CURRICULUM VITAE
Amy S. Braksmajer Research Associate School of Nursing University of Rochester Rochester, NY 14642 [email protected]
EDUCATION
2013 Ph. D. in Sociology, Stony Brook University
2003 M.P.H. (Concentration: Sociomedical Sciences), Columbia University
2000 B.S. in Applied Social Sciences, Binghamton University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014-present Project Director and Faculty Research Associate, School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Assisted in providing administrative oversight of several studies focused on HIV risk reduction in vulnerable populations, as well as a study of retention in care among HIV+ Black men who have sex with men. Participated in intervention delivery. Performed qualitative data analysis. Collaborated in data interpretation and in writing academic manuscripts.
2013-2014 Research Scientist, Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR), New York University College of Nursing, New York, NY
Provided administrative oversight of a large-scale, NIH-funded study examining optimal ways to: a) seek and test heterosexuals at high risk for HIV; and b) retain them in treatment if positive. Designed data collection instruments, conducted semi-structured interviews and focus groups, and performed qualitative data analysis. Managed data collection and ensured data integrity and quality. Managed field sites. Supervised research assistants and associates.
2012 Assistant Ethnographer/Research Assistant, National HIV Behavioral Surveillance IDU-3, New York State Dept. of Health, Albany, NY
Conducted formative interviews regarding HIV risk behaviors, testing, and injection drug use with key informants and study participants. Recruited injection drug users for study participation. Monitored interviewers to ensure adherence to study protocols.
2011-2013 Research Coordinator, Dept. of Pediatrics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Participated in the planning and coordination of research activities for the Department of Pediatrics. Co-wrote grants for submission to the National Institutes of Health. Collaborated in writing academic manuscripts. Summer 2010 Instructor, Department of Sociology, Stony Brook University
Course: Sociology of Sexualities
2004-2006 Research Coordinator, Dept. of Family Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Participated in the planning and coordination of research activities for the Department of Family Medicine. Co-wrote grants for submission to the National Institutes of Health. Collaborated in writing academic manuscripts. Conducted qualitative interviews.
2002-2003 Research Associate, National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., New York, NY
Coded quantitative and qualitative data relating to injection drug use and LGBT youth identities. Collaborated with staff in creating a codebook used to score measures of adolescent development.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2015 Mentee, Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Network Conference
PUBLICATIONS
Braksmajer A, Fedor TM, Chen S-R, Corales R, Holt S, Valenti W, McMahon JM. Willingness to take PrEP for HIV prevention: The combined effects of race/ethnicity and provider trust. AIDS Education and Prevention. 2018; in press. Braksmajer A. “It’s Kind of One of Our Jobs”: Sexual activity as care work among women with sexual difficulties. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 2017; 46(7): 2085-2095.
Braksmajer A. Struggles for medical legitimacy and perceptions of gender bias among women experiencing sexual pain. Women & Health. 2017; March 15 (epub ahead of print): 1 – 15.
Senn TE, Braksmajer A, Urban MA, Coury-Doniger P, Carey MP. Pilot test of an integrated sexual risk reduction intervention for women with a history of childhood sexual abuse. AIDS and Behavior. 2017; July 12 (epub ahead of print):1-13.
Kutnick AH, Gwadz MV, Cleland CM, Leonard NR, Freeman R, Ritchie AS, et al. It's a process: Reactions to HIV diagnosis and engagement in HIV care among high-risk heterosexuals. Frontiers in Public Health. 2017; 5:100. Anugu M, Braksmajer A, Huang J, Yang J, Ladowski K, Pati S. Enriched medical home interventions using community health workers reduces emergency room use. Pediatrics. 2017; 139(5): e20161849.
Senn TE, Braksmajer A, Coury-Doniger P, Urban MA, Rossi A, & Carey MP. Development and preliminary pilot testing of a peer support text messaging intervention for HIV+ Black men who have sex with men. JAIDS. 2017; 74: S121 – S127.
Senn TE, Braksmajer A, & Carey, MP. Development and refinement of a novel HIV risk reduction intervention for women with a history of childhood sexual abuse. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice; 2017; in press. Senn TE, Braksmajer A, Coury-Doniger P, Urban MA, & Carey MP. Mobile technology use and desired technology-based intervention characteristics among HIV+ Black men who have sex with men. AIDS Care. 2017; 29(4): 423-427.
Braksmajer A, Senn TE, McMahon JM. The potential of pre-exposure prophylaxis for women in violent relationships. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 2016; 30(6): 274-281.
Cort NA, Senn TE, Carey MP, Braksmajer A. Recalled explanations for adolescent girls' engagement in age- discordant sexual relationships. AIDS and Behavior. 2016; 20 (6): 1327-33.
Gwadz M., Cleland C.M., Leonard N.R., Kutnick A., Ritchie A.S., Banfield A., et al. Hybrid STTR intervention for heterosexuals using anonymous HIV testing and confidential linkage to care: a single arm exploratory trial using respondent-driven sampling. BMC Public Health. 2015; 15:1133.
