Emma Sophia Kay
Biographic Data
| ID | 5421756 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emma Sophia Kay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emma Sophia |
| FAMILY NAME | Kay |
| SIGNATURE | KAY E S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8425-9196 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 24 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Personal Trauma and Professional Exposure
Developing a community-informed sexual and gender minority health research training program in the Deep South
The largest sexual (e.g., lesbian, gay and bisexual) and gender (e.g., transgender, nonbinary, gender diverse) minority (SGM) population in the United States resides in the Deep South; however, this area has no legal protections for SGM individuals, who experience substantial health inequities. Researchers from the Deep South are consistently overlooked in national dialogs on SGM health, with few SGM health training programs located in this area …
Workforce outcomes among substance use peer supports
Introduction: Peer recovery support services (PRSS), an expanding component in SUD treatment, are delivered by individuals with lived experience of substance use disorder (SUD). Despite the growing importance of these peers and the unique challenges they face in a developing health profession, limited research has focused on their workforce outcomes. This review aims to map the literature on (a) workforce outcomes among peers and (b) the individu…
Associations Between Healthcare Providers’ Stigmatizing Attitudes Toward People Living with HIV and People Who Use Drugs
Efficacy of CHAMPS for Improving Viral Suppression
Bridge Nodes Linking Depression and Medication Taking Self-Efficacy Dimensions Among Persons With HIV
“If I have to drive 100 miles, I’ll drive 100 miles to get it”
Alabama depends heavily on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) funding, yet patient enrollment at one large, RWHAP-funded, academically-affiliated HIV clinic in Alabama has steadily increased each year, with approximately 20% bypassing more proximal RWHAP clinics. To understand reasons why patients travel long distances and bypass closer clinics to receive care, we conducted eight focus groups over Zoom, each containing between 2-3 participants (…
A community health worker and mobile health app intervention to improve adherence to HIV medication among persons with HIV
This trial was registered with Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04562649) on 9/24/20
Role of Visit Modality in the HIV-Related No-Shows During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Elucidating Harm Reduction Principles in a Client-Centered Representative Payee Program
Assessing the Impact of Covid-19 on Retention in HIV Primary Care
Community-engaged Processes for Restarting Federally Funded Research in a Community-based Organization during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
The challenges presented by COVID-19 in the research sector have provided an opportunity to reevaluate study activities and increase the extent to which research is conducted in a community-centered manner
Mental health among transgender women living with HIV in Canada
Antiretroviral therapy adherence among transgender (trans) women living with HIV (WLWH) is negatively impacted by depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Yet, little is known about factors associated with depression or PTSD among trans WLWH. Using cross-sectional data from a national community-based study of 1422 WLWH (n = 53 trans women), we characterized the prevalence of depressive and PTSD symptoms among trans WLWH and examined …
Health insurance and Aids Drug Assistance Program (Adap) increases retention in care among women living with HIV in the United States
Our objective was to examine the association between healthcare payer type and missed HIV care visits among 1,366 US women living with HIV (WLWH) enrolled in the prospective Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). We collected secondary patient-level data (October 1, 2017-September 30, 2018) from WLWH at nine WIHS sites. We used bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regression to examine the relationship between healthcare payer type (cross-c…
Patient and Provider Perspectives on HIV Stigma in Healthcare Settings in Underserved Areas of the US South
Ryan White HIV/Aids program recipients more likely than non-recipients to be retained in care using six different retention measures
Retention in care (RiC) is crucial for maintaining HIV health. We examined the relationship between receipt of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) supplementary services and six different measures of RiC among 2,288 adults living with HIV who received HIV primary care services at a large, academically-affiliated HIV/AIDS clinic in the southeastern United States in 2016. The independent variable of interest was RWHAP supplementary services, which …
Interprofessional collaboration improves linkages to primary care
The first steps of the HIV care continuum include patients finding access to HIV testing and primary care. Psychosocial providers ("providers"), such as social workers, health educators, and outreach workers comprise a workforce tasked with linking patients to HIV testing and primary care. This study examines longitudinal associations between provider- and organization-level factors and linkage to HIV testing and primary care. The sample included…
