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CURRICULUM VITAE
Ann Elizabeth Kurth
Address: Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems UW Center for AIDS & STD UW School of Nursing Box 359931 Box 357266 325 9th Avenue Seattle, WA 9195-7266 Seattle, WA 98104-2499 Telephone: 206 – 685 - 3778 206 - 731 - 3625 FAX: 206 - 543 - 4771 206 - 731 - 3693 E-mail: [email protected] Education: 1998 – 2003 PhD; Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA PhD minor in Health Services, August 2000
1987 – 1990 MSN; Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, Connecticut Maternal-Newborn Division: Nurse-Midwifery
1985 – 1987 MPH; Columbia University School of Public Health, New York Division of Population and Family Health: Maternal and Child Health
1980 – 1984 AB magna cum laude; Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey Independent Concentrator: African and Development Studies Post-graduate Training: 2003 Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine-Centers for Disease Control STD Prevention Postdoctoral Fellow (awarded but declined) 2000 – 2003 NIH STD Predoctoral Fellow, Center for AIDS and STD, Seattle WA
Licensure: 1990 Certified Nurse Midwife CNM Board Certification [No. 5693, inactive] 1989 Certificate in Nursing and RN license [License No. E52525 CT]
Faculty Positions: Fall 2007 – Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems (BNHS), University of Washington (UW) School of Nursing, Seattle WA Adjunct Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, UW School of Public Health & Community Medicine, Seattle WA 5/07 Assistant Professor, UW Department of Global Health (joint appt) 9/03 – summer ’07 Assistant Professor, UW BNHS 3/04 – summer ‘07 Adjunct Assistant Professor, UW Epidemiology, 1993 - 1996 1993 – 1996 Adjunct faculty, Community Health Nursing, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN
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Professional Positions: 2001 - 2003 Research consultant, Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner, Olympia WA 1998 – 2001 Research consultant, HIV Alternative Testing Study, University of Washington, Seattle WA 1996 - 1997 Executive Director, Mothers' Voices (national HIV education nonprofit organization), New York NY 1992 – 1996 Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis IN: Director, Office for Primary Care and Rural Health Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Public Health Services Commission Director, Office for Policy and Research Director, Clinical Data and Research/Surveillance, Division of HIV/STD 1990 - 1992 HIV/AIDS Program Coordinator (Clinical Nurse Specialist), Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Inc., Indianapolis IN. Established first HIV clinic in state, as a nurse-practitioner-managed model with ID physician backup 1987 - 1990 Research Director, Dixwell Preventive Health Program, Dixwell Neighborhood Corporation, New Haven CT 1989 - 1990 Recovery Room Nurse, Griswold-Buxton Planned Parenthood Clinic, New Haven CT 1989 – 1990 Per Diem Nurse, Griffin Hospital Childbirth Center, Derby CT 1989 Satellite Clinic Site Planner, Family Planning Clinic, Department of Health, New Haven CT 1985 – 1987 Graduate Research Assistant, Operations Research Unit, Center For Population and Family Health, Columbia University, New York NY 1984 – 1985 Research Fellow, Centre For Social Research, University of Malawi; Zomba, Malawi
Research History Currently Funded Research (bold = PI): 1. “Antiretroviral Adherence & Positive Prevention for High-Risk Women in Kenya” Principal Investigator: CFAR PI KK Holmes, MD, PhD, Project PI A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD Agency: NIH/NIAID Type: P30 UW CFAR Competitive Supplement Period: 9/30/88–02/29/08 Amount: $185,671 Project: 11/1/05-3/30/07 Develop, pilot, and evaluate a group counseling intervention – “Pambazuko (Life Goes On)” – to support HAART adherence and transmission risk reduction among high risk women in Mombasa, Kenya (n = 40). Develop, pilot, and disseminate a “Prevention with Positives” secondary HIV risk reduction counseling protocol for HIV nurses in East Africa (n = 100).
2. “Computer-Assisted Rx Education for HIV-Positives: CARE+” Principal Investigator: A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Type: K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award Period: 9/30/04 - 09/29/08 Amount: $967,100 Develop and evaluate a ‘Computer-Assisted Rx Education for HIV-Positives: CARE+’ interactive computer tool to deliver an integrated antiretroviral adherence and HIV transmission
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 2 of 27 risk reduction intervention in a randomized clinical trial at 2 sites (n = 210). Provide data for population-level HIV transmission dynamics impact modeling.
3. “Community Mobilization in HIV-1 Prevention: PDAs for Nurse Training & Evaluation” Principal Investigator: A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD Agency: NIH Type: CFAR Int’l Core grant Period: 11/1/06-10/31/07 Amount: $10,000 This study will develop a PDA-delivered intervention to train nurses in HIV counseling, and to evaluate the impact on patient self-reported behaviors around ART adherence and safer sex.
4. “Using Personal Digital Assistants to Assess Sexual Risk and Antiretroviral Medication Adherence among an HIV-positive Peruvian Population” Principal Investigator: A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD; co-PI W Curioso, MD Agency: UW RIFP Type: Intramural Period: 7/1/05 – 6/30/07 Amount: $10,000 Develop, translate into English and Spanish, and evaluate usability and user satisfaction with a prototype PDA application that delivers antiretroviral adherence and secondary HIV prevention assessment and brief messaging (n = 30 persons living with HIV in Lima, Peru).
5. “A Training Video for Safe Male Circumcision” Principal Investigator: Tom Furtwangler/I-TECH; A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD co-PI Agency: I-TECH Amount: $25,000 Period: 2007-8 Develop and evaluate a training video outlining best practices for infection control and behavioral counseling when implementing male circumcision as an HIV risk reduction intervention.
6. “Expanding Access to Computer Assisted Rapid HIV Testing, Counseling and Treatment in India” Principal Investigator: F. Spielberg, MD, MPH; A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD (co-I) Agency: Gates Foundation Type: Puget Sound Partners Period: 5/1/06-5/1/07 Amount: $50,000 This pilot will establish a relationship between our CARE team and a telecommunication franchise in Southern India, to conduct usability testing of our tool (n=30).
7. “HPV in Older Women” Principal Investigator: Rachel Winer, PhD, A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD co-investigator Agency: NIAID STI and Topical Microbicide Cooperative Research Type: Development Award Period: 10/1/06 - 9/30/07 Amount: $100,000 A pilot study of the predictors of incident, prevalent, and persistently-detected HR HPV infections in two populations of women aged 25 to 44 and 45 to 65 who have used internet dating websites in the past year.
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 3 of 27 8. “Targeted Counseling and Medical Follow-up for Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) Seeking STD care” Principal Investigator: M Golden, MD, MPH (PI), A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD co-PI Agency: Public Health-Seattle & King County Type: HIV Omnibus Funding Period: 3/1/06-2/28/08 Amount: $100,000 This study will train STD Clinic staff in the delivery of risk reduction telephone counseling and evaluate the impact on STD/HIV incidence among n = 1,500 MSM at high risk for HIV acquisition or transmission, as compared to time-period controls.
9. “Improving Health Literacy: Feasibility and Evaluation of Virtual Surrogate Readers” Principal Investigator: S Wolpin, RN, PhD (PI), A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD co-investigator Agency: UW SoN Type: RIFP Period: 2/1/06-2/28/08 Amount: $10,000 The purpose of this pilot study is to improve patient-centered information technology tools to help reduce health literacy barriers, by establishing a framework for evaluating the acceptability of computer generated voices and by conducting a usability evaluation of a prototypical web survey application with a graphical interface for controlling audio components.
10. “Antiretrovirals and HIV-1 Infectivity in Kenyan Women” Principal Investigator: RS McClelland, MD, MPH (PI), A Kurth, RN, PhD co-investigator Agency: NIH/NIAID Type: R01 Period: 4/1/05 - 3/31/10
Amount: D/C Yr 1: $460,311 Longitudinal study to determine the time course, magnitude, and duration of plasma and genital HIV-1 suppression among women initiating antiretrovirals, to evaluate the effects of potential correlates of infectivity on genital HIV-1 shedding, and to investigate the impact of antiretrovirals on sexual risk behavior.
