Kimberly Koester, PhD

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Kimberly Koester, PhD

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UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
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Dr. Koester has been involved in HIV/AIDS prevention research since 1998 and has extensive experience as a qualitative health researcher. Currently, her work is focused on PrEP implementation and HIV health services research. She recently launched a CFAR early investigator study titled: Convenient and flexible internet-based access to PrEP for young men who have sex with men.

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  1. Johnson MO, Neilands TB, Koester KA, Wood T, Sauceda JA, Dilworth SE, Mugavero MJ, Crane HM, Fredericksen RJ, Mayer KH, Mathews WC, Moore RD, Napravnik S, Christopoulos KA. Detecting Disengagement From HIV Care Before It Is Too Late: Development and Preliminary Validation of a Novel Index of Engagement in HIV Care. . 2019 06 01; 81(2):145-152.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30865180
  2. Fuller SM, Koester KA, Erguera XA, Wilde Botta E, von Beetzen F, Steward WT, Avery A. The collaborative care model for HIV and depression: Patient perspectives and experiences from a safety-net clinic in the United States. SAGE Open Med. 2019; 7:2050312119842249.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31044076
  3. Koester KA, Johnson MO, Wood T, Fredericksen R, Neilands TB, Sauceda J, Crane HM, Mugavero MJ, Christopoulos KA. The influence of the 'good' patient ideal on engagement in HIV care. PLoS One. 2019; 14(3):e0214636.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30921440
  4. Zamudio-Haas S, Koester KA, Maiorana A, Fuller SM, Steward WT, Gruber D, Hauge JC, Parnell HE, Quinlivan EB, Myers JJ. "Closing the Loop" Developing State-Level Data Sharing Interventions to Promote Optimum Outcomes Along the HIV Continuum of Care. AIDS Behav. 2019 Jan; 23(Suppl 1):70-77.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29797160
  5. Fuller SM, Koester KA, Maiorana A, Steward WT, Broaddus MR, Lass K, Zamudio-Haas S, Quinlivan EB, Myers JJ. "I don't have to do this all by myself": Systems Navigation to Ensure Continuity of HIV Care for Persons Leaving Prison. AIDS Behav. 2019 Jan; 23(Suppl 1):14-24.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29442194
  6. Koester KA, Erguera XA, Kang Dufour MS, Udoh I, Burack JH, Grant RM, Myers JJ. "Losing the Phobia:" Understanding How HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Facilitates Bridging the Serodivide Among Men Who Have Sex With Men. Front Public Health. 2018; 6:250.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30238001
  7. Steward WT, Koester KA, Fuller SM. Shaping the Patient-Centered Medical Home to the Needs of HIV Safety Net Patients: The Impact of Stigma and the Need for Trust. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2018 Nov - Dec; 29(6):807-821.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30017667
  8. Wood TJ, Koester KA, Christopoulos KA, Sauceda JA, Neilands TB, Johnson MO. If someone cares about you, you are more apt to come around: improving HIV care engagement by strengthening the patient-provider relationship. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2018; 12:919-927.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29872277
  9. Myers JJ, Kang Dufour MS, Koester KA, Morewitz M, Packard R, Monico Klein K, Estes M, Williams B, Riker A, Tulsky J. The Effect of Patient Navigation on the Likelihood of Engagement in Clinical Care for HIV-Infected Individuals Leaving Jail. Am J Public Health. 2018 03; 108(3):385-392.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29345992
  10. Johnson MO, Koester KA, Wood T, Neilands TB, Pomeranz JL, Christopoulos KA. Development of an Index of Engagement in HIV Care: An Adapted Internet-Based Delphi Process. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Dec 05; 6(12):e224.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29208589
  11. Johnson MO, Koester KA, Wood T, Neilands TB, Pomeranz JL, Christopoulos KA. Development of an Index of Engagement in HIV Care: An Adapted Internet-Based Delphi Process. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Dec 05; 6(12):e224.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28981336
