places, such as remediations vacant lots buildings, are associated with reductions community surrounding areas. The aim this study was to examine whether routine maintenance repair public places (e.g., street construction projects) also violence, proxied by violent crime. Method This staggered adoption...
Community firearm violence (CFV), including fatal and non-fatal shootings that result from interpersonal violence, disproportionately harms people marginalized racial groups. News reporting on CFV can further exacerbate these harms. However, examining the effects of harmful news individuals, communities, society is hindered by lack a consensus definition CFV. In this study, we aimed to define We used modified, three-round Delphi process achieve among diverse stakeholders. Round 1 sought...
India has consistently had one of the highest birth sex ratios (i.e., most males per female) globally. This analysis seeks to describe composition live births over past decades among subgroups Indian population considering ongoing efforts mitigate selection practices. Distribution from history data three cross-sectional rounds India's National Family Health Survey (2005-06, 2015-16, 2019-21) were used. We changes in across time through different phases PreNatal Diagnostics Technique Act by...