11. “CFAR Sociobehavioral and Prevention Research Core” Principal Investigator: KK Holmes MD, PhD; M Morris PhD (Core director), A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD (Core co-Coordinator) Agency: NIH/NIAID Type: CFAR Period: 4/1/03 – 3/30/08
Amount: $470,000 Establish a Sociobehavioral and Prevention Research Core at the UW Center for AIDS Research, to support research on 1) HIV prevention interventions, 2) medication adherence among HIV- positive individuals, and 3) disease transmission dynamics modeling.
12. “Reducing Vaginal Infections in Women at Risk for HIV-1” Principal Investigator: RS McClelland, MD, MPH (PI), A Kurth, RN, PhD co-investigator Agency: NIH/NIAID Type: K23 Period: 9/02 – 8/07 Amount: $125,253 RCT to evaluate the efficacy of scheduled monthly treatment with metronidazole plus fluconazole in reducing bacterial vaginosis, vulvovaginal candidiasis, and T. vaginalis infections
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 4 of 27 in a cohort of HIV-1 seronegative female sex workers. Kurth collected cost data in Kenya 9/04 and will conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis if the intervention is shown to be effective.
Training Grants: 13. “UW Graduate Certificate Program in HIV and STIs” Director: A. Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD Executive Committee Chair: KK Holmes, MD, PhD Type: State biennium budget Ryan White AIDS funds Period: 6/30/05 - 06/30/07 Amount: $100,000 (renewable) This multidisciplinary training program aims to equip future professionals in health and social science disciplines to address the complex interplay of biomedical, social, economic, gender, political and geographic factors that impact the spread and disease course of AIDS & STIs. Currently 70 enrollees, from 10 different UW Schools or departments. http://depts.washington.edu/cfas/training/grad_cert/
Pending Grants: 1. “Talking Pill Bottles” Principal Investigator: A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD (PI), Seth Wolpin, RN, PhD, co-PI Agency: Puget Sound Partners for Global Health Period: Submitted 4/13/07 Amount: $75,000 Collect user-centered data among HIV/TB patients in Kenya to determine best design for an audio chip-enhanced medication dispensing tool to increase health literacy and treatment adherence; prototype the talking pillbox with PATH, and usability test it with adult and pediatric patients to establish acceptability and feasibility.
2. “CARE+ Kenya: Localization of a Computer Counseling Intervention to Support Antiretroviral Adherence Support and Reduce HIV Transmission in Eldoret, Kenya” Principal Investigator: A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD (PI), Abraham Siika, MD, co-PI Agency: NIMH Type: R34 Period: 9/1/06 submission score 192, main critique- reviewers want to see US efficacy data first; will resubmit Sept. ’07 when US data available Amount: $425,000 Establish acceptability, feasibility, and potential effect size of a longitudinal HIV computer counseling intervention in Kenya. Localize ‘CARE+ Kenya’ tool into Kiswahili and conduct a pilot randomized clinical trial with HIV-positive adults on ARTs in an urban and rural clinic in western Kenya, n=40 to intervention and 40 to attention control arm, 2 month follow-up.
3. “Global Partnerships for Social Science Research on AIDS in Kenya” Principal Investigator: M Morris, PhD; A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD, PI of research substudy Agency: NIH Type: R24 Period: Received 1 of top 2 scores, now pending council award determination Amount: $2,425,945 This five-year grant will enhance capacity for sociobehavioral HIV research in Kenya. Kurth will lead one of three substudies conducting translational research of a secondary HIV prevention intervention delivered in HIV care settings.
4. “Vaginal Health Interventions for Prevention of HIV-1 Infection” Principal Investigator: RS McClelland, MD, MPH; A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD co-investigator
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 5 of 27 Agency: NIH Type: HPTN Period: Submitted Amount: Funding decision pending This two-by-two factorial design trial will evaluate the efficacy of a medical intervention (periodic presumptive treatment) and a behavioral intervention (modification of intravaginal practices) for reducing the incidence of HIV-1 acquisition in high-risk women.
5. “A Randomized Trial of a Computer-Based System using Cell Phones to Enhance Medication Adherence and Deliver Prevention Messages for People Living with HIV in Peru” Principal Investigator: Walter Curioso, MD; A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD co-PI Agency: NIH Type: GRIP award Period: Under final review 5/07 Amount: $150,000 direct This study will develop and evaluate an interactive computer-based intervention using cell phones to enhance adherence to highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) and to deliver prevention messages in adult HIV-positive patients in Peru. We will conduct a randomized controlled trial comparing standard-of-care with standard-of-care plus cell-phone-intervention among patients on HAART.
6. “Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Resource and Support Center (FICRS)” Principal Investigator: King K. Holmes, MD, PhD; A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD consultant Aim 3 Agency: NIH Type: R24 Period: Under final review 5/07 Amount: $16,204,039 The overarching goal is to manage the network of colleges and universities with Fogarty International Scholars programs through establishment of the FICRS within the UW Department of Global Health. Specific Aim 3) offer a distance-learning Graduate Certificate Program in AIDS and STD for all interested Fogarty International Scholars.
7. “Patient Portal to Support HIV Disease Treatment Adherence” Principal Investigator: S Katz, PhD, Group Health; A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD consultant Agency: NIMH Type: R01 Period: Submitted 1/5/07 Amount: $2,250,000 This study will design and field test a behavioral intervention that will use an electronic medical record (EMR) patient portal at Group Health Cooperative and Kaiser Permanente, to improve antiretroviral medication adherence among HIV-positive enrollees.
8. “Vaginal Flora and HIV Risk” Principal Investigator: RS McClelland, MD, MPH; A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD co-investigator Agency: NIAID Type: R01 Period: Submitted 1/3/07 Amount: $2,500,000 Study relationship between vaginal health and acquisition of HIV-1 and STDs by conducting a nested case-control study to compare vaginal flora in women who acquire HIV-1 vs. those who remain HIV-1-seronegative; utilizing broad-range 16S rDNA PCR assays to evaluate global changes in vaginal flora while practicing vaginal washing vs. after cessation of this practice; and conducting a prospective cohort study of the association between BV and acquisition of C. trachomatis and HSV-2.
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 6 of 27 9. “Incorporating Infectious Disease Content into Undergraduate Nursing” Principal Investigator: T Simpson, RN, PhD Director; A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD faculty Agency: HRSA Type: Advanced Nursing Education Program Training Grant Period: Submitted 12/06 This training grant would allow development if modules and case studies that would be integrated into BSN nurse training, including international health examples such as HIV and TB care in developing country settings.
Research Consultations “UK Internet Survey of Sexual Fantasies and Behaviors” (n = 13,562), 2004-2005 “US Internet Survey of Sexual Fantasies and Behaviors” (n = 11,976), 2005-2006 Brett Kahr, Regent’s College London (PI). Kurth provided expertise on survey instrument and data analysis; Kahr book Sex and the Psyche, published 2007 (will be published in 14 countries)
Research Completed in Last 3 Years 1. “Rapid HIV Testing in an Urgent Care Setting” Principal Investigator: A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD Agency: NIH/NIAID, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Type: CFAR New Investigator Award Period: 11/1/03 - 2/28/06 Amount: $106,400 Evaluate a computerized HIV consent and counseling tool that will allow for rapid HIV testing in urgent care and emergency room settings; document impact on risk behavior-change intent; estimate HIV and C. trachomatis prevalence in an urban urgent care center (n = 600).
2. “Clinic Staff and Patient Reaction to Use of an Interactive Computer Tool for HIV Risk Assessment and Counseling” Principal Investigator: R. Rothman, MD, PhD; A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD co-investigator Agency: National Institute of Health/NIAID, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Type: Johns Hopkins University CFAR Award Period: 1/1/06 – 12/31/06 Amount: $50,000 Conduct usability testing and a pilot randomized trial of our rapid HIV test CARE tool, vs. current provider-delivered rapid HIV counseling, in the Baltimore public emergency department.
