A5011908012- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Family Support in Illness
- Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
Yale University
2016-2025
New York University
2018-2024
CUNY School of Law
2024
University of California, Los Angeles
2024
Duke University
2021-2024
Us Helping Us People Into Living
2022
AIDS United
2022
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2021
University of New Mexico
2021
Heritage Christian University
2021
Despite renewed focus on biomedical prevention strategies since the publication of several clinical trials highlighting efficacy pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), knowledge postexposure (PEP) and PrEP continues to remain scarce among women, especially African American women who are disproportionally affected by HIV. In an effort address this barrier encourage uptake PEP PrEP, electronic health (eHealth) video was created using entertainment-education format.
The purpose of this paper is to present a stepwise, multi-construct, innovative framework that supports the use eHealth technology reach sexual minority populations color establish trustworthiness and build trust. salience interventions can be leveraged minimize existing paradigm medical mistrust among living with chronic illnesses. These include virtual environments avatar-led videos, which address psychosocial structural-level challenges related mistrust. Our proposed addresses how enable...
Abstract In the United States, 13 million people identify as sexual and gender minorities. The purposes of this article were to (a) examine associations among orientation concealment internalized homophobia with HIV knowledge, health literacy, transactional sex through identity; (b) assess whether expression moderates those relationships in minority men color. A multigroup mediation path model examined association between on identity by expression. Results suggest that, a masculine...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality in the United States, disproportionately affecting marginalized populations such as Black and Latinx sexual minority men with HIV. These individuals face heightened CVD risk due to chronic inflammation related HIV, side effects from treatment, intersecting social disadvantages, including stigma discrimination. Behavioral interventions specifically targeting these have been limited, insufficient uptake communities. This study used...
Black gay and bisexual male adolescents young adults (BGBMA/YA) are at higher risk for suicidal outcomes given their minoritized stigmatized identities the intersection of race sexual orientation. This study explores key developmental assets, including family support communication, role in preventing depression symptoms among BGBMA/YA. A cross-sectional survey was administered to participants (N = 400, M
Racial discrimination has been linked to decreased psychological well-being and physical health. Most Asian Americans in the United States reported against Asians as a major problem that inadequate attention is given racial inequities affecting living US. We described association of racism-related stress health outcomes among American sexual minority men. hypothesized greater associated with poor general oral health, increased substance use, unfavorable attitudes about PrEP. conducted...
Introduction: Young adult sexual minority men are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease due to social behaviors, particiulary tobacco use and excessive alcohol consumption. The American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 provides a framework enhance health. Tobacco drinking associated with significant risks, linked about one-third of all deaths from heart increasing the liver disease. This study examined associations between behaviors sleep duration in young men. Hypothesis: We...
Health information exchange is the electronic accessibility and transferability of patient medical records across various healthcare settings providers. In some states, patients have to formally give consent allow their be electronically shared. The purpose this study was apply a novel user-centered, multistep, multiframework approach design test an user interface, so with HIV can make more informed decisions about sharing health information. This consisted two steps. Step 1 cross-sectional,...
This study employs the ecodevelopmental theory to examine influence of mother and father bonding, family engagement in healthcare, support on PrEP stigma among BLMSM. We used a cross-sectional sample from wave five Healthy Young Men (HYM) study, with survey 399 participants aged 16−24 years. conducted two-path analyses test multiple hypotheses: (1) mother/father bonding is associated an increase healthcare; (2) healthcare social support; (3) stigma. Family was negatively correlated (r =...
This study explored the influence family relationships have on HIV-related factors among Hispanic or Latino/a/x Mexican sexual minority cisgender males in San Antonio, TX, US. A total of 15 young adults (7 people living with HIV; PLWH) ages 21-30 completed a semi-structured interview. Data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using thematic analysis. The following themes emerged: (1) support; (2) mother-son relationships; (3) father-son (4) sibling (5) marginalization minorities; (6)...
Family-based approaches are critical for improving health outcomes in sexual minority men (SMM) of color. Yet, it is unclear how family context, internalized homophobia, and stress influence mental among From a cross-sectional sample 448 participants, aged 16-24 years, survey data were analyzed to examine rates social support, the perception sexuality by family, stressfulness life events, other contextual variables on depression using linear regression. Our results indicated that an 86%...
In the United States, racial/ethnic and sexual youth young adults (YYA) of color are disproportionately affected by HIV. Subsequently, YYA experience HIV stigma engage in increased risk behaviors reduced testing. communication has been identified as a potential buffer to stigma, resulting health-seeking behaviors, such this study, we respond meaningful gap literature examining different types their impact on testing diverse sample YYA. We analyzed secondary data from Kaiser Family Foundation...
Background Sexual minority men with HIV are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and have been underrepresented in behavioral research clinical trials. Objective This study aims to explore perceptions HIV-related comorbidities assess the interest usability a virtual environment for CVD prevention education Black Latinx sexual HIV. Methods is 3-phase pilot randomized controlled trial. We report on formative phases 1 2 that informed content features using qualitative...
Black youth and their families living in urban settings may experience unique stressors that contribute to underlying issues due the environmental context. Such factors exacerbate promote drug use engagement risky sexual behaviors, unknowingly. Little is known about how family factors, peer pressure, condom use, other related are associated with substance engaging behaviors while on drugs among African American aged 12-22 (N = 638). We used regression models examine associations between...
Autonomy support is a concept that derived from self-determination theory. refers to the freedom act as one chooses. The current study aimed examine if autonomy was associated with dried blood spot validated pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence, and whether association mediated by PrEP adherence goal setting progress toward goals. Our sample drawn Black men who have sex (MSM) across three cities (Chapel Hill, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Washington, DC) in United States between February 2013...
Health communication is a key health promotion approach for translating research findings into actionable information. The purpose of this study was to use participatory design create and then test the usability comprehension an HIV self-testing infographic in sample 322 emerging adult, sexual minority men color. Our objectives addressed three challenges self-testing: (1) correct usage stick, (2) understanding number minutes wait before reading result, (3) how correctly interpret negative or...
Prior research has consistently shown that the involvement of families plays a vital role in reducing risk behaviors, such as engaging condomless sex, and promoting HIV prevention behaviors among young Black men who have sex with (YBMSM). With aim expanding existing knowledge, this study aimed to examine specific influence other supportive adults facilitating casual condom use, partner testing, preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) utilization MSM.
Ethnic and racial sexual minority men with HIV have a disproportionately higher risk of HIV-related cardiovascular disease (CVD). There is lack tailored culturally salient behavioral interventions to address chronic illness in ethnic men, literature on their understanding awareness modifiable risks limited. The purpose this study was assess perceptions about HTN, describe physical activity, tobacco, e-cigarette use Black Latinx living HIV. We used the validated Illness Perception...
Background HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended for populations at high ongoing risk infection. There are noted racial disparities in the incidence of and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) African, Caribbean, Canadian Black (ACB, black) Ontario, Canada. Although blacks represent only 4.7% Ontario population, they account 30% prevalence 25% new province. The existing clinical public health practice toolkit has not been sufficient to optimize PrEP uptake, despite...