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CURRICULUM VITAE Matthew James Mimiaga, ScD, MPH
DATE PREPARED: 08/01/2014
Office Address Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School Behavioral Medicine Service, Department of Psychiatry 1 Bowdoin Square, 7th floor Boston, MA 02114 MGH Phone: 617.724.4977 MGH Fax: 617.724.8690 Mobile : 617.901.9276 Email: [email protected]
Place of Birth Los Angeles, CA
Education 2001 B.S. Psychology and Biological California Sciences Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
2003 M.P.H. Epidemiology/Biostatistics Boston University, and Behavioral Sciences School of Public Health, Boston, MA
2007 Sc.D. Major: Psychiatric Harvard School of Epidemiology, Minors: Public Health, Infectious / Chronic Disease Boston, MA Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Pre-Doctoral 09/1999- Pre- HIV/AIDS The University of Training 08/2000 Doctoral California at San Research Francisco (UCSF) and Training the Center for AIDS Fellowship Prevention Studies (CAPS), San Francisco, CA
Post-Doctoral 05/2007- Post- Behavioral Medicine Harvard Medical Training 04/2008 Doctoral (Primary Mentor: School and Fellowship Steven A. Safren, PhD) Massachusetts General Hospital, Behavioral Medicine (Department of Psychiatry), Boston, MA
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Academic Appointments
2007-2008 Research Fellow Harvard Medical School
2008-2010 Instructor in Psychiatry Harvard Medical School
2009-2010 Instructor in Epidemiology Harvard School of Public Health
2010-2014 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School
2010-2014 Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Harvard School of Public Health
2014-present Associate Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School
2014-present Associate Professor of Harvard School of Public Health Epidemiology
Hospital or Affiliated Institution Appointments
2001-2006 Research Associate (2001-2003); The Fenway Institute, Fenway Epidemiology Projects Manager Health (2004-2006); Affiliated Investigator (2007-present)
2001-2006 Research Fellow in Psychiatry Massachusetts General Hospital
2001-2006 Assistant in Research Massachusetts General Hospital
2012-present Associate in Research Massachusetts General Hospital
Other Professional Positions
1996-1998 Program Coordinator AIDS Support Network (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender - Health Awareness Program), San Luis Obispo, CA
1997-1998 Student Body President College of Science and Mathematics, California Polytechnic State University. Elected to the office through student-run elections; presided over a student body of 3,000 and a 15 member committee, San Luis Obispo, CA
1998-1999 Volunteer Client Coordinator Volunteer Staff Coordinator, United Way / Friends Outside, San Luis Obispo, CA
1999-2000 Volunteer Counselor Walden House. Substance abuse Mimiaga, p.3
treatment counselor, San Francisco, CA
1999-2000 HIV Group Facilitator UCSF/CAPS. HIV-uninfected men’s health and education group leader, San Francisco, CA
1999-2000 HIV Counseling and Testing AIDS Health Project, San Counselor Francisco, CA
2000-2001 HIV Counseling and Testing San Luis Obispo Department of Counselor Public Health, San Luis Obispo, CA
2007-2011 Director of Grants Management Hope Web Design, Rialto, CA
2012-present Director of Health Services and Project Weber, Providence, RI Research (~3 hours/month)
Major Committee Assignments
Local 2011-present Scientific Committee for Harvard School of Public Health, Epidemiological Research Series Department of Epidemiology
2012-present Admissions Review Committee Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
2012-2013 Faculty Search Committee for Harvard School of Public Health, Global Health Epidemiology Department of Epidemiology
National 2007-2011 Board of Directors Hope Web Design
2007-present Scientific Advisory Committee amfAR, Foundation for AIDS Research
2012-present Board of Directors (~3 hours/month) Project Weber (http://www.projectweber.org)
Professional Societies
1999-2001 Member Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology
2001-2004 Member Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
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2001-present HIV/AIDS section committee; American Public Health LGBT section committee; Member Association
2002-present Scientific review committee; Society of Behavioral Medicine Member
2002-present Scientific review committee; International AIDS Society Member
2011-present Member IAPAC, International Association for Providers in AIDS Care
Scientific Grant Review Groups and NIH Committees
2007-2010 Ad hoc reviewer amfAR, Foundation for AIDS Research
2010-present Ad hoc reviewer California HIV/AIDS Research Program (CHRP)
2011-2012 Ad hoc reviewer NIH Behavioral and Social Consequences of HIV/AIDS (BSCH)
2011-present Reviewer Harvard Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) 2013-2019 Standing Member NIH Behavioral and Social Consequences of HIV/AIDS (BSCH) 2013-2015 Committee Member Office of AIDS Research (OAR), (reappointed) NIH, HIV/AIDS Racial and Ethnic Populations Research Priority Committee
Report of Clinical Activities and Innovations
1999-2003 HIV pre- and post-test counseling California State Certification and testing
1999-2003 ORASURE HIV testing California State Certification
1999-2000 Group facilitation UCSF/CAPS
2001-current HIV pre- and post-test counseling Massachusetts State Certification and testing
2002-current Phlebotomy Massachusetts State Certification
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Editorial Activities
Ad Hoc Reviews
AIDS and Behavior AIDS Care American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) AIDS Education and Prevention Sexually Transmitted Diseases AIDS Patient Care and STDs The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) American Journal of Health Promotion (AJHP) The Journal of LGBT Health Research Journal of AIDS (JAIDS) Journal of Urban Health Drug and Alcohol Dependence American Journal of Epidemiology Health Psychology PLoS One
Editorial Boards
2008-present American College of Physicians, Physicians Information and Education Resource (PIER) 2011-present Infectious Diseases 2012-present Archives of Sexual Behavior
Awards and Honors Academic Awards 1998-2001 Dean’s List California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
2001 President’s Award (five recipients California Polytechnic State per year, awarded for outstanding University, San Luis Obispo scholastic merit and community service)
2001 Community Service Award California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
2001 Honors, Undergraduate Thesis, California Polytechnic State Health Status Report University, San Luis Obispo 2000. Published by the Department of Public Health, San Luis Obispo, CA
2001-2003 Community Scholars Fellowship Boston University School of Award (half tuition stipend) Public Health
2001-2003 Dean’s Scholarship Award (half Boston University School of Mimiaga, p.6
tuition stipend) Public Health
2004-2007 Presidential Scholarship Award (full Harvard School of Public Health tuition scholarship for entire degree period)
Research Awards
2009-2014 Loan Repayment Program for National Institutes of Health Clinical Research through NIDA: 2009-2011, 2012, 2013 (renewal)
2010 Outstanding Investigator in University of Miami, Miller HIV/AIDS Research School of Medicine, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Invited Trainings and Consultations
2006 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) First Research Training Institute. Applications were selected for invitation via a competitive review process
2007 Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Network (SBSRN) 1ST National Scientific Meeting and Training for New Investigators, Co-sponsored by the NIH Office of AIDS Research
2009 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) invited consultation on recruiting and retaining high risk, substance dependant MSM in ongoing intervention trials
2009 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invited consultation on HIV prevention messaging for MSM
2010 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invited consultation on prevention of HIV transmission among MARPs research and policy implications at Clinca Condesa and Colmex, Mexico City, Mexico
2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invited consultation on promoting sexual health through a public health approach
2010 The Forum for Collaborative HIV Research (NIH) invited consultation on municipal scale-up of HIV testing in the US
2011 MSM HIV/AIDS Prevention consultation at NIH
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2011 Joint NIH/ICMR Indo/US working group consultation
2012 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invited consultation on HIV prevention for MSM
2012 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invited consultation on STD prevention
Funding Information (direct support listed for projects on which I am PI or Co-PI)
Past Funding
2006-2010 PI Massachusetts ~$150,000 per year Department of Public Health, Division of Infectious Diseases This was a collaborative contractual agreement, renewed yearly, with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) to conduct epidemiological research pertaining to HIV prevention in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Massachusetts. The projects change yearly, and were reviewed competitively through a proposal process with MDPH. Prior studies include: 1) Monitoring MSM trends in incidence and prevalence of STDs though the development of an enhanced STD surveillance system; 2) Social and sexual networks, knowledge of STIs and HIV, perceptions of risk for disease, and barriers and motivators to accessing care from the perspective of Black MSM in the greater Boston area; and 3) Assessing how sexual environmental contexts impact sexual risk and HIV transmission among MSM in Massachusetts.
2007-2008 Co-Investigator Supplement to: NIMH (R01MH68746-01) PI: Kenneth Mayer Co-PI: Steven Safren Potential unintended consequences of PrEP use among MSM To understand the potential unintended consequences of the wider public discussion of the use of antiretrovirals for the prevention of HIV among HIV-uninfected men, we: (1) Recruited and screened a sample of HIV-uninfected MSM using Respondent-Driven Sampling (RDS) and direct recruitment to obtain a diverse profile of the New England MSM who may be potential users of both PrEP and PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis), and (2) explored in depth, using qualitative methods, the pre-existing knowledge, attitudes and behaviors among a selected sample of high-risk HIV-uninfected MSM with respect to both PrEP and PEP.
2007-2009 Co-PI Gilead Sciences Inc.
PI: Kenneth Mayer Facilitators and Barriers to Routine Testing This formative research project sought to gain a deeper understanding of the barriers and facilitators to implementing CDC guidelines on routine HIV testing in primary care settings. Mimiaga, p.8
This was a foundation grant sponsored in full by Gilead Sciences.
2008-2010 PI National Institute on $100,000 Drug Abuse (R03DA023393-01) Behavioral activation and HIV risk reduction for MSM with crystal meth abuse This pilot study of 20 individuals sought to develop a behavioral treatment to reduce sexual risk taking in MSM who abuse crystal methamphetamine and are at risk for HIV acquisition. The treatment incorporates state of the art behavioral risk reduction counseling approaches (e.g. information-motivation-behavioral skills building) with 10 sessions of behavioral activation to treat depression.
2008-2010 PI Lenovo Hope Fund of $10,000 Triangle Community Foundation Reach 50 in 2008-2009 through Hope Web Design This application was a competitive RFP through the Lenovo Hope Fund. Reach 50 in 2008/2009 provided free, personalized web sites to 50 individuals who were diagnosed with cancer (no specific etiology/diagnosis) and who are 17 years of age or younger at the time that services are requested from Hope Web Design. Hope Web Design was a California based non-profit organization with a fully established board of directors.
2008-2011 Co-PI National Institute on Mental Health PI: Kenneth Mayer (R21MH085319-01) Social/sexual networks of high risk married MSM in Mumbai The overall goals were to better understand HIV/STI transmission dynamics and how social and sexual network characteristics contribute to increased risk among MSM who are married to women, and to probe for interest in participating in future HIV/STI prevention interventions.
2008-2011 Co-Investigator National Institute on Mental Health PI: Steven Safren (R21MH356025-01) Addressing Psychosocial Needs and HIV Risk in Indian MSM Specifically, this project aimed to develop an intervention that examined the impact of HIV stigma, discrimination, intimate partner violence and/or history of abuse or trauma on risk behavior and the rates of co-occurring mental illness and drug or alcohol abuse among MSM in Chennai, India. Such examination sought to develop a multi-component intervention that address co-occurring disorders and other recognized substance abuse syndromes and their impact on increased incidence of HIV infection.