3. “Computer Assisted Rapid HIV Counseling and Testing in Drug Treatment Settings” Principal Investigator: F Spielberg, MD, MPH (PI), A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD co-investigator Agency: UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute Type: Small Grant Period: 1/15/06-1/15/07 Amount: $20,000 In this study we set out to pilot our existing computerized HIV/STD counseling tool, CARE, for use with rapid HIV self-testing among chemically dependent patients in drug treatment settings.
4. “Computer-Assisted Risk assessment and Education (CARE) for STIs/HIV” Principal Investigator: J Larkin (Resources Online); A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD (Co-PI & primary author of Phase I grant proposal), F Spielberg MD, MPH (co-PI), JD Fortenberry, MD, MS, CK Malotte, DrPH, J St. Lawrence, PhD. Agency: CDC
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 7 of 27 Type: Small Business Innovations Research (SBIR) Phase 2 Period: 09/15/03 - 9/30/06 Amount: $750,000 Develop an STI/HIV screening and counseling computer tool and conduct usability testing in clinics in Seattle, Indianapolis, and Long Beach; evaluate tool in three Seattle clinics.
5. “Project SHINE: Sexual Health in Neighborhoods Everywhere” Principal Investigator: A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD Agency: Lancaster Stuart Foundation Type: $5,000 Award Period: 05/01/04 - 12/30/05 Agency: UW SON Type: $10,000 RIFP Award Period: 01/01/04 - 12/30/04 Agency: Group Health Foundation Type: $16,970 JumpStart Period: 09/01/03 - 8/30/04 Pilot (n = 24) a bacterial STI reinfection prevention intervention that uses individualized computer-assisted telephone counseling; establish acceptability and feasibility via interactive voice response data collection, mailed STI specimen collection, and qualitative exit interviews. Agency: CDC Type: $5,000 Award Period: 01/01/03 - 12/31/03 Formative research phase of Project SHINE: conduct focus groups in English and Spanish with target population of individuals at risk for repeat gonococcal or chlamydial infections (n = 27).
6. “Detection of Trichomonas Vaginalis” Principal Investigator: A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD, J Schwebke, MD, MPH (co-PI) Agency: Xenotope Diagnostics, Inc. Type: industry funds Period: 12/1/01 – 9/30/05 Amount: $28,000 Develop a clinical prediction rule for T. vaginalis screening, and describe performance of a rapid T. vaginalis antigen-detection assay.
7. “Sexual History Components for Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening: Partnership Characteristics Versus Individual Risk Factors” Principal Investigator: A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD dissertation PI, D. Martin PhD Agency: CDC Type: End of year budget Period: 9/01/02 – 8/28/03 Amount: $15,000 Audio computer-assisted self interview in a STD Clinic to assess predictors of prevalent STI.
8. “Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Guidelines for Integrating HIV Prevention into the Medical Care of Persons Living with HIV” Principal Investigator: National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) Core Curriculum Work Group; A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD one of Seattle Lead Training Faculty Agency: CDC Type: Supplemental Budget Period: 9/01/04 - 03/31/06 Amount: $92,948 Develop and implement a national curriculum to train health providers to incorporate secondary HIV prevention into HIV care settings.
9. “Social Epidemiology Initiative” Principal Investigators: The UW Social Epidemiology Working Group (students and faculty) Agency: UWSPHCM Type: internal Period: 09/01/02 - 8/31/04 Amount: $78,000
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 8 of 27 Enhance curriculum regarding social determinants of health, including two symposia on structural determinants and spatial epidemiology, and a 3-credit social epidemiology course.
Training Grants Completed in Last 3 Years “Infectious Disease and Infection Control Nursing” Principal Investigator: T Simpson, RN, PhD Director; A Kurth, RN, CNM, PhD co-Director Agency: HRSA Type: Advanced Nursing Education Program Training Grant Period: 07/01/04 - 06/30/06 Amount: $268,043 This program is the nation’s only Infectious Disease Adult Nurse Practitioner (ID-ANP), Infectious Disease Clinical Nurse Specialist (ID-CNS), and Infection Control Advanced Practice Nurse (IC-APN) masters specializations. 2004 grant renewal allowed exporting of the IC-CNS program via distance teaching/evaluation methods. The program continues post HRSA funding. http://www.son.washington.edu/eo/idins/
Previously Funded Research 2001 Kurth (PI); State & private funds, WA: $43,500 for random digit dial statewide survey of adults (n=659) for a contingent valuation study to assess contraceptive/safer sex method use patterns, and willingness to pay for a contraceptive/safer sex insurance benefit 1997 Kurth (PI); CDC, Atlanta GA: $19,000 for HIV/sexuality education workshop Kurth (PI); New York Community Trust: $40,000 for Mothers’ Voices HIV grassroots prevention network 1996 Kurth (PI); Kaiser Family Foundation, Palo Alto CA: $65,000 for sexual health education English & Spanish-language booklet, video 1995 Kurth (PI); Glaxo-Wellcome, NY: $40,000 for HIV pathogenesis national ANAC workshop for nurses 1994 ISDH (PI) CDC, Atlanta GA: $200,000 for ‘INPHO Project’ statewide public health information system (Kurth coordinated grantwriting team) 1992 Kurth (PI); Preventive Health Block Grant, Indianapolis IN: $82,000 for establishment of a nurse practitioner-managed HIV clinic and clinical information system to compare HIV health outcomes and quality of life 1992 Indiana University lead agency, Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis sub-contract; NIH: $126,000 AIDS Clinical Trials Sub-Unit award HHS: $120,000 Ryan White Title III grant 1990 Kurth, Hutchison (PIs); Pettus-Crowe Foundation, Washington DC: $3,500 HIV and reproductive decision-making qualitative study 1990 Kurth (PI); New Haven Foundation, New Haven CT: $60,000 planning grant for a community service facility, Dixwell Neighborhood Corp.
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 9 of 27 1988 Kurth (PI); United States Conference of Mayors/CDC, Atlanta GA: $41,000 peer-based HIV prevention - Dixwell Preventive Health Program development of print, video, and workshop materials 1984 Kurth (PI); Labouisse Fellowship, Princeton University, Princeton NJ: $12,500 for a cross-sectional comparative anthropometric assessment study (n =2400) evaluating nutritional status of children under age five in Malawi, East Africa 1983 Kurth (PI); Woodrow Wilson Thesis Research Grant, Princeton University: $1,000 for a land registration evaluation study (sexual division of labor analysis), Malawi
Published Articles in Refereed Journals Data-based manuscripts: In review/submission:
1. Kurth A, Hutchins H, Angulo A, Richart D, Gonzales V, Golden M. A pilot telephone counseling intervention to reduce bacterial sexually transmitted infection among high-risk women. Submitting, Sexually Transmitted Infections.
2. Kurth A, Spielberg F, Severyn A, Mackenzie S, Nankervis C, Holt D. HIV testing in emergency care settings: Usability and acceptability of computerized HIV counseling. Submitting, Annals of Emergency Medicine.
3. Curioso W, Kurth A. “I wish I could read on the Internet: the cure for HIV was just discovered”: Perceptions of people living with HIV in Peru towards information technology. In review, BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making.
Published: 4. Mackenzie S, Kurth A, Spielberg F, Severyn A, St. Lawrence J, Malotte CK, Fortenberry JD. Patient and staff perspectives on the use of a computer counseling tool for HIV and sexually transmitted infection risk reduction. In press, Journal of Adolescent Health.
5. Pearson C, Kurth A, Cassels S, Martin D, Simoni J, Hoff P, Matediana E, Gloyd S. A tool to assess HIV-1 transmission risk among HIV-positive Mozambicans initiating HAART. In press, AIDS Care. 6. Curioso W, Blas M, Nodell B, Alva I, Kurth A. Opportunities for providing Web-based interventions in Peru’s Internet cafes (“cabinas publicas”) regarding sexually transmitted infections. PLOS Medicine 4(2), e11, 2007.
7. Pearson C, Simoni J, Hoff P, Kurth A. Assessing antiretroviral adherence via electronic drug monitoring and self-report: An examination of key methodological issues. AIDS & Behavior, 11(2):161-73, 2007.
