Trace Kershaw, PhD
he/him/his
Department Chair and Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)Cards
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Research
Overview
Understanding Cell Phone Networks Using Cell Phones: This project uses Mobile Spy (www.mobile-spy.com) software to document all cell phone calls, text messages, and GPS coordinates that members of social networks make to each other to better understand how communication and information flow within networks influences health.
Medical Research Interests
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Epidemiology; Global Health; HIV; India; Maternal-Fetal Relations; Public Health; Risk Reduction Behavior; Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Public Health Interests
Global Health; Community Health; Maternal & Child Health; HIV/AIDS; Infectious Diseases; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice
Publications
2025
This is fine: Using memes to examine resilience, coping, and community for sexual minority men and nonbinary individuals during COVID‐19
Griffith F, Kirklewski S, Takenaka B, Nicholson E, Lauckner C, Gibbs J, Hansen N, Kershaw T. This is fine: Using memes to examine resilience, coping, and community for sexual minority men and nonbinary individuals during COVID‐19. American Journal Of Community Psychology 2025 PMID: 40053866, DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority menQueer communityNonbinary individualsMinority menDark humorPolitical valuesSystems advocacySemi-structured interviewsPhotovoice methodologyCommunity-buildingSocial advocacyIn-person healthcareImprove public healthPromoting humorValidation-seekingQueerAIDS epidemicHealth literacyPublic health crisisIntervention developmentOnline networksSocial supportParticipatory researchOnline activitiesPersonal copingRacism-related stress, health outcomes, substance use, and PrEP attitudes among Asian sexual minority men
Chin L, Kershaw T, Hernandez-Ramirez R, Ramos S. Racism-related stress, health outcomes, substance use, and PrEP attitudes among Asian sexual minority men. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 6994. PMID: 40016341, PMCID: PMC11868514, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-91794-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsian American Racism-Related Stress InventoryRacism-related stressSexual minority menHealth outcomesIncreased substance useMinority menSubstance useBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSexual minority identitySecondary analysis of dataHIV self-testingNational Survey on Drug Use and HealthDecreased psychological well-beingDrug Use and HealthPsychological well-beingMinority identityPrEP attitudesRacial inequalityIntersecting factorsPhysical healthSocietal discriminationPolitical climateStress InventoryRacial discriminationStructural racism and intimate partner violence perpetration among racially diverse men transitioning into fatherhood: an anti-racist approach to IPV prevention
Willie T, Linton S, Adams L, Overstreet N, Whittaker S, Faller T, Knight D, Kershaw T. Structural racism and intimate partner violence perpetration among racially diverse men transitioning into fatherhood: an anti-racist approach to IPV prevention. Injury Epidemiology 2025, 12: 10. PMID: 40012062, PMCID: PMC11866592, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-025-00562-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntimate partner violence perpetrationIntimate partner violenceEmotional IPV perpetrationIPV perpetrationStructural racismRacial discriminationRacially diverse menEmotional violenceFemale partnersIntimate partner violence preventionRacial residential segregationDiverse menAmerican Community SurveyAnti-racist approachAssociated with more stressResidential segregationInterpersonal racial discriminationPartner violenceIncome inequalityEmployment inequalitiesViolence perpetrationEconomic stressorsMen's useCommunity SurveyRacismT122 Developing e-Covery: A Geographic Ecological Momentary Intervention to Support Recovery Among Individuals Reporting Co-Occurring Alcohol and Opioid Use
Viera A, Edelman E, Muilenberg J, Lauckner C, Kershaw T. T122 Developing e-Covery: A Geographic Ecological Momentary Intervention to Support Recovery Among Individuals Reporting Co-Occurring Alcohol and Opioid Use. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2025, 267: 111890. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchM31 Cannabis Use and Its Association With Treatment Engagement and Other Substance use: Results From a 90-Day Daily Diary Study
Warnock C, Edelman E, Kershaw T, Muilenberg J. M31 Cannabis Use and Its Association With Treatment Engagement and Other Substance use: Results From a 90-Day Daily Diary Study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2025, 267: 111625. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrauma-informed HIV prevention for forcibly displaced adolescents and young adults
Chantre C, Kershaw T, Lowe S, Davis J, Suleman A, Vermund S, Mootz J. Trauma-informed HIV prevention for forcibly displaced adolescents and young adults. The Lancet HIV 2025, 12: e234-e238. PMID: 39884299, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(24)00313-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurden of mental ill healthMental ill-healthHIV preventionIll healthYoung adultsConflict-affected populationsHIV careHIV interventionsMental healthPoor engagementHIV acquisitionHIV epidemicHIV riskTrauma exposureVulnerable populationsLevel of vulnerabilityHIVHealthSocioenvironmental contextAdolescent girlsDevelopmental periodMigration stressAdultsDocumented associationAdolescentsRecent Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Risk and HIV-Related Worry: Examining the Mediating Effects of Sexual Autonomy
Willie T, Callands T, Phillips K, Flowers B, Kershaw T. Recent Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Risk and HIV-Related Worry: Examining the Mediating Effects of Sexual Autonomy. Sexuality Research And Social Policy 2025, 1-8. DOI: 10.1007/s13178-024-01078-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntroductionIntimate partner violenceHIV-related worriesSexual autonomyPoor sexual and reproductive healthSexual riskSexual and reproductive healthPartner violenceRecent intimate partner violenceCondomless sexIntimate partner violenceTrauma-informed policiesReproductive healthSexually active womenHIV prevention programsIPV experiencesPolicy ImplicationsFindingsRomantic partnershipsMediation effectProgrammatic initiativesViolencePath analysisActive womenWorryIndirect effectsAutonomyActivity Space Mapping and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Sexual Minority Men in Small Cities and Towns in the United States
Takenaka B, Barbour R, Kirklewski S, Nicholson E, Tengatenga C, Hansen N, Kershaw T. Activity Space Mapping and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Sexual Minority Men in Small Cities and Towns in the United States. AIDS And Behavior 2025, 1-15. PMID: 39745597, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04601-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrEP uptakeGeneralized estimating equationsSmall citiesActive spaceSpaces of participationPre-exposure prophylaxis uptakeHealth promotion resourcesPre-exposure prophylaxisLongitudinal cohort studyState of residenceGetis-Ord Gi statisticsGeographical inequalitiesGrowing body of literatureAdministrative boundariesBody of literaturePrEP useHIV preventionLocal spaceGetis-Ord GiGayUnmet needsStructural interventionsGeographical factorsCohort studyDriving time
2024
Food Insecurity among Women Involved in the Criminal Legal System and Members of their Risk Network.
Robles J, Kershaw T, Meyer J. Food Insecurity among Women Involved in the Criminal Legal System and Members of their Risk Network. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2024, 35: 134-146. PMID: 39584269, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2024.a942873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal legal systemFood insecurityDisadvantaged zip codesLegal systemZip codesFood assistancePrevalence of food insecurityHealth disparitiesSocial determinantsSecondary analysisMonthly incomeSubsistence needsSevere psychiatric disordersInsecurityMultivariate modelPsychiatric disordersWomenRisk networkRiskPeopleRace/ethnicityAssistanceCriminalsHealthDisparitiesA Remote mHealth and CHW-Based Intervention (CHAMPS) for ART Adherence in People with HIV: Findings from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Shourya S, Liu J, McInerney S, Casimir T, Kenniff J, Kershaw T, Batey D, Schnall R. A Remote mHealth and CHW-Based Intervention (CHAMPS) for ART Adherence in People with HIV: Findings from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint). JMIR Formative Research 2024 DOI: 10.2196/67997.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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