Publications

Browse the list below to see all of the latest scientific publications stemming from our center members’ work. To learn more about our center members, meet our team here.

 

  1. Casimir T, Brin M, Veihman P, Fontalvo S, Garofalo R, Radix A, Kuhns LM, Naar S, Janulis P, Schnall R  Understanding Patient Barriers and Facilitators Throughout the PrEP Care Continuum: an Analysis of Qualitative Interviews with PrEP Navigators in the United States.  AIDS Behav  2026 Jan 23;. doi:10.1007/s10461-025-05026-w
  2. Garofalo R, Casimir T, Martinez N, Kaw S, Brin M, Kuhns LM, Radix A, Janulis P, Schnall R  Acceptability and perceived usefulness of the MyPEEPS mobile app for young transgender men.  Nurs Outlook  2026;74(1):102612. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102612
  3. Min SH, Scroggins JK, Duncan DT, Garofalo R, Janulis PF, Kuhns L, Xiao F, Schnall R  Identifying Hidden Barriers to PrEP Adherence Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men: Application of Natural Language Processing.  AIDS Behav  2026 Jan;30(1):253-262. doi:10.1007/s10461-025-04863-z
  4. Stadlan JZ, Janulis PF, Wolff T, Risher K, Ozik J, Rimer SP, McConnell EA, Motley D, Phillips G, Banner K  et al.  Understanding social context in HIV and drug use via community-informed computational modeling: SILOS study protocol.  Front Public Health  2025;13:1690612. pii:1690612
  5. Mustanski B, Benbow N, Macapagal K, Li D, Madkins K, Saber R, Linas B, Smith JD, Brown CH, Munroe S  et al.  Comparing Implementation and Effectiveness Outcomes for Two Implementation Strategies of the Keep It Up! Digital HIV Prevention Program: A Type 3 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial.  AIDS Behav  2025 Dec;29(12):4030-4042. doi:10.1007/s10461-025-04838-0
  6. McInerney S, Veihman P, Brin M, Jimenez J, Garofalo R, Duncan DT, Kuhns LM, Almodovar M, Janulis P, Schnall R  Awareness and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis in a United States national sample of young sexual and gender minority men.  AIDS Care  2025 Nov 13;:1-13. doi:10.1080/09540121.2025.2584598
  7. Wu EL, Meyer M, Almirol E, Zhao X, Payne G, Bhavan K, Zaller N, Montgomery J, Hotton A, Brewer R  et al.  A community network-driven COVID-19 testing and vaccination intervention for vulnerable populations in the Central United States: results from a Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations randomized controlled trial.  J Public Health (Oxf)  2025 Nov 03;. pii:fdaf134
  8. McConnell EA, Birkett M  "We Live in Different Chicagos": Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Neighborhood Affiliations of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men as Drivers of HIV Risk.  AIDS Behav  2025 Sep;29(9):2764-2782. doi:10.1007/s10461-025-04734-7
  9. McConnell EA, Aleksyuk Y, Birkett M  Structural factors shape racial differences in neighbourhood-level HIV risk environments for young men who have sex with men.  Cult Health Sex  2025 Aug 27;:1-13. doi:10.1080/13691058.2025.2544776
  10. Scott J, Money V, Ellis C, Hughes-Halbert C, Birkett MA, Magwood G  Characterizing the influence of racism-related stress and pandemic-related changes in social connections on cardiovascular health: Study protocol and theoretical framework.  PLoS One  2025;20(7):e0324839. pii:e0324839
  11. Schnall R, Radix A, Kuhns LM, Janulis P, Paredes C, Garofalo R  Feasibility of the Adapted MyPEEPS Mobile App for HIV Prevention in Young Transgender Men.  AIDS Educ Prev  2025 Jul;37(3):173-186. doi:10.1521/aeap.2025.37.3.173
  12. Janulis P, Phillips Ii G, Cascalheira C, Mustanski B, Wolff T, Birkett M  Estimating Substance Use Homophily in the Sexual Network of a Large Cohort of Young Sexual and Gender Minorities Assigned Male at Birth.  AIDS Behav  2025 Mar;29(3):933-938. doi:10.1007/s10461-024-04576-9
