Michael C Keefer

Biographic Data

ID229188
NAMEMichael C Keefer
GIVEN NAMESMichael C
FAMILY NAMEKeefer
SIGNATUREKEEFER M C
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Rochester Medicine
ORCID0000-0001-9048-3621
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS3
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Ambient air pollution exposure and effects on neutralizing antibody titers following Sars-CoV-2 vaccination in adults

    Open AccessDaniel P Croft, Carl J Johnston et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    We examined the association between air pollution and neutralizing antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccination in participants enrolled in a phase 3 clinical trial. Seventy-four adults were vaccinated with two doses of the AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 vectored vaccine (AZD1222) (5 x 10 10 viral particles) at baseline and day 29, between Aug 28, 2020, to Jan 15, 2021, in Monroe County, NY. SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus neutralizing ID 50 titers (NAb) and total spi…

  • Self-Reported Experiences of Racial Discrimination Among African Americans in Upstate New York

    Open AccessAmina P Alio, Cindi A Lewis et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Studies2020

    Racial discrimination in the United States continues to adversely affect health outcomes to the detriment of African Americans. To assess the experiences of residents of a metropolitan community with high rates of racial health disparities in upstate New York, we conducted a survey to measure the primary reasons for discrimination and their experiences with daily and lifetime discrimination, reactions to these experiences, and coping mechanisms. …

  • “Loving the sinner, hating the sin”

    Open AccessAmina P Alio, Lerato M Makhale et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health Reports2019

    # Background In South Africa, the Church has historically played an important role in the lives of the Black population. In light of the high number of Black persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in the country, it is important to explore religious leaders' perceptions of HIV/AIDS and PLWHA to inform the development and implementation of faith-based interventions. # Aims This article explores Christian religious leaders' perceptions of people livi…

  • Reducing the African American HIV Disease Burden in the Deep South

    Open AccessAmy Nunn, William L Jeffries et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019

  • Theoretical model of critical issues in informed consent in HIV vaccine trials

    Cindi A Lewis, Stephen Dewhurst et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2014

    The informed consent process (ICP) for HIV vaccine trials poses unique challenges and would benefit from improvements to its historically based structure and format. Here, we propose a theoretical framework that provides a basis for systematically evaluating and addressing these challenges. The proposed framework follows a linear pathway, starting with the precondition of voluntariness, three main variables of valid decision-making (competency, p…

  • Capacity Building Among African American Faith Leaders to Promote HIV Prevention and Vaccine Research

    Amina P Alio, Cindi A Lewis et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2014References: 3

    Providing scientific HIV/AIDS knowledge within the context of clergy members' belief structure was an effective method for engaging black Church leaders in Rochester, NY. Collaborative efforts with various local institutions and community-based organizations were essential in building trust with the faith leaders, thereby building bridges for better understanding of HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, including HIV vaccine research

  • Capacity Building Among African American Faith Leaders to Promote HIV Prevention and Vaccine Research

    Amina P Alio, Cindi A Lewis et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2014Cited by: 1

  • Project Vogue

    Amina P Alio, Sheldon D Fields et al.ARTICLEJournal of Gay & Lesbian Social…2014Cited by: 2References: 3

    Men who sleep with men (MSM) and transgender individuals of color, the largest demographic in the House Ball community (HBC) are amongst the group at highest risk for HIV infection in the United States. The HBC have limited access to culturally appropriate HIV education. This study aimed to develop a partnership with HBC leaders to uncover strategies for increasing HIV prevention knowledge, including participation in HIV vaccine trials. To this e…

  • The Jew of Malta

    Marlowe Christopher, Mathew R Martin et al.ARTICLERenaissance and Reformation2013