Alana Brennan, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health at the Boston University School of Public Health. She received both her MPH in Epidemiology and PhD in Epidemiology from the Boston University School of Public Health. Her areas of expertise are in HIV, tuberculosis, non-communicable chronic disease, and health systems research.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
As a member of BUSPH faculty, I am dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) across my research, teaching, and service roles. I firmly hold that higher education institutions, particularly universities, should foster a community inclusive of diverse backgrounds and experiences, free from discrimination related to race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or religious beliefs. In my service activities, I engage in school retreats, seminars, and department committee meetings centered on DEIA. For my teaching, I regularly review and revise my syllabus with the help of BUSPH’s Public Health Syllabus Assessment Tool for DEI, incorporating more works from women, and black and brown community members, and aiming to create a more inclusive environment for students. In research, I focus on mentoring students (MPH, MS, and PhD) and postdoctoral fellows of diverse backgrounds. I have also completed the DEIA and Title IX training offered by BUSPH.
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Boston University School of Public Health
Epidemiology
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Integrating Climate, Air Quality and Lab Data to Assess Environmental Impacts on Cardiometabolic Health in South Africa07/01/2025 - 06/30/2027 (PI)
American Heart Association
Assessing the mediating role of kidney function and weight/BMI in the association between INSTI use and blood pressure changes and hypertension in PWH: a secondary analysis of the REPRIEVE study.12/01/2024 - 11/30/2026 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases1R03AI189203-01
Evidence of the burden of diabetes, gaps in the diabetes cascade-of-care and the impact of care and treatment on diabetes outcomes in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients in South Africa09/01/2019 - 12/31/2025 (PI)
NIH/National Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases3K01DK116929-05S1
Global compendium of primary care service delivery models for non-communicable diseases (NCDs)12/07/2022 - 06/30/2024 (PI)
World Bank
Rapid Screening for Complex Chronic Conditions (Taxi Rank project)07/01/2021 - 11/30/2022 (Multi-PI)
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Alana Brennan, PhD, MPHFoundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND)
Assessing the effects of HIV disease on TB and type 2 diabetes mellitus in a TB patient cohort in Western Cape Province, South Africa01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021 (Subcontract PI)
Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research NIH NIAID
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Holmes J, Morris D, Gillespie D, Brennan A, Leeming G, Chen RKL, Wilson L, Angus C. Public health impacts of increasing the minimum unit price for alcohol in Scotland: A model-based appraisal. PLoS Med. 2026 Jan; 23(1):e1004792. PMID: 41505661; PMCID: PMC12782643; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004792;
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Chen RKL, Morris D, Angus C, Gilmore A, Hiscock R, Holmes J, Langley TE, Pryce R, Wilson LB, Brennan A, Gillespie D. Reducing the exceptional affordability of hand-rolling tobacco using tax escalators: a health and economic impact modelling study for England. Tob Control. 2026 Jan 06. PMID: 41494920
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Kuhn L, Brennan AT. No cause for complacency regarding health of children who are HIV-exposed but uninfected. AIDS. 2026 Feb 01; 40(2):249-251. PMID: 41457985
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Sass N, Havrylenko H, Gerber F, Amstutz A, Rosen S, Brennan A, Maskew M, Koenig S, Dorvil N, Geng EH, Glass T, Ford NP, Labhardt ND, Schandelmaier S. Effect of same-day HIV treatment initiation (SDI) on 1-year outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Dec 10; 10(12).View Related Profiles. PMID: 41371927; PMCID: PMC12699553; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-021759;
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Dzomba A, Shumba K, Nattey C, Lauren E, Brennan AT, McLoed W, Fox MP, Bor J, Onoya D. HIV Patient Treatment Adherence Trajectories in First 24 months After ART Initiation Among Adults: An Electronic Health Records Cohort From South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Dec 01; 100(4):305-314.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40778758; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003736;
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Mensah JP, Akparibo R, Thomas C, Aryeetey R, Brennan A. Application of the socio-ecological model to understand the drivers of excessive alcohol and salt consumption: a qualitative study in Ghana. BMJ Open. 2025 Oct 23; 15(10):e100490. PMID: 41130683; PMCID: PMC12551474; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100490;
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Brennan AT, Lauren E, Bor J, George JA, Khoza S, Mlisana K, Kileel EM, Rosen S, Raal F, Hibberd P, Fox MP, Crowther NJ. Gaps in the Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus care cascade: a national perspective using South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) database. medRxiv. 2025 Oct 21.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41040711; PMCID: PMC12486024; DOI: 10.1101/2025.09.26.25336712;
