Cho-Hee Shrader, PhD, MPH, MSN
Rutgers University School of Nursing - Assistant Professor
Email: chohee.shrader@rutgers.edu
Education
MSN Entry to Nursing Practice (MEPN), Arizona State UniversityPhD, Prevention Science and Community Health, University of Miami School of Medicine
MPH, Global Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
BS, Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa
Research Interests
Social network analysis, spatial epidemiology, health disparities, HIV prevention, implementation science, substance use BIO
Cho-Hee Shrader (she/her) is an Assistant Professor at the Rutgers University School of Nursing. Dr. Shrader’s research explores the intersection of how social networks and neighborhood characteristics impact minority health disparities, such as HIV, stress, and substance use disorder among sexually, gender, and racially/ethnically minoritized communities. Her recent work incorporates implementation science to characterize influences on social network-based HIV prevention interventions. Dr. Shrader received her PhD in Prevention Science and Community Health at the University of Miami School of Medicine (2021) which was funded by a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities. She completed a T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Columbia University in Global HIV Implementation Science at ICAP and SAETP in the Department of Epidemiology. Projects
Principal Investigator, Social Network and Technology-Driven Health Equity Research in NYC. Active
Publications
Recent
Portle S, Lee JY, Shrader CH, Gur-Arie R, Daniels J, Robillard A, Algarin AB (2026).
Patient-provider communication and the role of PrEP coordinators: A qualitative analysis to improve HIV preventive care
Culture Health and Sexuality, 28 (10), 1209-1222. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2026.2627459.
Patient-provider communication and the role of PrEP coordinators: A qualitative analysis to improve HIV preventive care
Culture Health and Sexuality, 28 (10), 1209-1222. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2026.2627459.
Kim B, Regan SD, Moline T, Whalen AM, Barreto GA, Chaix B, Khalifa A, Shrader CH, Brewer R, Flores JM, Schneider JA, Duncan DT (2026).
Advancing neighborhood exposure assessment with GPS-based mobility data: Toward theoretically driven standardized approaches in population health research
American Journal of Epidemiology [Epub 2026 Sep 10]. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwag205.
Advancing neighborhood exposure assessment with GPS-based mobility data: Toward theoretically driven standardized approaches in population health research
American Journal of Epidemiology [Epub 2026 Sep 10]. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwag205.
Robillard AG, Algarin A, Daniels JA, Gur-Arie R, Shrader CH (2026).
Building community-academic research partnerships to end the HIV epidemic in Arizona: Findings to inform next steps
Health Promotion Practice, 27 (5), 938-947. doi: 10.1177/15248399251368295.
Building community-academic research partnerships to end the HIV epidemic in Arizona: Findings to inform next steps
Health Promotion Practice, 27 (5), 938-947. doi: 10.1177/15248399251368295.
Shrader CH, Duffy K, Elliott A (2026).
Bodies, boundaries, and belonging: A nurse’s guide to providing affirming sexual health care for transgender and gender-diverse individuals
Nursing Clinics of North America, 61 (461-485), 461-485. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2026.04.006.
Bodies, boundaries, and belonging: A nurse’s guide to providing affirming sexual health care for transgender and gender-diverse individuals
Nursing Clinics of North America, 61 (461-485), 461-485. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2026.04.006.
Shrader CH, Arroyo-Flores J, Rodriguez E, Despres L, Castaneda D, Nkrumah I, Kanamori M (2026).
Development and validation of HEPCA-Lat: A bilingual hepatitis C virus knowledge scale for Latino men
American Journal of Men's Health, 20 (4), 15579883261449061. doi: 10.1177/15579883261449061. PMCID: PMC13458108.
Development and validation of HEPCA-Lat: A bilingual hepatitis C virus knowledge scale for Latino men
American Journal of Men's Health, 20 (4), 15579883261449061. doi: 10.1177/15579883261449061. PMCID: PMC13458108.
Notable
“I’d rather use a refuse bag:” A qualitative exploration of a South African community’s perceptions of government-provided condoms and participant-preferred solutions
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50 (2), 615-627. doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01701-2. PMCID: PMC7609579.
Kanamori M, Shrader CH, St George S, Adkins T, Bartholomew TS, Sanchez M, De La Rosa M (2022).
Influences of immigration stress and occupational exploitation on Latina seasonal workers’ substance use networks: A qualitative study
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 21 (2), 457-475. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2020.1778591. PMCID: PMC7775321.
Algarin AB, Shrader CH, Bhatt C, Hackworth BT, Cook RL, Ibanez GE (2019).
The pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) continuum of care and correlates to initiation among HIV-negative men recruited at Miami Gay Pride 2018
Journal of Urban Health, 96 (6), 835-844. doi: 10.1007/s11524-019-00362-4. PMCID: PMC6904709.
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