2010-2012 Multiple PI (with Dr. Harvard Catalyst Pilot $50,000 Donn Colby) Grant Mimiaga, p.9
Sexual Health Needs of Male Sex Workers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The aim was to conduct formative research to better understand risk and protective factors for HIV/STI transmission among MSW in Ho Chi Minh City. In the first phase, we conducted qualitative interviews with MSW to better understand local terminology, cultural factors, reasons for engaging in sex work, HIV risk dynamics, and barriers and facilitators of HIV testing/care. Second, we used the information gained through the qualitative interviews to design a larger, culturally responsive, quantitative assessment. These findings were used to develop a specific intervention designed to decrease HIV/STI risk behavior among MSW in Vietnam, which we are currently pilot testing among a sample of 100 MSW.
2010-2012 Co-Investigator HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) / PI: James Kublin NIH HIV Vaccine Clinical Trials Network (HVTN) Behavioral Social Science – Legacy 505 Administrative Supplement Project The goal of this project was to enhance and accelerate the recruitment of MSM into HIV vaccine clinical trials. This was accomplished through three main lines of work: (1) the development and implementation of an innovative HVTN 505 recruitment strategy targeting MSM to run concurrently with existing HVTN 505 recruitment efforts; (2) a survey of 1,800 MSM sampled from six HVTN 505 research locations assessing barriers and facilitators to enrolling in HIV vaccine clinical trials among this population; and (3) a comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of existing HVTN 505 recruitment strategies, of newly implemented recruitment strategies, and the efficacy of targeted population surveys to identify actionable barriers and facilitators to recruitment.
2011-2014 PI Harvard CFAR Grant $70,000
Co-PI: Dr. Laura Bogart Improving antiretroviral medication adherence among HIV-infect youth This study will lay the groundwork for a randomized controlled trial of a behavioral intervention to improve medication adherence among HIV-infected youth and to determine whether the intervention structure and content can be used across risk groups with varied sexual identities, including lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) versus heterosexually identified. We will adapt the Life-Steps intervention designed by our group for HIV-infected adults to be responsive to the needs of HIV-infected adolescent. Following a 2 month intervention development phase involving qualitative focus groups with 48 adolescents (24 LGB and 24 heterosexual), the intervention will be piloted among 20 HIV-infected youth (10 LBG and 10 heterosexual). Using a pre-post design, the study will explore whether HIV-infected youth who complete the behavioral intervention (Life-Steps) report improved antiretroviral medication adherence.
2011-2014 Multiple PI (with Dr. Harvard CFAR Grant $70,000 Jen Mitty) Sustaining effects of contingency management on stimulant use in HIV-infected persons The objectives are to: (1) develop and implement a combined contingency management (CM) and behavioral activation therapy (BAT) intervention aimed at HIV-infected individuals who are Mimiaga, p.10
engaged in HIV care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and are currently using crack, cocaine, or methamphetamine; (2) evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention by assessing barriers to enrollment and retention; (3) evaluate the impact of the combined intervention on reductions in stimulant use and explore the impact of the intervention on high risk sexual and drug using behaviors, HIV plasma viral load, CD4 cell count, and medication adherence. The novel treatment approach incorporates BAT with CM to enhance and prolong the effects of CM alone. HIV-infected individuals will be recruited from BIDMC and will receive both CM and BAT. Follow-up assessments will be preformed at the end of the intervention and then 3 months post intervention. In addition, clinic database and chart reviews will be done to evaluate HIV clinical markers, as well as follow up with medical appointments.
Current Funding I am currently the Principal Investigator (PI) of eight NIH funded R grants (three R01s, three R21s, two R34s), a CDC research grant, and a grant funded by the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT & Harvard working in these areas of research.
2014-2019 Multiple PI (with Dr. National Institute of $2,500,000 Steven Safren) Mental Health (R01MH100627- 01A1) Fostering resilience to psychosocial and HIV risk in Indian MSM This study is testing the efficacy of the self-acceptance-based intervention in comparison to HIV / VCT on co-primary outcomes: STI incidence and reduced episodes of unprotected anal sexamong HIV-infected and uninfected MSM in Chennai and Mumbai India. The incremental cost-effectiveness of the intervention and HIV/STI VCT relative to HIV/STI VCT alone is being assessed, considering individual and public health benefits as well as downstream cost-savings due to HIV infections averted.
2014-2017 Multiple PI (with Drs. National Institute of $450,000 Jesse Clark and Sari Mental Health Reisner) (R34MH104072-01) TransPrEP: Social Network-Based PrEP Adherence for Transgender Women in Peru This research is to develop a social network-based intervention to promote PrEP adherence among PrEP naïve transgender women at risk for HIV infection in Lima, Peru. Once the intervention is developed through multiple forms of qualitative methods, an RCT pilot will be conducted randomizing by social network-based clusters of transgender women. All participants will be provided with daily Truvada for the study period. The intervention includes a mix of individual counseling, group (peer) based workshops, and social network interactions.
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2011-2015 PI National Institute on $450,000 Drug Abuse (R34DA031028-01) Behavioral activation and HIV risk reduction for MSM with crystal meth abuse Problematic crystal methamphetamine (“meth”) use is a prevalent and treatment refractory problem in MSM, and highly associated with HIV sexual risk behavior. MSM who are HIV- uninfected and meet DSM-IV criteria for a diagnosis of meth (amphetamine) abuse/dependence will be randomized. The two arms include (1) “BAT-RR”, behavioral activation therapy and risk reduction counseling which lasts 10 sessions; and (2) the comparison condition, the equivalent risk reduction counseling only for 2 sessions. Participants will be followed for 6 months post- randomization. Main outcomes include sexual risk (primary) and meth use (secondary). Additional secondary outcomes include increases in pleasurable (but safe) activities, increases in HIV information, motivation re: sexual safety, and behavioral skills, decreases in depressive symptoms severity, and decreases in polysubstance use.
2011-2016 Multiple PI (with Dr. National Institute of $2,500,000 Rob Garofalo) Mental Health (R01MH094323-02) HIV Prevention Intervention for Young Transgender Women The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a uniquely targeted HIV risk reduction intervention for young transgender women (YTW), ages 16 to 24, at risk for HIV acquisition or transmission. Evidence indicates that transgender women have HIV prevalence rates as high as or higher than other high risk groups (i.e., >25%), compounded by a startling rate of unrecognized infection (i.e., >10%), with the largest percentage among YTW (ages 29 and younger). High rates of risky sexual behavior and HIV infection among this population of young women indicate a need for comprehensive HIV prevention programs targeted to their unique circumstances. We will enroll 375 at risk YTW, ages 16-24; two-fifths of the sample (N=150) randomized to the intervention will participate in the 6-session group-based and manualized Life Skills intervention; two-fifths (N=150) will be randomized to the standard-of-care condition; and one- fifth will be randomized to the time-matched attention control condition (N=75) and receive standard health promotion information in a group-based multi-session format.
2011-2014 PI National Institute on $275,000 Drug Abuse (R21DA03372-01) Technology for HIV Prevention among Vulnerable Men in India Male sex workers (MSWs) are at particularly elevated risk for HIV infection and represent an important bridge population potentiating the HIV/AIDS epidemic in India. The first six months will be an intervention development and refinement phase. We will first conduct qualitative interviews (N = ~20 at both the Chennai and Mumbai study sites) and focus groups to inform the content of the intervention. We will then conduct an open pilot of the intervention with up to 10 MSWs (5 per study site) and assess initial feasibility and acceptability. We will then revise the intervention based on these data and work out any remaining methodological or intervention- development details. The next 18 months will be a RCT pilot of the intervention. One hundred Mimiaga, p.12
(80 completers: 40 per study site) MSWs at risk for transmitting or acquiring HIV will be randomized to either 1) the mobile phone delivered counseling intervention and standard of care HIV/STI counseling and testing or 2) the control condition-standard of care HIV/STI counseling and testing alone.
2011-2014 Multiple PI (with Dr. National Institute of $247,226 Jen Mitty) Mental Health (R21MH095535-01) Understanding PrEP Implementation among Club Drug Using Men who have Sex with Men The use of the antiretrovirals tenofovir emtricitabine as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a novel biomedical HIV prevention strategy to help decrease HIV spread. We propose to conduct qualitative interviews (phase 1) and a larger quantitative assessment (phase 2) among HIV- uninfected MSM who report recent club drug use and concurrent sexual risk (in the last 3 months) to gain a better understanding of the facilitators and barriers to PrEP implementation in this high risk group. All participants will be recruited from bars, nightclubs, and dance clubs in the Boston area that are known to attract gay and bisexual men and other MSM where club drug use is occurring.
2013-2018 Multiple PI (with Drs. National Institute of $2,500,000 Rob Stephenson and Child Health and Rob Garofalo) Human Development (R01HD075655- 01A1) CVCTPlus: A Couples-Based Approach to Linkage to Care and ARV Adherence Studies suggest that the majority of incident HIV infections among MSM are attributable to sex with a main male sex partner; however, HIV prevention interventions that target male-male couples are lacking. Because of this, Couples HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing (CVCT), an intervention that has been repeatedly shown to reduce HIV transmission within heterosexual couples, has been adapted to US MSM couples. Additionally, novel evidence demonstrates that antiretroviral therapy (ART) not only reduces morbidity and mortality among HIV-positive persons, but also serves to reduce the risk of HIV transmission to a negative partner by 96%. As adherence to ART is modifiable, and levels of peer support have been shown to increase ART adherence, this current study proposes to use CVCT combined with dyadic adherence counseling (“CVTCPlus”) to improve linkage to care, retention in care, ART adherence and viral suppression among HIV- sero-discordant male-male couples using a cohort of 250 serodiscordant couples in Atlanta, Boston, and Chicago. Sero-discordant couples (125 in each arm) will be followed for two years, with study visits every six months.
2013-2015 Multiple PI (with Dr. National Institute on $275,000 Katie Biello) Drug Abuse (R21DA035113- 01A1) HIV Risk for MSM Sex Workers: A Social, Sexual and Drug Network Simulation Study This is a longitudinal epidemiological study of MSM sex worker networks in Massachusetts to Mimiaga, p.13 identify protective and risk factors that affect HIV transmission dynamics. Longitudinal data will enhance our understanding of how contemporary social, sexual, and drug abuse network characteristics contribute to increased HIV and STI spread among MSM sex workers. The information gained will be used to develop a simulation model to examine which prevention modality (e.g., PrEP, etc) would impact decreased HIV incidence most successfully.
