Grants per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
My primary clinical and research activities relate to the care of marginalized youth populations including HIV+ and LGBT young people. Our research is largely HIV prevention in nature, mostly targeting either young men who have sex with men or transgender individuals. A new area of research and clinical interest involves working with young gender variant children and families
Certifications and Licenses
| Adolescent Medicine |
Training Experience
| 1995 | Residency, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
| 1997 | Fellowship, Children's Hospital-Boston |
| 2001 | Fellowship, Children's Hospital-Boston |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
MPH, Public Health, Harvard University
… → 1999
MD, Medicine, New York University
… → 1992
Research interests keywords
- AIDS
- Adolescent Health
- HIV Infection
- Pediatrics
- Public Health
- Translational Research
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Grants
- 103 Finished
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Intensive Combination Approach to Rollback the HIV Epidemic in Nigerian Youth (iCARE) Plus Effectiveness / Implementation Hybrid Study
Garofalo, R. (PD/PI), Taiwo, B. O. (PD/PI) & Hirschhorn, L. R. (Co-Investigator)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
9/8/23 → 3/21/25
Project: Research project
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Population Centered Health Homes (PCHH)
Chadwick, E. (PD/PI) & Garofalo, R. (Co-Investigator)
Chicago Department of Public Health, Health Resources and Services Administration
9/1/19 → 2/28/24
Project: Research project
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Great Lakes Node of the Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network
Garofalo, R. (PD/PI)
Rush University Medical Center, National Institute on Drug Abuse
6/15/19 → 2/29/24
Project: Research project
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A Longitudinal Study of Gender Nonconformity in Prepubescent Children
Chen, D. (PD/PI), Finlayson, C. A. (Co-Investigator) & Garofalo, R. (Co-Investigator)
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, National Institutes of Health
3/21/19 → 2/29/24
Project: Research project
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A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster-Randomized, Multisite Study of Text Messaging Plus Peer Navigation to Improve Adherence and Viral Suppression among Youth on Antiretroviral Therapy
Taiwo, B. O., Kuhns, L. M., Agbaji, O., David, A., Akanmu, S., Akinbami, A., Omigbodun, O., Adekanmbi, F., Yiltok, E., Ezemelue, P., Akintan, P., Sodipo, O., Awolude, O., Kuti, K., Mautin, G., Badru, T., Cervantes, M., Janulis, P., Okonkwor, O. & Berzins, B. & 1 others, , Feb 1 2025, In: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999). 98, 2, p. 176-184 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
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
Kozhumam, A., Singh, R., Agbaji, O., Adetunji, A., Taiwo, B., Omigbodun, O., Kuti, K., David, A., Akanmu, S., Adekambi, F., Akinbami, A., Oladeji, B., Taiwo, B. O., Kuhns, L. M., Okonkwor, O., Berzins, B., Johnson, A. K., Badru, T., Janulis, P. & Adewumi, O. M. & 5 others, , Dec 2025, In: Implementation Science Communications. 6, 1, 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Different Classes of HIV-Preventive Behavioral Intention Among Youths Vulnerable to HIV Acquisition
Min, S. H., Kuhns, L., Garofalo, R., Scherr, T. F., Wood, O. R. & Schnall, R., Apr 2025, In: AIDS and behavior. 29, 4, p. 1109-1117 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Efficacy of the mLab App: a randomized clinical trial for increasing HIV testing uptake using mobile technology
Schnall, R., Scherr, T. F., Kuhns, L. M., Janulis, P., Jia, H., Wood, O. R., Almodovar, M. & Garofalo, R., Feb 1 2025, In: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 32, 2, p. 275-284 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Emotional Health of Transgender Youth 24 Months After Initiating Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy
Olson-Kennedy, J., Wang, L., Wong, C. F., Chen, D., Ehrensaft, D., Hidalgo, M. A., Tishelman, A. C., Chan, Y. M., Garofalo, R., Radix, A. E. & Rosenthal, S. M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Adolescent Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations
Datasets
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Supplemental Data: Low bone mineral density in early pubertal transgender/gender diverse youth: Findings from the Trans Youth Care Study
Lee, J. Y. (Creator), Finlayson, C. (Creator), Olson-Kennedy, J. (Creator), Garofalo, R. (Creator), Chan, Y.-M. (Creator), Glidden, D. V. (Creator) & Rosenthal, S. M. (Creator), Dryad, Aug 25 2020
DOI: 10.7272/q6n29v5n, https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.7272/Q6N29V5N
Dataset
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Supplemental Data: Low bone mineral density in early pubertal transgender/gender diverse youth: Findings from the Trans Youth Care Study
Lee, J. Y. (Creator), Finlayson, C. (Creator), Olson-Kennedy, J. (Creator), Garofalo, R. (Creator), Chan, Y.-M. (Creator), Glidden, D. V. (Creator) & Rosenthal, S. M. (Creator), Dryad, Aug 25 2020
DOI: 10.7272/q6n29v5n, https://datadryad.org/dataset/doi:10.7272/Q6N29V5N
Dataset
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Supplemental Data: Low bone mineral density in early pubertal transgender/gender diverse youth: Findings from the Trans Youth Care Study
Lee, J. Y. (Contributor), Finlayson, C. (Contributor), Olson-Kennedy, J. (Contributor), Garofalo, R. (Contributor), Chan, Y.-M. (Contributor), Glidden, D. V. (Contributor) & Rosenthal, S. M. (Contributor), ZENODO, Aug 25 2020
DOI: 10.7272/Q6N29V5N, https://zenodo.org/records/4001368
Dataset