Current & Recently Complete Studies

*Identifying multilevel facilitators of care outcomes among Positive Deviants to design an intervention for Black sexual minority men living with HIV (R01NR021691)

The goal of this study is to lead a multi-modal approach to identify necessary intervention components to improve HIV care outcomes by studying how durably virally suppressed Black sexual minority men overcome racism, intersectional stigma, and other barriers in understudied U.S. contexts.

*This study was recently terminated in early 2025 following executive orders restricting federally funded diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

*Identifying socioecological profiles that impact changes in HIV care outcomes among Black SMM UG3MH133258 - (07/15/2023-05/30/2025)

The goal of this study is to validate commonly used scales and examine the feasibility of recruiting a large cohort of 1,000 Mid-Atlantic sexual minority men living with HIV. Sponsored by NIH/NIMH.

*This study was recently terminated in early 2025 following executive orders restricting federally funded diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Designing a shared-decision making tool to improve PrEP initiation among Black sexual minority men. DC CFAR - (01/01/2023-12/31/2023)

The goal of this study is to design a PrEP decision aid based upon conversation analysis of communication between a peer change agent and Black sexual minority men. Sponsored by the DC Center for AIDS Research.