Torsten Neilands, PhD

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Dr. Torsten Neilands is an Epidemiologist / Biostatistician. His work includes: Quantitative methods for the analysis of behavioral sciences data: structural equation modeling, longitudinal analysis via mixed effects models, and survey scale development.

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  1. Riley ED, Dilworth SE, Satre DD, Silverberg MJ, Neilands TB, Mangurian C, Weiser SD. Factors Associated With Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Among Women Experiencing Homelessness and Unstable Housing During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 07 01; 4(7):e2117035.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34259851
  2. Lee JY, George SMS, Neilands TB, Rodriguez A, Feaster DJ, Carrico AW. Understanding Willingness to Participate in HIV Biomedical Research: A Mixed Methods Investigation. AIDS Behav. 2021 Sep; 25(9):2699-2711.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34129144
  3. Wang JS, Malaeb B, Ssewamala FM, Neilands TB, Brooks-Gunn J. A Multifaceted Intervention with Savings Incentives to Reduce Multidimensional Child Poverty: Evidence from the Bridges Study (2012-2018) in Rural Uganda. Soc Indic Res. 2021 Dec; 158(3):947-990.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35173356
  4. Lee JY, Lee JE, Moskowitz JT, Feaster DJ, Neilands TB, Dilworth SE, Rodriguez A, Carrico AW. An autoregressive cross-lagged model unraveling co-occurring stimulant use and HIV: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 08 01; 225:108752.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34144507
  5. Tan JY, Sheira LA, Frongillo EA, Gustafson D, Sharma A, Merenstein D, Cohen MH, Golub E, Edmonds A, Ofotokun I, Fischl M, Konkle-Parker D, Neilands T, Tien P, Weiser SD. Food insecurity and frailty among women with and without HIV in the United States: a cross-sectional analysis. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 06; 24(6):e25751.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34128343
  6. Brathwaite R, Ssewamala FM, Neilands TB, Okumu M, Mutumba M, Damulira C, Nabunya P, Kizito S, Sensoy Bahar O, Mellins CA, McKay MM. Predicting the individualized risk of poor adherence to ART medication among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda: the Suubi+Adherence study. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 06; 24(6):e25756.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34105865
  7. Tozan Y, Capasso A, Sun S, Neilands TB, Damulira C, Namuwonge F, Nakigozi G, Mwebembezi A, Mukasa B, Sensoy Bahar O, Nabunya P, Mellins CA, McKay MM, Ssewamala FM. The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a family-based economic empowerment intervention (Suubi + Adherence) on suppression of HIV viral loads among adolescents living with HIV: results from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in southern Uganda. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 06; 24(6):e25752.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34176245
  8. Brathwaite R, Ssewamala FM, Neilands TB, Nabunya P, Byansi W, Damulira C. Development and external validation of a risk calculator to predict internalising symptoms among Ugandan youths affected by HIV. Psychiatry Res. 2021 Aug; 302:114028.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34129997
  9. Mutumba M, Moskowitz JT, Neilands TB, Lee JY, Dilworth SE, Carrico AW. A mindfulness-based, stress and coping model of craving in methamphetamine users. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0249489.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34003834
  10. Cavazos-Rehg P, Byansi W, Doroshenko C, Neilands TB, Anako N, Sensoy Bahar O, Kasson E, Nabunya P, Mellins CA, Ssewamala FM. Evaluating potential mediators for the impact of a family-based economic intervention (Suubi+Adherence) on the mental health of adolescents living with HIV in Uganda. Soc Sci Med. 2021 07; 280:113946.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34020312
  11. Saberi P, Ming K, Hojilla JC, Scott HM, Neilands TB. HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis in the Time of COVID-19: How a Robust and Responsive HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Intervention Can Avert Loss of HIV Prevention Coverage During a Global Pandemic. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 05 01; 87(1):e173-e176.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33534275
  12. Pearson CA, Johnson MO, Neilands TB, Dilworth SE, Sauceda JA, Mugavero MJ, Crane HM, Fredericksen RJ, Mathews WC, Moore RD, Napravnik S, Mayer KH, Christopoulos KA. Internalized HIV Stigma Predicts Suboptimal Retention in Care Among People Living with HIV in the United States. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2021 05; 35(5):188-193.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33891484
  13. Lisha NE, Neilands TB, Erguera XA, Saberi P. Development of the Mobile Technology Vulnerability Scale among Youth and Young Adults Living with HIV. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 04 15; 18(8).
