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Overview

Stefan Baral is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases and epidemiology. Their work spans across multiple subfields including general health professions, sociology and political science, and social psychology.

The scientist's research topics prominently cover areas such as HIV/AIDS research and interventions, HIV, drug use, and sexual risk, as well as sex work and related issues. Additional focus areas include adolescent sexual and reproductive health, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, and health disparities and outcomes.

Frequent co-authors associated with Stefan Baral's work include:

  • Sharmistha Mishra
  • Sheree Schwartz
  • Amrita Rao
  • Travis Sanchez
  • Carrie Lyons

Stefan Baral has published extensively in various academic venues. Some of the frequent publication forums where their research appears include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • UNC Libraries

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Stefan Baral illustrate a strong engagement with public health issues related to infectious diseases and COVID-19:

  • "Assessing differential impacts of COVID-19 on black communities," 2020, Annals of Epidemiology
  • "Characterizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Men Who Have Sex with Men Across the United States in April, 2020," 2020, AIDS and Behavior
  • "Risk for COVID-19 infection and death among Latinos in the United States: examining heterogeneity in transmission dynamics," 2020, Annals of Epidemiology
  • "The unintended consequences of COVID-19 vaccine policy: why mandates, passports and restrictions may cause more harm than good," 2022, BMJ Global Health
  • "Economic, Mental Health, HIV Prevention and HIV Treatment Impacts of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 Response on a Global Sample of Cisgender Gay Men and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men," 2020, AIDS and Behavior

Best Publications

  • Global epidemiology of HIV infection in men who have sex with men

    Chris Beyrer;Stefan D Baral;Frits van Griensven;Steven M Goodreau

  • Worldwide burden of HIV in transgender women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Stefan D Baral;Stefan D Baral;Tonia Poteat;Susanne Strömdahl;Susanne Strömdahl;Andrea L Wirtz

  • 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

  • Global health burden and needs of transgender populations: a review

    Sari L. Reisner;Sari L. Reisner;Sari L. Reisner;Tonia Poteat;Jo Anne Keatley;Mauro Cabral

  • Assessing differential impacts of COVID-19 on black communities.

    Gregorio A. Millett;Austin T. Jones;David Benkeser;Stefan D. Baral

  • Elevated risk for HIV infection among men who have sex with men in low- and middle-income countries 2000 -- 2006: A systematic review.

    Stefan Baral;Frangiscos Sifakis;Farley Cleghorn;Chris Beyrer

  • A systematic review of interventions to reduce HIV-related stigma and discrimination from 2002 to 2013: how far have we come?

    Anne L Stangl;Jennifer K Lloyd;Laura M Brady;Claire E Holland

  • Modified social ecological model: a tool to guide the assessment of the risks and risk contexts of HIV epidemics

    Stefan Baral;Carmen H Logie;Ashley Grosso;Andrea L Wirtz

  • Advancing global health and strengthening the HIV response in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals: the International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission

    Linda Gail Bekker;Linda Gail Bekker;George Alleyne;Stefan Baral;Javier Cepeda

  • Characterizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Men Who Have Sex with Men Across the United States in April, 2020.

    Travis H. Sanchez;Maria Zlotorzynska;Mona Rai;Stefan D. Baral

  • HIV prevalence, risks for HIV infection, and human rights among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Malawi, Namibia, and Botswana

    Stefan Baral;Gift Trapence;Felistus Motimedi;Eric Umar

  • Global Epidemiology of HIV Infection and Related Syndemics Affecting Transgender People.

    Tonia Poteat;Ayden Scheim;Jessica Xavier;Sari Reisner

  • The unintended consequences of COVID-19 vaccine policy: why mandates, passports and restrictions may cause more harm than good

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  • The increase in global HIV epidemics in MSM.

    Chris Beyrer;Patrick Sullivan;Jorge Sanchez;Stefan D. Baral

  • Stigma, Health Care Access, and HIV Knowledge Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malawi, Namibia, and Botswana

    Heather Fay;Stefan D. Baral;Gift Trapence;Felistus Motimedi

  • Serving transgender people: clinical care considerations and service delivery models in transgender health

    Kevan Wylie;Gail Knudson;Sharful Islam Khan;Mireille Bonierbale

  • Risk for COVID-19 infection and death among Latinos in the United States: examining heterogeneity in transmission dynamics.

    Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz;Vincent Guilamo-Ramos;Leandro Mena;Eric Hall

  • The global epidemic of HIV infection among men who have sex with men

    Frits van Griensven;Jan Willem de Lind van Wijngaarden;Stefan Baral;Andrew Grulich

  • Male sex workers: practices, contexts, and vulnerabilities for HIV acquisition and transmission

    Stefan David Baral;M Reuel Friedman;Scott Geibel;Kevin Rebe

  • A scoping review of health-related stigma outcomes for high-burden diseases in low- and middle-income countries

    Jeremy C. Kane;Melissa A. Elafros;Sarah M. Murray;Ellen M. H. Mitchell

  • An action agenda for HIV and sex workers

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

  • The Expanding Epidemics of HIV Type 1 Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Diversity and Consistency

    Chris Beyrer;Stefan D. Baral;Damian Walker;Andrea L. Wirtz

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Beyrer
Chris Beyrer Johns Hopkins University
Andrea L. Wirtz
Andrea L. Wirtz Johns Hopkins University
Patrick S. Sullivan
Patrick S. Sullivan Emory University
Linda-Gail Bekker
Linda-Gail Bekker University of Cape Town
Carmen H. Logie
Carmen H. Logie University of Toronto
Michele R. Decker
Michele R. Decker Johns Hopkins University
Sari L. Reisner
Sari L. Reisner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Merlin L. Robb
Merlin L. Robb Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Deanna Kerrigan
Deanna Kerrigan Johns Hopkins University
Caitlin E. Kennedy
Caitlin E. Kennedy Johns Hopkins University

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