8. Curioso WH, Nodell B, Kurth A. Cell phones as a health care intervention in Peru: The Cell-PREVEN project. Globalization and Health, 2:9:240527, 2006. Available from URL: http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/content/2/1/9/comments#240527
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 10 of 27 9. McClelland SM, Hassan w, Lavreys L, Richardson B, Mandaliya K, Ndinya-Achola J, Jaoko W, Kurth A, Baeten J. HIV-1 acquisition and disease progression are associated with decreased high-risk sexual behavior among Kenyan female sex workers. AIDS 20(15), 1969- 1973, 2006.
10. Skeels M, Kurth A, Severynen A, Clausen M, Garcia-Smith, H. Usability and attitudes towards a tablet PC computer counseling tool for HIV+ men and women. American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium Proceedings, 729-33, 2006.
11. Mackenzie S, Kurth A, Spielberg F, Severyn A, Malotte CK, Fortenberry JD. A qualitative evaluation of “Computer Assessment and Risk Reduction Education (CARE) for sexually transmitted infections. Journal of Adolescent Medicine, 38: 134-135, 2006.
12. Simoni J, Kurth A, Pearson C, Pantalone D, Frick P, Merrill J. Self-report measures of antiretroviral therapy adherence: a review and recommendations. AIDS & Behavior, Featured Review Article, 10(3):227-45. 2006.
13. Hendry DG, Mackenzie S, Kurth A, Spielberg F, Larkin J. Evaluating paper prototypes on the street. In Extended Abstracts of CHI 2005. New York, NY: ACM Press. [Available at ACM Digital Library, http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1056808.1056938]
14. Kurth A, Holmes KK, Hawkins R, Golden MR. A national survey of clinic sexual histories for sexually transmitted infection and HIV screening. Sexually Transmitted Disease, 32(6): 370-376, 2005.
15. Spielberg F, Branson B, Goldbaum G, Lockhart D, Kurth A, Rossini A, Wood R. Choosing HIV counseling and testing strategies for outreach settings: a randomized trial. Journal of AIDS (JAIDS), 38(3): 348-55, 2005.
16. Kurth A, Martin DP, Golden MG, Weiss N, Heagerty P, Handsfield HH, Holmes KK. A comparison of sexually transmitted infection risk reporting in audio computer-assisted self- interviews and clinician interviews. Sexually Transmitted Disease, 31(12): 719-726, 2004.
17. Kurth A, Whittington W, Holmes KK, Thomas K, Schwebke J. A new rapid assay for Trichomonas vaginalis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 42(7): 2940-2943, 2004.
18. Kurth A, Weaver M, Lockhart D, Bielinski L. The benefit of health insurance coverage of contraceptives in a population-based sample. American Journal of Public Health, 94(8): 1330-1332, 2004.
19. Golden M, Brewer D, Kurth A, Holmes KK, Handsfield HH. Importance of sex partner HIV status in HIV risk assessment among men who have sex with men. Journal of AIDS, 36: 734-742, 2004.
20. Spielberg F, Branson B, Goldbaum G, Kurth A, Wood R. Designing an HIV counseling and testing program for bathhouses: the Seattle experience with strategies to improve acceptability. Journal of Homosexuality, 44(3/4): 203-220, 2004.
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 11 of 27 21. Spielberg F, Branson B, Goldbaum G, Lockhart D, Kurth A, Celum C, Rossini A, Critchlow C, Wood R. Overcoming barriers to HIV testing: Preferences for new strategies among needle exchange, STD clinic and MSM sex venue clients. Journal of AIDS, 32:318-328, 2003.
22. Kurth A, Bielinski L, Graap K, Conniff J, Connell F. Reproductive and sexual health benefits in private health insurance plans in Washington State. Family Planning Perspectives, 33(4): 153-60, 179, 2001.
23. Spielberg F, Kurth A, Gorbach P, Goldbaum G. Moving from apprehension to action: an assessment of HIV counseling and testing preferences in three at-risk populations. AIDS Education and Prevention, 13(6): 524-540, 2001.
24. Hutchison M, Kurth A. 'I need to know that I have a choice': A study of women, HIV, and reproductive decision-making. AIDS Patient Care, 5(1): 17-25, 1991.
25. Kurth A. Agricultural development and nutritional status in Malawi. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 35: 250-254, 1989.
Peer reviewed clinical reviews: 26. Kurth A. Sexual health promotion in the age of HIV/AIDS. Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 43(3): 162-181, 1998.
27. Kurth A, Hutchison M. Reproductive health policy and HIV: Where do women fit in? Pediatric AIDS and HIV Infection: Fetus to Adolescent, 1(6): 121-133, 1990.
28. Kurth A, Hutchison M. A context for human immunodeficiency virus testing in pregnancy. Journal of Nurse Midwifery, 34(5): 259-266, 1989.
Manuscripts in Preparation
29. Kurth A, Thomas K, Whittington W, Golden M, Holmes K, Schwebke J. Performance of a clinical prediction rule for T. vaginalis in populations with varying prevalence.
30. Kurth A, Spielberg F, Severyn A, Mackenzie S, Nankervis C, Holt D. Computer counseling facilitates rapid HIV testing in a public emergency department: Findings from a randomized controlled trial
31. Kurth A, Frick P, Simoni J, Tarczy-Hornoch P, Bangsberg D, Holmes K. Computer counseling reduces HIV-1 viral load and secondary transmission of HIV: Findings from a randomized controlled trial.
32. Kurth A, McClelland L, Wanje G, McClelland RS, Kiarie J, Peshu N. An integrated model for ART adherence and HIV transmission risk reduction support in low-resource settings.
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 12 of 27 Books, Chapters
1. Curioso W, Kurth A, Blas M, Klausner J. Information technologies and STD/HIV. In: Sexually transmitted diseases, 4th edition. King Holmes et al., editors. McGraw-Hill; 2007.
2. Kurth A, Spielberg F. Individual-level risk assessment for STD/HIV Infection. In: Sexually transmitted diseases, 4th edition. King Holmes et al., editors. McGraw-Hill; 2007.
3. Spielberg F, Kurth A. Counseling and testing for HIV infection. In: Sexually transmitted diseases, 4th edition. King Holmes et al., editors. McGraw-Hill; publication 2007.
4. Kurth A. The needs of special populations: Women, pregnant women, lesbians, and transgender/transsexual persons. In: Flaskerud J, Ungvarski P, eds. HIV/AIDS: A guide to primary care management, 4th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Company, 1998; 308-321.
5. Kurth A. Preventing vertical transmission. In: Casey K, Cohen F, Hughes A, eds. Core curriculum for HIV/AIDS nursing. Washington DC: ANAC, 1996; 321-323.
6. Kurth A, Minkoff H. Pregnancy and reproductive concerns of women with HIV infection. In Kelly P, Holman S, Holzemer S, Rothenberg R, eds. Primary care of women and children with HIV infection. New York: Jones and Bartlett, Inc., 1995; 59-88.
7. Holman S, Kurth A. HIV counseling and testing for women. In Kelly P, Holman S, Holzemer S, Rothenberg R, eds. Primary care of women and children with HIV infection. New York: Jones and Bartlett, Inc., 1995; 149-172.
8. Cohen F, Edwards L, Kurth A, Peabody E. Tuberculosis in selected populations. In: Cohen F, Durham J, eds. Tuberculosis: A sourcebook for nursing practice. New York: Springer Publishing Co., 1995; 199-227.
9. Kurth A. Editor. Until the cure: Caring for women with HIV. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993.
10. Kurth A. Reproductive issues, pregnancy and childbearing in HIV-positive women. In: Cohen F, Durham J, eds. Women, children and AIDS. New York: Springer Publishing Co., 1993; 104-134.
Proceedings, Monographs, and Other Published Papers
1. Kurth A. Internet-based screening for Chlamydia trachomatis to reach non-clinic populations with mailed self-administered vaginal swabs: review of Gaydos et al. WHO STI Diagnostics Initiative, 2007.
2. Kurth A. Comparison of latex agglutination, wet preparation, and culture for the detection of T. vaginalis testing: review of Adu-Sarkodie et al. WHO STI Diagnostics Initiative, 2005.
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 13 of 27 3. Kurth A. Selective screening criteria for population-level C. trachomatis screening: a review of Anderson et al. WHO STI Diagnostics Initiative, 2005.
