BSHS Doctoral Alumni

2023

Madeline Montgomery Ph.D. ’23

Dissertation: Multilevel determinants of sexual and reproductive health care access among LGBTQIA+ young adults with a cervix: implications for public health and health care practice
Anthony Surace Ph.D. ’23

Dissertation: It’s About Time: A Temporal Analysis of Minority Strengths/Stress Effects on Drinking Behavior Among Sexual Minorities

Current Position: Post Doc at Alcohol Research Group, UC Berkeley
Pablo K. Valente Ph.D. ’23

Dissertation Chair Katie Biello

Dissertation: Daily Oral and Next Generation Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Modalities for Young Men Who Have Sex with Men: The Role of Health Services and Providers in Shaping Acceptability and Implementation

Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut Waterbury

Holly Boyle Ph.D. ’22

Dissertation Chair Jennifer Merrill

Dissertation: Simultaneous Alcohol and Cannabis Use among Young Adults: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Determinants, Mechanisms, and Consequences

Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brown University School of Public Health
Teresa DeAtley Ph.D. ’22

Dissertation: Mechanisms Underlying High Rates of Tobacco-Related Disease in People with Psychiatric Disorders Who Smoke
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Utah
Kira DiClemente Ph.D. ’22

Dissertation: Mental health experiences of women exposed to war and violence in Africa: a community-based approach
Current Position: Research Assistant professor, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago
Ashley Gomez Ph.D. ’22

Dissertation Chair Jennifer Nazareno

Dissertation: “Work, Migration, Gender, and Place: Social Determinants of Latine Health in the United States”

Current Position: Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business

Alberto Edeza Ph.D. ’21

Dissertation: Sexualized substance use and HIV prevention among men who engage in transactional sex with men

Current Position: Health Scientist at Johnson and Johnson

Augustine Kang Ph.D. ’20

Dissertation Chair Patricia Risica

Dissertation: Sleep and Physical Activity among Latinx Children: Formative Research for Obesity Prevention Intervention Development

Current Position: MD Candidate at Stanford University School of Medicine and Senior Research Scientist at Brown University School of Public Health
Ashleigh LoVette Ph.D. ’20

Dissertation Chair Don Operario

Dissertation: Resilience in the Context of HIV Risk: A Strengths-Based Perspective for HIV Prevention among South African Girls and Young Women

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion, College of Public Health, Ohio State University
Adedotun Ogunbajo Ph.D. ’20

Dissertation: Substance use, mental health, and other psychosocial health problems in the context of HIV sexual risk behavior among Nigerian gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men
Current Position: Director of Research at Us Helping Us, People into Living, Inc.
Arjee Restar Ph.D. ’20

Dissertation: Modeling the Socio-Ecological Factors of HIV Prevention Services among Filipinx Trans Women and Cis Men
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health
Sylvia Shangani Ph.D. ’20

Dissertation: Engagement in HIV Prevention and Treatment among Key Populations in Kenya
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University

Rachel Denlinger-Apte Ph.D. ’19

Dissertation: The Effects of Menthol Flavoring in Cigarettes on Tobacco Product Selection, Use, and Perceptions of Harm: Implications for Tobacco Regulation

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Jessica Emerson Ph.D. ’19

Dissertation: When Outcomes Matter: A Temporal Analysis of Beliefs in the Exercise and Smoking Domains
Current Position: Scientific Advisor at Clario (formerly ERT)
Harold Lee Ph.D. ’19

Dissertation: Genetic Underpinning of Physical Activity Adherence: Affective Response to Physical Activity as an Intermediate Phenotype
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State University