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. Byansi W, Ssewamala FM, Neilands TB, Sensoy Bahar O, Nabunya P, Namuwonge F, McKay MM. The Short-Term Impact of a Combination Intervention on Depressive Symptoms Among School-Going Adolescent Girls in Southwestern Uganda: The Suubi4Her Cluster Randomized Trial. J Adolesc Health. 2022 09; 71(3):301-307.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35660128
  2. Conroy AA, McKenna S, Ruark A, Neilands TB, Spinelli M, Gandhi M. Relationship Dynamics are Associated with Self-Reported Adherence but not an Objective Adherence Measure in Malawi. AIDS Behav. 2022 Nov; 26(11):3551-3562.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35507094
  3. Flentje A, Sunder G, Dilley JW, Neilands TB, Lisha NE, Katuzny KE, Carrico AW. AWARENESS: A cognitive behavioral intervention to reduce intersectional minority stress among sexual minority men living with HIV who use substances. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2022 Jun; 3.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35813350
  4. Nabunya P, Ssewamala FM, Bahar OS, Michalopoulos LTM, Mugisha J, Neilands TB, Trani JF, McKay MM. Suubi4Stigma study protocol: a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial to address HIV-associated stigma among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2022 Apr 29; 8(1):95.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35488323
  5. Okiring J, Getahun M, Gutin SA, Lebu S, Lee J, Maeri I, Eyul P, Bukusi EA, Cohen CR, Neilands TB, Ssali S, Charlebois ED, Camlin CS. Sexual partnership concurrency and age disparities associated with sexually transmitted infection and risk behavior in rural communities in Kenya and Uganda. Int J Infect Dis. 2022 Jul; 120:158-167.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35472527
  6. Brathwaite R, Ssewamala FM, Mutumba M, Neilands TB, Byansi W, Namuwonge F, Damulira C, Nabunya P, Nakigozi G, Makumbi F, Mellins CA, McKay MM, Team SAF. The Long-term (5-year) Impact of a Family Economic Empowerment Intervention on Adolescents Living with HIV in Uganda: Analysis of Longitudinal Data from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial from the Suubi+Adherence Study (2012-2018). AIDS Behav. 2022 Oct; 26(10):3337-3344.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35429307
  7. Batchelder AW, Glynn TR, Moskowitz JT, Neilands TB, Dilworth S, Rodriguez SL, Carrico AW. The shame spiral of addiction: Negative self-conscious emotion and substance use. PLoS One. 2022; 17(3):e0265480.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35303025
  8. Sevelius JM, Dilworth SE, Reback CJ, Chakravarty D, Castro D, Johnson MO, McCree B, Jackson A, Mata RP, Neilands TB. Randomized Controlled Trial of Healthy Divas: A Gender-Affirming, Peer-Delivered Intervention to Improve HIV Care Engagement Among Transgender Women Living With HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 08 15; 90(5):508-516.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35502891
  9. Hatcher AM, Neilands TB, Rebombo D, Weiser SD, Christofides NJ. Food insecurity and men's perpetration of partner violence in a longitudinal cohort in South Africa. BMJ Nutr Prev Health. 2022; 5(1):36-43.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35814730
  10. Conroy AA, Jain JP, Sheira L, Frongillo EA, Neilands TB, Cohen MH, Wilson TE, Chandran A, Adimora AA, Kassaye S, Sheth AN, Fischl MA, Adedimeji A, Turan JM, Tien PC, Weiser SD. Mental Health Mediates the Association Between Gender-Based Violence and HIV Treatment Engagement in US Women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 02 01; 89(2):151-158.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34723926
  11. Brathwaite R, Ssewamala FM, Sensoy Bahar O, McKay MM, Neilands TB, Namatovu P, Kiyingi J, Zmachinski L, Nabayinda J, Huang KY, Kivumbi A, Bhana A, Mwebembezi A, Petersen I, Hoagwood K, SMART Africa - Uganda Field Team. The longitudinal impact of an evidence-based multiple family group intervention (Amaka Amasanyufu) on oppositional defiant disorder and impaired functioning among children in Uganda: analysis of a cluster randomized trial from the SMART Africa-Uganda scale-up study (2016-2022). J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2022 11; 63(11):1252-1260.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34989404
  12. Martin-Herz SP, Haggerty KP, Neilands TB, Sterling M, Christakis DA. Factors Associated With Trajectories of Externalizing Behavior in Preschoolers. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Sep-Oct; 22(7):1212-1220.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34963654