4. Spielberg F, Kurth A, Golden M, Thiede , White E. Improving HIV/STI risk assessments through standardization, incorporation of sexual and needle-sharing partner measures, and use of ACASI technology. NIDA Conference Proceedings, 2002.
5. Kurth A, Spielberg F, Rossini A, UW ACASI Group. STI/HIV risk: What should we measure, how should we measure it? Int'l Journal of STD & AIDS, 2001; 12(Supp 2): 171.
6. Kurth A, editor. Finding our voices: Talking with our children about sexuality and AIDS. / En busca de nuestras voces: Hablando con nuestros hijos acerca de la sexualidad y el SIDA. Mothers’ Voices, with support from the Kaiser Family Foundation. New York, 1998.
7. Heft L, Kurth A, DeCarlo P. How do parents and kids talk about HIV prevention? San Francisco: Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Univ. of California San Francisco, fall 1997.
8. Gallup Poll. A national survey of mother’s opinions about HIV. NY: 1997.
9. Kurth A, Jones C. Clinical and psychosocial needs of HIV-positive women living outside of HIV epicenters. In M. Torabi and W. Yarber (Eds.), HIV/AIDS education in rural settings. The Health Education Monograph Series, 1996; 14(1):16-23
10. Kurth A. HIV treatment, education, and prevention guidelines for women. Chicago: American Medical Association, 1996; unpublished.
11. Kurth A. HIV disease and reproductive counseling. FOCUS: a Guide to AIDS Research and Counseling, 1995; 10(7): 1-2.
12. Kurth A, Ungvarski P, Hughes A. Relief me: A nursing standard for management of fever and pain. Poz Magazine, 1995; 10: 66.
13. Kurth A, Hoyt MJ, Gray J. Characteristics of AIDS Nurses. ANACDotes, newsletter of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, fall 1994.
14. Kurth A. Book review, AIDS: the women (Rieder I, Ruppelt P, [eds.] Cleis Press, 1988). Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 1990; 35(3): 178-179.
15. Kurth A. The patient speaks: AIDS activism. Yale Nurse, 1990: 16.
16. Kurth A, Hutchison M. Nursing and AIDS policy. Yale Nurse, 1989: 13.
17. Lauro D, McNamara R, Kimball AM, Rosenfield A, Kurth A, Steinberg A. Introducing and improving family planning services in Africa through operations research. Population Index, 1986; 52(3): 448-9.
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 14 of 27 18. Kurth A. ORT: Educational campaign in Malawi. Dialogue on Diarrhea, 1985; 23:3.
19. Kurth A. Diarrhoeal incidence and treatment of underfives in Lilongwe: An assessment of Oral Rehydration Therapy. Centre For Social Research, Zomba, Malawi; May 1985.
20. Kurth A. Pediatric nutritional status on Likoma Island, Malawi. Centre For Social Research, Zomba, Malawi; May 1985.
Scientific Presentations (underline indicates presenter)
1. Kurth A, Spielberg F, Severynen A, Rothman R, Hsieh Y, Moring-Parris D, Mackenzie S. HIV testing in emergency care settings: Usability and acceptability of computerized HIV counseling. Submitted, National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta December 2007.
2. Kurth A, Severynen A, Clausen M, Frick P, Simoni J, Tarczy-Hornoch P, Bangsberg D, Holmes K. Computer counseling to support antiretroviral therapy adherence and HIV transmission risk reduction: baseline and six-month followup. Submitted, National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta December 2007.
3. Kurth A, Curioso W, Ngugi, PhD, Segura P, Cabello R, McClelland L, Berry D. Personal digital assistants for antiretroviral adherence and safer sex behavior support and provider training in resource-constrained settings. Submitted, American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium, Chicago November 2007.
4. Blas M, Alva I, Cabello R, Garcia P, Carcamo C, Redmon M, Kimball A, Ryan R, Kurth A Moving beyond peer education: Internet as a tool to access high-risk men who have sex with men from Peru. Submitted, American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium, Chicago November 2007.
5. Kurth A, Spielberg F, Severyn A, Holt D. A randomized controlled trial of computer counseling to administer rapid HIV test consent and counseling in a public emergency department. 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention. Sydney, Australia July 2007.
6. Kurth A, Thomas K, Whittington W, Holmes K, Schwebke J. Performance of a clinical prediction rule for T. vaginalis in a high- and low-prevalence population. 17th Annual ISSTDR, Seattle July 2007.
7. Kurth A, Curioso W, Blas M. A review of information technologies for STI/HIV. 17th Annual ISSTDR, Seattle July 2007.
8. Keating T, Kurth A, Wald A, Buskin S. Characteristics associated with treatment of herpes simplex virus infections in persons with human immunodeficiency virus. Submitted, 17th Annual ISSTDR, Seattle July 2007.
9. Behrens C, Bluemer S, Chung, M, Darby E, Gojdics A, Harrington B, Kurth A, Marrazzo J,
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 15 of 27 MerrifieldJ, Puttkammer N. Evaluation of video conferencing as a methodology to support clinicians in Haiti and Kenya. PEPFAR International Conference Scaling Up Through Partnerships, Kigali, Rwanda June 2007.
10. Kurth A, Curioso W, Wolpin S, Segura P, Cabello R, Berry D. Personal digital assistants for ART adherence and safer sex behavior support: A novel intervention in Peru. NIMH/IAPAC Int’l Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence, Jersey City, NJ, 2007.
11. Kurth A, Clausen M, Severynen A, Garcia H, Frick P, Simoni J, Tarczy-Hornoch P, Bangsberg D, Holmes K. A randomized clinical trial of a computer counseling intervention to support antiretroviral therapy adherence and HIV transmission risk reduction: Baseline findings. NIMH/IAPAC Int’l Conference on HIV Adherence, Jersey City, NJ, 2007.
12. Kurth A, McClelland L, Wanje G, Storwick M, Kibe L, McClelland RS, Peshu N. An integrated model for ART adherence and HIV transmission risk reduction support in Kenya. NIMH/IAPAC Int’l Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence, Jersey City, NJ, 2007.
13. Blas M, Alva I, Cabello R, García P, Redmon M, Kurth A, Kimball A, Ryan R. Internet as a new venue to access high-risk men who have sex with men (MSM) from a resource- constrained setting. Int’l AIDS Conference, Toronto August 2006.
14. Kurth A, Clausen M, Frick P, Skeels M, Severynen A, Garcia-Smith H, Glenn C, Spielberg F, Hopkins T, Larkin J. An interactive computer counseling tool for HIV-positive individuals. CDC Health Protection Research Initiative meeting, Atlanta April 2006. 15. Blas M, Alva I, Cabello R, García P, Redmon M, Kurth A, Kimball A, Ryan R. Response to an Internet Survey of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Peru. Mednet 2006: 11th World Congress on Internet in Medicine, Toronto, October 2006.
16. Pearson C, Kurth A, Gloyd S. Sexual risk behavior among central region Mozambicans initiating HART. Academy of Health Conference, Seattle, June 2006.
17. Kurth A, Solomon S, Spielberg F. Implementation of a Chlamydia trachomatis continuous quality improvement screening approach in a primary care setting. National STD Prevention Conference, Jacksonville, May 2006.
18. Kurth A, Spielberg F, Mackenzie S, Severynen A, Malotte CK, Fortenberry JD, St. Lawrence J. Development and software usability testing of an interactive computer counseling tool to reduce sexually transmitted infection risk. National STD Prevention Conference, Jacksonville, May 2006.
19. Spielberg F, Kurth A, Severynen A, Mackenzie S, Holt D, Nankervis C, Malotte CK, Fortenberry DF, Computer counseling makes rapid HIV testing possible in a busy urgent care. National STD Prevention Conference, Jacksonville, May 2006.
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 16 of 27 20. Kurth A. Regimens, assessment, and intervention – Pat Kloser (Regimen issues), Ann Kurth (Measurement issues), and Jane Simoni (Interventions). State of the Art Plenary, NIMH/IAPAC Int’l Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence, Jersey City, NJ, March 2006.