Are missed- and kept-visit measures capturing different aspects of retention in HIV primary care
The literature recognizes six measures of retention in care, an integral component of the HIV Continuum of Care. Given prior research showing that different retention measures are differentially associated with HIV health outcomes (e.g., CD4 count and viral suppression), we hypothesized that different groups of people living with HIV (PLWH) would also have differential retention outcomes based on the retention measure applied. We conducted a cros…
Is Insurance a Barrier to HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis? Clarifying the Issue
Clinical trials have demonstrated that preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) protects against HIV infection; yet, even with its approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2012, less than 10% of eligible users in the United States are currently taking PrEP. While there are multiple factors that influence PrEP uptake and pose barriers to PrEP implementation, here we focus on PrEP’s cost in the United States, which, at the current list price of …
Predicting Retention in HIV Primary Care
Suboptimal Retention in Care Among Recently Released Prisoners
Ricky and Lucy
HIV disproportionately affects young Black men who have sex with men in the USA, with especially high rates in the Deep South. In this Alabama study, we interviewed 24 pairs of young Black men who have sex with men aged 19-24 and their close friends (n = 48) about sexual scripts, dating men and condom use. Three main themes emerged from the study: the power dynamics of 'top' and 'bottom' sexual positions for condom use; gender stereotyping in the…
How can county-level maltreatment report rates better inform child welfare practice
The HIV treatment cascade and care continuum
The HIV care continuum is a framework that models the dynamic stages of HIV care. The continuum consists of five main steps, which, at the population level, are depicted cross-sectionally as the HIV treatment cascade. These steps include diagnosis, linkage to care (LTC), retention in care (RiC), adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), and viral suppression. Although the HIV treatment cascade is represented as a linear, unidirectional framework…
Is Insurance a Barrier to HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis? Clarifying the Issue
Clinical trials have demonstrated that preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) protects against HIV infection; yet, even with its approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2012, less than 10% of eligible users in the United States are currently taking PrEP. While there are multiple factors that influence PrEP uptake and pose barriers to PrEP implementation, here we focus on PrEP’s cost in the United States, which, at the current list price of …
How can county-level maltreatment report rates better inform child welfare practice
The HIV treatment cascade and care continuum
The HIV care continuum is a framework that models the dynamic stages of HIV care. The continuum consists of five main steps, which, at the population level, are depicted cross-sectionally as the HIV treatment cascade. These steps include diagnosis, linkage to care (LTC), retention in care (RiC), adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), and viral suppression. Although the HIV treatment cascade is represented as a linear, unidirectional framework…
How can county-level maltreatment report rates better inform child welfare practice
Suboptimal Retention in Care Among Recently Released Prisoners
Ricky and Lucy
HIV disproportionately affects young Black men who have sex with men in the USA, with especially high rates in the Deep South. In this Alabama study, we interviewed 24 pairs of young Black men who have sex with men aged 19-24 and their close friends (n = 48) about sexual scripts, dating men and condom use. Three main themes emerged from the study: the power dynamics of 'top' and 'bottom' sexual positions for condom use; gender stereotyping in the…
Predicting Retention in HIV Primary Care
Ryan White HIV/Aids program recipients more likely than non-recipients to be retained in care using six different retention measures
Retention in care (RiC) is crucial for maintaining HIV health. We examined the relationship between receipt of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) supplementary services and six different measures of RiC among 2,288 adults living with HIV who received HIV primary care services at a large, academically-affiliated HIV/AIDS clinic in the southeastern United States in 2016. The independent variable of interest was RWHAP supplementary services, which …
Interprofessional collaboration improves linkages to primary care
The first steps of the HIV care continuum include patients finding access to HIV testing and primary care. Psychosocial providers ("providers"), such as social workers, health educators, and outreach workers comprise a workforce tasked with linking patients to HIV testing and primary care. This study examines longitudinal associations between provider- and organization-level factors and linkage to HIV testing and primary care. The sample included…
Are missed- and kept-visit measures capturing different aspects of retention in HIV primary care
