Funded projects

2024-25

"Improving Sexual Health Education and Screening for Youth with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy"
Principal Investigator: Nora Renthal, MD, PhD

"Adolescent Provider Perspectives on HIV Preventative Care"
Principal Investigator: Nicholas Venturelli, MD

"STI Testing in Newly Pregnant Adolescent and Young Adults" 2023-2024, 2024-2025
Principal Investigator: Shannon Fitzgerald, MD, MPH

2023-24

"Preliminary Feasibility Study of the Virtual Adaptation of the MOMENT Intervention to Reduce Cannabis Use in Youth Who Use Frequently (MOMENT-V)" NCE
Principal Investigator: Lydia A. Shrier, MD, MPH

"STI Testing in Newly Pregnant Adolescent and Young Adults"
Principal Investigator: Shannon Fitzgerald, MD, MPH

"Teen CRUSH: Formative work to develop an intervention to increase the sexual health of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder" NCE
Principal Investigator: Susan Faja, PhD

2022-23

"Preliminary Feasibility Study of the Virtual Adaptation of the MOMENT Intervention to Reduce Cannabis Use in Youth Who Use Frequently (MOMENT-V)"
Principal Investigator: Lydia A. Shrier, MD, MPH

"Teen CRUSH: Formative work to develop an intervention to increase the sexual health of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder"
Principal Investigator: Susan Faja, PhD

"Characterization of PrEP Use at Boston Children’s Hospital since 2012"
Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Christian, MD

"Integrating HIV/TB Care Delivery for Adolescents in Botswana"
Principal Investigator: Melanie Dubois, MD, MPH

"Understanding Gaps of HIV Knowledge of Transgender Adolescents and Young Adults"
Principal Investigator: Carly Guss, MD, MPH

"Understanding Depression and Anxiety in Ghanaian Youth Living with HIV"
Principal Investigator: Leah Ratner, MD, MS

"Producing Healthy Children: Exposing children ages 5-13 living with HIV to fruits and vegetables to help support immune function and create lasting healthy dietary habits"
Principal Investigator: Katrina Smith, RD, RDN

2021-22

"Resource Insecurity and Contraception in Adolescent Mothers" 
Principal Investigator: Heather Bernard, MD

"MOMENT-V: Virtual Adaptation of the MOMENT Intervention to Reduce Cannabis Use in Youth Who Use Frequently"
Principal Investigator: Lydia A. Shrier, MD, MPH

"Teen CRUSH: Formative work to develop an intervention to increase the sexual health of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder"
Principal Investigator: Susan Faja, PhD

"Development and validation of the perceived medical cissexism in sexual and reproductive healthcare scale"
Principal Investigator: Ariella Tabaac, PhD

"Improving pediatric emergency care for victims of sexual assault"
Principal Investigator: Joel Hudgin, MD

2020-21

"#himtoo: Adolescent Males’ Perspectives on Sexual Consent"
Principal Investigator: Joshua Borus, MD, MPH

"Nitrous oxide for pain management during intrauterine device insertion in nulliparous adolescent women - A randomized controlled pilot study"
Principal Investigator: Amy DiVasta, MD, MMSc

"Teen CRUSH: Formative work to develop an intervention to increase the sexual health of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder"
Principal Investigator: Susan Faja, PhD

"Investigating Dietary Supplement Use and Their Components in an HIV Positive Adolescent Population"
Principal Investigator: Carly Guss, MD, MPH

"Prepping GeMS: Incorporating HIV Testing and Prevention in a Multi-Disciplinary Gender Clinic"
Principal Investigator: Carly Guss, MD, MPH

"Development of an Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Use Screening and Intervention Initiative in Zambia"
Principal Investigator: Sion Kim Harris, PhD

"1.5 Million and Me: Developing digital stories with and for HIV-positive adolescents in South Africa to promote uptake of HIV testing and treatment"
Principal Investigator: Betsy Kammerer, PhD

"The Family Environment, Social Support, and Health in Transgender Youth"
Principal Investigator: Sabra Katz-Wise, PhD

"The prevalence of transactional sex and HIV among Ugandan Orphan Youth"
Principal Investigator: Shuei Kozu, MSW, LICSW, MHA, PhD

"Momentary Affect Regulation – Safer Sex Intervention (MARSSI) Implementation in Community Clinics"
Principal Investigator: Lydia A. Shrier, MD, MPH

"HIV Messaging Workshop"
Principal Investigator: Katy Weinberg, MBA

2019-20

"Dating apps and risky sexual behaviors among young adults: does Depression increase risk?"
Principal Investigator: David Bickham, PhD

"Interdisciplinary Collaboration for the Prevention of HIV Transmission: nPEP Quality Improvement Project" 
Principal Investigator: Honora Einhorn, MSW, LICSW, Mas

"Expanded Access to PrEP Using Rapid HIV Testing via a Primary Care Clinic and Community Outreach Model" 
Principal Investigator: Susan Fitzgerald, RN, MSN, CPNP

"Enhancing HIV and STI Prevention Among Transgender Young Adults: Exploring the role of gender affirmation, body image, and intimate partnerships" 
Principal Investigator: Allegra Gordon, ScD, MPH

"Prepping GeMS: Incorporating HIV Testing and Prevention in a Multi-Disciplinary Gender Clinic"
Principal Investigator: Carly Guss, MD, MPH

"HIV/AIDS Music Video Promotion and Impact Evaluation" 
Principal Investigator: Katy Weinberg, MBA

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