2008-2014 Co-Investigator and HIV Prevention Trials Member of the Network (HPTN) / Protocol Development NIH: Protocol 063 Team; Protocol chair: Steven Safren Preparing for international prevention trials involving HIV-infected individuals in care settings To conduct preparatory research needed to design a behavioral intervention to decrease sexual transmission risk behaviors in HIV-infected individuals in care and to determine whether a similar intervention structure can be used across various sexual risk groups and cultural settings. Sample includes HIV-infected men and women in Africa, Asia, and South America, who have reported recent (within 3 months) HIV sexual transmission risk behavior. HPTN is a NIAID funded international network charged with conducting HIV prevention efficacy trials.
2010-2015 Co-Investigator National Institute of Mental Health PI: Heidi Crane (U01AR057954) Patient reported outcomes in routine clinical care of patients infected with HIV This project's goal is to improve medical care processes and patient outcomes in clinical practice settings using routine collection of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) administered by computerized adaptive tests (CATs). This project will leverage extensive resources from the Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) Network of Integrated Cohort Studies (CNICS); a consortium of 9 clinical research sites providing care for a well-characterized and demographically heterogeneous cohort of >20,000 HIV-infected individuals.
2012-2016 Co-Investigator National Institute of Mental Health PI: Ken Mayer (R34MH095584-01) Optimizing antiretroviral-based prevention by enhancing PrEP adherence in MSM This research is to develop a nurse delivered intervention to promote PrEP adherence among PrEP naïve MSM at risk for HIV infection in Boston, MA. Once the intervention is developed through multiple forms of qualitative methods, an RCT pilot will be conducted. All participants will be provided with daily Truvada for the study period.
2011-2016 Co-Investigator National Institute of Mental Health PI: Conall O’Cleirigh (R01MH095624-01) Mimiaga, p.14
HIV prevention and trauma treatment for MSM with childhood sexual abuse histories This two-arm RCT is to test the efficacy of a psychosocial intervention that addresses intersecting epidemics among MSM: HIV and CSA. The experimental condition integrates sexual risk reduction counseling with Cognitive Processing Therapy for Sexual Risk (CPT-SR). CPT-SR has been specifically piloted on MSM with CSA histories and sexual risk to reduce interfering negative CSA-related thoughts about self, to more accurately appraise sexual risk, and to decrease avoidance of sexual safety considerations, and through rehearsals of sexual safety behaviors. The active and time-matched comparison condition is risk reduction counseling plus supportive psychotherapy.
Report of Teaching Teaching of Students in Courses
2000 (Summer) Instructional Staff, History of Johns Hopkins 25 hours per Mathematics University Center for week Talented Youth. Baltimore, MD
2003-2004 TA, Introduction to Boston University 6 hours per week Epidemiologic Methods School of Public Health
2009-recurring Lead Instructor, EPI 220: Harvard School of 8 hours per week (Spring) Psychiatric Diagnosis in Clinic Public Health and Community Populations
Laboratory and Other Research Supervisory and Training Responsibilities
2006-present Research/Academic Supervision. At any given time I 20 hours per supervise and provide ongoing mentorship to 20 - 30 week Research Associates/Project Managers, graduate students at HSPH, MGH/HMS clinical interns, and HSPH post-doctoral fellows in Epidemiology
2008-present I currently provide (or have provided) ongoing 2 hours per statistical support/advising to MGH professionals week outside of and within the Behavioral Medicine Service, including Drs. Andres Bedoya, Adam Gonzalez, and Aaron Blashill (Behavioral Medicine), Oliver Freudenreich (MGH First Episode And Early Psychosis Program). I have worked in recent years with Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky and others from her team (Division of Infectious Diseases) analyzing data and writing manuscripts from the USHER emergency room HIV testing trial.
Formally Supervised Trainees (Harvard)
Duration Advisee/Trainee Mentorship Role Current Position 2007-present Sari L. Reisner, ScD Faculty member on Reisner’s Post Doctoral Fellow, dissertation committee; mentor ID Epidemiology, Mimiaga, p.15
for post-doctoral fellowship in HSPH infectious disease epidemiology *Co-authored over 30 pubs
2009-2012 Ugochukwu Mentor as part of the USAID Community Care and Amanyeiwe, PhD, Global Health Fellows Program Prevention Advisor MD and HSPH
2010-present Douglas Krakower, Research mentorship Clinical Fellow, MD *Co-authored 3 pubs; led to HMS/BIDMC successful NIH K grant
2011-present Katie Biello, PhD Primary advisor Post-Doctoral Fellow **Co-authored 3 pubs; led to Global HIV successful NIH R21 grant; Epidemiology, HSPH Primary mentor on Harvard CFAR Scholar grant
2011-present Nadia Abuelez Research mentorship ScD candidate, **Co-authored 2 pubs under Epidemiology, HSPH review
2011-present Amaya Perez- Research mentorship ScM graduate, Brumer **Co-authored 3 pubs under HSPH; PhD student review at Columbia University
2011-2013 Radha Rajasingham, Research mentorship Clinical Fellow, MD **Co-authored 1 pub HMS/BIDMC
2011-present Charlene Flash, MD Research mentorship while a Assistant Professor of Fellow at HMS/BIDMC Medicine, Division of **Co-authored 2 pubs under Infectious Disease, review Baylor College of Medicine
2012-present Catie Oldenburg, Primary advisor ScD student, MPH **Co-authored 4 pub in press Epidemiology, HSPH
2012-present Jason Park Primary advisor ScM student, Epidemiology, HSPH
2012-present David Grelotti, MD, Primary advisor Post-Doctoral Fellow MPH **Co-authored 3 pubS; 3 other Psychiatric pubs under review; Primary Epidemiology, HSPH mentor on Harvard CFAR and Behavioral Scholar grant; R21 scored very Medicine, MGH well and is moving forward for funding Mimiaga, p.16
2013-present Cheung Hoi Cheung Primary advisor ScM student, “Doug”, MS Epidemiology, HSPH
2013-present Angela Robertson, Primary mentor Assistant Professor of PhD, MPH **Co-authored 3 other pubs Social and Behavioral under review; Primary mentor on Sciences, Boston Harvard CFAR Scholar grant University School of Public Health Formally Supervised Trainees (on Mimiaga’s Funded Grants at MGH/Harvard)
Duration Advisee/Trainee Mentorship Role Current Position 2005-2006 Andrew Fair, ScM Research Associate Project Manager **Co-authored 1 pub NYC Department of Health
2005-2008 Ashley Tetu, MPH Research Associate PhD student in Social **Co-authored 3 pubs Sciences at the University of Washington
2006-2011 Carey Johnson, ScM International Studies Project Senior Program Manager Officer for Center for **Co-authored 6 pubs Leadership and Management
2006-2007 Katherine Bonafide, Research Associate PhD Candidate, MA **Co-authored 1 pub Clinical Psychology, Syracuse University
2007-2008 Benjamin Colburn Research mentorship Medical Student Brown University
2008-2010 Sean Bland Research Associate Law Student, **Co-authored 4 pubs Georgetown University
2007-2011 Brandon Perkovich Research mentorship while at Medical Student at Harvard College UCSF **Co-authored 3 pubs
2009-present Wade Taylor, PhD Research mentorship for Post Assistant Professor at Doctoral Fellowship Simons College, **Co-authored 2 pubs Boston
2009-present Elizabeth F. Epidemiology Projects Manager PhD student London Closson, MSc **Co-authored 7 pubs School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2010-2012 David Hankins Research Associate Medical Student at Dartmouth University Mimiaga, p.17
2010-present Jackie White, MPH Epidemiology Projects Manager PhD student Yale **Co-authored 15 pubs University
2010-2011 Blake Rowley Research Associate Program Director, **Co-authored 3 pubs NASTAD
2010-present Steven Elsesser Research Coordinator N/A **Co-authored 1 pub
2010-present Nicholas Perry Research Associate PhD Student, clinical **Co-authored 3 pubs psychology, University of Utah 2010-present Michael Garber, Research Therapist N/A MSW **Co-authored 1 pub
2011-present Bianca Aponte Research Associate N/A
2011-present Emilia Dunham Research Coordinator N/A
2011-present Nelisa Rash Research Associate N/A
2011-present Janna Gordon Research Associate N/A **Co-authored 1 book chapter
2011-present Johannes Wilson Research Associate N/A **Co-authored 2 pubs
2012-2013 Zupenda Davis Black AIDS Institute Mentorship PhD Student, Drexel Program University
2012-present Victoria Love Research Associate N/A
2012-present Vish Kothery Research Associate Medical Student at **Co-authored 2 pubs Vanderbilt University
2013-present Jason Mattie Research Associate N/A **Co-authored 1 pub
2013-present Kirk Fergus Research Associate N/A **Co-authored 2 pubs Graduate of Harvard College
2013present Dana Pardee Senior Research Associate N/A
2013-present Jowanna Malone Research Associate N/A Graduate of Harvard College
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2014-present Eric Lamy Research Associate N/A
Invited Presentations
Local – No Presentations Below Were Sponsored by Outside Entities
2007 Harvard School of Public Health, Mental Health Caucus. “Mental health issues among men who have sex with men”
2008 Harvard School of Public Health, Mental Health Caucus. “Mental health issues among men who have sex with men”
2008 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry. Behavioral Medicine seminar. “Intervention development for MSM with crystal meth abuse who are at risk for HIV infection”
2008 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry. Behavioral Medicine seminar. “Intervention development for MSM with crystal meth abuse who are at risk for HIV infection”
2008 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry. Behavioral Medicine seminar. “Epidemiology and biostatistics in behavioral medicine research”
2009 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry. Behavioral Medicine seminar. “Treatment for crystal methamphetamine abuse/dependence among MSM at risk for HIV infection”
2009 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry. Behavioral Medicine seminar. “Epidemiological methods in behavioral medicine research”
2010 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry. Behavioral Medicine seminar. “Treatment for crystal methamphetamine abuse/dependence among MSM at risk for HIV infection”
2010 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry. Behavioral Medicine seminar. “Biostatical methods in behavioral medicine research”
2011 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry. Behavioral Medicine seminar. “Treatment for crystal methamphetamine abuse/dependence among MSM at risk for HIV infection”
2011 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry. Behavioral Medicine seminar. “Biostatical methods in behavioral medicine research”
2011 Harvard Center for AIDS Research Behavioral and Social Sciences Mimiaga, p.19
Program. “Intervention development for stimulant dependence and risk reduction in HIV uninfected and infected MSM”
2012 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry. Behavioral Medicine seminar. “Treatment for crystal methamphetamine abuse/dependence among MSM at risk for HIV infection”
2012 Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry. Behavioral Medicine seminar. “Biostatical methods in behavioral medicine research”
2012 Harvard School of Public Health, HIV Prevention Interventions Course. “HIV prevention intervention for at risk populations globally”
2012 Harvard Center for AIDS Research Behavioral and Social Sciences Program. “Understanding PrEP implementation if high-risk substance using MSM”
2013 Harvard Center for AIDS Research Behavioral and Social Sciences Program. “Understanding PrEP implementation if high-risk MSM globally”
Regional – No Presentations Below Were Sponsored by Outside Entities
2008 Brown University School of Public Health. “Crystal methamphetamine use and associated HIV risk among men who have sex with men”
2008 Suffolk University, Health Psychology graduate course, invited lecture. “Crystal methamphetamine, risky sex, and intervention development”
2008 Massachusetts Department of Public Health, MSM Mini-forum. “Hot topics in MSM research”
2010 The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health. “Epidemiology 101”
2010 The Population Research Center, The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health. “Anatomy of a manuscript: How to write a manuscript in 20 sentences”
2011 The Population Research Center, The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health. “Anatomy of a manuscript: How to write a manuscript in 20 sentences”
National – No Presentations Below Were Sponsored by Outside Entities
2009 NIH/CDC pre-meeting to the National HIV Prevention Conference, invited talk. “Sex positive intervention development for HIV risky MSM”
2010 University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. “Behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk taking in MSM who abuse crystal methamphetamine who are at risk for HIV acquisition”
International – No Presentations Below Were Sponsored by Outside Entities
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2009 Tuberculosis Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research and Loyola University/University of Madras, Chennai, India. “An introduction to qualitative and quantitative methods”
2009 The Humsafar Trust and the National AIDS Research Institute, Mumbai, India. “Qualitative methods in HIV prevention research”
2009 The Humsafar Trust and the National AIDS Research Institute, Mumbai, India. “From research to program implementation”
2009 12th Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM), Lyon, France, invited talk. “Sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men”
2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. “MSM and vulnerability to HIV infection”
2010 University of Chiang Mai, Thailand. “Using qualitative methods to design a secondary HIV prevention intervention for HIV-infected individuals in care settings” (three day training)
