Research and Evaluation

Research Approach

Our growing interdisciplinary team of nursing, mental health, public health and social behavioral scientists is committed to an evolving research infrastructure supporting a range of applied research studies of rigorous design and theoretical grounding. We develop research projects that are directly informed by and address health needs of vulnerable groups, such as women, children, and racial/ethnic, gender and sexual minorities affected by profound health disparities. Our research questions arise from gaps we encounter in knowledge and practice.

Areas of Research and Evaluation

• Pre-exposure prophylaxis
• Sex-positive Sexual Health: Assessments of Current Knowledge and Practices, and Remediation of Gaps in Effective Inclusive Clinical Approaches to Sexual Health
• Adolescent and young adult HIV Prevention
• Mobile Health
• Mental Health, Substance Use, and Stigma: Elucidation of and Intervention on Risk Pathways
• Transgender health
• Factors that influence healthcare engagement for adults with HIV in the US and globally
• Improving sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment among people with or at risk for HIV

Recent Publications

• Aaron, E., Blum, C., Seidman, D., Hoyt, M. J., Simone, J., Sullivan, M., & Smith, D. K. (2017). Optimizing delivery of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for women in the United States. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 32,16-23.  https://doi.org/10.1089/apc.2017.0201
• Andrews, M.M., Storm, D.S., Burr, C.K., Aaron, E., Hoyt, M.J., Statton, A., & Weber, S. (2018). Perinatal HIV Service Coordination: Closing Gaps in the HIV Care Continuum for Pregnant Women and Eliminating Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States. Public Health Reports, 133(5), 532–542. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0033354918789912 
• Golub, S.A., Lelutiu-Weinberger, C., & Surace, A. (2018). Experimental investigation of implicit HIV and prexposure prophylaxis stigma: Evidence for ancillary benefits of preexposure prophylaxis use. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 77, 264-271.  https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000001592
• Leluțiu-Weinberger, C., Manu, M., Ionescu, F., Dogaru, B., Kovacs, T., Dorobănțescu, C., … & Pachankis, J. E. (2018). An mHealth Intervention to Improve Young Gay and Bisexual Men’s Sexual, Behavioral, and Mental Health in a Structurally Stigmatizing National Context. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 6(11).
• Lelutiu-Weinberger, C., & Pachankis, J. E. (2017).  Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender-affirmative mental health practice training in a highly stigmatizing national context.  LGBT Health, 4, 360-370.  https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2016.0194
• Nelson, J., Kinder, A., Johnson A. S, Hall, H. I., Hu, X., Sweet, D., …Harris, J. (2018). Differences in selected HIV care continuum outcomes among people residing in rural, urban, and metropolitan areas – 28 United States jurisdictions. Journal of Rural Health, 34, 63-70.  https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12208
• Norberg, A., Nelson, J., Holly, C., Jewell, S., Lieggi, M; Salmond, S. (June, 2019).  Experiences of HIV-infected adults and health care providers with health care delivery practices that influence engagement in US primary healthcare settings:  a qualitative systematic review. The Joanna Briggs Institute of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 2019; 17(6):1154-1228. DOI: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003756
• Norberg, A., Nelson, J., Holly, C., Jewell, S., & Salmond, S. (2017). Experiences of HIV- infected adults and health care providers with health care delivery practices influencing engagement in primary health care settings: a qualitative systematic review protocol.  JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 15(11), 2645-2650.  https://doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003278
• Simone, J., Hoyt, M. J., Storm, D. S., & Finocchario-Kessler, S. (2018). Models of HIV preconception care and key elements influencing these services: findings from healthcare providers in seven U.S. cities. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 32, 272-281.  https://doi.org/10.1089/apc.2017.0299
• Weglarz, M., Corcoran, E., Gutter, D., Barbel, P., Brown, S., Mulholland, J.T., & Colabelli, N.B. (2018). Child abuse: intercepting behavioral health issues. In D. Hallas (Ed.), Behavioral pediatric healthcare for nurse practitioners: a growth and developmental approach to intercepting abnormal behaviors (pp. 405-414). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC. 
• Weglarz, M., Corcoran, E., Gutter, D., & Colabelli, N.B. (2018). Foster care children: intercepting behavioral health issues. In D. Hallas (Ed.), Behavioral pediatric healthcare for nurse practitioners: a growth and developmental approach to intercepting abnormal behaviors (pp. 415-427). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC. 
• Weglarz, M., Corcoran, E., Gutter, D., & Colabelli, N.B. (2018). Intercepting stress and behavioral health issues: building resiliency in children. In D. Hallas (Ed.), Behavioral pediatric healthcare for nurse practitioners: a growth and developmental approach to intercepting abnormal behaviors (pp. 55-65). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC. 
• Weglarz, M., Colabelli, N.B., Gutter, D., & Corcoran, E. (2018). Trauma-informed care: responding to childhood trauma. In D. Hallas (Ed.), Behavioral pediatric healthcare for nurse practitioners: a growth and developmental approach to intercepting abnormal behaviors (pp. 443-450) New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC.

For more information contact:
Corina Lelutiu-Weinberger, PhD 
Endowed Chair of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center
Assistant Professor, Community Health Faculty Researcher
François-Xavier Bagnoud Center
Division of Nursing Science 
cl1148@sn.rutgers.edu