The literature recognizes six measures of retention in care, an integral component of the HIV Continuum of Care. Given prior research showing that different retention measures are differentially associated with HIV health outcomes (e.g., CD4 count and viral suppression), we hypothesized that different groups of people living with HIV (PLWH) would also have differential retention outcomes based on the retention measure applied. We conducted a cros…
Is Insurance a Barrier to HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis? Clarifying the Issue
Clinical trials have demonstrated that preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) protects against HIV infection; yet, even with its approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2012, less than 10% of eligible users in the United States are currently taking PrEP. While there are multiple factors that influence PrEP uptake and pose barriers to PrEP implementation, here we focus on PrEP’s cost in the United States, which, at the current list price of …
Mental health among transgender women living with HIV in Canada
Antiretroviral therapy adherence among transgender (trans) women living with HIV (WLWH) is negatively impacted by depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Yet, little is known about factors associated with depression or PTSD among trans WLWH. Using cross-sectional data from a national community-based study of 1422 WLWH (n = 53 trans women), we characterized the prevalence of depressive and PTSD symptoms among trans WLWH and examined …
Health insurance and Aids Drug Assistance Program (Adap) increases retention in care among women living with HIV in the United States
Our objective was to examine the association between healthcare payer type and missed HIV care visits among 1,366 US women living with HIV (WLWH) enrolled in the prospective Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). We collected secondary patient-level data (October 1, 2017-September 30, 2018) from WLWH at nine WIHS sites. We used bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regression to examine the relationship between healthcare payer type (cross-c…
Patient and Provider Perspectives on HIV Stigma in Healthcare Settings in Underserved Areas of the US South
Assessing the Impact of Covid-19 on Retention in HIV Primary Care
Community-engaged Processes for Restarting Federally Funded Research in a Community-based Organization during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
The challenges presented by COVID-19 in the research sector have provided an opportunity to reevaluate study activities and increase the extent to which research is conducted in a community-centered manner
“If I have to drive 100 miles, I’ll drive 100 miles to get it”
Alabama depends heavily on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) funding, yet patient enrollment at one large, RWHAP-funded, academically-affiliated HIV clinic in Alabama has steadily increased each year, with approximately 20% bypassing more proximal RWHAP clinics. To understand reasons why patients travel long distances and bypass closer clinics to receive care, we conducted eight focus groups over Zoom, each containing between 2-3 participants (…
A community health worker and mobile health app intervention to improve adherence to HIV medication among persons with HIV
This trial was registered with Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04562649) on 9/24/20
Role of Visit Modality in the HIV-Related No-Shows During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Elucidating Harm Reduction Principles in a Client-Centered Representative Payee Program
Bridge Nodes Linking Depression and Medication Taking Self-Efficacy Dimensions Among Persons With HIV
Developing a community-informed sexual and gender minority health research training program in the Deep South
The largest sexual (e.g., lesbian, gay and bisexual) and gender (e.g., transgender, nonbinary, gender diverse) minority (SGM) population in the United States resides in the Deep South; however, this area has no legal protections for SGM individuals, who experience substantial health inequities. Researchers from the Deep South are consistently overlooked in national dialogs on SGM health, with few SGM health training programs located in this area …
Workforce outcomes among substance use peer supports
Introduction: Peer recovery support services (PRSS), an expanding component in SUD treatment, are delivered by individuals with lived experience of substance use disorder (SUD). Despite the growing importance of these peers and the unique challenges they face in a developing health profession, limited research has focused on their workforce outcomes. This review aims to map the literature on (a) workforce outcomes among peers and (b) the individu…
Associations Between Healthcare Providers’ Stigmatizing Attitudes Toward People Living with HIV and People Who Use Drugs
Efficacy of CHAMPS for Improving Viral Suppression
Personal Trauma and Professional Exposure
Medicine (23 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (16 works) · Family medicine (13 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (13 works) · Nursing (12 works) · Public health (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Health care (8 works) · Health psychology (8 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (8 works)