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33920803
  14. Shato T, Nabunya P, Byansi W, Nwaozuru U, Okumu M, Mutumba M, Brathwaite R, Damulira C, Namuwonge F, Bahar OS, Neilands TB, Ssewamala FM. Family Economic Empowerment, Family Social Support, and Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Adolescents Living With HIV in Uganda: The Suubi+Adherence Study. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Sep; 69(3):406-413.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33812750
  15. Sevelius JM, Chakravarty D, Dilworth SE, Rebchook G, Neilands TB. Measuring Satisfaction and Comfort with Gender Identity and Gender Expression among Transgender Women: Development and Validation of the Psychological Gender Affirmation Scale. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 03 23; 18(6).
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33806834
  16. Tabrisky AP, Coffin LS, Olem DP, Neilands TB, Johnson MO. Couples-focused intervention to improve engagement in HIV care: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2021 03 22; 11(3):e037468.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33753428
  17. Vincent W, Carrico AW, Dilworth SE, Fuchs D, Neilands TB, Moskowitz JT, Flentje A. Intersecting minority statuses and tryptophan degradation among stimulant-using, sexual minority men living with HIV. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2021 Mar; 89(3):156-165.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33829804
  18. Nielsen MW, Stefanick ML, Peragine D, Neilands TB, Ioannidis JPA, Pilote L, Prochaska JJ, Cullen MR, Einstein G, Klinge I, LeBlanc H, Paik HY, Schiebinger L. Gender-related variables for health research. Biol Sex Differ. 2021 Feb 22; 12(1):23.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33618769
  19. Ssewamala FM, Shu-Huah Wang J, Brathwaite R, Sun S, Mayo-Wilson LJ, Neilands TB, Brooks-Gunn J. Impact of a Family Economic Intervention (Bridges) on Health Functioning of Adolescents Orphaned by HIV/AIDS: A 5-Year (2012-2017) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Uganda. Am J Public Health. 2021 03; 111(3):504-513.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33476237
  20. Ssewamala FM, Sensoy Bahar O, Nabunya P, Thames AD, Neilands TB, Damulira C, Mukasa B, Brathwaite R, Mellins C, Santelli J, Brown D, Guo S, Namatovu P, Kiyingi J, Namuwonge F, McKay MM. Suubi+Adherence-Round 2: A study protocol to examine the longitudinal HIV treatment adherence among youth living with HIV transitioning into young adulthood in Southern Uganda. BMC Public Health. 2021 01 21; 21(1):179.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33478469
  21. Lee JY, Glynn TR, Moskowitz JT, Fuchs D, Neilands TB, Dilworth SE, Feaster DJ, Rodriguez A, Carrico AW. Tryptophan depletion predicts lower positive affect in sexual minority men living with HIV who use methamphetamine. J Neurovirol. 2021 02; 27(1):178-182.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33460015
  22. Dubé K, Kanazawa J, Dee L, Taylor J, Campbell DM, Brown B, Johnson MO, Saberi P, Sauceda JA, Sugarman J, Peluso MJ. Ethical and practical considerations for mitigating risks to sexual partners during analytical treatment interruptions in HIV cure-related research. HIV Res Clin Pract. 2021 02; 22(1):14-30.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33575683
  23. Kwena Z, Kimbo L, Darbes LA, Hatcher AM, Helova A, Owino G, Thirumurthy H, Bukusi EA, Braun T, Kilgore M, Pisu M, Tamhane A, Nghiem VT, Agot K, Neilands TB, Turan JM. Testing strategies for couple engagement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and family health in Kenya: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Jan 06; 22(1):19.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33407784
  24. Young SL, Miller JD, Frongillo EA, Boateng GO, Jamaluddine Z, Neilands TB, and the HWISE Research Coordination Network . Validity of a Four-Item Household Water Insecurity Experiences Scale for Assessing Water Issues Related to Health and Well-Being. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 01; 104(1):391-394.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33124535
  25. Sevelius JM, Chakravarty D, Dilworth SE, Rebchook G, Neilands TB. Gender Affirmation through Correct Pronoun Usage: Development and Validation of the Transgender Women's Importance of Pronouns (TW-IP) Scale. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 12 19; 17(24).
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33352630