Sabrina R. Cluesman, PhD, LCSW
New York State Psychiatric Institute - Postdoctoral Fellow, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies Division of Gender, Sexuality and Health
Education
PhD, Social Work, New York UniversityMSW, Social Work, Florida State University
BA, Sociology, University of North Florida
Research Interests
PrEP, transgender populations, youth and emerging Adults, health equity, HIV, mental health, substance use, intersectionality BIO
Sabrina Cluesman’s (she/they) research interests are centered on achieving health equity for transgender populations, especially youth and young adults. She is particularly interested in how trans and gender-expansive (TGE) young people engage with mental health and substance use services, as well as their experiences along the PrEP care continuum. Their research explores how intersectional minority stressors—such as the compounded effects of heterosexism, cisgenderism, and racism—impact their engagement with these services. She is interested in intersectional approaches to developing and implementing innovative interventions that address the barriers to services created by these stressors.Before joining the HIV Center, Dr. Cluesman spent almost 20 years in direct clinical practice, primarily working for JASMYN, a queer and trans youth center in Jacksonville, FL. There, she was able to work with incredible colleagues to co-create the agency’s first case management, patient navigation, and clinical services, and develop their status neutral Sexual Health Clinic. These experiences inspired their career in research aimed at addressing the very real barriers to care the young people at JASMYN experienced at multiple levels.
Publications
Recent
Filippone P, Serrano S, Campos S, Freeman R, Cluesman SR, Israel K, Amos B, Cleland CM, Gwadz M (2023).
Understanding why racial/ethnic inequities along the HIV care continuum persist in the United States: A qualitative exploration of systemic barriers from the perspectives of African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV
International Journal for Equity in Health, 22 (168), 168. doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-01992-6. PMCID: PMC10466874.
Understanding why racial/ethnic inequities along the HIV care continuum persist in the United States: A qualitative exploration of systemic barriers from the perspectives of African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV
International Journal for Equity in Health, 22 (168), 168. doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-01992-6. PMCID: PMC10466874.
Filippone P, Serrano S, Gwadz M, Cleland CM, Freeman R, Linnemayr S, Cluesman SR, Campos S, Rosmarin-DeStefano C, Amos B, Israel K (2023).
A virtual pilot optimization trial for African American/Black and Latino persons with non-suppressed HIV viral load grounded in motivational interviewing and behavioral economics
Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1167104. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1167104. PMCID: PMC10205984.
A virtual pilot optimization trial for African American/Black and Latino persons with non-suppressed HIV viral load grounded in motivational interviewing and behavioral economics
Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1167104. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1167104. PMCID: PMC10205984.
Cluesman SR, Gwadz M, Freeman R, Collins LM, Cleland CM, Wilton L, Hawkins RL, Leonard NR, Silverman E, Maslow CB, Israel K, Ritchie A, Ory S (2023).
Exploring behavioral intervention components for African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV with non-suppressed HIV viral load in the United States: A qualitative study
International Journal for Equity in Health, 22 (1), 22. doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-01836-3. PMCID: PMC9886533.
Exploring behavioral intervention components for African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV with non-suppressed HIV viral load in the United States: A qualitative study
International Journal for Equity in Health, 22 (1), 22. doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-01836-3. PMCID: PMC9886533.
Gwadz M, Serrano S, Linnemayr S, Cleland CM, Cluesman SR, Freeman RM, Kellam K, De Stefano C, Israel K, Pan E (2022).
Behavioral intervention grounded in motivational interviewing and behavioral economics shows promise with Black and English-speaking Latino persons living with HIV with unsuppressed HIV viral load in New York City: A mixed methods pilot study
Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 916224. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.916224. PMCID: PMC9522600.
Behavioral intervention grounded in motivational interviewing and behavioral economics shows promise with Black and English-speaking Latino persons living with HIV with unsuppressed HIV viral load in New York City: A mixed methods pilot study
Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 916224. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.916224. PMCID: PMC9522600.
Gwadz M, Cluesman SR, Freeman R, Collins LM, Dorsen C, Hawkins RL, Cleland CM, Wilton L, Ritchie AS, Torbjornsen K, Leonard NR, Martinez BY, Silverman E, Israel K, Kutnick A (2022).
Advancing behavioral interventions for African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV using a new conceptual model that integrates critical race theory, harm reduction, and self-determination theory: A qualitative exploratory study
International Journal of Equity in Health, 21 (1), 97. doi: 10.1186/s12939-022-01699-0. PMCID: PMC9286957.
Advancing behavioral interventions for African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV using a new conceptual model that integrates critical race theory, harm reduction, and self-determination theory: A qualitative exploratory study
International Journal of Equity in Health, 21 (1), 97. doi: 10.1186/s12939-022-01699-0. PMCID: PMC9286957.
Notable
African American/Black and Latino adults with detectable HIV viral load evidence substantial risk for polysubstance substance use and co-occurring problems: A latent class analysis
AIDS and Behavior, 25 (8), 2501-2516. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03212-0. PMCID: PMC7937776.
Gwadz M, Cleland CM, Freeman R, Wilton L, Collins LM, Hawkins R, Ritchie AS, Leonard NR, Jonas DF, Korman A, Cluesman S, He N, Sherpa D (2021).
Stopping, starting, and sustaining HIV antiretroviral therapy: A mixed-methods exploration among African American/Black and Latino long-term survivors of HIV in an urban context
BMC Public Health, 21 (1), 419. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10464-x. PMCID: PMC7912958.
Gwadz M, Campos S, Freeman R, Cleland CM, Wilton L, Sherpa D, Ritchie AS, Hawkins RL, Allen JY, Martinez BY, Dorsen C, Collins LM, Hroncich T, Cluesman SR, Leonard NR (2021).
Black and Latino persons living with HIV evidence risk and resilience in the context of COVID-19: A mixed-methods study of the early phase of the pandemic
AIDS and Behavior, 25 (5), 1340-1360. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03177-0. PMCID: PMC7873114.
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