  13. Balogun M, Kuhns LM, Akanmu AS, Garofalo R, Badru T, Adekanmbi AF, Akinbami A, Agbaji O, David AN, Omigbodun O  et al.  Risk Factors for Viral Non-suppression Among Youth Living with HIV in Nigeria: Findings from the iCARE Nigeria Study.  AIDS Behav  2025 Mar;29(3):848-857. doi:10.1007/s10461-024-04565-y
  14. Schnall R, Scherr TF, Kuhns LM, Janulis P, Jia H, Wood OR, Almodovar M, Garofalo R  Efficacy of the mLab App: a randomized clinical trial for increasing HIV testing uptake using mobile technology.  J Am Med Inform Assoc  2025 Feb 01;32(2):275-284. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocae261
  15. Taiwo BO, Kuhns LM, Agbaji O, David A, Akanmu S, Akinbami A, Omigbodun O, Adekanmbi F, Yiltok E, Ezemelue P  et al.  A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster-Randomized, Multisite Study of Text Messaging Plus Peer Navigation to Improve Adherence and Viral Suppression Among Youth on Antiretroviral Therapy.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2025 Feb 01;98(2):176-184. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003549
  16. Kozhumam A, Singh R, Agbaji O, Adetunji A, Taiwo B, Omigbodun O, Kuti K, David A, Akanmu S, Adekambi F  et al.  Attitudes toward scale-up of an Intensive Combination Approach to Rollback the Epidemic in Nigerian adolescents (iCARE) intervention for youth in Nigeria: results of a mixed methods early-implementation study.  Implement Sci Commun  2025 Jan 08;6(1):6. pii:6
  17. Schnall R, Duncan DT, Kuhns LM, Janulis PF, Almodovar M, Wood OR, Xiao F, Veihman PR, Garofalo R  Three limited interaction approaches to understanding the epidemiology of HIV among YMSM in the US.  BMC Public Health  2024 Dec 18;24(1):3450. pii:3450
  18. Davoudpour S, Ruprecht MM, Xu J, Felt D, Boegner J, Lindeman P, Janulis P, Greene GJ, Johnson AK, Kern D  et al.  Networks of HIV Service Organisations: Changes Over Time and Implications for HIV Elimination.  J Health Manag  2024 Nov;26(5):752-762. doi:10.1177/09720634241262160
  19. Risher K, Janulis P, McConnell E, Motley D, Serrano PA, Jackson JD, Brown A, Williams M, Mendez D, Phillips Ii G  et al.  Racial and Ethnic Differences in Mobile App Use for Meeting Sexual Partners Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Young Transgender Women: Cross-Sectional Study.  JMIR Public Health Surveill  2024 Sep 11;10:e54215. pii:e54215
  20. Ye J, Orji IA, Birkett MA, Hirschhorn LR, Walunas TL, Smith JD, Kandula NR, Shedul GL, Huffman MD, Ojji DB  Community-Based Participatory Research and System Dynamics Modeling for Improving Retention in Hypertension Care.  JAMA Netw Open  2024 Aug 01;7(8):e2430213. pii:e2430213
  21. Cordoba E, Garofalo R, Kuhns LM, Pearson C, Scott Batey D, Janulis P, Jia H, Bruce J, Hidalgo MA, Hirshfield S  et al.  Neighborhood-level characteristics as effect modifiers on the efficacy of the MyPEEPS mobile intervention in same-sex attracted adolescent men.  Prev Med Rep  2024 Jun;42:102726. pii:102726
  22. Ye J, Sanuade OA, Hirschhorn LR, Walunas TL, Smith JD, Birkett MA, Baldridge AS, Ojji DB, Huffman MD  Interventions and contextual factors to improve retention in care for patients with hypertension in primary care: Hermeneutic systematic review.  Prev Med  2024 Mar;180:107880. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107880
  23. Tang X, Schalet BD, Janulis P, Keruly JC, Moore RD, Milloy MJ, DeBeck K, Hayashi K, Javanbakht M, Kim S  et al.  Evaluating the agreement between different substance use recall periods in multiple HIV cohorts.  Drug Alcohol Depend  2024 Jan 01;254:111043. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111043
  24. Phillips Ii G, Rodriguez-Ortiz AE, Adewumi OM, Banner K, Adetunji A, Awolude OA, Olayinka OA, Simons LM, Hultquist JF, Ozer EA  et al.  Social/Sexual Networks of People Newly Diagnosed with HIV in Ibadan, Nigeria.  AIDS Behav  2024 Jan;28(1):300-309. doi:10.1007/s10461-023-04200-2