ResearchProjects

This project sought to use real-time geospatial methods to investigate relationships between GPS-defined activity space neighborhoods, social and sexual networks, and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use and adherence among young Black MSM in the Chicago IL metropolitan statistical area, a population in the United States heavily impacted by HIV/AIDS.

Abstract on NIH RePORTER

Chen YT, Shrader CH, Duncan DT, Rudolph AE, Regan SD, Kim B, Pagkas-Bather J, Knox J, Fujimoto K, Schneider JA (2024).
Using GPS-defined venue-based affiliation networks among Black sexually minoritized men and transgender women to identify locations for HIV prevention interventions
Annals of Epidemiology, 96, 80-87. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2024.07.001. PMCID: PMC11365700.

Khalifa A, Kim B, Regan S, Moline T, Chaix B, Chen YT, Schneider J, Duncan DT (2024).
Examination of multidimensional geographic mobility and sexual behaviour among Black cisgender sexually minoritized men in Chicago
Geospatial Health, 19 (1). doi: 10.4081/gh.2024.1273. PMCID: PMC11194757.

Shrader CH, Duncan DT, Driver R, Chen YT, Knox J, Bond K, Weinstein ER, Durrell M, Hanson H, Eavou R, Goedel WC, Schneider JA (2024).
Social network characteristics associated with more frequent HIV and STI prevention conversations: The N2 cohort study in Chicago
AIDS and Behavior, 28 (7), 2463-2475. doi: 10.1007/s10461-024-04348-5. PMCID: PMC11584229.

Flores JM, Moline T, Regan SD, Chen YT, Shrader CH, Schneider JA, Duncan DT, Kim B (2024).
Neighborhood violent crime exposure is associated with PrEP non-use among Black sexually minoritized men and transgender women: A GPS study
AIDS, 38 (9), 1424-1429. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003906. PMCID: PMC11211052.

Dharma C, Keyes KM, Rudolph KE, Shrader CH, Chen YT, Schneider J, Duncan DT (2024).
Adverse childhood experiences among Black sexually minoritized men and Black transgender women in Chicago
International Journal for Equity in Health, 23 (1), 74. doi: 10.1186/s12939-024-02168-6. PMCID: PMC11020455.

Shrader CH, Duncan DT, Knox J, Chen YT, Driver R, Russell JS, Moody RL, Kanamori M, Durrell M, Hanson H, Eavou R, Goedel WC, Schneider JA (2024).
A network science approach to sex-polydrug use among Black sexually minoritized men and transgender women: The N2 cohort study
Prevention Science, 25 (4), 638-649. doi: 10.1007/s11121-023-01639-6. PMCID: PMC11588306.

Shrader CH, Duncan DT, Chen YT, Driver R, Russell J, Moody RL, Knox J, Skaathun B, Durrell M, Hanson H, Eavou R, Goedel WC, Schneider JA (2023).
Latent profile patterns of network-level norms and associations with individual-level sexual behaviors: The N2 cohort study in Chicago
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 52 (6), 2355-2372. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02555-0. PMCID: PMC10480356.

Duncan DT, Park SH, Chen YT, Mountcastle H, Pagkas-Bather J, Timmins L, Kim B, Hanson H, Koli K, Durrell M, Makarem N, Eavou R, Bharadwaj K, Schneider JA (2022).
Sleep characteristics among Black cisgender sexual minority men and Black transgender women during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of multi-level COVID-19-related stressors
Sleep Health, 8 (5), 440-450. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2022.06.006. PMCID: PMC9444827.

Chen YT, Duncan DT, Del Vecchio N, Timmins L, Pagkas-Bather J, Knox J, Lacap S, Hanson H, Schneider JA (2022).
COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs are not barriers to HIV status neutral care among Black cisgender sexual minority men and Black transgender women at the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chicago, USA
AIDS and Behavior, 26 (12), 3939-3949. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03720-7. PMCID: PMC9214465.

Pagkas-Bather J, Duncan DT, Chen YT, Cursio J, Del Vecchio N, Mayer KH, Knox J, Hanson H, Eavou R, Schneider JA (2022).
Sleep disturbance is associated with missing PrEP doses among young Black sexual minority men in the N2 study
AIDS and Behavior, 26 (12), 3827-3833. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03711-8. PMCID: PMC10109514.

Timmins L, Schneider JA, Chen YT, Pagkas-Bather J, Kim B, Moody RL, Al-Ajlouni YA, Lee F, Koli K, Durrell M, Eavou R, Hanson H, Park SH, Duncan DT (2022).
COVID-19 stressors and symptoms of depression and anxiety among Black cisgender sexual minority men and Black transgender women during the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 57 (10), 1999-2011. doi: 10.1007/s00127-022-02282-2. PMCID: PMC9030680.

Moody RL, Chen YT, Schneider JA, Knox J, Timmins L, Hanson H, Koli K, Durrell M, Dehlin J, Eavou R, Martins SS, Duncan DT (2022).
Polysubstance use in a community sample of Black cisgender sexual minority men and transgender women in Chicago during initial COVID-19 pandemic peak
Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy, 17 (1), 4. doi: 10.1186/s13011-022-00433-x. PMCID: PMC8796750.

Chen YT, Duncan DT, Del Vecchio N, Timmins L, Pagkas-Bather J, Lacap S, Hotton A, Knox J, Hanson H, Koli K, Durrell M, Dehlin J, Schneider JA (2021).
COVID-19-related stressors, sex behaviors, and HIV status neutral care among Black men who have sex with men and transgender women in Chicago, USA
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 88 (3), 261-271. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002770. PMCID: PMC8518204.

Timmins L, Schneider JA, Chen YT, Goedel WC, Brewer R, Callander D, Knox J, Eavou R, Hanson H, Duncan DT (2021).
Sexual identity, sexual behavior and pre-exposure prophylaxis in Black cisgender sexual minority men: The N2 Cohort Study in Chicago
AIDS and Behavior, 25 (10), 3327-3336. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03246-4. PMCID: PMC8419005.