A5070959873- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Sex work and related issues
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Family Support in Illness
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Caribbean history, culture, and politics
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
Milken Institute
2022-2024
George Washington University
2022-2024
Us Helping Us People Into Living
2020-2023
Johns Hopkins University
2011-2023
Oki Electric Industry (Japan)
2023
Sigma Theta Tau International
2023
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
2023
Research for Equity And Community Health Trust
2018
Realistic Education in Action Coalition to Foster Health
2018
University of Southern California
2015-2017
The U.S. has the tools to end HIV epidemic, but progress stagnated. A major gap in efforts address is under-utilization of medications that can virtually eliminate acquisition virus, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This document proposes a financing and delivery system unlock broad access PrEP for those most vulnerable bring an epidemic.
Background To investigate the possible effects of different levels attributes a point-of-care test (POCT) on sexually transmitted infection (STI) professionals' decisions regarding an ideal POCT for STI(s). Methods An online survey was designed based large-scale in-depth focus discussion study among STI experts and professionals. The last section "build your own POCT" by employing discrete choice experiment approach. Practicing clinicians from two venues, STI-related international conference...
Background: Understanding where and how young black men who have sex with (YBMSM) in the southern United States meet their sexual partners is germane to understanding underlying factors contributing ongoing HIV transmission this community. Men (MSM) commonly use geosocial networking apps partners. However, there a lack of literature exploring app particular population.
This Viewpoint discusses the recent FDA approval of cabotegravir, first injectable medication to help prevent HIV infection, and how its effectiveness may be complicated by cost complexity US health care system.
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use remains suboptimal among Black gay and bisexual men (GBM). Multilevel factors such as medication costs, intersectional stigma, patient-clinician communication, medical mistrust, side effect concerns, low perceived risk (PHR) are well-established PrEP initiation barriers for this group. Peer change agents (PCAs) culturally congruent interventionists who can circumvent multilevel GBM. I led an intervention a PrEP-using PCA to improve PHR willingness 69...
Abstract Introduction Focus groups are an important learning tool in HIV prevention research among U.S. Black men who have sex with (BMSM), for whom incidence persists. useful designing interventions, but many struggled to engage BMSM research. To optimize the utility of focus group methodology on BMSM, this paper offers methodological considerations conducting and managing BMSM. Methods Perspectives come from process nine ( N = 52) explore role religion spirituality lives Baltimore City how...
In the USA, Black sexual minority men (BSMM) remain disproportionately impacted upon by HIV and other health issues. Individuals who attend church have lower rates of morbidity mortality than those that do not; however, attendance presents a paradox being protective for some outcomes risk others among this population. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) affirming churches may offer support, but little is known about role LGBT-affirming in lives BSMM how they impact outcomes. This...