“We use big data, including GPS, survey, network data, to identify optimal sets of venues for HIV prevention,” Chen told Medscape Medical News. Venue-based affiliation networks could help identify areas to reach the priority population or connect many other venues frequented by the priority population, she said.
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Chen et al. Leverage GPS Data for HIV Prevention
By asking participants carried a GPS device for 2 weeks, researchers constructed networks of venues connected together through participants’ co-attendance patterns among young Black sexually minoritized men.
Research Day 2024 Recap: Winners and Videos
The Bloustein School’s 3rd Annual Research Day took place on Friday, April 12th. Watch the keynote address by Dr. Joel Cantor and Lightning Talks by various Bloustein professors and researchers.
New Research on Racial Discrimination and Mental Health Co-Authored by Chen, Williams and Cantor
The present study examines the differential associations of racial discrimination and mental health based on an individual’s race, ethnicity, foreign-born status, and educational attainment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research Day 2023
The Bloustein School’s 2nd Annual Research Day has been rescheduled and will take place in person at the Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum on Friday, April 21st.
Research by Dr. Yen-Tyng Chen et al. Examine Links between HIV Medication Adherence and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
Dr. Yen-Tyng Chen and colleagues published “HIV Care Engagement Is Not Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy during the Initial Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Black Cisgender Sexual Minority Men and Transgender Women in the N2 COVID Study” in the journal Vaccines.
Dr. Yen-Tyng Chen Reacts to Texas Ruling to Omit PrEP from ACA Coverage
On Sept. 7, District Judge Reed O’Connor made two rulings in Texas that may significantly change the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The first decision by the district judge found that the task force that helps decide federal health insurance mandates is unconstitutional....
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