21. Kurth A, Skeels M, Clausen M, Frick P, Hopkins T. Acceptability of an interactive computer counseling intervention to support antiretroviral adherence and secondary HIV transmission risk reduction. NIMH/IAPAC International Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence, Jersey City, NJ, March 2006. 22. Pearson C, J Simoni, Hoff P, Kurth A. Assessing antiretroviral adherence via electronic drug monitoring and self-report: An examination of key methodological issues. NIMH/IAPAC Int’l Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence, Jersey City, NJ, March 2006.
23. Kurth A, Clausen M, Moore A. Formative research for computer counseling intervention to support antiretroviral adherence. A State of the Science Meeting on Intervention Research to Improve Anti-Retroviral Adherence, Yale University, November 2005.
24. Simoni J, Kurth A, Pearson C, Pantalone D, Frick P, Merrill J. Self- report measures of HIV antiretroviral adherence. A State of the Science (Invitational) Meeting on Intervention Research to Improve Anti-Retroviral Adherence, Yale University, November 2005.
25. Kurth A, Hutchins H, Angulo A, Richart D, Gonzales V, Golden M. Acceptability of a phone counseling intervention to reduce bacterial sexually transmitted infection and unintended pregnancy. American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2005.
26. Kurth A, Angulo A, Hutchins H, Richart D, Gonzales V, Golden M. Telephone counseling to reduce bacterial sexually transmitted infection among high-risk women. 16th Biennial International Society for STD Research, Amsterdam, July 2005.
27. Kurth A, Spielberg F, Nankervis C, Holt D, Severynen A, Wood R. Using computers to administer HIV test consent and pre-test counseling. Critical Issues in eHealth Research Conference, Bethesda, MD, June 2005.
28. Spielberg F, Kurth A, Mackenzie S, Severyn A. Computer assisted rapid testing for HIV in urgent care clinic. Nat’l HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, June 2005.
29. Simoni J, Kurth A, Pearson C, Pantalone D, Frick P, Merrill J. A systematic review of self- report measures of HIV antiretroviral adherence. Nat’l HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, June 2005.
30. Hendry D, MacKenzie S, Kurth A, Spielberg G, Larkin J. Paper prototyping on the street. Human-Computer Interaction Conference, Portland, April 2005.
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 17 of 27 31. Kurth A, McFarlane M. Technology for STI/HIV Prevention. Nat’l STD Prevention Conference, Philadelphia, April 2004.
32. Kurth A, Martin DP, Golden MR, Weiss N, Heagerty P, Holmes KK. Individual and sexual partnership predictors of sexually transmitted infection in an STD clinic population. Nat’l STD Prevention Conference, Philadelphia, April 2004.
33. Kurth A, Martin DP, Golden MR, Weiss N, Heagerty P, Handsfield HH, Holmes KK. A comparison between audio computer-assisted self-interviews and clinician interviews for obtaining the sexual history. Nat’l STD Prevention Conference, 2004. 34. Kurth A, Whittington WLH, Golden MR, Thomas K, Holmes KKH, Schwebke J. Performance of a new, rapid assay for Trichomonas vaginalis. International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research, Ottawa, July 2003.
35. Kurth A, Spielberg F, Fortenberry JD, Padilla S, Malotte CK, Larkin J, Hopkins T, McFarlane M, Sionean C. Computer-Assisted Risk assessment & Education: ‘CARE’ CD- ROM. International Society for STD Research, Ottawa, July 2003.
36. Kurth A, Golden MR, Meegan A, Ramachandra E, Holmes KK. A national survey of clinic sexual history forms. International Society for STD Research, Ottawa, July 2003.
37. Golden MR, Brewer D, Kurth A. Impact of reported sex partner HIV status on HIV risk assessment among MSM attending an STD clinic. International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research, Ottawa, July 2003.
38. Kurth A, Spielberg F, Malotte CK, Larkin J, Fortenberry JD. ‘CARE’ for HIV/STIs. XIV International AIDS Conference, Barcelona, July 2002.
39. Kurth A, Weaver M, Lockhart D. Willingness to pay for a contraceptive/safer sex services health insurance benefit. Nat’l STD Prevention Conference, San Diego, March 2002.
40. Kurth A, Spielberg F, Rossini A. STD/HIV risk: What should we measure, and how should we measure it? 14th Int'l Congress Sexually Transmitted Infections, Berlin, June 2001.
41. Spielberg F, Goldbaum G, Rossini A, Lockhart D, Kurth A, Wood R, Branson BM. Acceptance of alternate HIV counseling and testing strategies (rapid, oral fluid, counseling option vs. standard). 14th Int’l Congress Sexually Transmitted Infections, Berlin, June 2001.
42. Spielberg F, Kurth A, White T, Golden M, Thiede H. Incorporating sexual network measures into a standardized ACASI STI/HIV risk assessment. NIDA Networks Meeting, Maryland May 2001.
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 18 of 27 43. Spielberg F, Goldbaum G, Branson B, Kurth A, Chaffee F, Wood B. ‘By all means necessary’: HIV counseling and testing preferences among individuals at high risk. CDC HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, Aug. 1999.
44. Kurth A. Should coitus interruptus be studied in regards to HIV prevention? 13th Int’l Congress of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Denver, July 1999.
45. Kurth A. Gaps in the 'safe net': reproductive and sexual health insurance benefits. National STD Prevention Conference, Dallas, December 1998.
46. Kurth A. Women who have sex with women: epidemiological and clinical issues. 10th Annual Mtg., Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Miami, November 1997.
47. Kurth A. Reproductive rights and HIV. AIDS Update 1996 For the Primary Care Provider, Jackson, Mississippi, February 1996.
48. Kurth A. Patient populations: Epidemiology and issues. HIV Pathogenesis: New Concepts and Implications, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Washington DC, November 1995.
49. Kurth A, Saloman P, Barini-Garcia M. Reducing perinatal HIV transmission. Nat’l Association Community Health Centers, 26th Annual Health Institute, Chicago, Sept. 1995.
50. Kurth A. Needs assessment for HIV prevention and services for families in Indiana. HIV/STDs in Rural Areas: Prevention Issues Conference. Rural Center for the Study and Promotion of HIV/STD Prevention, Bloomington, February 1995.
51. Kurth A, Holman S. An ethical framework for counseling women with HIV. Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Seventh Annual Conference, Nashville, November 1994. Moderator, session on Women and HIV.
52. Kurth A, Shannon M, Loftman P, Hayes C, Carrington M. HIV in women. Clinical workshop, American College of Nurse-Midwives 39th Annual Meeting, Nashville, May 1994.
53. Kurth A, Black J, Woods J, Kubilis J. 'HIV/AIDS Links' project: Longitudinal documentation of service needs for persons with HIV. IXth International Conference on AIDS, Berlin, June 1993.
54. Kurth A, Hutchison M, Shannon M. HIV in women. Clinical workshop, American College of Nurse-Midwives 38th Annual Meeting, Orlando May 1993.
55. Kurth A. HIV and reproductive decision-making. VII Int’l Conference on AIDS, Florence, June 1991.
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 19 of 27 56. Kurth A, Hutchison M. HIV and reproductive decision-making: Implications for midwifery. American College of Nurse-Midwives 35th Annual, Atlanta, May 1990.
57. Kurth A. Symposium on community-based outreach for AIDS education. Panel, American Public Health Association 116th Annual Meeting, Boston, November 1988.
58. Kurth A. AIDS knowledge, attitudes and practices in New Haven, Connecticut. Second Int’l Conference on AIDS Education. Charleston, August 1988.
Presentations as an Invited Speaker
1. Kurth A. Information and communication technologies for HIV/STI. Biomedical and Health Informatics Seminar series, Seattle May 2007.
2. Kurth A, Karras B, Curioso W. Health information technologies for global health. Fifth Western Regional International Health Conference, Seattle, January 2007.
3. Kurth A. Expanding HIV counseling & testing. CFAR/CRC Symposium, Seattle, Nov. 2006.
4. Kurth A. Integrating “prevention with positives” counseling into HIV care settings: Modules of IDSA/CDC/HRSA National Curriculum. Seattle; June, July, Nov. 2005; Feb., April 2006.
