Kamal Gautam
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- 56 Publications
- 292 Citations
- 10 Yale Co-Authors
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Kamal Gautam, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Connecticut. Born and raised in Nepal, he is committed to improving the health and well-being of underserved and marginalized populations. His research focuses on HIV prevention, suicide prevention, substance use, and tobacco cessation, with a particular interest in digital health technologies.
His current work uses mobile health tools, ecological momentary assessment (EMA), wearable devices, and machine learning to better understand health behaviors and develop timely, personalized interventions. He collaborates on research projects in the United States, Nepal, and Malaysia and has experience working across academia, public health research, policy, and nonprofit sectors.
Last Updated on June 03, 2026.
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- PhD
- University of Connecticut, Health Promotion Sciences
- MPH
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, International Public Health
- BSc
- Pokhara University , Public Health
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Behavioral Health; HIV/AIDS; Mental Health; Substance Use, Addiction
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0000-0002-7121-7421
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Roman Shrestha, PhD, MPH
Kiran Paudel
Jeffrey A. Wickersham, PhD
Frederick (Rick) Lewis Altice, MD, MA
Sandesh Bhusal
Archana Shrestha, PhD
56Publications
292Citations
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2026
Depressive Symptoms and Anticipated Help-seeking Stigma as Mental Healthcare Navigation Barriers Among People Who Use Opioids
Khati A, Sujan M, Xu R, Wickersham J, Gautam K, Paudel K, Copenhaver M, Valente P, Shrestha R. Depressive Symptoms and Anticipated Help-seeking Stigma as Mental Healthcare Navigation Barriers Among People Who Use Opioids. Community Mental Health Journal 2026, 1-12. PMID: 42470538, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-026-01684-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricSmartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment to Monitor Opioid Use and Overdose Among People Who Use Opioids: Prospective Observational Feasibility Study
Gautam K, Paudel K, Wickersham J, Khati A, Thapa A, Bhusal S, Sujan S, Pagoto S, Ha T, Shrestha R. Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment to Monitor Opioid Use and Overdose Among People Who Use Opioids: Prospective Observational Feasibility Study. JMIR Human Factors 2026, 13: e95655. PMID: 42372226, PMCID: PMC13313411, DOI: 10.2196/95655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharacteristics of cannabis use among men who have sex with men in Nepal: A respondent-driven cross-sectional survey
Paudel K, Mazzeo R, Wickersham J, Gautam K, Pandey A, Bhandari P, Khati A, Sujan S, Dhakal M, Copenhaver M, Adhikari T, Shrestha R. Characteristics of cannabis use among men who have sex with men in Nepal: A respondent-driven cross-sectional survey. Medicine 2026, 105: e49475. PMID: 42363509, PMCID: PMC13313738, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000049475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessing digital health literacy among middle-aged adults in urban Nepal
Niroula S, Bhattarai G, Paudel K, Chapagain Y, Bhusal S, Jha A, Shah S, Pandey A, Wagle S, Rai V, Bhandari B, Shrestha R, Gautam K, Adhikari T. Assessing digital health literacy among middle-aged adults in urban Nepal. Discover Public Health 2026, 23: 885. DOI: 10.1186/s12982-026-02275-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNurse Practitioner-Led, Same-Day, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Delivery Program for People Who Inject Drugs in the United States: Findings From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Gautam K, Paudel K, Altice F, Vlahov D, Khati A, Wickersham J, Moore T, Bae E, Bhusal S, Sujan M, Kil N, Shrestha R. Nurse Practitioner-Led, Same-Day, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Delivery Program for People Who Inject Drugs in the United States: Findings From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of The Association Of Nurses In AIDS Care 2026 PMID: 42201314, DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsExploring Perceived Utility of a Clinic‐Integrated HIV Prevention App for Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: A Qualitative Think‐Aloud Study
Sujan S, Wickersham J, Khati A, Gautam K, Paudel K, Azwa I, Altice F, Tan Y, Sabri N, Copenhaver M, Shrestha R. Exploring Perceived Utility of a Clinic‐Integrated HIV Prevention App for Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: A Qualitative Think‐Aloud Study. Health Science Reports 2026, 9: e72458. PMID: 42094620, PMCID: PMC13139626, DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.72458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric“Silent or Silenced?”: Cross-sectional Findings of Internalised Homophobia and Intimate Partner Violence as Mediators between Stigma and Concealment Motivation Among Men who have Sex with Men in Malaysia
Hui E, Murthi T, Sabri N, Tan Y, Sujan S, Gautam K, Paudel K, Azwa I, Wickersham J, Shrestha R. “Silent or Silenced?”: Cross-sectional Findings of Internalised Homophobia and Intimate Partner Violence as Mediators between Stigma and Concealment Motivation Among Men who have Sex with Men in Malaysia. Psychology And Sexuality 2026, ahead-of-print: 1-17. DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2026.2655665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsTrends and burden of tobacco use in Nepal: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease study 1990–2021
Paudel K, Gautam K, Niroula S, Bhusal S, Wickersham J, Sujan S, Kc B, Adhikari T, Shrestha R. Trends and burden of tobacco use in Nepal: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease study 1990–2021. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation 2026, 12 PMID: 41869373, PMCID: PMC13001751, DOI: 10.18332/tpc217390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends and burden of tobacco use in Nepal: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease study 1990–2021
Paudel K, Gautam K, Niroula S, Bhusal S, Wickersham J, Sujan M, KC B, Adhikari T, Shrestha R. Trends and burden of tobacco use in Nepal: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease study 1990–2021. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation 2026, 12: 1-10. DOI: 10.18332/tpc/217390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsFeasibility and acceptability of daily oral emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (FTC/TAF) for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among people who inject drugs with opioid use disorder
Gautam K, Paudel K, Wickersham J, Altice F, Bellia G, Jadkarim L, Liew Z, Khati A, Copenhaver M, Shrestha R. Feasibility and acceptability of daily oral emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (FTC/TAF) for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among people who inject drugs with opioid use disorder. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2026, sextrans-2025-056770. PMID: 41667236, DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2025-056770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
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