2010 Instituto de Pesquisa Clinica Evandro Chagas (IPEC) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “Using qualitative methods to design a secondary HIV prevention intervention for HIV-infected individuals in care settings” (three day training)
2010 Matero Clinic– Lusaka, Zambia. “Using qualitative methods to design a secondary HIV prevention intervention for HIV-infected individuals in care settings” (three day training)
2010 University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa. “Qualitative methods for intervention development with populations at high risk for HIV”
2010 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Clinca Condesa and Colmex, Mexico City, Mexico. “Non-occupational post- exposure prophylaxis (NPEP): findings from published clinical and behavioral studies among Boston MSM”
2010 United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Mexico City, Mexico. “State of the art in HIV prevention with MSM”
2010 Center for Promotion of Quality of Life (Life Centre), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. “3-day training in use of qualitative methods with male sex workers”
2011 Lisbon, Portugal. 2011 NIAID Conference on HIV/AIDS Research. “Intervention development for HIV sexual risk reduction among high-risk men who have sex with men”
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2011 Saint Petersburg, Russia. “Training in use of qualitative methods with MSM at-risk for HIV”
2011 Humsafar Trust, Mumbai, India. “Model of LGBT Health and Health Care Delivery”
2011 Prince Myshiyeni Memorial Hospital, Durban, South Africa. “Training in qualitative methods for use in a hyperendmic HIV setting”
2011 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. “MSM and Vulnerability to HIV infection”
2012 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. “Interventions for HIV prevention among male sex workers in Vietnam”
2012 National Institute for Research on Tuberculosis (NIRT/ICMR), Chennai, India. “Model of Health and Health Care Delivery for at Risk Populations”
2013 Treat ASIA, Bangkok, Thailand. “Interventions for methamphetamine dependence and other substance use in HIV uninfected and infected MSM”
2013 Treat ASIA, Bangkok, Thailand. “Holistic HIV prevention interventions grounded in the social realities of young transgender women”
2013 Treat ASIA, Bangkok, Thailand. “Fostering resilience and addressing psychosocial needs and HIV risk among MSM in resource-limited settings”
2013 University of Chiang Mai, Thailand. “Analyzing qualitative data to design a secondary HIV prevention intervention for HIV-infected”
2013 UCLA and IMPACTA, Lima, Peru. “HIV prevention interventions for high risk groups in resource limited settings”
2013 CDC and HAIVN, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. “A manualized, group- based HIV prevention intervention for at risk MSM in HCMC, Vietnam”
2013 CDC and HAIVN, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. “Anatomy of a manuscript: How to write a manuscript in 20 sentences”
2014 National Institute for Research on Tuberculosis (NIRT), Indian Council of Medical Research. “Analysis of qualitative data using NVIVO and ATLAS.ti software”
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Symposia Presentations at National Scientific Conferences (limited to prior 5 years)
2008 Psychosocial and behavioral predictors of partner Centers for Disease Control notification for STD and HIV exposure among men STD Prevention Conference, who have sex with men (MSM) Chicago, IL
2008 Psychosocial and behavioral correlates of STD and Centers for Disease Control HIV risk behavior among Massachusetts men who STD Prevention Conference, have sex with men (MSM) with Posttraumatic Chicago, IL stress disorder (PTSD)
2008 Health care access and sexually transmitted disease Centers for Disease Control screening frequency among at risk Massachusetts STD Prevention Conference, men who have sex with men (MSM) Chicago, IL
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2008 The Effectiveness of Respondent-Driven Sampling Centers for Disease Control to Recruit Minority and Hard-to-Reach MSM for STD Prevention Conference, STD/HIV Behavioral Surveillance Chicago, IL
2008 Childhood sexual abuse and underage male Society of Behavioral homosexual contact is highly associate with HIV Medicine conference, San risk taking behavior and infection Diego, CA
2009 Street workers and Internet escorts: Contextual and Society of Behavioral psychosocial factors surrounding HIV risk behavior Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, among men who engage in sex work with other Canada men
2009 HIV prevention beyond anal sex: Predicting HIV Society of Behavioral sexual risk reduction practices in a sample of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Massachusetts MSM Canada
2009 Predictors of identifying as a “barebacker” among Society of Behavioral high risk New England HIV seronegative MSM Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2009 Tenofovir DF/Emtricitabine/Raltegravir AIDS Society Conference on (TDF/FTC/RAL) is Safe and Well-Tolerated for HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment Non-Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and Prevention, Cape Town, (NPEP) South Africa
2009 Depressive symptoms and HIV/STD risk among National HIV Prevention Massachusetts MSM accessing Department of Conference, Atlanta, GA Health mobile van services
2009 Community providers’ perceptions and experiences National HIV Prevention with MSM clients attending sex parties in Conference, Atlanta, GA Massachusetts: Implications for HIV prevention
2009 Frequency and barriers to routine HIV testing National HIV Prevention among Massachusetts community health centers Conference, Atlanta, GA
2009 Sexual mixing patterns and partner characteristics National HIV Prevention of Black MSM at risk for HIV in Massachusetts Conference, Atlanta, GA
2009 HIV sexual risk behavior and problematic alcohol National HIV Prevention use among Black MSM in Massachusetts Conference, Atlanta, GA
2009 Clinically significant depressive symptoms as a National HIV Prevention risk factor for HIV among Black MSM in Conference, Atlanta, GA Massachusetts
2009 Routine HIV testing in Massachusetts community American Public Health Mimiaga, p.24
health centers: Perceived barriers and strategies to Association annual improve screening rates conference, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Mediators of the relationship between childhood American Public Health sexual abuse and subsequent HIV infection among Association annual MSM in the EXPLORE study conference, Philadelphia, PA
2009 HIV risk behavior among Black men who have sex American Public Health with transgender partners, Boston, Massachusetts Association annual conference, Philadelphia, PA
2009 What substances are HIV-infected MSM using that American Public Health are associated with transmission risk behavior? Association annual conference, Philadelphia, PA
2010 History of incarceration and HIV/STD risk among National STD Prevention Black men who have sex with men in Conference, Atlanta, GA Massachusetts
2010 Increased detection and geographic spread of National STD Prevention gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis in Boston area Conference, Atlanta, GA men who have sex with men, 1997-2008
2010 Health system and personal barriers resulting in National STD Prevention decreased utilization of STD testing services Conference, Atlanta, GA among at risk Black men who have sex with men in Massachusetts
2010 An open phase pilot of behavioral activation Society of Behavioral therapy and risk reduction counseling for MSM Medicine, Seattle, WA with crystal methamphetamine abuse at risk for HIV infection
2010 Baseline findings from Project IMPACT: HIV- Society of Behavioral uninfected men who have sex with men presenting Medicine, Seattle, WA for treatment of crystal methamphetamine abuse are at high-risk for HIV infection
2010 Predictors of HIV transmission risk behavior and Society of Behavioral seroconversion among Latino men who have sex Medicine, Seattle, WA with men in Project EXPLORE
2010 Comparison of CBT to relaxation with educational World Congress of Behavioral support for residual ADHD in adults: initial and Cognitive Therapy, outcome of a randomized controlled trial Boston, MA
2010 Interest of at risk Boston men who have sex with Microbicide Trials Network, men in oral and topical chemoprophylaxis Cape Town, South Africa
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2010 Gender-specific pathways from family conflict in Research Society on childhood to adolescent alcohol or marijuana use Alcoholism Scientific disorders Meeting, San Antonio, TX
2010 “I don’t tell anybody that I am married”: International AIDS Society Understanding the vulnerabilities and associated Meeting, Vienna, Austria HIV risks of Indian men having sex with men who are married to women
2010 Cruising for sex: Partner meeting venue and HIV American Public Health risk behavior among Black men who have sex with Association annual men (MSM) in Massachusetts conference, Denver, CO
2010 Sex parties for urban gay men: An emerging American Public Health culture and risk environment for HIV that merits Association annual immediate attention conference, Denver, CO
2010 Straight-talk about queer transmen: A qualitative American Public Health study of the sexual health needs of New England Association annual transgender men who have sex with men conference, Denver, CO
2011 Patient-provider communication around sexual CDC National HIV Prevention behaviors: Potential barrier to PrEP among MSM Conference, Atlanta, GA engaged in on-line networking
2011 Sex frequency and planning behaviors among CDC National HIV Prevention MSM engaged in on-line networking: Implications Conference, Atlanta, GA for PrEP dosing
2011 High prevalence of depression and loneliness CDC National HIV Prevention exacerbate HIV risk among urban MSM attending Conference, Atlanta, GA sex parties
2011 Engagement of Massachusetts physicians in HIV CDC National HIV Prevention prevention: Results of an on-line survey Conference, Atlanta, GA
2011 Sex party attendance and HIV risk among men who CDC National HIV Prevention have sex with men in Massachusetts: Results from Conference, Atlanta, GA Project PARTY eligibility screening
2011 Prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted International Union Against infections among a community recruited sample of Sexually Transmitted men who have sex with men (MSM) in Chennai, Infections, New Dehli, India India
2011 The evolution of Massachusetts physician attitudes, IDSA meeting, Boston, MA knowledge and experience with antiretroviral chemoprophylaxis before and after the release of iPrex data Mimiaga, p.26
2011 Qualitative comparison of barriers to antiretroviral Annual Conference on HIV medication adherence among preniatally and Treatment and Prevention behaviorally HIV-infected youth Adherence, Miami, FL
2012 Preference for Daily versus Intermittent PrEP International Conference on Dosing among Substance-enhancing Pre-exposure HIV Treatment and Prophylaxis in Men who have Sex with Men: Prevention Adherence, Miami, Determining Optimal Content for a PrEP FL Adherence Package
2012 Qualitative Comparison of Disclosure among International Conference on Preinatally and Behaviorally HIV-infected HIV Treatment and Adolescents Prevention Adherence, Miami, FL
2012 Enhancing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence in International Conference on Men who have Sex HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Miami, FL
2012 Preexposure antiretroviral prophylaxis (PrEP) Gay Men’s Sexual Health attitudes and perceptions among substance using, Conference: A Focus on partnered MSM at risk for HIV infection Couples, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2012 Disparities in non-suicidal self-injury by sexual American Public Health orientation identity: Results from the 2007 Association Conference, San Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey Francisco, CA (MYRBS)
2012 Racial Preferences and Sexual Partnering: A American Public Health Content Analysis of the Online Profiles of Men Association Conference, San Seeking Sex with Men on the Internet Francisco, CA
2012 A Population Based Study of Sexual Risk American Public Health Behaviors Among Sexually Active Adolescent Association Conference, San Females: A Comparison of Behaviorally Bisexual Francisco, CA to Behaviorally Heterosexual High School Students in Massachusetts
2012 The Association between Race-Based Preferences American Public Health and Desired Sexual Practices among Men Seeking Association Conference, San Men for Sex on the Internet: Implications for Francisco, CA Sexual Health
2012 Alcohol use differences by behaviorally versus American Public Health perinatally HIV-infected adolescents in care Association Conference, San Francisco, CA Mimiaga, p.27
2012 Negative affect moderates the association between Society of Behavioral at-risk sexual behaviors and substance use during Medicine, New Orleans, LA sex: Findings from a large cohort study of HIV- infected males engaged in primary care in the US
2012 Patients in routine HIV clinical care at-risk for International AIDS Society potentially transmitting HIV in the “test-and-treat” Conference, Washington, DC era of HIV prevention
2012 Anticipated risk compensation with pre-exposure International AIDS Society prophylaxis use among North American men who Conference, Washington, DC have sex with men using an internet social network
2013 Group-delivered HIV prevention with young Trans Health Conference, transgender women: Strategies for community Philadelphia, PA engagement, delivery, and dissemination
2013 Pill or gel: Preferences of at risk Canadian and International Microbicides American men who have sex with men recruited Conference, Sydney, Australia via a social network site regarding oral or topical chemoprophylaxis
2014 The causative effect of syndemic production on Sexual Health Conference, HIV incidence and risk behavior in a large cohort San Juan, Puerto Rico of sexually active men who have sex with men
Peer Reviewed Publications Research Investigations (data driven)
1. Berg MB, Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA. Mental health concerns of HIV infected gay and bisexual men seeking mental health services: an observational study. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2004; 18: 635-643.
