Research

Research Approach

Our research and evaluation projects are directly informed by and address health needs of vulnerable groups, including but not limited to women, children, and racial/ethnic, gender and sexual minorities affected by profound health disparities. Our research questions arise from gaps we encounter in knowledge, practice, and inequitable health outcomes.

Recent Research
& Evaluation Topics

Routine sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening, testing, and treatment in clinical practice
United States HIV healthcare workforce
Decreasing structural racism and discrimination to improve health outcomes of staff and clients of color in HIV care clinics
Outcomes for children in Out of Home Placement –an annual evaluation
Destigmatization of HIV clinical care practices regarding race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual identity
Patient-centered approaches to cervical cancer screening in people with HIV and a uterine cervix
Destigmatization of mental health care and treatment among people with HIV

Recent Publications

Norberg, A., Nelson, J., Lin, H., Lazo, E., Stanislaus, D., Bolduc, P., & Chu, C. (2024 in review). A Forecast of the HIV Clinician Workforce Need in the United States.
Nelson, J.A., Zha, P., Halawani, M., & Jones V. (2022). Evidence-Based Interventions Implemented into HIV Primary Care Clinics to Make Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening and Testing Routine: Outcomes of a Multi-Site Study. AIDS Patient Care STDS, 36(S2):92-103.
Nelson J, Jones V. Project Introduction. (2022). AIDS Patient Care STDS, 36(S2):87-91.

Cullinen, K., Hill, M., Anderson, T., Jones, V., Nelson, J., Halawani, M., & Zha, P. (2021). Improving sexually transmitted infection screening, testing, and treatment among people with HIV: A mixed method needs assessment to inform a multi-site, multi-level intervention and evaluation plan. PLoS ONE, 16(12):e0261824, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261824
Lilly, A., Cavella, M., Roper-Lewis, A., Weglarz, M., Ayala, L., et al. (2021). Improving outcomes for families of children with medical needs known to child welfare: A nurse care coordination program. Child Maltreatment, 0(0), 1-12, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F10775595211044496
Simone, J.P., Hoyt, M.J., Bogert, L., & Storm, D.S. (2021). A Nurse-Led Initiative to Improve Implementation of HIV Preconception Care Services. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 32(1):115-126. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000212.

For more information contact:

John Nelson, PhD, CNS, CPNP, FAAN
Pronouns: He/Him
Associate Professor
François-Xavier Bagnoud Endowed Chair in Community and Family Centered Care
Program Director, NASC
973-972-6268
nelsonj3@sn.rutgers.edu

Research Approach

Recent Research & Evaluation Topics

Recent Publications

For more information contact:

Recent Research
& Evaluation Topics