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Zheng A, Brennan AT, Greener R, Kileel EM, Bor J, Venter WDF, Murray EJ, Pisa PT, Goeieman B, Fox MP, Maskew M. Initiation of dolutegravir vs. efavirenz on 12- and 24-month retention and viral suppression: a target trial emulation. Infect Dis (Lond). 2026 Feb; 58(2):198-208.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40982349; PMCID: PMC12606652; DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2025.2557628;
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Pederson AM, Buto P, Zimmerman SC, Sims KD, Murchland AR, Wang J, Glymour MM, Weuve J, Gilsanz P, Chi F, Whitmer RA, Brennan AT. Clinical modifiers of the association between type 1 diabetes and dementia incidence. medRxiv. 2025 Sep 18.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41001474; PMCID: PMC12458520; DOI: 10.1101/2025.09.15.25335806;
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Zheng A, Kileel EM, Brennan AT, Flynn DB, Rosen S, Fox MP. Systematic review and meta-analysis of retention and disengagement after initiation on antiretroviral therapy in low- and middle-income countries after the introduction of Universal Test and Treat policies. J Int AIDS Soc. 2025 Sep; 28(9):e70026.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40908808; PMCID: PMC12411737; DOI: 10.1002/jia2.70026;
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Zheng A, Fox MP, Greener R, Kileel EM, Bor J, Venter WDF, Pisa PT, Brennan AT, Maskew M. Initiation of Dolutegravir Versus Efavirenz on Viral Suppression and Retention at 6 months: A Regression Discontinuity Design. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Jun 01; 99(2):151-157.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39913899; PMCID: PMC12129560; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003642;
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Chabala FW, Siew ED, Wester CW, Brennan AT, Phiri MM, Vinikoor MJ, Masenga SK, Aliyu MH. Urine kidney injury molecule-1 predicts subclinical kidney disease among persons living with HIV initiating tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-based ART in Zambia. Front Nephrol. 2024; 4:1468409. PMID: 39834612; PMCID: PMC11743383; DOI: 10.3389/fneph.2024.1468409;
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Brennan AT, Scott N, Shubber Z, Cook A, Fraser-Hurt N, Peters MA, Scott VK, Elsamman A, Rosen S, Kaiser J, Juntunen A, Kuhfeldt K, Paudel R, Housman L, Fraser L, O’Neil E, Gadea VE. . World Bank. Delivering Primary Care for Non-Communicable Diseases: A Compendium of Service Delivery Models in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. 2025. View Publication
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Zheng A, Kileel EM, Brennan AT, Flynn DB, Rosen S, Fox MP. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Retention and Disengagement After Initiation on Antiretroviral Therapy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries After the Introduction of Universal Test and Treat Policies. medRxiv. 2024 Dec 18.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39763529; PMCID: PMC11702746; DOI: 10.1101/2024.12.18.24319250;
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Brennan AT, Kileel EM, Fox MP, George JA, Khoza S, Rosen S, Raal F, Hibberd P, Chetty K, Mlisana K, Bor J, Crowther NJ. Assessing compliance with national guidelines in diabetes care: A study leveraging data from south Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024; 4(9):e0003014.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39226276; PMCID: PMC11371240; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003014;
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Brennan AT, Kileel EM, Khoza S, Crowther NJ, Bor J, Fox MP, Rosen S, Hibberd P, Raal F, Chetty K, Mlisana K, George JA. Prevalence and progression of chronic kidney disease among adults undergoing creatinine testing in South African public healthcare facilities: a study leveraging data from South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). BMJ Public Health. 2024 Jul; 2(1).View Related Profiles. PMID: 39698394; PMCID: PMC11654635; DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000799;
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Masuku SD, Brennan AT, Vetter B, Venter F, Mtshazo B, Sokhela S, Mashabane N, Kao K, Meyer-Rath G. The cost of adding rapid screening for diabetes, hypertension, and COVID-19 to COVID-19 vaccination queues in Johannesburg, South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2024 Jul 16; 24(1):1900.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39014354; PMCID: PMC11251297; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19253-8;
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Manne-Goehler J, Fabian J, Sokhela S, Akpomiemie G, Rahim N, Lalla-Edward ST, Brennan AT, Siedner MJ, Hill A, Venter WDF. Blood pressure increases are associated with weight gain and not antiretroviral regimen or kidney function: a secondary analysis from the ADVANCE trial in South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 Jul; 27(7):e26268. PMID: 38978403; PMCID: PMC11231445; DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26268;
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Kileel EM, Zheng A, Bor J, Fox MP, Crowther NJ, George JA, Khoza S, Rosen S, Venter WDF, Raal F, Hibberd P, Brennan AT. Does Engagement in HIV Care Affect Screening, Diagnosis, and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AIDS Behav. 2024 Feb; 28(2):591-608.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38300475; PMCID: PMC10876721; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04248-0;