2. Safren SA, Hendriksen ES, Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ, Pickard R, Otto MW. Cognitive- behavioral therapy for HIV medication adherence and depression. Cogn Behav Pract, 2004; 11: 415-423.
3. Berg MB, Safren SA, Mimiaga MJ, Grasso C, Boswell S, Mayer KH. Nonadherence to medical appointments is associated with increased plasma HIV RNA and decreased CD4 cell counts in a community-based HIV primary care clinic. AIDS Care 2005, 17: 902- 907.
4. Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA, Benet DJ, DeSousa N, Manseau M, Mayer KH. MSM in HIV prevention trials are sexual partners with each other: an ancillary study to the EXPLORE intervention. AIDS and Behav, 2006; 10: 27-34.
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5. Safren SA, Kumarasamy N, Hosseinipour M, Harwood MM, Hoffmann I, McCauley M, Jumbe A, Nyirenda C, Mimiaga MJ, Solomon S, Celentano D, Mayer KH. Perceptions about the acceptability of assessments of HIV medication adherence in Lilongwe, Malawi and Chennai, India. AIDS Behav, 2006; 10: 443-450.
6. Safren SA, Martin C, Menon S, Greer J, Solomon S, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH. A survey of MSM HIV prevention outreach workers in Chennai India. AIDS Educ Prev, 2006; 18: 323-332.
7. Mimiaga MJ, Goldhammer H, Belanoff C, Tetu AM, Mayer KH. MSM perceptions about sexual risk, HIV and STD testing, and provider communication. Sex Transm Dis, 2007; 34: 113-119.
8. Mimiaga MJ, Tetu AM, Gortmaker S, Koenen K, Fair AD, Novak DS, VanDerwarker R, Bertrand T, Adelson S, Mayer KH. HIV and STD status among MSM and attitudes about internet partner notification for STD exposure. Sex Transm Dis, 2008; 35: 111-116.
9. Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ, Cohen D, Grasso C, Bill R, VanDerwarker, R, Fisher A. Tenofovir-based regimens for non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (NPEP): improved tolerability and adherence compared to zidodudine-based regimens. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 2008; 47: 494-499.
10. Mimiaga MJ, Skeer M, Safren SA, Mayer KH. Study participation as a social group influencing sexual behaviors in an HIV-prevention trial for men who have sex with men. AIDS Care, 2008; 20: 346-355.
11. Mimiaga MJ, Fair AD, Mayer KH, Koenen K, Gortmaker S, Tetu AM, Hobson J, Safren SA. Experiences and sexual behaviors of HIV-infected MSM who acquired HIV in the context of crystal methamphetamine use. AIDS Educ Prev, 2008; 20: 30-41.
12. Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH, Reisner SL, Gonzalez A, Dumas B, VanDerwarker R, Novak DS, Bertrand T. Asymptomatic gonorrhea and chlamydial infections detected by nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) among Boston area men who have sex with men. Sex Transm Dis, 2008; 35: 495-498.
13. Mimiaga MJ, Fair AD, Tetu AM, Novak DS, VanDerwarker R, Bertrand T, Adelson S, Mayer KH. Acceptability and perceived utility of a partner notification system for sexually transmitted infection exposure using an internet-based, partner-seeking website for men who have sex with men. Am J Public Health, 2008; 98: 1009-1011.
14. Berg MB, Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA. Mental health concerns of gay and bisexual men seeking mental health services. J Homosex, 2008; 54: 293-306.
15. Johnson C, Mimiaga MJ, Bradford J. Health care issues among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) populations in the United States. J Homosex, 2008; 54: 213-224.
16. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, VanDerwarker R, Gaucher MJ, O’Conner CA, Medeiros MS, Safren SA. Polysubstance use and HIV/STD risk behavior among Massachusetts men Mimiaga, p.29
who have sex with men accessing department of public health mobile van services: implications for intervention development. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2008; 22: 745- 751.
17. Gonzalez JS, Peyrot M, McCarl LA, Collins EM, Serpa L, Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA. Depression and diabetes treatment nonadherence: a meta-analysis. Diabetes Care, 2008; 31: 2398-2403.
18. Salomon L, Mimiaga MJ, Husnik MJ, Welles S, Manseau MW, Montenegro A, Safren SA, Mayer KH. Depressive symptoms, utilization of mental health care, substance use and sexual risk among young men who have sex with men in EXPLORE: implications for age-specific interventions. AIDS Behav, 2008; 22: 745-751.
19. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Tinsley JP, Mayer KH, Safren SA. Tricks of the trade: Sexual health behaviors, the context of HIV risk, and potential prevention intervention strategies for male sex workers. J LGBT Health Res, 2008; 4: 195-209.
20. Mimiaga MJ, Case P, Johnson CV, Safren SA, Mayer KH. Pre-Exposure Antiretroviral Prophylaxis attitudes in high risk Boston area MSM: limited knowledge and experience, but potential for increased utilization after education. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 2009; 51: 340-348.
21. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Case P, Johnson CV, Safren SA, Mayer KH. Predictors of identifying as a barebacker among high risk New England HIV seronegative men who have sex with men. J Urban Health, 2009; 86: 250-262.
22. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Cranston K, Isenberg D, Bright D, Daffin G, Bland S, VanDerwarker R, Vega B, Mayer KH. Sexual mixing patterns and partner characteristics of black MSM in Massachusetts at increased risk for HIV infection and transmission. J Urban Health, 2009; 86: 602-623.
23. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Skeer M, Mayer KH. Beyond anal sex: sexual practices associated with HIV risk reduction among men who have sex with men in Boston, MA. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2009; 23: 545-550.
24. Mimiaga MJ, Noonan E, Donnell D, Safren SA, Koenen K, Gortmaker, S, O'Cleirigh C, Chesney MA, Coates TJ, Koblin BA, Mayer KH. Childhood sexual abuse is highly associated with HIV risk taking behavior and infection among MSM in the EXPLORE study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 2009; 51: 340-348.
25. Johnson C, Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Tetu AM, Cranston K, Bertrand T, Novak DS, Mayer KH. Health care access and sexually transmitted infection screening frequency among at risk Massachusetts MSM. Am J Public Health, 2009; 99: 187-192.
26. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Tinsley JP, Mayer KH, Safren SA. Street workers and internet escorts: contextual and psychosocial factors surrounding HIV risk behavior among men who engage in sex work with other men. J Urban Health, 2009; 86: 54-66.
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27. Mimiaga MJ, Helms DJ, Reisner SL, Grasso C, Bertrand T, Mosure DJ, Weinstock H, McLean C, Mayer KH. Gonococcal, chlamydia, and syphilis infection positivity among MSM attending a large primary care clinic, Boston, 2003-2004. Sex Transm Dis, 2009; 36: 507-511.
28. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Bland S, Mayer KH, Perkovich B, Safren SA. HIV risk and social networks among male-to-female transgender sex workers in Boston, Massachusetts. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care, 2009; 20: 373-386.
29. Thomas B, Mimiaga MJ, Menon S, Chandrasekaran V, Murugesan P, Swaminathan S, Mayer KH, Safren, SA. Unseen and unheard: Predictors of sexual risk behaviour and HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Chennai, India. AIDS Educ Prev, 2009; 21: 372-383.
30. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Skeer M, Bright D, Cranston K, Isenberg D, Bland S, Mayer KH. Clinically significant depressive symptoms as a risk factor for HIV infection among Black MSM in Massachusetts. AIDS Behav, 2009; 13: 798-810.
31. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Tetu AM, Bonafide KE, Cranston K, Bertrand T, Novak DS, Mayer KH. Partner notification after STD and HIV exposures and infections: knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of Massachusetts men who have sex with men. Public Health Rep, 2009; 124: 111-119.
32. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Tetu AM, Cranston K, Bertrand T, Novak DS, Mayer KH. Psychosocial and behavioral predictors of partner notification after HIV and STI exposure and infection among MSM. AIDS Behav, 2009; 13: 738-745.
33. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Skeer M, VanDerwarker R, Gaucher MJ, O’Connor CA, Medeiros S, Safren SA. Differential HIV risk behavior among men who have sex with men seeking health-related mobile van services at diverse gay-specific venues. AIDS Behav, 2009; 13: 822-831.
