Cristian J Chandler

Biographic Data

ID	5875633
NAME	Cristian J Chandler
GIVEN NAMES	Cristian J
FAMILY NAME	Chandler
SIGNATURE	CHANDLER C J
AFFILIATIONS	University of Pittsburgh
ORCID	0000-0003-1770-4357
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	16
TOTAL CITATIONS	8
WORKS AS AUTHOR	16
WORKS AS EDITOR	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2025
H-INDEX	2

Associations of Minority Stressors, Alcohol Use Disorder, Resilience, and HIV Testing Self-Efficacy Among Community-Based Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Southern U.S. City
Yu Liu, Jason W Mitchell et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2025
Background: Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) face multiple minority stressors (e.g., homophobia, racism, and presumed HIV status) that may indirectly erode their confidence in pursuing HIV testing uptake through exacerbating alcohol use disorder (AUD). Objectives: Using cross-sectional data from 203 community-based BMSM (71.4% as homosexual with a mean age of 26 years) living in a Southern US city, we conducted a causal mediation and modera…
PrEP Navigator Perceptions of the Implementation of Injectable PrEP on HIV Prevention in Tennessee
Open AccessCristian J Chandler, David G Schlundt et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2025
Tennessee is in the southern region of the United States and has not yet fully benefitted from HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Relatively little research has focused on pivotal roles of PrEP navigators. This study examined PrEP navigator perceptions of implementing long-acting injectable (LAI) PrEP in Tennessee. Semi-structured interviews with state-funded navigators were audio-recorded, transcribed, and systematically coded using a hierarch…
Disentangling the Heterogeneity in Minority Stress
Open AccessQimin Liu, Violeta J Rodríguez et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2025References: 51
I’m Trusting You with My Body”
Open AccessJasmine A Abrams, Abigail Pollock et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2025References: 60
Associations of past-year stigma and psychosocial syndemic conditions
Open AccessCristian J Chandler, Qimin Liu et al.ARTICLEStigma and Health2023
This secondary analysis of a mixed serostatus sample of Black sexual minority men (BSMM) used conditional inference tree methods to explore associations of past-year experienced stigma and psychosocial syndemic conditions. Experienced stigmas were attributed to race, sexuality, socioeconomic status, HIV status or some "other" reason. Psychosocial syndemic conditions studied included physical assault, intimate partner violence, polysubstance use, …
Intersectional Experienced Stigma and Psychosocial Syndemic Conditions in a Sample of Black Men Who Have Sex with Men Engaged in Sex Work (BMSM-SW) from Six US Cities
Cristian J Chandler, Brian Adams et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Sex Research2022Cited by: 3References: 8
Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) in the United States experience a disproportionate burden of violence, substance use, physical and mental health conditions relative to other racial groups. BMSM who engage in sex work (BMSM-SW) experience a high burden of psychosocial conditions, sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and intersectional stigma. This analysis characterizes remuneration and client typologies for BMSM-SW, documents in…
Syndemic Health Disparities and Sexually Transmitted Infection Burden Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men Engaged in Sex Work in the U.S
Open AccessCristian J Chandler, Étienne Meunier et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2021
Characterizing Biomedical HIV Prevention Awareness and Use Among Black Transgender Women in the United States
Open AccessCristian J Chandler, Stephanie L Creasy et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021
Toward a New Framework for Equity in Epidemic Allocations
M Reuel Friedman, Cristian J Chandler et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2021Cited by: 1References: 2
Toward a New Framework for Equity in Epidemic Allocations: Implications of HIV-Prevention–Allocation Misalignment M. Reuel Friedman PhD, MPH, Cristian J. Chandler PhD, MPH, Brian J. Adams MPH, Mary E. Hawk DrPH, LSW, David L. Givens PhD, MA, José A. Bauermeister PhD, MPH, and Lisa Bowleg PhD, MA Affiliation M. Reuel Friedman, Cristian J. Chandler, and David L. Givens are with the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School…
Understanding the impact of a syndemic on the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis in a community-based sample of behaviorally PrEP-eligible BMSM in the United States
Cristian J Chandler, Leigh A Bukowski et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2020
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) has shown great promise in reducing HIV transmission among affected populations; however, PrEP uptake among Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) has stalled. This study compares BMSM using PrEP and BMSM at risk for HIV not using PrEP based on differences in behavior, psychosocial conditions and the presence of a syndemic (n = 1,411). BMSM reporting PrEP use were significantly more likely to report three of fi…
Are Sexual Minority Stressors Associated with Young Men who Have Sex with Men’s (YMSM) Level of Engagement in PrEP
Steven Meanley, Cristian Chandler et al.ARTICLEBehavioral Medicine2020
Sexual minority stressors (community homophobia, sexuality-related discrimination, and internalized homonegativity) are negatively associated with accessing HIV prevention services among men who have sex with men (MSM). Few studies have tested minority stressors' associations with PrEP engagement among high-HIV risk young MSM (YMSM). Therefore, we assessed the associations between PrEP-indicated YMSM's progression along the PrEP continuum and the…
Characterizing the HIV care continuum among a community sample of black men who have sex with men in the United States
Cristian J Chandler, Jordan M Sang et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019
Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) have the highest HIV incidence rates among all men who have sex with men (MSM) and have been less likely than other MSM to be diagnosed, linked or retained in care for HIV. The Promoting Our Worth, Equality, and Resilience (POWER) study administered a behavioral health survey and HIV test to BMSM to estimate the HIV continuum of care among a community-derived sample. Of the N = 1,680 BMSM living with HIV, n …
Examining the Impact of a Psychosocial Syndemic on Past Six-Month HIV Screening Behavior of Black Men who have Sex with Men in the United States
Open AccessCristian J Chandler, Leigh A Bukowski et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019
Prevalence and Correlates of PrEP Awareness and Use Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women (MSMW) in the United States
Open AccessM Reuel Friedman, Jordan M Sang et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019
Intimate Partner Violence and Depression among Black Transgender Women in the USA
Open AccessLeigh A Bukowski, Melvin C Hampton et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2019Cited by: 4References: 6
Approaches to Identify Unknown HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men in Nairobi, Kenya
Open AccessMacland Njagi, Cristian J Chandler et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018