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Chiliza J, Laing R, Feeley FG, Brennan AT. Evaluation of the impact of PEPFAR transition on retention in care in South Africa's Western Cape Province. S Afr Med J. 2023 Dec 31; 114(1):44-50. PMID: 38525641; PMCID: PMC11704810; DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i1.810;
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Brennan AT, Lauren E, Bor J, George JA, Chetty K, Mlisana K, Dai A, Khoza S, Rosen S, Stokes AC, Raal F, Hibberd P, Alexanian SM, Fox MP, Crowther NJ. Gaps in the type 2 diabetes care cascade: a national perspective using South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) database. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Dec 21; 23(1):1452.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38129852; PMCID: PMC10740239; DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10318-9;
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Brennan AT, Vetter B, Masuku SD, Mtshazo B, Mashabane N, Sokhela S, Venter WD, Kao K, Meyer-Rath G. Integration of point-of-care screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension into the COVID-19 vaccine programme in Johannesburg, South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2023 Nov 20; 23(1):2291.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37986070; PMCID: PMC10662646; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17190-6;
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Masuku SD, Brennan AT, Vetter B, Venter F, Mtshazo B, Sokhela S, Mashabane N, Kao K, Meyer-Rath G. The cost of adding rapid screening for diabetes, hypertension, and COVID-19 to COVID-19 vaccination queues in Johannesburg, South Africa. Res Sq. 2023 Oct 10.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37886557; PMCID: PMC10602052; DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3393141/v1;
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Benade M, Mchiza Z, Raquib RV, Prasad SK, Yan LD, Brennan AT, Davies J, Sudharsanan N, Manne-Goehler J, Fox MP, Bor J, Rosen SB, Stokes AC. Health systems performance for hypertension control using a cascade of care approach in South Africa, 2011-2017. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(9):e0002055.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37676845; PMCID: PMC10484448; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002055;
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Brennan AT, Vetter B, Majam M, T Msolomba V, Venter F, Carmona S, Kao K, Gordon A, Meyer-Rath G. Integration of point-of-care screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension with COVID-19 rapid antigen screening in Johannesburg, South Africa. PLoS One. 2023; 18(7):e0287794.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37418394; PMCID: PMC10328308; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287794;
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Huber A, Hirasen K, Brennan AT, Phiri B, Tcherini T, Mulenga L, Haimbe P, Shakwelele H, Nyirenda R, Wilson Matola B, Gunda A, Rosen S. Uptake of same-day initiation of HIV treatment in Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia as reported in routinely collected data: the SPRINT retrospective cohort study. Gates Open Res. 2023; 7:42.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37153118; PMCID: PMC10160348; DOI: 10.12688/gatesopenres.14424.2;
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Brennan AT, Nattey C, Kileel EM, Rosen S, Maskew M, Stokes AC, Fox MP, Venter WDF. Change in body weight and risk of hypertension after switching from efavirenz to dolutegravir in adults living with HIV: evidence from routine care in Johannesburg, South Africa. EClinicalMedicine. 2023 Mar; 57:101836.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36816348; PMCID: PMC9932660; DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101836;
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Kileel EM, Zheng A, Bor J, Fox MP, Crowther NJ, George JA, Khoza S, Rosen S, Venter WD, Raal F, Hibberd P, Brennan AT. Does engagement in HIV care affect screening, diagnosis, and control of noncommunicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa? A systematic review and meta-analysis. medRxiv. 2023 Feb 01.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36778439; PMCID: PMC9915817; DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.30.23285196;
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Chiliza J, Brennan AT, Laing R, Feeley FG. Evaluation of the impact of PEPFAR transition on retention in care in South Africa's Western Cape. medRxiv. 2023 Jan 20. PMID: 36712108; PMCID: PMC9882633; DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.20.23284819;
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MacLeod WB, Bor J, Candy S, Maskew M, Fox MP, Bulekova K, Brennan AT, Potter J, Nattey C, Onoya D, Mlisana K, Stevens W, Carmona S. Cohort profile: the South African National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) National HIV Cohort. BMJ Open. 2022 Oct 19; 12(10):e066671.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36261238; PMCID: PMC9582381; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066671;
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Maskew M, Brennan AT, Venter WDF, Fox MP, Vezi L, Rosen S. Retention in care and viral suppression after same-day ART initiation: One-year outcomes of the SLATE I and II individually randomized clinical trials in South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 10; 24(10):e25825.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34612601; PMCID: PMC8694178; DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25825;
