Area of research
Infectious Diseases · General Health Professions
Research interest
Research interests include Medicine, Stigma (botany), Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Health care, Clinical psychology, and Social stigma.
Association of experienced stigma in healthcare settings with health outcomes among Black women living with HIV: Mediating roles of internalized stigma, anticipated stigma, and trust in HIV care
Evaluating concurrency and gaps between self-report and vaccine card data for COVID-19 vaccination
Minority adolescents’ HIV PrEP awareness and preferences in Alabama
Experienced and anticipated HIV-related stigma and depression among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: the role of internalized HIV stigma
Longitudinal Associations of Experienced and Perceived Community Stigma With Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Viral Suppression in New-to-Care People With HIV: Mediating Roles of Internalized Stigma and Depression Symptoms
Development and validation of the mpox stigma scale (MSS) and mpox knowledge scale (MKS)
Associations Between PrEP Stigma, PrEP Confidence, and PrEP Adherence: Conditional Indirect Effects of Anticipated HIV Stigma
A Moderated Mediation Analysis of HIV and Intersectional Stigmas and Antiretroviral Adherence in People Living with HIV in the Dominican Republic
HIV and intersectional stigma among people living with HIV and healthcare workers and antiretroviral therapy adherence in the Dominican Republic
Prepared, Protected, EmPowered (P3): Primary Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial Using a Social Networking, Gamification, and Coaching App to Promote Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Adherence for Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Youth Living in the United States
Adolescent Youth Survey on HIV Prevention and Sexual Health Education in Alabama: Protocol for a Web-Based Survey With Fraud Protection Study
Resilience and Optimism as Moderators of the Negative Effects of Stigma on Women Living with HIV
The Relationship Between HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Stigma and Treatment Adherence Among Current HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Users in the Southeastern U.S.
Examining the Relationships Between Experienced and Anticipated Stigma in Health Care Settings, Patient–Provider Race Concordance, and Trust in Providers Among Women Living with HIV
Patient Health Literacy and Communication with Providers Among Women Living with HIV: A Mixed Methods Study
Changes in Internalized Stigma and HIV Health Outcomes in Individuals New to HIV Care: The Mediating Roles of Depression and Treatment Self-Efficacy
Resilience and HIV Treatment Outcomes Among Women Living with HIV in the United States: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
Effects of an intervention on internalized HIV-related stigma for individuals newly entering HIV care
An Exploratory Study of Correlates of Allostatic Load in Older People Living With HIV
Disclosure Concerns and Viral Suppression in People Newly Initiating HIV Care: The Role of Internalized HIV Stigma