Meet the PI

Dr. Dangerfield is a prevention scientist and Associate Professor in the Department of Prevention and Community Health at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. His research integrates Life Course theory, behavioral and social science methodologies, and epidemiologic approaches to examine sexual health for racial and sexual minority men. His program of research began as a Fulbright Fellow in Southeast Asia (2012–2013), where he studied sexual epidemiology and healthcare utilization among Malay and Chinese men who have sex with men in Malaysia, laying the foundation for his global and community-engaged approach to sexual health research.

Dr. Dangerfield has led multiple federally funded studies as Principal Investigator, securing more than $10 million in research support from the National Institutes of Health and other agencies, including the National Science Foundation and Centers for AIDS Research. His program of research uses community-engaged, digital, and clinical approaches to investigate vulnerability, risk, and care engagement. He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications and is the author of two books with Springer, including a targeted prevention science handbook. In the classroom, Dr. Dangerfield teaches courses such as Advanced Health Communication and Sexual Epidemiology.