ResearchProjects

This project sought to investigate relationships between multiple aspects of cannabis use in relation to HIV prevention behaviors (e.g., pre-exposure prophylaxis [PrEP] use, adherence, and discontinuation) and (biological vulnerability to HIV infection) in a population in the United States heavily impacted by HIV/AIDS.

Abstract on NIH RePORTER

Knox J, Magana C, Duncan DT, Shrader CH, Wilson A, Keedy S, Pagkas-Bather J, Chen YT, Schneider JA (2025).
Cannabis use and HIV among Black sexually minoritized men: A systematic review and narrative analysis
AIDS, 39 (8), 1032-1046. doi: 10.1097/qad.0000000000004149. PMCID: PMC12122238.

Knox JR, Dolotina B, Moline T, Matthews I, Durrell M, Hanson H, Almirol E, Hotton A, Pagkas-Bather J, Chen YT, English D, Manuzak J, Rower JE, Miles C, Millar B, Jean-Louis G, Rendina HJ, Martins SS, Grov C, Hasin DS, Carrico AW, Shoptaw S, Schneider JA, Duncan DT (2023).
HIV prevention and care among Black cisgender sexual minority men and transgender women: Protocol for an HIV status-neutral cohort study using an observational-implementation hybrid approach
JMIR Research Protocols, 12, e48548. doi: 10.2196/48548. PMCID: PMC10724817.