34. Thomas B, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH, Menon S, Chandrasekaran V, Murugesan P, Swaminathan S, Safren SA. HIV prevention programs in Chennai, India: are MSM being reached? AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2009; 23: 981-986.
35. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Bland S, Skeer M, Cranston K, Isenberg D, Mayer KH. Health system and personal barriers resulting in decreased utilization of HIV and STD testing services among at risk Black MSM in Massachusetts. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2009; 23: 825-835.
36. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA, Mayer KH. Stressful or traumatic life events, post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and HIV sexual risk taking among men who have sex with men. AIDS Care, 2009; 21: 1481-1489.
37. Safren SA, Thomas B, Mimiaga MJ, Chandrasekaran V, Menon S, Swaminathan S, Mayer KH. Depressive symptoms among men who have sex with men in Chennai, India. Psychol Health Med, 2009; 14: 705-715
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38. Safren SA, Sprich S, Mimiaga MJ, Surman C, Knouse L, Groves M, Otto MW. Cognitive behavioral therapy versus relaxation with educational support for medication- treated adults with ADHD and persistent symptoms: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA, 2010; 304: 875-880.
39. Johnson CV, Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Tetu AM, Mayer KH. The use of respondent- driven sampling to recruit at risk minority men who have sex with men. J Gay Lesb Social Serv, 2010; 22: 486-494.
40. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Goldhammer H, Tetu AM, Belanoff C, Mayer KH. Sources of HIV and sexually transmitted disease information and responses to prevention messages among Massachusetts men who have sex with men. Am J Health Prom, 2010; 24: 170- 177.
41. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Case P, Grasso C, O’Brien C, Harigopal P, Skeer M, Mayer KH. Sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnoses and mental health disparities among women who have sex with women screened at an urban community health center, Boston, Massachusetts, 2007. Sex Transm Dis, 2010; 37: 5-12.
42. Landers S, Mimiaga MJ, Krinsky L. The Open Door Project Task Force: A qualitative study on LGBT aging. J Gay Lesb Social Serv, 2010; 22: 316-336.
43. Mimiaga MJ, Reichmann WM, Safren, SA, Losina E, Arbelaez C, Walensky RP. Prevalence and correlates of clinically significant depressive symptoms in an urban hospital emergency department. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry, 2010;12: 1-22.
44. Donnell D, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH, Chesney MA, Koblin BA, Coates TJ. Use of non- occupational post-exposure prophylaxis does not lead to an increase in high risk sex behaviors in men who have sex with men participating in the EXPLORE trial. AIDS Behav, 2010; 14: 1182-1189.
45. Freudenreich O, Goforth HW, Cozza KL, Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA, Bachmann G, Cohen MA. Psychiatric Treatment of Persons with HIV/AIDS: An HIV Psychiatry Consensus Survey of Current Practices. Psychosomatics, 2010; 51: 480-488.
46. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Bland S, Skeer M, Cranston K, Isenberg D, Mayer KH. Problematic alcohol use and HIV risk among Black MSM in Massachusetts. AIDS Care, 2010; 22: 577-587.
47. Conron KJ, Mimiaga MJ, Landers SJ. A population-based study of sexual orientation identity and gender differences in adult health. Am J Public Health, 2010; 100: 1953- 1960.
48. Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA, Dvoryak S, Reisner SL, Needle R, Woody G. “We fear the police, and the police fear us”: Structural and individual barriers and facilitators to HIV medication adherence among injection drug users in Kiev, Ukraine. AIDS Care, 2010; 22: 1305-1313.
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49. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Johnson CV, Bland S, Case P, Safren SA, Mayer KH. What makes a productive “seed” using respondent-driven sampling? Factors associated with initial participants who recruited others across four studies of Massachusetts men who have sex with men. J Urban Health, 2010; 87: 467-479.
50. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Fontaine YM, Bland SE, Driscoll MA, Cranston K, Isenberg D, Skeer MR, Mayer KH. Walking the line: Stimulant use during sex and HIV risk behavior among Black urban MSM. Drug Alcohol Depend, 2010; 110: 30-37.
51. Reisner SL, Perkovich B, Mimiaga MJ. A mixed methods study of the sexual health needs of New England transmen who have sex with nontransgender men. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2010; 24: 501-513.
52. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Bland S, Cranston K, Isenberg D, Driscoll MA, VanDerwarker RV, Mayer KH. “It’s a quick way to get what you want”: A formative exploration of HIV risk among urban Massachusetts MSM who attend sex parties. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2010; 24: 659-674.
53. Johnson CV, Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, VanDerwarker R, Mayer KH. Barriers and facilitators to routine HIV testing: Perceptions from Massachusetts Community Health Center personnel. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2011; 25: 647-655.
54. Carnevale J, Gropper AB, Agnew-Blais J, Mimiaga MJ, Mhango A, Bail R, Ngoma M. Knowledge base and caretaker-child communication about HIV in peri-urban schoolchildren of Lusaka, Zambia. AIDS Care, 2011; 23: 646-653.
55. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Bland S, Driscoll MA, Cranston K, Isenberg D, VanDerwarker R, Mayer KH. Sex parties among urban MSM: An emerging culture and HIV risk environment. AIDS Behav, 2011; 15: 305-318.
56. Skeer MR, McCormick MC, Normand SLT, Mimiaga MJ, Buka SL, Gilman SE. Gender differences in the association between family conflict and adolescent substance use disorders. J Adolesc Health, 2011; 49: 187-192.
57. Mimiaga MJ, Johnson CV, Reisner SL, Vanderwarker R, Mayer KH. Barriers to routine HIV testing among Massachusetts community health center personnel. Public Health Rep, 2011; 126: 643-652.
58. Mimiaga MJ, Thomas B, Mayer KH, Reisner SL, Menon S, Swaminathan S, Murugesan P, Safren SA. Alcohol use and HIV sexual risk among MSM in Chennai, India. Int J STD AIDS, 2011; 22: 121-125.
59. Sivasubramanian M, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH, Anand VR, Johnson CV, Prabhugate P, Safren SA. Suicidality, clinical depression, and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in men who have sex with men in Mumbai, India: Findings from a community-recruited sample. Psychol Health Med, 2011; 16: 450-462.
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60. Landers SJ, Mimiaga MJ, Conron KJ. Sexual orientation differences in asthma correlates in a population-based sample of adults. Am J Public Health, 2011; 101: 2238- 2241.
61. Mimiaga MJ, Landers SJ, Conron KJ. Prevalence and correlates of lifetime HIV testing in a population-based sample of men who have sex with men in Massachusetts. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2011; 25: 323-326.
62. Hatzenbuehler ML, O’Cleirigh C, Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA. Prospective associations between HIV-related stigma, transmission risk behaviors, and adverse mental health outcomes in men who have sex with men. Ann Behav Med, 2011; 42: 227- 234.
63. Reisner SL, Falb KL, Mimiaga MJ. Early life traumatic stressors and the mediating role of PTSD in incident HIV infection among US men, comparisons by sexual orientation and race/ethnicity: results from NESARC, 2004-2005. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 2011; 57: 340-350.
64. Reisner SL, O’Cleirigh C, Hendriksen ES, McLain J, Ebin J, Lew K, Callis BP, Cranston K, Carr R, Giovanniello C, Gonzalez D, VanDerwarker R, Mimiaga MJ. "40 & Forward”: Preliminary evaluation of a group intervention to improve mental health outcomes and address HIV risk behaviors among older gay and bisexual men. J LGBT Health Res, 2011; 23: 523-545.
65. Bedoya CA, Mimiaga MJ, Beauchamp G, Donnell D, Mayer KH, Safren SA. Predictors of HIV transmission risk behavior and seroconversion among Latino men who have sex with men in Project EXPLORE. AIDS Behav, 2012; 16: 608-617.
66. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Bland S, Driscoll MA, Cranston K, Mayer KH. Pathways to embodiment of HIV risk: Black men who have sex with transgender partners, Boston, Massachusetts. AIDS Educ Prev, 2012; 24: 15-26.
67. Bland S, Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Driscoll MA, Cranston K, Isenberg D, Mayer KH. Sentencing risk: history of incarceration and HIV/STD transmission risk behavior among Black men who have sex with men in Massachusetts. Culture, Health, & Sexuality, 2012; 14: 329-345.
68. Krakower DS, Mimiaga MJ, Rosenberger JG, Novak DS, Mitty JA, White JW, Mayer KH. Limited awareness and low immediate uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men (MSM) using an internet social networking site. PLoS One, 2012; [epub ahead of print].
69. Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ, Gelman M, Grasso C. Raltegravir, tenofovir DF, and emtricitabine for postexposure prophylaxis to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV: safety, tolerability, and adherence. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 2012; 59: 354-359.
70. Skeer M, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH, O’Cleirigh C, Covahey C, Safren SA. Patterns of substance use among a large urban cohort of HIV-infected men who have sex with men in primary care. AIDS Behav, 2012; 16: 676-689. Mimiaga, p.34
71. Volk JE, Vittinghoff E, Irvin R,Krobtoh E, Krakower D, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH, Sullivan PS, Buchbinder S. Sexual frequency and planning among at-risk men who have sex with men (MSM) in the US: Implications for event-based intermittent pre-exposure prophylaxis (iPrEP). J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 2012 Sep 1;61(1):112-115.
72. Thomas B, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH, Perry N, Swaminathan S, Safren SA. The influence of stigma on HIV risk taking behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Chennai, India. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2012; 23: [epub ahead of print].
73. White JM, Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH. HIV sexual risk behavior among Black men who meet other men on the internet for sex. J Urban Health [epub ahead of print].
74. White JM, Mimiaga MJ, Krakower DS, Mayer KH. Evolution of Massachusetts physician attitudes, knowledge, and experience regarding the use of antiretrovirals for HIV prevention. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2012 Jul;26(7):395-405.
75. Thomas B, Mimiaga MJ, Johnson CV, Mayer KH, Closson E, Menon S, Murugesan P, Dilip M, Betancourt T, Safren SA. Ensuring it works: A community-based approach to HIV prevention intervention development for men who have sex with men in Chennai, India. AIDS Education and Prevention AIDS Educ Prev. 2012 Dec;24(6):483-499.
76. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Pantalone DW, O’Cleirigh C, Mayer KH. A pilot trial of behavioral activation and sexual risk reduction counseling for HIV-uninfected men who have sex with men abusing crystal methamphetamine. AIDS Patient Care and STDs 2012 Nov;26(11):681-693
77. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Closson EF, Perry NS, Perkovich B, Nguyen T, Trang, NN, Lan HX, Thien DD, Mayer KH, Colby D. Self-perceived HIV risk and the use of risk reduction strategies among men who engage in transactional sex with other men in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. AIDS Care. 2012 Dec 20. [Epub ahead of print]
78. Mimiaga MJ, Biello KB, Sivasubramanian M, Mayer KH, Anand VR, Safren SA. Psychosocial risk factors for HIV sexual risk among Indian men who have sex with men. AIDS Care. 2013 Jan 23. [Epub ahead of print]
79. Gonzalez A, Mimiaga MJ, Israel J, Andres Bedoya C, Safren SA. Substance use predictors of poor medication adherence: the role of substance use coping among HIV- infected patients in opioid dependence treatment. AIDS Behav. 2013 Jan;17(1):168-173. 80. Axelrad JE, Mimiaga MJ, Grasso C, Mayer KH. Trends in the Spectrum of Engagement in HIV Care and Subsequent Clinical Outcomes Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) at a Boston Community Health Center. AIDS Patient Care STDs. 2013 May;27(5):287-96.
81. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Grasso C, Crane HM, Safren SA, Kitahata MM, Schumacher JE, Mathews C, Mayer KH. Substance use among HIV-infected patients engaged in primary care in the United States: Findings from the Centers for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) Cohort. Am J Public Health (in press).
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82. Mimiaga MJ, Closson EF, Kothary V, Mitty JA. Sexual partnerships and considerations for HIV antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis utilization among high-risk substance using MSM. Arch Sex Behav (in press).
83. Oldenburg CE, Bärnighausen T, Harling G, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH. Adherence to post-exposure prophylaxis for non-forcible sexual exposure to HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis. AIDS Behav. (in press).
84. Baranoski AS, Meuser E, Hardy H, Closson EF, Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA, Virk P, Luk R, Skolink PR, Kumar V. Patient and Provider Perspectives on Cellular Phone Based Technology to Improve HIV Treatment Adherence. AIDS Care. (in press).
85. Biello K, Colby D, Closson R, Mimiaga MJ. The Syndemic Condition of Psychosocial Problems and HIV Risk Among MSM Sex Workers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. AIDS Behav. (in press).
86. Oldenburg CE, Biello K, Colby D, Park JA, Mai T, Nguyen T, Nguyen NA, Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ. Stigma, depression, and sexual risk for HIV infection among men who engage in transactional sex in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. AIDS Behav. (in press).
87. White JM, Biello K, Reisner S, Perez-Brumer A, Mimiaga MJ. A Population Based Study of Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Sexually Active Adolescent Females: A Comparison of Behaviorally Bisexual to Behaviorally Heterosexual High School Students in Massachusetts. J Adol Health. (in press).
88. Reisner SL, Conron K, Scout, Mimiaga MJ, Haneuse S, Austin SB. Comparing in- person and online survey respondents in the National Transgender Discrimination Survey: Implications for transgender health research in the U.S. Am J Public Health. (in press).
89. Reisner SL, Biello K, Rosenberger J, Austin SB, Haneuse S, Perez-Brumer A, Novak DS, Mimiaga MJ. A two-step method to assess transgender identity in global health surveillance: Measure validation of among a large online sample of males and transgender people in Latino America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal. Soc Sci Med. (in press).
90. Reisner SL, White JM, Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ. Sexual risk behaviors and psychosocial health concerns of female-to-male transgender men screening for STDs at an urban community health center. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. (in press).
91. White JM, Reisner SL, Dunham E, Mimiaga MJ. Race-based preferences and HIV sexual risk in the age of Internet “hook-up” sites: A content analysis of the online profiles of men seeking sex with men. AIDS Behav. (in press).
92. Mimiaga MJ, White JM, Reisner SL, Oldenburg CE, Mayer KH. Project PARTY: pilot RCT of a group-based HIV risk reduction intervention for HIV-uninfected urban MSM attending private sex parties. Arch Sex Behav. (in press).
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93. Mimiaga MJ, White JM, Krakower DS, Mayer KH. Suboptimal awareness and comprehension of published pre-exposure prophylaxis efficacy results among Massachusetts physicians. AIDS Care. (in press).
94. Mimiaga MJ, Closson EF, Safren SA, Mabude Z, Mosery N, Taylor SW, Perez-Brumer A, Matthews LT, Psaros C, Grelotti DJ, Bangsberg DR, and Smit JA. Inkwari: An Emerging High-Risk Venue Potentiating HIV Spread among Adolescents and Young Adults in a Hyperendemic South African Setting. AIDS and Behav. (in press).
95. Mimiaga MJ, Thomas B, Closson EF, Mayer KH, Betancourt T, Menon S, Safren SA. A self-acceptance model of resilience to HIV infection among men who have sex with men in India. Health Psych. (in press).
96. Closson EF, Colby D, Cohen S, Biello K, Mimiaga MJ. Social stigma and sex work disclosure patterns among male sex workers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. AIDS Educ Prev. (in press).
97. Flash CA, Stone VE, Mitty JA, Mimiaga MJ, Hall KT, Krakower D, Mayer KH. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis attitudes and acceptability among urban Black women: preference for pill or topical gel. AIDS Behav. (in press).
98. Thurston IB, Bogart LM, Wachman M, Closson EF, Skeer MR, Mimiaga MJ. Adaptation and Pilot Trial of an HIV Medication Adherence Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults. Cogn Behav Pract. (in press).
99. Pecoraro A, Mimiaga MJ, O’Cleirigh C, Safren SA, Blokhina E, Verbitskaya E, Krupitsky E, Dvoriak S, Woody GE. Lost-to-Care and Engaged-in-Care HIV Patients in Leningrad Oblast, Russian Federation: Barriers and Facilitators to Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Treatment Retention. AIDS Care. (in press).
100. Closson EF, Sivasubramanian M, Mayer KH, Srivastava A, Safren SA, Anand VR, Gangakhedkar R, Mimiaga MJ. The other side of the bridge: exploring the sexual relationships of MSM and their female partners in Mumbai, India. Culture Health & Sexuality. (in press).
101. Safren SA, Thomas BE, Brooks-Biello K, Mani J, Rajagandhi V, Periyasamy M, Swaminathan S, Mimiaga MJ. A pilot RCT of an intervention to reduce HIV sexual risk and increase self-acceptance among MSM in Chennai, India. AIDS Behav. (in press).
102. Mimiaga MJ, Closson EF, Safren SA, Mabude Z, Mosery N, Taylor SW, Perez-Brumer A, Matthews LT, Psaros C, Grelotti DJ, Bangsberg DR, and Smit JA. Inkwari: An Emerging High-Risk Venue Potentiating HIV Spread among Adolescents and Young Adults in a Hyperendemic South African Setting. Arch Sex Behav. (in press).
103. Biello K, Rosenberger J, Novak D, Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ. Epidemiology of Sexual Health in the Virtual Environment: A Multinational Online Survey of Spanish- and Portuguese-Speaking Men who use an Internet Sexual Networking Site. AIDS Behav. (in press).
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104. Grelotti DJ, Closson EF, Smit JA, Mabude Z, Matthews LT, Safren SA, Bangsberg DR, Mimiaga MJ. (under review). Whoonga: Potential recreational use of HIV antiretroviral medication in South Africa. AIDS Behav. (in press).
105. Mimiaga MJ, Thomas B, Closson EF, Mayer KH, Betancourt T, Menon S, Safren SA. A self-acceptance model of resilience to HIV infection among men who have sex with men in India. Arch Sex Behav. (in press).
106. Mimiaga MJ, White JM, Reisner SL, Oldenburg CE, Mayer KH. (provisional acceptance). Project PARTY: pilot RCT of a group-based HIV risk reduction intervention for HIV-uninfected urban MSM attending private sex parties. Arch Sex Behav.
107. Safren SA, Biello KB, Smeaton L, Mimiaga MJ, Walawander A, Lama JR, Rana A, Nyirenda M, Kayoyo VM, Samaneka W, Joglekar A, Celentano D, Martinez A, Remmert JE, Nair A, Lalloo UG, Kumarasamy N, Hakim J, Campbell TB; PEARLS (ACTG A5175) Study Team. Psychosocial Predictors of Non-Adherence and Treatment Failure in a Large Scale Multi-National Trial of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV: Data from the ACTG A5175/PEARLS Trial. PLoS One. 2014 Aug 25;9(8)
108. Reisner SL, Biello K, Perry NS, Gamarel KE, Mimiaga MJ. A Compensatory Model of Risk and Resilience Applied to Adolescent Sexual Orientation Disparities in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Suicide Attempts. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2014 Aug 4.
109. Oldenburg CE, Perez-Brumer AG, Reisner SL, Mattie J, Bärnighausen T, Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ. Global Burden of HIV among Men Who Engage in Transactional Sex: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS One. 2014 Jul 28;9(7)
Other Peer Reviewed Publications
1. Olatunji BO, Mimiaga MJ, O'Cleirigh C, Safren SA. A review of treatment studies of depression in HIV. Top HIV Med, 2006; 14: 112-124.
2. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Skeer M, Perkovich B, Johnson, CV, Safren SA. A review of HIV antiretroviral adherence and intervention studies among HIV-infected youth. Top HIV Med, 2009; 17: 14-25.
3. Mayer KH, Skeer M, Mimiaga MJ. Biomedical approaches to HIV prevention. Alcohol Res Health, 2010; 33: 195-202.
4. Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA. Out of the closet and into public health focus: HIV and STDs in men who have sex with men in middle income and resource-limited countries. Sex Transm Dis, 2010; [epub ahead of print].
5. Underhill K, Operario D, Skeer MR, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH. Packaging PrEP to prevent HIV: An integrated framework to plan for pre-exposure prophylaxis implementation in clinical practice. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Syndromes, 2010; 55: 8-13.
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6. Underhill K, Operario D, Mimiaga MJ, Skeer MR, Mayer KH. Implementation science of pre-exposure prophylaxis: Preparing for public use. Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2010; 7: 210-219.
7. Safren SA, Reisner SL, Herrick A, Mimiaga MJ, Stall RD. Mental health and HIV risk among men who have sex with men. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Syndromes, 2010; 55: S74-S77.
8. Simoni JM, Safren SA, Manhart LE, Lyda K, Grossman CI, Rao D, Mimiaga MJ, Wong FY, Catz S, Blank M, DiClemente, Wilson IB. Challenges in addressing depression in HIV research: assessment, cultural context, and methods. AIDS Behav, 2011; 15: 376- 388.
9. Thomas B, Mimiaga MJ, Kumar S, Swaminathan S, Safren SA, Mayer KH. HIV in Indian MSM: reasons for a concentrated epidemic & strategies for prevention. Indian J Med Res, 2011; 134: 920-929.
10. Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ. Resurgent syphilis in the United States: urgent need to address an evolving epidemic. Ann Intern Med, 2011; 155: 192-193.
11. Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ. Past as prologue: the refractory and evolving HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men. Clin Infect Dis, 2011; 52: 1371-1373.
12. White JM, Mimiaga MJ. Intervention development for HIV sexual risk reduction among high-risk men who have sex with men. Acção & Tratamentos, 2011; 26: 1-3.
13. Rajasingham R, Mimiaga MJ, White JM, Pinkston MM, Baden RP, Mitty JA. A systematic review of behavioral and treatment outcome studies among HIV-infected men who have sex with men who abuse crystal methamphetamine. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2012; 26: 36-52.