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Scott NA, Maskew M, Fong RM, Olson IE, Brennan AT, Fox MP, Vezi L, Ehrenkranz PD, Rosen S. Patient Perspectives of Quality of the Same-Day Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Process in Gauteng Province, South Africa: Qualitative Dominant Mixed-Methods Analysis of the SLATE II Trial. Patient. 2021 03; 14(2):175-186.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32909218; PMCID: PMC7884580; DOI: 10.1007/s40271-020-00437-4;
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Brennan AT, Getz KD, Brooks DR, Fox MP. An underappreciated misclassification mechanism: implications of nondifferential dependent misclassification of covariate and exposure. Ann Epidemiol. 2021 06; 58:104-123.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33621629
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Harlow AF, Bor J, Brennan AT, Maskew M, MacLeod W, Carmona S, Mlisana K, Fox MP. Impact of Viral Load Monitoring on Retention and Viral Suppression: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis of South Africa's National Laboratory Cohort. Am J Epidemiol. 2020 12 01; 189(12):1492-1501.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32648905; PMCID: PMC7705603; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa140;
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Brennan A, Maskew M, Larson BA, Tsikhutsu I, Bii M, Vezi L, Fox M, Venter WDF, Ehrenkranz PD, Rosen S. Prevalence of TB symptoms, diagnosis and treatment among people living with HIV (PLHIV) not on ART presenting at outpatient clinics in South Africa and Kenya: baseline results from a clinical trial. BMJ Open. 2020 09 06; 10(9):e035794.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32895266; PMCID: PMC7476481; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035794;
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Maskew M, Brennan AT, Fox MP, Vezi L, Venter WDF, Ehrenkranz P, Rosen S. A clinical algorithm for same-day HIV treatment initiation in settings with high TB symptom prevalence in South Africa: The SLATE II individually randomized clinical trial. PLoS Med. 2020 08; 17(8):e1003226.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32853271; PMCID: PMC7451542; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003226;
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Fox MP, Brennan AT, Nattey C, MacLeod WB, Harlow A, Mlisana K, Maskew M, Carmona S, Bor J. Delays in repeat HIV viral load testing for those with elevated viral loads: a national perspective from South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2020 07; 23(7):e25542.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32640101; PMCID: PMC7343337; DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25542;
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Brennan A, Buckley C, Vu TM, Probst C, Nielsen A, Bai H, Broomhead T, Greenfield T, Kerr W, Meier PS, Rehm J, Shuper P, Strong M, Purshouse RC. Introducing CASCADEPOP: an open-source sociodemographic simulation platform for us health policy appraisal. Int J Microsimul. 2020; 13(2):21-60. PMID: 33884027
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Brennan AT, Berry KM, Rosen S, Stokes A, Crowther NJ, George J, Raal F, Cassim N, Sanne I, Long L, Fox MP. Growth curve modelling to determine distinct BMI trajectory groups in HIV-positive adults on antiretroviral therapy in South Africa. AIDS. 2019 11 01; 33(13):2049-2059.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31577571; PMCID: PMC6939155; DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002302;
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Rosen S, Maskew M, Larson BA, Brennan AT, Tsikhutsu I, Fox MP, Vezi L, Bii M, Venter WDF. Simplified clinical algorithm for identifying patients eligible for same-day HIV treatment initiation (SLATE): Results from an individually randomized trial in South Africa and Kenya. PLoS Med. 2019 09; 16(9):e1002912.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31525187; PMCID: PMC6746347; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002912;
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Brennan AT, Maskew M, Larson BA, Tsikhutsu I, Bii M, Vezi L, Fox MP, Venter WD, Ehrenkranz P, Rosen S. Who is seeking antiretroviral treatment for HIV now? Characteristics of patients presenting in Kenya and South Africa in 2017-2018. J Int AIDS Soc. 2019 09; 22(9):e25358.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31518058; PMCID: PMC6743421; DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25358;
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Brennan AT, Bonawitz R, Gill CJ, Thea DM, Kleinman M, Long L, McCallum C, Fox MP. A Meta-analysis Assessing Diarrhea and Pneumonia in HIV-Exposed Uninfected Compared With HIV-Unexposed Uninfected Infants and Children. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 09 01; 82(1):1-8.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31408450; PMCID: PMC8214449; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002097;
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Hendrickson C, Evans D, Brennan AT, Patz S, Untiedt S, Bassett J, Levin L, Sanne I, Fox MP. Treatment outcomes among HIV-positive orphaned and non-orphaned children on antiretroviral therapy in Johannesburg, South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2019 Aug 28; 109(9):679-685.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31635594