  13. Arnold EA, Saberi P, Wong JO, Pollack LM, Neilands TB, Benjamin M, Lockett G, Kegeles SM. We are Family: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study of an HIV Prevention Intervention With the House Ball and Gay Family Communities. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 12 15; 88(S1):S6-S11.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34757987
  14. Davis Ewart L, Johnson A, Bainter S, Brown EC, Grov C, Harkness A, Roth AM, Paul R, Neilands TB, Dilworth SE, Carrico AW. Tina's ParTy line: Polysubstance use patterns in sexual minority men living with HIV who use methamphetamine. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2022 02; 41(2):338-346.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34806244
  15. Onono MA, Odhiambo G, Sheira L, Conroy A, Neilands TB, Bukusi EA, Weiser SD. The role of food security in increasing adolescent girls' agency towards sexual risk taking: qualitative findings from an income generating agricultural intervention in southwestern Kenya. BMC Public Health. 2021 11 06; 21(1):2028.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34742285
  16. Sevelius JM, Neilands TB, Reback CJ, Castro D, Dilworth SE, Kaplan RL, Johnson MO. An Intervention by and for Transgender Women Living With HIV: Study Protocol for a Two-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Efficacy of "Healthy Divas" to Improve HIV Care Outcomes. Front Reprod Health. 2021; 3:665723.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36304034
  17. Leddy AM, Neilands TB, Twine R, Kahn K, Ahern J, Pettifor A, Lippman SA. Examining Mediators of the Relationship Between Community Mobilization and HIV Incidence Among Young South African Women Participating in the HPTN 068 Study Cohort. AIDS Behav. 2022 May; 26(5):1347-1354.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34665378
  18. Conroy AA, Ruark A, Neilands TB, Darbes LA, Johnson MO, Tan JY, Mkandawire J. Development and Validation of the Couple Sexual Satisfaction Scale for HIV and Sexual Health Research. Arch Sex Behav. 2021 Oct 05.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34609644
  19. Nguyen N, Neilands TB, Lisha NE, Lyu JC, Olson SS, Ling PM. Longitudinal Associations Between Use of Tobacco and Cannabis Among People Who Smoke Cigarettes in Real-world Smoking Cessation Treatment. J Addict Med. 2021 Oct 05.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34619713
  20. Christopoulos KA, Neilands TB, Koester KA, Sauceda JA, Dilworth SE, Mugavero MJ, Crane HM, Fredericksen RJ, Cachay ER, Mayer KH, Moore RD, Napravnik S, Johnson MO. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Index: Using a Patient-Reported Outcome on Engagement in HIV Care to Explain Suboptimal Retention in Care and Virologic Control. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 05; 73(7):e2175-e2183.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33372942
  21. Neilands TB, Chakravarty D, Darbes LA, O'Brien NP, Gonzalez IS, Hoff CC. Assessing Self-Efficacy and Communication Regarding Sexual Agreements among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the USA: Development and Validation of Two Novel Scales. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 09 15; 18(18).
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34574657
  22. Kim HC, Pollack LM, Saberi P, Neilands TB, Arnold EA, Bright DJ, Williams RW, Kegeles SM, Tan JY. Study protocol: a pilot randomised waitlist-controlled trial of a dyadic mobile health intervention for black sexual-minority male couples with HIV in the USA. BMJ Open. 2021 09 02; 11(9):e055448.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34475191
  23. Saberi P, Lisha NE, Erguera XA, Hudes ES, Johnson MO, Ruel T, Neilands TB. A Mobile Health App (WYZ) for Engagement in Care and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Youth and Young Adults Living With HIV: Single-Arm Pilot Intervention Study. JMIR Form Res. 2021 Aug 31; 5(8):e26861.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34463622
  24. Wesson PD, Lippman SA, Neilands TB, Ahern J, Kahn K, Pettifor A. Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Gender Equitable Men's Scale Using a Longitudinal Cohort of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa. AIDS Behav. 2021 Aug 24.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34426864
  25. Sevelius J, Chakravarty D, Neilands TB, Keatley J, Shade SB, Johnson MO, Rebchook G, HRSA SPNS Transgender Women of Color Study Group . Evidence for the Model of Gender Affirmation: The Role of Gender Affirmation and Healthcare Empowerment in Viral Suppression Among Transgender Women of Color Living with HIV. AIDS Behav. 2021 Jul; 25(Suppl 1):64-71.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31144131