14. Mayer KH, Pape JW, Wilson P, Diallo DD, Saavedra J, Mimiaga MJ, Koenig S, Farmer P. Multiple determinants, common vulnerabilities, and creative responses: addressing the AIDS pandemic in diverse populations globally. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Aug 1;60 Suppl 2:S31-34.
15. Grelotti DJ, Closson EF, Mimiaga MJ. Pretreatment antiretroviral exposure from recreational use. Lancet Infect Dis. 2013 Jan;13(1):10-12.
Book Chapters and Other Communications
1. Mimiaga MJ. Health Status Report. Department of Public Health, San Luis Obispo County, CA. 2000. Pages 1-87.
2. Mimiaga MJ. Risk Taking Context. In Mayer KH, Ratelle S (Eds.), Prevention and management of sexually transmitted diseases in men who have sex with men: a toolkit for clinicians. MA Department of Public Health Bureau of Communicable Disease Control Division of STD Prevention 2005; 2.0-2.9. Mimiaga, p.39
3. Mimiaga MJ. Conducting a Behavioral Risk Assessment. In Mayer KH, Ratelle S (Eds.), Prevention and management of sexually transmitted diseases in men who have sex with men: a toolkit for clinicians. MA Department of Public Health Bureau of Communicable Disease Control Division of STD Prevention 2005; 6.0-6.9.
4. Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ, VanDerwarker R, Goldhammer H, Bradford JB. Fenway Community Health’s model of integrated community-based LGBT care, education, and research. In Meyer IH, Northridge ME (Eds.), The Health of Sexual Minorities. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007; 693-715.
5. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL. Partnering with public health officials to conduct community- based research with men who have sex with men in Massachusetts. News and Views: American Public Health Association Student Issue 2007; 1: 17-19.
6. Mimiaga MJ, Skeer M. Partner notification. Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishers; 2007; 1022-1028.
7. Skeer M, Mimiaga MJ. Sexual risk taking behavior. Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishers; 2007; 871-877.
8. Johnson C, Mimiaga MJ. The health of sexual minorities. Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishers; 2007; 961-966.
9. Conron KJ, Mimiaga MJ, Landers SJ. A demographic and health profile of Massachusetts’ adults by sexual orientation identity: results from the 2001-2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys. MA Department of Public Health; 2008.
10. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner, S.L., Reilly, L., Soroudi, N., Safren, S.A. Individual Interventions. In: Mayer KH, Pizer HF (Eds.), HIV Prevention. San Diego, CA: Elsevier Press; 2009.
11. Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA. Forthcoming. Prevention of HIV transmission through behavioral change and sexual means. In: Cohen J, Powderly W (Eds.), Infectious Diseases, 3rd Edition. Mosby, London, England, UK.
12. Mimiaga, M.J., Closson, E.F., Mitty, J.A. Forthcoming. HIV Prevention for Stimulant Users. Encyclopedia of AIDS. New York: Springer.
13. Blashil, AB, Gordon, JR, Mimiaga, MJ, and Safren, SA. Forthcoming. HIV/AIDS and Depression. In Richards S, O’Hara M (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Depression and Comorbidity. New York: Oxford University Press.
14. White JM, Gordon JR, Mimiaga MJ. Forthcoming. HIV Positive Gay Men and Adherence to HIV. In Wilton L (ed.). Antiretroviral Therapies Understanding HIV Prevention for HIV Positive Gay Men: Innovative Approaches in Addressing the HIV Epidemic. New York: Springer.
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Selected Abstracts (as of 2010)
1. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Bland S, Cranston K, Isenberg D, Driscoll M, VanDerwarker R, Mayer KH. Unprotected anal sex and substance use is highly associated with lifetime STD diagnosis among men who have sex with men (MSM) attending private sex parties in Massachusetts. National STD Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2010.
2. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH. STD and HIV risk behaviors and psychosocial concerns among female-to-male transgender men at an urban community health center, Boston, MA, 2007. National STD Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2010.
3. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Bland S, Cranston K, Isenberg D, Driscoll MA, VanDerwarker R, Mayer KH. MSM who attend sex parties and have a history of childhood sexual abuse are at increased risk to transmit or acquire HIV. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, 2010.
4. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Bland S, Cranston K, Isenberg D, Driscoll MA, VanDerwarker R, Mayer KH. Differences in sexual transmission risk behaviors by HIV serostatus among men who have sex with men attending sex parties in Massachusetts. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, 2010.
5. Skeer MR, McCormick MC, Normand SLT, Mimiaga MJ, Buka SL, Gilman SE. Gender- specific pathways from family conflict in childhood to adolescent alcohol or marijuana use disorders. Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Scientific Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 2010.
6. Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ, Johnson C, Case P, Safren SA. Knowledge and use of post- exposure prophylaxis among at-risk Boston men who have sex with men: implications for other biological prevention interventions. International AIDS Society Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 2010.
7. Mimiaga MJ, Thomas B, Mayer KH, Johnson CV, Menon S, Chandrasekaran V, Murugesan P, Swaminathan S, Safren SA. Differential HIV transmission risk behaviors among MSM subgroups engaging in transactional sex in Chennai, India. International AIDS Society Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 2010.
8. O’Cleirigh C, Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA, Stall R, Mayer KH. Synergistic effects of psychosocial and substance use problems on increased sexual transmission risk among HIV-infected men who have sex with men. International AIDS Society Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 2010.
9. Perkovich B, Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Pantalone DW, O’Cleirigh C, Mayer KH, Safren, SA. Lessons learned from Project IMPACT: What makes an acceptable intervention for HIV-uninfected men who have sex with men presenting for integrated treatment of crystal methamphetamine abuse and HIV risk reduction counseling. International AIDS Society Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 2010.
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10. Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ, Bland S, Perkovich B, Pantalone DW, O’Cleirigh C, Mayer KH, Safren SA. Men who have sex with men (MSM) presenting for integrated crystal methamphetamine treatment and HIV risk reduction: Results from Project IMPACT screening. International AIDS Society Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 2010.
11. Bland S, Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Driscoll M, Isenberg D, Cranston K, Mayer K. HIV risk behavior among Black MSM who meet male sexual partners on the Internet. Poster at the 2010 American Public Health Association annual conference.
12. Skeer M, Mimiaga MJ, Safren SA, Mayer K. Risk factors associated with excessive alcohol consumption among HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) at an urban community health center. Poster at the 2010 American Public Health Association annual conference.
13. Rowley B, Mimiaga MJ, White JM, Reisner SL, Mayer KH. Polysubstance use and HIV risk behavior among men who have sex with men who attend private sex parties in Massachusetts: Implications for intervention development. Poster presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2011.
14. White JM, Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Mayer KH. Self-perception of HIV risk and sexual risk behavior among MSM who attend sex parties. Poster presented at the CDC National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2011.
15. Johnson CV, Mimiaga MJ, White JM, Reisner SL, Mayer KH. Co-occurring psychosocial conditions additively increase risk for unprotected anal sex among MSM at sex parties. Poster presented at the CDC National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2011.
16. Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Grasso C, Crane HM, Schumacher JE, Kitahata MM, Safren SA, Mayer KH. Substance use among HIV-infected patients engaged in primary care in the United States. Poster presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2011.
17. Mimiaga MJ, Closson EF, Pantalone DW, Taylor SW, Garber M, Safren SA, Mitty JA. An open phase pilot of behavioral activation to sustain and enhance the effect of contingency management for reducing stimulant use among HIV-infected patients. Poster presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 2012.
18. White JM, Mimiaga MJ, Reisner SL, Mayer KH. Pilot RCT of a group-based HIV risk reduction intervention for HIV-uninfected urban MSM attending sex parties. Poster presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 2012.
19. Closson EF, Bogart LM, Skeer MR, Fields EL, Thurston IB, Perry NA, Safren SA, Mimiaga MJ. The effects of sexual minority stigma on antiretroviral medication adherence among HIV-infected young men who have sex with men. International Association of Physicians in AIDS Conference, Miami, Florida, 2012.
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20. Mimiaga MJ, Closson EF, Bangsberg DR, Mabude Z, Mosery N, Matthews LT, Psaros C, Taylor SW, Perry NS, Milford C, Harrison A, and Safren SA. Inkwari: an emerging high- risk venue potentiating HIV spread among adolescents and young adults in a hyperendemic South African setting. Poster presented at the 19th International AIDS Society Conference, Washington, D.C., 2012.
21. Safren SA, Thomas BE, Mimiaga MJ, Swaminathan S, Mayer KH. An RCT of an intervention to reduce HIV sexual risk and increase self-acceptance among MSM in Chennai, India. International AIDS Society Conference, Washington D.C., 2012.
Doctoral Thesis
1. Mimiaga MJ. New methods and intervention development: primary and secondary HIV prevention [dissertation]. Cambridge (MA): Harvard University, 2007.
Narrative Report of Research. Introduction I am a psychiatric epidemiologist working in the Behavioral Medicine Program in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital and the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health. In this context, my program of research involves designing and conducting intervention trials in HIV primary and secondary prevention, substance abuse treatment and prevention, and HIV medication adherence with a variety of populations, including sexual minority and other marginalized groups, substance users, adolescents, and individuals in resource limited countries. Area of Excellence: Investigation I am currently the Principal Investigator (PI) of eight NIH funded R grants (three R01s, three R21s, two R34s), a CDC research grant, and a grant funded by the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT & Harvard working in these areas of research. Furthermore, I am currently a Co-I on four NIH R grants working in these areas of HIV prevention, and am a member of the protocol development team and Co-I for HPTN 063 (PI: Dr. Steven Safren) – a proposal to develop international prevention trials for HIV infected individuals in care settings in Zambia, Thailand, and Brazil. In addition to these three countries above, I am presently conducting global public health research in Peru, India, Vietnam, and South Africa, and collaborating on research projects with investigators at U Penn in Ukraine and Russia. Finally, I am the PI of an online study surveying all MSM members of one of the largest social/sexual networking Internet sites in all Latin American countries, Spain, and Portugal. Teaching I am currently teaching within the MGH Behavioral Medicine Program Seminar Series for Post-Doctoral Fellows in the Behavioral Medicine and Adult CBT tracks, and am the lead instructor for EPI-220 (from Spring 2009 - recurrent): Psychiatric Diagnosis in Clinic and Community Populations, at Harvard School of Public Health (Department of Epidemiology). Through my affiliation with HSPH, I currently mentor 4 post-doctoral fellows and 5 graduate students. My research team also includes 2 project managers, 1 data analyst, 1 study therapist, and 11 research associates. Additionally, in the Behavioral Medicine Service at MGH, I provide consultation and teaching to a number of the psychologists and psychiatrists regarding behavioral and epidemiological statistical analyses, including power and sample size calculations for several junior and senior staff within the Department for their grant application submissions. On an ad- Mimiaga, p.43 hoc basis, I provide statistical support for the Behavioral Medicine Service team members for papers or other projects, and support to MGH staff outside of the Behavioral Medicine Program.