Jaber R, Braksmajer A, Trilling J. Group visits: A qualitative review of current research. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2006; 19 (3): 276-90.
Jaber R, Braksmajer A, Trilling J. Group visits for chronic illness care: models, benefits and challenges. Family Practice Management. 2006; 13(1):37-40.
Desai S, Aldea D, Daneels E, Soliman M, Braksmajer AS, Kopes-Kerr CP. Chronic addiction to dextromethorphan cough syrup: a case report. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2006; 19(3):320-3.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
Braksmajer A, LeBlanc N, El-Bassel N, Urban MA, McMahon JM. Feasibility and acceptability of pre-exposure prophylaxis use among women in violent relationships. Submitted to AIDS Care.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES
Braksmajer A (2017). The effects of intimate partner violence on PrEP use among men who have sex with men. Poster, 2017 World AIDS Day Scientific Symposium, University of Rochester Center for AIDS Research, Rochester, NY.
Braksmajer A (2017). Invited lecture: Intimate partner violence and health. Introduction to Public Health, School of Public Health, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
Braksmajer A (2017). Intimate partner violence: what can clinicians do? New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute Clinical Education Initiative Webinar, University of Rochester Department of Infectious Diseases, Rochester, NY.
Braksmajer A (2017). Addressing intimate partner violence in clinical settings. New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute Clinical Education Initiative Project ECHO, University of Rochester Department of Infectious Diseases, Rochester, NY.
Braksmajer A (2017). Feasibility and acceptability of PrEP use among women experiencing intimate partner violence. Trillium Health, Rochester, NY. Braksmajer A (2017). Feasibility and acceptability of PrEP use among women experiencing intimate partner violence. University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY.
Braksmajer A (2016). PrEP acceptability among women experiencing intimate partner violence. Poster, 2016 World AIDS Day Scientific Symposium, University of Rochester Center for AIDS Research, Rochester, NY.
Braksmajer A (2016). The promise of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among women in violent relationships. 2016 International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
Braksmajer A, Simmons J, Trabold N, Fedor T, Senn TE, McMahon JM (2015). Identifying barriers to clinical counseling about PrEP for serodiscordant couples. Poster, 9th Annual Meeting of the CFAR Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Network, Baltimore, MD.
Senn TE, Braksmajer A, Carey MP, Urban MA (2014). Mobile technology use among HIV+ Black men who have sex with men. Poster, 2014 World AIDS Day Scientific Symposium, University of Rochester Center for AIDS Research, Rochester, NY.
Gwadz M, de Guzman R, Munoz-Plaza C, Cleland C, Leonard N, Banfield A, Riedel M, Wolfe H, Sanfilipo L, Wagner A, Bowens D, Bolger K, Pickens I, Salomon N, Belkin M, Ritchie A, Del Olmo M, Braksmajer A, Freeman R, Mildvan D (2014). Why do people living with HIV/AIDS delay, decline, or discontinue antiretroviral therapy? A mixed-methods exploration. Poster, 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA.
Gwadz M, Kutnick A, Cleland CM, Leonard N, Applegate E, Banfield A, Belkin M, Braksmajer A, Cross B, del Olmo M, Ha K, Martinez B, McCright-Gill T, Munoz J, O’Meally K, Pantaleon V, Quiles R, Ritchie A, Sanfilipo L, Swain Q, Hagan H, Perlman DC, Kurth A, Jenness S. Heterosexuals at high risk for HIV: Comparing gender differences in HIV testing patterns and correlates among those recruited in a high-risk area in New York City. 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA.
Braksmajer A, Kalish R (2007). Partners of the transgendered: Negotiating gender, sexuality, and intimacy. 2007 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, Philadelphia, PA.
GRANTS AWARDED
2017 – 2018 University of Rochester Center for AIDS Research Supplemental Grant (Co-Investigator; Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy & James McMahon, Co-PIs). Discrete choice experiments for PrEP uptake in young men who have sex with men (DiCE for PrEP) ($240,000).
2016 – 2017 University of Rochester Center for AIDS Research Pilot Grant: Formative research to assess utility, feasibility, and acceptability of PrEP use among men who have sex with men in violent relationships ($40,000)
2015 – 2016 University of Rochester Center for AIDS Research Micro Grant: Acceptability and feasibility of using pre-exposure prophylaxis: perceptions of women experiencing intimate partner violence. ($2,500)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, SERVICE, AND MEMBERSHIPS
2015-present Member, American Public Health Association 2005-present Member, American Sociological Association
University of Rochester
2015-present Member, Interdisciplinary Sexual Health and HIV Research Group 2015-present Member, Laboratory of Interpersonal Violence and Victimization 2015-present Member, Center for AIDS Research
Ad-hoc reviewer for Violence against Women, AIDS and Behavior, AIDS Care