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Brennan AT, Berry KM, Rosen S, Stokes A, Crowther NJ, George J, Raal F, Cassim N, Sanne I, Long L, Fox MP. Growth curve modelling to determine distinct body mass index trajectory groups in HIV-positive adults on ART in South Africa. AIDS. 2019 Jul 02.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31274536
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Rosen S, Maskew M, Brennan AT, Fox MP, Vezi L, Ehrenkranz PD, Venter WDF. Improved simplified clinical algorithm for identifying patients eligible for immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy for HIV (SLATE II): protocol for a randomized evaluation. Trials. 2018 Oct 11; 19(1):548.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30305142; PMCID: PMC6180640; DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-2928-5;
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Bor J, MacLeod W, Oleinik K, Potter J, Brennan AT, Candy S, Maskew M, Fox MP, Sanne I, Stevens WS, Carmona S. Building a national HIV cohort from routine laboratory data: probabilistic record-linkage with graphs. BioRxiv. 2018; (450304). View Publication
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Brennan AT, Jamieson L, Crowther NJ, Fox MP, George JA, Berry KM, Stokes A, Maskew M, Sanne I, Long L, Cassim N, Rosen S. Prevalence, incidence, predictors, treatment, and control of hypertension among HIV-positive adults on antiretroviral treatment in public sector treatment programs in South Africa. PLoS One. 2018; 13(10):e0204020.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30281618; PMCID: PMC6169897; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204020;
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Long LC, Evans D, Rosen S, Sauls C, Brennan AT, Sanne IM, Fox MP. Can routine inpatient mortality data improve HIV mortality estimates? Inpatient mortality at an urban hospital in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2018 Oct 02; 108(10):870-875.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30421717
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Brennan AT, Bor J, Davies MA, Wandeler G, Prozesky H, Fatti G, Wood R, Stinson K, Tanser F, Bärnighausen T, Boulle A, Sikazwe I, Zanolini A, Fox MP. Medication Side Effects and Retention in HIV Treatment: A Regression Discontinuity Study of Tenofovir Implementation in South Africa and Zambia. Am J Epidemiol. 2018 09 01; 187(9):1990-2001.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29767681; PMCID: PMC6118076; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwy093;
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Haber N, Smith ER, Moscoe E, Andrews K, Audy R, Bell W, Brennan AT, Breskin A, Kane JC, Karra M, McClure ES, Suarez EA. Causal language and strength of inference in academic and media articles shared in social media (CLAIMS): A systematic review. PLoS One. 2018; 13(5):e0196346. PMID: 29847549; PMCID: PMC5976147; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196346;
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Bonawitz R, Brennan AT, Long L, Heeren T, Maskew M, Sanne I, Fox MP. Regimen durability in HIV-infected children and adolescents initiating first-line antiretroviral therapy in a large public sector HIV cohort in South Africa. Trop Med Int Health. 2018 06; 23(6):650-660.View Related Profiles. PMID: 29656449; PMCID: PMC8273497; DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13057;
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Brooks DR, Getz KD, Brennan AT, Fox MP. Current Epidemiology Reports. The impact of joint misclassification of exposures and outcomes on the results of epidemiological research. 2018; 2(5):166-174. View Publication
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Stokes A, Berry KM, Mchiza Z, Parker WA, Labadarios D, Chola L, Hongoro C, Zuma K, Brennan AT, Rockers PC, Rosen S. Prevalence and unmet need for diabetes care across the care continuum in a national sample of South African adults: Evidence from the SANHANES-1, 2011-2012. PLoS One. 2017; 12(10):e0184264.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28968435; PMCID: PMC5624573; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184264;
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Long LC, Maskew M, Brennan AT, Mongwenyana C, Nyoni C, Malete G, Sanne I, Fox MP, Rosen S. Initiating antiretroviral therapy for HIV at a patient's first clinic visit: a cost-effectiveness analysis of the rapid initiation of treatment randomized controlled trial. AIDS. 2017 Jul 17; 31(11):1611-1619.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28463879; PMCID: PMC5512863; DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001528;
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de Vocht F, Tilling K, Pliakas T, Angus C, Egan M, Brennan A, Campbell R, Hickman M. The intervention effect of local alcohol licensing policies on hospital admission and crime: a natural experiment using a novel Bayesian synthetictime-series method. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2017 Sep; 71(9):912-918. PMID: 28679538
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Gavens L, Holmes J, Buykx P, de Vocht F, Egan M, Grace D, Lock K, Mooney JD, Brennan A. Processes of local alcohol policy-making in England: Does the theory of policy transfer provide useful insights into public health decision-making? Health Place. 2019 05; 57:358-364. PMID: 28622872
