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Overview

Deanna Kerrigan is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and focuses on research within the field of medicine, specifically targeting infectious diseases, epidemiology, and the sociopolitical dimensions of health. Their work is situated at the intersection of HIV/AIDS research and interventions, addressing complexities around drug use, sexual risk behaviors, and social factors related to health outcomes.

The scope of their research includes an emphasis on sex work and related issues, LGBTQ health, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, as well as HIV-related health complications and treatments. These thematic areas reflect a blend of epidemiological investigation and social psychology perspectives, encompassing both biomedical and social determinants of health.

Among their recent published work are several papers that explore long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (ART) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) interventions:

  • "Multisite Study of Women Living With HIV's Perceived Barriers to, and Interest in, Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy" (2020) published in JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • "Interest in Long-Acting Injectable Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (LAI PrEP) Among Women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS): A Qualitative Study Across Six Cities in the United States" (2020) published in AIDS and Behavior
  • ""A dream come true": Perspectives on long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy among female sex workers living with HIV from the Dominican Republic and Tanzania" (2020) published in PLoS ONE
  • "Multi-level considerations for optimal implementation of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy to treat people living with HIV: perspectives of health care providers participating in phase 3 trials" (2021) published in BMC Health Services Research
  • "HIV-Related Intersectional Stigma and Discrimination Measurement: State of the Science" (2022) published in American Journal of Public Health

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kerrigan include Clare Barrington, Yeycy Donastorg, Martha Pérez, Tahilin Sanchez Karver, and Hoisex Gómez, reflecting a network of researchers engaged in HIV and social health research. Kerrigan has contributed to venues such as UNC Libraries, AIDS and Behavior, PLoS ONE, PLOS Global Public Health, and Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Their work frequently appears in publications that integrate biomedical research with social and behavioral sciences, highlighting the multidisciplinary nature of ongoing HIV research efforts. The research addresses barriers and facilitators of new HIV prevention and treatment technologies and investigates intersectional stigma and discrimination related to HIV status.

Best Publications

  • Burden of HIV among female sex workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Stefan Baral;Chris Beyrer;Kathryn Muessig;Tonia Poteat

  • Managing uncertainty: A grounded theory of stigma in transgender health care encounters

    Tonia Poteat;Danielle German;Deanna Kerrigan

  • A community empowerment approach to the HIV response among sex workers: effectiveness, challenges, and considerations for implementation and scale-up

    Deanna Kerrigan;Caitlin E Kennedy;Ruth Morgan-Thomas;Sushena Reza-Paul

  • Environmental-structural interventions to reduce HIV/STI risk among female sex workers in the Dominican Republic

    Deanna Kerrigan;Luis Moreno;Santo Rosario;Bayardo Gomez

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Urban Youth

    Erica M.S. Sibinga;Deanna Kerrigan;Miriam Stewart;Kelly Johnson

  • An action agenda for HIV and sex workers

    Chris Beyrer;Anna Louise Crago;Linda Gail Bekker;Jenny Butler

  • The global response and unmet actions for HIV and sex workers.

    Kate Shannon;Anna Louise Crago;Stefan D. Baral;Linda Gail Bekker

  • Environmental-structural factors significantly associated with consistent condom use among female sex workers in the Dominican Republic.

    Deanna Kerrigan;Jonathan M. Ellen;Luis Moreno;Santo Rosario

  • The global HIV epidemics among sex workers

    Deanna Kerrigan;Andrea Wirtz;Stefan Baral;Michele Decker

  • Community empowerment among female sex workers is an effective HIV prevention intervention: a systematic review of the peer-reviewed evidence from low- and middle-income countries.

    Deanna L. Kerrigan;Virginia A. Fonner;Susanne Stromdahl;Caitlin E. Kennedy

  • Community development and HIV/STI-related vulnerability among female sex workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Deanna Kerrigan;Paulo Telles;Helena Torres;Cheryl Overs

  • Multi-level factors affecting entry into and engagement in the HIV continuum of care in Iringa, Tanzania.

    Erica H. Layer;Caitlin E. Kennedy;Sarah W. Beckham;Jessie K. Mbwambo

  • Social-environmental factors and protective sexual behavior among sex workers: the Encontros intervention in Brazil.

    Sheri A. Lippman;Angela Donini;Juan Díaz;Magda Chinaglia

  • Experiences with long acting injectable ART: A qualitative study among PLHIV participating in a Phase II study of cabotegravir + rilpivirine (LATTE-2) in the United States and Spain.

    Deanna Kerrigan;Andrea Mantsios;Miguel Gorgolas;Maria Luisa Montes

  • Relationships between perceived STD-related stigma, STD-related shame and STD screening among a household sample of adolescents.

    Shayna D. Cunningham;Deanna L. Kerrigan;Jacky M. Jennings;Jonathan M. Ellen

  • The Role of Relationship Intimacy in Consistent Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers and Their Regular Paying Partners in the Dominican Republic

    Laura Murray;Luis Moreno;Santo Rosario;Jonathan Ellen

  • Understanding high fertility desires and intentions among a sample of urban women living with HIV in the united states

    Sarah Finocchario-Kessler;Michael D. Sweat;Jacinda K. Dariotis;Maria E. Trent

  • Social Cohesion, Social Participation, and HIV Related Risk among Female Sex Workers in Swaziland

    Virginia A. Fonner;Deanna Kerrigan;Zandile Mnisi;Sosthenes Ketende

  • ‘‘They are human beings, they are Swazi’’: intersecting stigmas and the positive health, dignity and prevention needs of HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Swaziland

    Caitlin E Kennedy;Stefan D Baral;Rebecca Fielding-Miller;Darrin Adams

  • Perceptions, experiences, and shifts in perspective occurring among urban youth participating in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program

    Deanna Kerrigan;Kelly Johnson;Miriam Stewart;Trish Magyari

  • Environmental-Structural Interventions to Reduce HIV/STI Risk Among Female Sex Workers in the

    Dominican Republic;Deanna Kerrigan;Luis Moreno;Bayardo Gomez

Frequent Co-Authors

Caitlin E. Kennedy
Caitlin E. Kennedy Johns Hopkins University
Jonathan M. Ellen
Jonathan M. Ellen Johns Hopkins University
Stefan Baral
Stefan Baral Johns Hopkins University
Steffanie A. Strathdee
Steffanie A. Strathdee University of California, San Diego
Michele R. Decker
Michele R. Decker Johns Hopkins University
Susan G. Sherman
Susan G. Sherman Johns Hopkins University
Andrea L. Wirtz
Andrea L. Wirtz Johns Hopkins University
Peter J. Winch
Peter J. Winch Johns Hopkins University
Stella Babalola
Stella Babalola Johns Hopkins University
Pamela J. Surkan
Pamela J. Surkan Johns Hopkins University

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