5. Kurth A. Using Computers to Provide Rapid HIV Testing Consent & Risk Reduction Counseling. CFAR / STD CRC Symposium, Seattle, November 2004.
6. Kurth A. Economic evaluation of a vaginitis prophylaxis intervention. Mombasa HIV Research Colloquium, Kenya, September 2004.
7. Kurth A. Can managed care improve our quality of life? (panel). Washington Health Legislative Conference, Seattle, December 1998.
8. Kurth A. Ethical dilemmas and HIV (plenary lecture); AIDS Update 1996 For the Primary Care Provider, Jackson, Mississippi, February 1996.
9. Kurth A. Adolescents and women (plenary lecture); 1995 Statewide HIV Prevention Townhall, Phoenix, Arizona, October 1995.
10. Kurth A. Caring for all our generations: Men, women, and children in the HIV epidemic (plenary lecture); HIV/STD Summit, French Lick, Indiana August 1995.
11. Kurth A. Caring for women with HIV disease. State HIV Conference, Tulsa, June 1995.
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 20 of 27 12. Kurth A. Update on women (plenary lecture); Minnesota Midwest AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC), Minneapolis, September 1994.
13. Kurth A. Concerns in managing women with HIV. Indiana University Infectious Disease Annual HIV Update Conference, Indianapolis, September 1994.
14. Kurth A. HIV in the heartland. Yale AIDS Consortium, Yale Univ., New Haven, May 1994.
Honors & Awards: 2004 UW nominee, Ellison Foundation New Scholar Award in Infectious Disease (foundation subsequently withdrew funding for this award) 2003 Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine-Centers for Disease Control STD Prevention Postdoctoral Fellow (awarded but declined due to accepting faculty position) 1998 - 2000 US Public Health Service MCH Economic Fellow, University of Washington 1999 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Frank Lamendola HIV Leadership Award 1994 Indiana Cares 'Superstar' award nominee (AIDS Service Organization) 1992 Girls Incorporated Forum Series Honoree (Girls, Inc.) 1990 Charles King, Jr. Memorial Scholars Prize (Yale University) 1990 Best Scientific Paper Award (American College of Nurse-Midwives) 1990 Ivy Award (New Haven Foundation, for community service) 1989 - 90 Professional Nurse Traineeship (Dept. of Health and Human Services) 1985 - 87 Herbert H. Lehman Award (NY State Dept. of Higher Education) 1984 - 85 Labouisse Research Fellowship (Princeton University) 1984 Academy of American Poets Prize (AAP)
Professional Activities: 1. Grant reviewer, Maryland Industrial Partnerships (Virtual Patient Education) December 2006 2. Grant reviewer, UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute, December 2006 3. Study section reviewer, CDC HIV-STD-TB Division STD Internet Center grants April 2006 4. Study section reviewer, University wide AIDS Research Program of the University of California, Social Behavioral and Prevention Research Study Section, June 2006; Applied Clinical Study Section 2007 5. Invited Participant, I-TECH Clinical Mentorship of HIV, Capetown South Africa, Feb. 2005 6. Invited reviewer, HRSA/HAB’s Global HIV/AIDS Nursing Capacity Building Initiative (scientific proposal review, not able to complete due to one applicant affiliated with UW), Feb. 2006 7. Invited participant, HRSA/HAB’s Global HIV/AIDS Nursing Capacity Building Program Symposium, Washington, DC July 2005 8. Invited participant, Workshop on the Internet for STI Interventions. Amsterdam, July 2005 9. Referee, American Journal of Epidemiology, The Lancet, Annals of Epidemiology, AIDS & Behavior, American Journal of Health Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Infection
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 21 of 27 10. Editorial Board, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (2004 - ); World Health Organization STD Diagnostics Review (2004 - ); Clinical Excellence: Journal of the Nurse Practitioner Association for Continuing Education (1996 - 2004) 11. Member, Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER, 2002 – ), American STD Association (2002 – ), Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC, 1990 – ), American College of Nurse- Midwives (ACNM, 1988 – ), American Public Health Association (APHA, 1987 – ) 12. Abstract Review Committee, International AIDS Conference (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004) 13. Chair, Policy Track. The United States Conference on AIDS (1997) 14. Invited member, CDC expert review of HIV reproductive guidelines (1995) 15. Chair, Nursing Advisory Committee, NIH/CDC/FDA/HRSA/AHCPR HIV Infection in Women conference (1994-1995) 16. Member, Indiana University HIV/AIDS Research Consortium (1994 – 1996) 17. Member, Indiana University / Purdue University Rural Center for the Study and Promotion of HIV/STD Prevention (1995 – 1996) 18. Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC). http://www.anacnet.org/ Immediate Past President (1995 - 1996) President (1994 - 1995) Initiated HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board (HANCB) during term; HANCB now administers ACRN (AIDS Certified Registered Nurse) and AACRN (Advanced AIDS Certified Registered Nurse) national exams: http://www.anacnet.org/certification/hancb/ President-elect (1993 - 1994) National Chairperson, PR/Membership Committee (1991- 93) President and co-founder, Central Indiana ANAC Chapter (11/91 - 11/94)
Scientific Apprenticeships: 2004 Integrating Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Research. NINR, Washington DC. 2002 Second Kinsey Summer Graduate Training Institute: Interventions for High-Risk Sexual Behavior - Design, Implementation and Evaluation. Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN. 2002 Sexual Attitude Reassessment (SAR) Sexuality Education Training; Seattle, WA. 2000 HIV/STD Principles Summer Intensive Course, Center for AIDS & STD, Seattle, WA. 1998 STD Intensive Course; Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Center, Seattle, WA.
Teaching Responsibilities: University of Washington (Seattle, WA) Independent courses (revamped or started new): 2007 CONJ 504 Advanced Interdisciplinary Case Studies in Global Health (one of 3 selected faculty)
2006, ‘07 Sociobehavioral and Prevention Research Methods for HIV/STD (NMETH515 / EPI549 – created new course)
2004, ’05, ’06, ‘07 Infectious Disease/Infection Nursing (NSG 521, revamped course) Graduate Programs:
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 22 of 27 2006 Fogarty Frameworks Capstone Team (one of 4 selected Health Sciences faculty for this interdisciplinary global health curriculum development)
2005 - UW Graduate Certificate Program for HIV/STIs – Director
2005 - Clinical Informatics and Patient-Centered Technology Program, faculty
2003 - Infectious Disease/Infection Control Nursing Program, co-Director
2004 Graduate Faculty status awarded
Guest Lectures: Spring ’07 Lecturer, ‘International Health’, UCONJ 503 Fall ’06 Lecturer, ‘HIV Prevention Methodologies’, EPI 530 Spring ’05, ’06, ‘07 Lecturer, ‘Patient-Centered Informatics’ NMETH526 Spring ’05 Lecturer, ‘STDs in Young Women’ NURS513 Winter ’05, ’06, ‘07 Lecturer, ‘Sexual History Taking & Counseling’ NURS541 Fall ’04 Lecturer, doctoral seminars (N587; BNHS Research Seminar) Fall ’03, Spring ’04, ’05, ’06, ‘07 Lecturer, ‘STDs’ NURS405 Winter ‘04 Lecturer, ‘Qualitative Data Analysis/Focus Groups’ NMETH 590 Winter ’04, ’05, ’06, ‘07 Lecturer, ‘Social Determinants of Health Models’ EPI590N 2002 Co-developed social epidemiology case examples (used in EPI513) Region X STD/HIV Prevention Training Center (Seattle, WA) 1998 - present Lecturer, multiple sexual history-taking & prevention counseling lectures (clinicians in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Alaska) Clinical Training Associates / Midwest AIDS Training and Evaluation Center (Indianapolis, IN) 1991 - 1996 Lecturer, HIV nursing & clinical care issues Indiana University (Indianapolis, IN) 1998 – 1999 School of Nursing, Family and Child Nursing- Guest lecturer 1992 - 1994 IU School of Public Affairs (fall, 1994), School of Social Work (summer 1992), School of Nursing (spring 1992) - Guest lecturer Student Mentoring: 2007-8 UW Global Health Fellows Program Faculty Mentor, Muthini Gachuhi, MPH (USAID Rwanda)
