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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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Population Centered Health Homes (PCHH)
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
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., Finlayson, C. A. & Garofalo, R.
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, National Institutes of Health
3/21/19 → 2/29/24
Project: Research project
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A cross-sectional analysis of psychosocial and structural barriers and facilitators associated with PrEP use among a sample of transgender women in Chicago, IL
Kuhns, L. M., Perloff, J., Johnson, A. K., Paul, J. L., Pleasant, K., Evans, K., Denson, D. J., Gelaude, D. J., Bessler, P. A., Diskin, R., Cervantes, M., Garofalo, R. & Hotton, A. L., Dec 2023, In: AIDS Research and Therapy. 20, 1, 24.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Cross-sectional Study of Perceived Stress and Racial Discrimination Among a National Sample of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
Cordoba, E., Garofalo, R., Kuhns, L. M., Pearson, C. R., Batey, D. S., Bruce, J., Radix, A., Belkind, U., Hidalgo, M. A., Hirshfield, S. & Schnall, R., May 1 2023, In: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 34, 3, p. 226-237 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A feasibility study of the use of HIV self-tests in young men who have sex with men
Schnall, R., Liu, J., Kuhns, L. M., Pearson, C., Scott Batey, D., Bruce, J., Radix, A., Belkind, U., Hidalgo, M. A., Hirshfield, S., Ganzhorn, S. & Garofalo, R., 2023, In: AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV. 35, 9, p. 1279-1284 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
A randomized stepped wedge trial of an intensive combination approach to roll back the HIV epidemic in Nigerian adolescents: iCARE Nigeria treatment support protocol
Taiwo, B. O., Kuhns, L. M., Omigbodun, O., Awolude, O., Kuti, K. M., Adetunji, A., Berzins, B., Janulis, P., Akanmu, S., Agbaji, O., David, A. N., Akinbami, A., Adekambi, A. F., Johnson, A. K., Okonkwor, O., Oladeji, B. D., Cervantes, M., Adewumi, O. M., Kapogiannis, B. & Garofalo, R., Jul 2023, In: PloS one. 18, 7 July, e0274031.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Changes in high-risk sexual behavior, HIV and other STI testing, and PrEP use during the COVID-19 pandemic in a longitudinal cohort of adolescent men who have sex with men 13 to 18 years old in the United States
Hong, C., Huh, D., Schnall, R., Garofalo, R., Kuhns, L. M., Bruce, J., Batey, D. S., Radix, A., Belkind, U., Hidalgo, M. A., Hirshfield, S. & Pearson, C. R., Apr 2023, In: AIDS and behavior. 27, 4, p. 1133-1139 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 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. (Contributor), Finlayson, C. A. (Contributor), Olson-Kennedy, J. (Contributor), Garofalo, R. (Contributor), Chan, Y. (Contributor), Glidden, D. V. (Contributor), Rosenthal, S. M. (Contributor) & Rosenthal, S. M. (Contributor), ZENODO, Aug 25 2020
DOI: 10.7272/Q6N29V5N, https://zenodo.org/record/4001368
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. A. (Creator), Olson-Kennedy, J. (Creator), Garofalo, R. (Creator), Chan, Y. (Creator), Glidden, D. V. (Creator), Rosenthal, S. M. (Creator) & Rosenthal, S. M. (Creator), Dryad, Aug 25 2020
DOI: 10.7272/q6n29v5n, https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.7272/Q6N29V5N
Dataset