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Fox MP, Maskew M, Brennan AT, Evans D, Onoya D, Malete G, MacPhail P, Bassett J, Ebrahim O, Mabotja D, Mashamaite S, Long L, Sanne I. Cohort profile: the Right to Care Clinical HIV Cohort, South Africa. BMJ Open. 2017 06 10; 7(6):e015620.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28601835; PMCID: PMC5724130; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015620;
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Rosen S, Fox MP, Larson BA, Brennan AT, Maskew M, Tsikhutsu I, Bii M, Ehrenkranz PD, Venter WF. Simplified clinical algorithm for identifying patients eligible for immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy for HIV (SLATE): protocol for a randomised evaluation. BMJ Open. 2017 05 28; 7(5):e016340.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28554939; PMCID: PMC5726128; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016340;
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Jamieson L, Evans D, Brennan AT, Moyo F, Spencer D, Mahomed K, Maskew M, Long L, Rosen S, Fox MP. Changes in elevated cholesterol in the era of tenofovir in South Africa: risk factors, clinical management and outcomes. HIV Med. 2017 Sep; 18(8):595-603.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28332270; DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12495;
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Dearden KA, Brennan AT, Behrman JR, Schott W, Crookston BT, Humphries DL, Penny ME, Fernald LC. Does household access to improved water and sanitation in infancy and childhood predict better vocabulary test performance in Ethiopian, Indian, Peruvian and Vietnamese cohort studies? BMJ Open. 2017 Mar 07; 7(3):e013201. PMID: 28270388; PMCID: PMC5353302; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013201;
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Brennan AT, Bonawitz R, Gill CJ, Thea DM, Long L, Fox MP. Prioritizing health outcomes of HIV-exposed, uninfected children in low and middle-income countries: response to Powis et al. AIDS. 2017 01 14; 31(2):317.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28002088; DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001318;
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Brennan AT, Davies MA, Bor J, Wandeler G, Stinson K, Wood R, Prozesky H, Tanser F, Fatti G, Boulle A, Sikazwe I, Wool-Kaloustian K, Yuannoutsos C, Leroy V, de Rekeneire N, Fox MP. Has the phasing out of stavudine in accordance with changes in WHO guidelines led to a decrease in single-drug substitutions in first-line antiretroviral therapy for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa? AIDS. 2017 Jan 02; 31(1):147-157.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27776039; PMCID: PMC5137584; DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001307;
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Brennan AT, Bor J, Davies MA, Conradie F, Maskew M, Long L, Sanne I, Fox MP. Tenofovir stock shortages have limited impact on clinic- and patient-level HIV treatment outcomes in public sector clinics in South Africa. Trop Med Int Health. 2017 Feb; 22(2):241-251.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27862762; DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12811;
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Onoya D, Brennan AT, Berhanu R, van der Berg L, Buthelezi T, Fox MP. Changes in second-line regimen durability and continuity of care in relation to national ART guideline changes in South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2016 Dec 21; 19(1):1-13.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28364563; PMCID: PMC5463878; DOI: 10.7448/IAS.19.1.20675;
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Long LC, Rosen SB, Brennan A, Moyo F, Sauls C, Evans D, Modi SL, Sanne I, Fox MP. Treatment Outcomes and Costs of Providing Antiretroviral Therapy at a Primary Health Clinic versus a Hospital-Based HIV Clinic in South Africa. PLoS One. 2016; 11(12):e0168118.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27942005; PMCID: PMC5152901; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168118;
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Brennan AT, Bonawitz R, Gill CJ, Thea DM, Kleinman M, Useem J, Garrison L, Ceccarelli R, Udokwu C, Long L, Fox MP. A meta-analysis assessing all-cause mortality in HIV-exposed uninfected compared with HIV-unexposed uninfected infants and children. AIDS. 2016 Sep 24; 30(15):2351-60.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27456985; DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001211;
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Brennan AT, Long L, Useem J, Garrison L, Fox MP. Mortality in the First 3 Months on Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Positive Adults in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Meta-analysis. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Sep 01; 73(1):1-10.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27513571; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001112;
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Brennan AT, Bonawitz R, Schnippel K, Berhanu R, Maskew M, Long L, Bassett J, Sanne I, Fox MP. Incident tuberculosis in HIV-positive children, adolescents and adults on antiretroviral therapy in South Africa. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 Aug; 20(8):1040-5.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27393537; DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0488;
