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Adjunct rank detailsRoman Shrestha, PhD, MPH
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Dr. Shrestha is an Assistant Professor Adjunct at the Yale School of Medicine’s AIDS program. He is the Principal Investigator on the National Institute of Health funded K01 (NIDA: K01DA051346), R21 (NIDA: R21DA051934), and R21/R33 (FIC: R21TW011665) awards. His research has largely centered on enhancing the design, delivery, and placement of interventions that integrates evidence-based behavioral approach, biomedical components, and innovative use of mHealth strategies, aimed at improving health outcomes and the quality of life of underserved populations. Specifically, he is interested in syndemics of health issues that have profound implications for access to and utilization of healthcare services and overall HIV prevention efforts in a range of settings, including community and healthcare, addiction treatment, and criminal justice settings, both domestically and internationally. His current work focuses on reducing the HIV epidemic that disproportionately affects socioeconomically disadvantaged (i.e., drug users) and sexual minority group (i.e., men who have sex with men) using mHealth technologies as an innovative platform to scale-up prevention efforts.
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Infectious Diseases
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Other Departments & Organizations
- Clinical & Community Research (YCCR)
- Infectious Diseases
- Internal Medicine
- mHealth Research and Innovation Lab
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Research Associate
- University of Connecticut (2019)
- PhD
- University of Connecticut, Public Health (2017)
- MPH
- University of Connecticut, Public Health (2013)
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Yale Co-Authors
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Jeffrey A. Wickersham, PhD
Kamal Gautam
Frederick (Rick) Lewis Altice, MD, MA
Kiran Paudel
Sandesh Bhusal
Sheela Shenoi, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Publications
2026
Designing a Gamified mHealth App for HIV Prevention and Comorbidities Among Malaysian Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Interdisciplinary Expert Panel Study
Dincelli E, Altice F, Shrestha R, Hightow-Weidman L, Azwa I, Ng R, Gautam K, Sujan S, Paudel K, Wickersham J. Designing a Gamified mHealth App for HIV Prevention and Comorbidities Among Malaysian Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Interdisciplinary Expert Panel Study. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2026, 28: e80334. PMID: 42710075, PMCID: PMC13552997, DOI: 10.2196/80334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricCurrent Tobacco Product Use and Cessation Behaviors Among People Who Use Opioids: Implications for Integrated Harm Reduction Services
Bhusal S, Paudel K, Wickersham J, Gautam K, Sujan S, Chalise R, Ha T, Adhikari T, Shrestha R. Current Tobacco Product Use and Cessation Behaviors Among People Who Use Opioids: Implications for Integrated Harm Reduction Services. Tobacco Use Insights 2026, 19: 1179173x261483910. PMID: 42638805, PMCID: PMC13500950, DOI: 10.1177/1179173x261483910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2023, with the estimated burden attributable to intimate partner violence and forecasted impacts of funding cuts through 2030: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
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