  12. Myers JJ, Koester KA, Kang Dufour MS, Jordan AO, Cruzado-Quinone J, Riker A. Patient navigators effectively support HIV-infected individuals returning to the community from jail settings. Int J Prison Health. 2017 09 11; 13(3-4):213-218.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28914126
  13. Koester K, Amico RK, Gilmore H, Liu A, McMahan V, Mayer K, Hosek S, Grant R. Risk, safety and sex among male PrEP users: time for a new understanding. Cult Health Sex. 2017 Dec; 19(12):1301-1313.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28415911
  14. Fuller SM, Koester KA, Guinness RR, Steward WT. Patients' Perceptions and Experiences of Shared Decision-Making in Primary HIV Care Clinics. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2017 Jan - Feb; 28(1):75-84.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27712863
  15. Fuller SM, Koester KA, Guinness RR, Steward WT. Patients' Perceptions and Experiences of Shared Decision-Making in Primary HIV Care Clinics. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2017 Jan - Feb; 28(1):75-84.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27485155
  16. Carlo Hojilla J, Koester KA, Cohen SE, Buchbinder S, Ladzekpo D, Matheson T, Liu AY. Sexual Behavior, Risk Compensation, and HIV Prevention Strategies Among Participants in the San Francisco PrEP Demonstration Project: A Qualitative Analysis of Counseling Notes. AIDS Behav. 2016 07; 20(7):1461-9.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25835463
  17. Khamarko K, Kang Dufour MS, Bodach S, Myers JJ. Impact of AIDS Education and Training Centers on the US HIV Medical Workforce. Am J Public Health. 2016 Dec; 106(12):2190-2193.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27524765
  18. Grant RM, Koester KA. What people want from sex and preexposure prophylaxis. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2016 Jan; 11(1):3-9.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26569183
  19. Koester KA, Grant RM. Editorial Commentary: Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize: No New HIV Infections With Increased Use of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Nov 15; 61(10):1604-5.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26334051
  20. Christopoulos KA, Olender S, Lopez AM, Lekas HM, Jaiswal J, Mellman W, Geng E, Koester KA. Retained in HIV Care But Not on Antiretroviral Treatment: A Qualitative Patient-Provider Dyadic Study. PLoS Med. 2015 Aug; 12(8):e1001863.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26263532
  21. Koester KA, Liu A, Eden C, Amico KR, McMahan V, Goicochea P, Hosek S, Mayer KH, Grant RM. Acceptability of drug detection monitoring among participants in an open-label pre-exposure prophylaxis study. AIDS Care. 2015; 27(10):1199-204.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26001026
  22. Rosenberg M, Pettifor A, Lippman SA, Thirumurthy H, Emch M, Miller WC, Selin A, Gómez-Olivé FX, Hughes JP, Laeyendecker O, Tollman S, Kahn K. Relationship between community-level alcohol outlet accessibility and individual-level herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among young women in South Africa. Sex Transm Dis. 2015 May; 42(5):259-65.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25826246
  23. Amico KR, Marcus JL, McMahan V, Liu A, Koester KA, Goicochea P, Anderson PL, Glidden D, Guanira J, Grant R. Study product adherence measurement in the iPrEx placebo-controlled trial: concordance with drug detection. . 2014 Aug 15; 66(5):530-7.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24853306
  24. Amico KR, Marcus JL, McMahan V, Liu A, Koester KA, Goicochea P, Anderson PL, Glidden D, Guanira J, Grant R. Study product adherence measurement in the iPrEx placebo-controlled trial: concordance with drug detection. . 2014 Aug 15; 66(5):530-7.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25121978
  25. Buisker TR, Dufour MS, Myers JJ. Recall of Nadir CD4 Cell Count and Most Recent HIV Viral Load Among HIV-Infected, Socially Marginalized Adults. AIDS Behav. 2015 Nov; 19(11):2108-16.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25030033