Public Health and Health Professions
Westmoreland Lab
Led by Drew A Westmoreland · Epidemiology
What we study
The lab studies how individual, social, and structural factors affect sexual health, HIV/STI risk, and prevention methods like PrEP and doxy-PEP. They also research non-alcoholic beverages that mimic alcohol for harm reduction.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Real-World Effectiveness of Doxy-PEP for STI Prevention Among People with HIV
Evaluating doxy-PEP's effectiveness in preventing STIs among HIV-positive individuals.
Proyecto VIDA (VIH Información Distribución y Acción)
A longitudinal study of HIV incidence and prevention engagement among MSM in Colombia.
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Optimizing HIV prevention - Supplement
Supports a study aimed at optimizing HIV prevention, building on the lab's work on sexual health and prevention methods such as PrEP.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Insights for the substance use disorder care continuum: findings from a qualitative study with sexual and gender minority individuals who use methamphetamine
2026 · Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Examines treatment experiences for sexual and gender minority meth users in substance use care.
- Sexual Victimization Experiences and Binge Drinking Frequency Among Bisexual+ and Heterosexual Women
2026 · Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
Looks at how sexual victimization affects binge drinking in bisexual+ and heterosexual women.
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- High Motivation but Low Access to PrEP: Social Determinants Undermine HIV Prevention Among Sexual and Gender Minority People Who Use Methamphetamine
2026 · AIDS and Behavior
Compares HIV prevention access and motivation between meth users and non-users among sexual and gender minority groups.
- “Actually, that’s one of the reasons I stopped getting tested often, because I didn’t want to be judged:” Sexual Healthcare and STI Testing Experiences Among U.S. Men Who Have Sex With Men
2026 · Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Explores how men who have sex with men experience stigma in sexual healthcare.
- Prevalence and Correlates of Non-Alcoholic Beverage Consumption Among People Living with HIV: A Potential Alcohol Reduction Strategy
2026 · AIDS and Behavior
Studies non-alcoholic beverage use and its links to health among people with HIV.
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How to reach out
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