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    Roman Shrestha, PhD, MPH

    Assistant Professor Adjunct
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    Biography

    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.

    Last Updated on April 19, 2025.

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    Education & Training

    Postdoctoral Research Associate
    University of Connecticut (2019)
    PhD
    University of Connecticut, Public Health (2017)
    MPH
    University of Connecticut, Public Health (2013)

    Research

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    Public Health Interests

    Behavioral Health; Clinical Trials; Community Health; Global Health; HIV/AIDS; Sexually-Transmitted Infections; Substance Use, Addiction; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Roman Shrestha's published research.

    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 Research
    • Current 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 Research
    • Global, 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
      Collaborators G, Carter A, Zhang M, Trejo B, Verma M, Brewer E, Lasher D, He J, Dominguez R, Movo A, Ma J, Angelino O, Elliott H, Shyong C, Cogswell I, Abdullah, Aalruz H, Abageda M, Abaraogu U, Abbas Q, ElHafeez S, Abdalla A, Abdallah E, Abdel-Hameed R, Abdelwahab S, Abdisa W, Abdoun M, Abdous A, Aziz J, Abdulkader R, Abdullahi A, Abdullahi A, Abdulrahim A, Abdul-Rahman T, Abdulwehab S, Abebe M, Abebe M, Abebe T, Abebe Y, Zuñiga R, Abere Y, Abidi S, Abie A, Abil O, Abiodun O, Aboagye R, Abohashem S, Aborode A, Abouelmagd M, Abourashed N, Abreu L, Abu Lila A, Abu Sabra M, Abuadas F, Abuadas M, Abubakar A, Abubakar I, Abu-Farha R, Abu-Gharbieh E, Abuhammad S, Abuhelwa A, Abukhadijah H, Abu-Mahfouz M, Abu-Rmeileh N, Abushanab D, Abu-Zaid A, Acharya A, Acharya A, Acharya S, Sharma C, Achore M, Adam A, Adamu A, Adamu N, Adamu Y, Addo I, Adeagbo O, Adebisi T, Adebiyi B, Adebowale A, Adedokun K, Adegoke N, Adekanmbi V, Adekola D, Adekola S, Adeleke O, Adeniyi M, Adepoju A, Adepoju D, 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