2007- UW AIDS & STD Training Grant (T32 AI07140) Public Health & Epidemiology STD Research Faculty UW SON Graduates: 2007 Marta Storwick, RN (MEPN to ID-NP track), “A Counseling Intervention for Nurses to Improve Adherence & HIV Prevention in HIV Care Settings in Kenya” Master’s project committee chair
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 23 of 27 2007 Jose Pares-Avila, RN (MEPN to ID-NP track), “LGBT Health in Nursing Education: Current Trends and Future Directions”
Master’s degree project committee chair; will be DNP doctoral chair
2006 Shauna Solomon (Infectious Disease ID-NP & CNM program), “Chlamydia Screening Quality Improvement in a Primary Care Setting” Master’s degree thesis committee chair
2006 Christiane Peters, ARNP, “Sexual History-taking: A Web-based Tool for Clinical Student Instruction” Master’s project committee member
2005 Tara Hicks, ID ARNP, “A Systems Approach to Improving HIV/STD Screening in a Primary Care Nurse-managed Clinic” Master’s project committee chair
2004 Anneleen Severynen, RN, MN (Community Nursing), “Implementation Issues for Computer-facilitated HIV Counseling & Testing in Urgent Care Settings” Master’s degree project committee member
2004 Lauren McClelland, RN, MN, MPH (Infectious Disease ID-CNS graduate), grant writing support, “Antiretroviral Adherence & Sexual Risk Reduction Support for High-Risk Women Living with HIV in Kenya” proposal
2003 Julie Cooper, RN, MS, ARNP (Infectious Disease ID-NP), “Screening Criteria for T. Vaginalis” Master’s degree thesis committee member
Current: 2007 – Gail Johnson, MN ARNP; Lecturer, PCH Dept., SoN (DNP student) Doctorate of Nursing Practice Capstone Chair 2007 – Dean Pederson, RN, MPH (HIV-STI Certificate Capstone project), “Supporting Global Health Experience: Peace Corps Masters in a School of Nursing”
2007 – Suzan Walker, RN (HIV-STI Certificate), “Reducing Loss to Follow-Up among HIV+ Patients in Jamaica” Capstone project & MPH Practicum faculty
2006 – Nicole Hugie, RN (MEPN to Infectious Disease ID-NP track), “Nursing Care in Resource-Constrained Settings” Master’s degree project committee chair
2006 – Tamarind Keating, MPH (MEPN to ID track), “HSV-2 among HIV-positive Patients in the Adult Spectrum of Disease Cohort” Master’s degree thesis committee chair
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 24 of 27 2006 – Maria Rajaharda, RN (ID-ANP track), “Clinician-delivered Counseling to Reduce Sexual Risk: The MSM Health Promotion Project” Master’s degree project committee chair; will be DNP doctoral chair
2005 – Karin Huster, BSN, RN (MEPN to ID-NP track), “Improving Medication Adherence in Low-Literacy Families of Children with HIV” Master’s degree project committee chair; student left program in ‘06
2005 – Robert Allen Chapman, MN, RN, doctoral student; potential dissertation topic, “The Internet and HIV Infection-seeking Behaviors” Doctoral committee member
2004 - 05 Tony Moore (Infectious Disease ID-NP), “Health Beliefs of HIV+ Individuals” Master’s degree project committee chair; student left program in 1/06
UW SPHCM Graduates: 2005 Susan Vendeland (Nutritional Epidemiology master’s student), “Forgiveness and Patient Adherence to Self-care Activities Prescribed for Type 2 Diabetics” Master’s of public health degree thesis committee member
2005 Heather Hutchins (MPH-MSW graduate student), “Cultural Issues in the Implementation of a Telephone Counseling Intervention to Reduce Bacterial STI” Master’s degree thesis committee member
2005 Sara Mackenzie (Family Medicine NRSA Fellow), “Staff Reaction to the Use of a Computerized Tool for Sexual Risk Counseling in the Clinical Setting” Master’s degree thesis committee chair
2005 - Efia James (Howard University Medical School Summer Fellow, Center for AIDS Research), “Spatial distance in partner selection as a STI risk factor”, mentor
2004 - Lori Williams (Epidemiology doctoral student) – mentorship for Huckabay application and for infectious disease epidemiology methods case development
2003 - 04 Antoinette Angulo (MPH graduate student), “Formative Research for a Bacterial STI Prevention Intervention” Independent research credit Current: 2005 - Magaly Blas, MD (Senior Fellow Trainee), “Feasibility of a web-based internet survey about risk factors for STIs among MSM in Peru”, Informatics Certificate student; Master’s of public health degree thesis committee member (2005-6) & Epidemiology doctoral committee chair
Ann Kurth Curriculum Vitae 4/28/2018 page 25 of 27 2007 – Dost Bardouille-Crema (MPH International Health), “Analysis of Chat Rooms Used by MSM in Peru”, thesis committee chair
2006 – Barrott Lambdin, MPH (Epidemiology doctoral student), SPHCM Epidemiology Department Doctoral Research Assistantship 2007 awarded to Kurth
2006 – Grace Wariua, McCHb (epidemiology MPH Fogarty Fellow), “A Clinical Model For Pediatric HIV Disclosure”, thesis committee member
2006 – Irene Rosen, MD (extended degree MPH program), “Evaluating Young Military Women’s Knowledge of Chlamydia and Identifying the Most Prevalent Sexual Risk Taking Behaviors within This Population”, thesis committee member
UW SOM, Biomedical & Health Informatics Department 2006 – Jon DeShazo (Biomedical and Informatics doctoral student), “Internet Behavioral Surveillance of MSM”, dissertation committee member
2006 – Andrea Civan (Biomedical and Informatics doctoral student), “Personal Health Information Management Needs of Breast Cancer Patients”, thesis GSR
UW 2007- Nina Kahm, (HIV-STI Certificate Capstone project), “Sustainabilty of HIV Prevention Programs: Uttaranchal Joyti Samiti, India Case Study”
2006 – 07 Peris Kibera; School of Social Work doctoral program Qualifying Project chair, qualitative analysis of sexual health barriers for sex workers in Kenya
2005 – 06 Rachel Tomco (MS Biology for Teachers), Independent research credit for clinical trials research experience
Undergraduate students (independent study for course credit clinical research projects) 2006 - 07 Phong Lieu (STI microbiology lab assay project research credits) 2005 Kate Baber (HIV prevention methodologies research credits) 2002 - 03 UW premedical major undergraduates: Andrew Cowan (accepted, UW SoM); Nathan Bornstein (accepted, Case Western SoM); Lissa Lubinski (accepted, UT SoM); Margaret Mullins (accepted, UW SoM for MD/MPH) Service: 2007 – present UW Dept. of Global Health Curriculum Advisory Committee 2006 – present Faculty Advisory Team for the UW Global Support Project Chair, summer 2007- present 2006 – present UW SoN Global Health Visioning Committee 2006 Office of Global Affairs Strategic Planning retreat participation 2005 – present Medical Research Advisory Board, Lifelong AIDS Alliance 2005 – present Biobehavioral Nursing Training Grant faculty
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International Experience: 2006 Research collaboration meeting, Academic Partnership for Training & HIV (AMPATH) and Moi University, Eldoret Kenya (funded by UW CFAR Trainee Support grant, 2006)
2004 Micro-costing study in Ganjoni HIV Research Cohort, Mombasa Kenya
1997 Eighth Annual Clinical Seminar, Thai Nurse Association: Lecturer, AIDS workshops at Chiang Mai University, Mahidol University (Bangkok), and Prince of Songkhla University
1986 Nutrition and Health Delegation, Nicaragua, multidisciplinary health team visit
1984 - 1985 Malawi, East Africa: Agricultural development health impact analysis, oral rehydration education
1983 Malawi, East Africa: Land reform evaluation study
Research Interests: • HIV/sexually transmitted infection screening, prevention, and treatment adherence. • Patient-centered informatics. • Behavioral epidemiology.
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