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Moyo F, Chasela C, Brennan AT, Ebrahim O, Sanne IM, Long L, Evans D. Treatment outcomes of HIV-positive patients on first-line antiretroviral therapy in private versus public HIV clinics in Johannesburg, South Africa. Clin Epidemiol. 2016; 8:37-47.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27051316; PMCID: PMC4807894; DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S93014;
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Brown J, West R, Angus C, Beard E, Brennan A, Drummond C, Hickman M, Holmes J, Kaner E, Michie S. Comparison of brief interventions in primary care on smoking and excessive alcohol consumption: a population survey in England. Br J Gen Pract. 2016 Jan; 66(642):e1-9. PMID: 26719481; PMCID: PMC4684029
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Onyango MA, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Agyarko-Poku T, Asafo MK, Sylvester J, Wondergem P, Green K, Wambugu S, Brennan AT, Beard J. "It's all about making a life": poverty, HIV, violence, and other vulnerabilities faced by young female sex workers in Kumasi, Ghana. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Mar 1; 68 Suppl 2:S131-7.View Related Profiles. PMID: 25723977; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000455;
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Brennan AT, Shearer K, Maskew M, Long L, Sanne I, Fox MP. Impact of choice of NRTI in first-line antiretroviral therapy: a cohort analysis of stavudine vs. tenofovir. Trop Med Int Health. 2014 May; 19(5):490-8.View Related Profiles. PMID: 24589363; DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12285;
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Brennan AT, Maskew M, Ive P, Shearer K, Long L, Sanne I, Fox MP. Increases in regimen durability associated with the introduction of tenofovir at a large public-sector clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2013; 16:18794.View Related Profiles. PMID: 24256692; PMCID: PMC3835788; DOI: 10.7448/IAS.16.1.18794;
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Brennan AT, Thea DM, Semrau K, Goggin C, Scott N, Pilingana P, Botha B, Mazimba A, Hamomba L, Seidenberg P. In-home HIV testing and nevirapine dosing by traditional birth attendants in rural Zambia: a feasibility study. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2014 Mar-Apr; 59(2):198-204.View Related Profiles. PMID: 24106818; PMCID: PMC6701677; DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12038;
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Meng Y, Holmes J, Hill-McManus D, Brennan A, Meier PS. Trend analysis and modelling of gender-specific age, period and birth cohort effects on alcohol abstention and consumption level for drinkers in Great Britain using the General Lifestyle Survey 1984-2009. Addiction. 2014 Feb; 109(2):206-15. PMID: 23941363; PMCID: PMC4016750
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Takuva S, Maskew M, Brennan AT, Sanne I, Macphail AP, Fox MP. Anemia among HIV-Infected Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa: Improvement in Hemoglobin regardless of Degree of Immunosuppression and the Initiating ART Regimen. J Trop Med. 2013; 2013:162950.View Related Profiles. PMID: 24069036; PMCID: PMC3771419; DOI: 10.1155/2013/162950;
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Larson BA, Schnippel K, Brennan A, Long L, Xulu T, Maotoe T, Rosen S, Sanne I, Fox MP. Same-Day CD4 Testing to Improve Uptake of HIV Care and Treatment in South Africa: Point-of-Care Is Not Enough. AIDS Res Treat. 2013; 2013:941493.View Related Profiles. PMID: 23956850; PMCID: PMC3730392; DOI: 10.1155/2013/941493;
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Tosh J, Kearns B, Brennan A, Parry G, Ricketts T, Saxon D, Kilgarriff-Foster A, Thake A, Chambers E, Hutten R. Innovation in health economic modelling of service improvements for longer-term depression: demonstration in a local health community. BMC Health Serv Res. 2013 Apr 26; 13:150. PMID: 23622353; PMCID: PMC3644496
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Meyer-Rath G, Brennan AT, Fox MP, Modisenyane T, Tshabangu N, Mohapi L, Rosen S, Martinson N. Rates and cost of hospitalization before and after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in urban and rural settings in South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Mar 1; 62(3):322-328.View Related Profiles. PMID: 23187948; PMCID: PMC3625673; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31827e8785;
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Brennan AT, Maskew M, Sanne I, Fox MP. The interplay between CD4 cell count, viral load suppression and duration of antiretroviral therapy on mortality in a resource-limited setting. Trop Med Int Health. 2013 May; 18(5):619-31.View Related Profiles. PMID: 23419157; PMCID: PMC3625450; DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12079;
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Maskew M, Brennan AT, Westreich D, McNamara L, MacPhail AP, Fox MP. Gender differences in mortality and CD4 count response among virally suppressed HIV-positive patients. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2013 Feb; 22(2):113-20.View Related Profiles. PMID: 23350862; PMCID: PMC3579326; DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2012.3585;
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Larson BA, Schnippel K, Ndibongo B, Xulu T, Brennan A, Long L, Fox MP, Rosen S. Rapid point-of-care CD4 testing at mobile HIV testing sites to increase linkage to care: an evaluation of a pilot program in South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Oct 1; 61(2):e13-7.View Related Profiles. PMID: 22659650; PMCID: PMC3458178; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31825eec60;
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Wandeler G, Keiser O, Mulenga L, Hoffmann CJ, Wood R, Chaweza T, Brennan A, Prozesky H, Garone D, Giddy J, Chimbetete C, Boulle A, Egger M. Tenofovir in second-line ART in Zambia and South Africa: collaborative analysis of cohort studies. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Sep 01; 61(1):41-8. PMID: 22743595; PMCID: PMC3432418; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182632540;
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Fox MP, Maskew M, MacPhail AP, Long L, Brennan AT, Westreich D, MacLeod WB, Majuba P, Sanne IM. Cohort profile: the Themba Lethu Clinical Cohort, Johannesburg, South Africa. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Apr; 42(2):430-9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 22434860; PMCID: PMC3619949; DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys029;
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Brennan AT, Long L, Maskew M, Sanne I, Jaffray I, MacPhail P, Fox MP. Outcomes of stable HIV-positive patients down-referred from a doctor-managed antiretroviral therapy clinic to a nurse-managed primary health clinic for monitoring and treatment. AIDS. 2011 Oct 23; 25(16):2027-36.View Related Profiles. PMID: 21997488; PMCID: PMC3669640; DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834b6480;
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Maskew M, Brennan AT, MacPhail AP, Sanne IM, Fox MP. Poorer ART outcomes with increasing age at a large public sector HIV clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa. J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic). 2012 Jan-Feb; 11(1):57-65.View Related Profiles. PMID: 21951728; PMCID: PMC3272319; DOI: 10.1177/1545109711421641;
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Brennan AT, Maskew M, Sanne I, Fox MP. The importance of clinic attendance in the first six months on antiretroviral treatment: a retrospective analysis at a large public sector HIV clinic in South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2010; 13:49.View Related Profiles. PMID: 21134297; PMCID: PMC3012655; DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-13-49;
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Rosen S, Larson B, Brennan A, Long L, Fox M, Mongwenyana C, Ketlhapile M, Sanne I. Economic outcomes of patients receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS in South Africa are sustained through three years on treatment. PLoS One. 2010; 5(9):e12731.View Related Profiles. PMID: 20856821; PMCID: PMC2939080; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012731;
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Larson BA, Brennan A, McNamara L, Long L, Rosen S, Sanne I, Fox MP. Lost opportunities to complete CD4+ lymphocyte testing among patients who tested positive for HIV in South Africa. Bull World Health Organ. 2010 Sep 1; 88(9):675-80.View Related Profiles. PMID: 20865072; PMCID: PMC2930360; DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.068981;
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Kassam A, Horowitz M, Carrau R, Snyderman C, Welch W, Hirsch B, Chang YF. Use of Tisseel fibrin sealant in neurosurgical procedures: incidence of cerebrospinal fluid leaks and cost-benefit analysis in a retrospective study. Neurosurgery. 2003 May; 52(5):1102-5; discussion 1105. PMID: 12699553
This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown,
or last author.
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| 2003 | 1 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 | 2 |
2017 Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study:
Rising Star Epidemiologist’, Presentation at ‘Next in Science’ Epidemiology Forum
2016 Epidemiological Congress of the Americas:
Carol Buck Prize Student Prize Paper for International/Global Epidemiology
2016 Boston University School of Public Health:
Award for Excellence in Teaching for Infectious Disease Epidemiology
2016 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infection:
Young Investigators Award
2014 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infection:
Young Investigators Award
2013 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infection:
Young Investigators Award
2012 Boston University School of Public Health:
Annual Research Day Student Prize Poster
I am Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Health. My research expertise are in the epidemiology of HIV in low- and middle-income countries. I am shifting my research interests to non-communicable chronic diseases in low- and middle-income countries. I have a fundamental commitment to the development and mentoring of young researchers in the field of epidemiology. I believe that mentoring is important, not only because of the knowledge and skills students can learn from mentors, but because mentoring provides professional socialization and personal support to facilitate success in graduate school and beyond. As such, I have shown good citizenship and service by mentoring BUSPH MPH students, fellows and PhD students through practicum, research projects and dissertations over the course of their educational career. My hope is that interaction with mentees will greatly enhance their chances for success, as research shows that students who experience good mentoring also have a greater chance of securing academic track positions, or greater career advancement potential in administration or sectors outside the university.
Available to Mentor as: (Review Mentor Role Definitions):
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