Ann M Dennis
Biographic Data
| ID | 6076225 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ann M Dennis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ann M |
| FAMILY NAME | Dennis |
| SIGNATURE | DENNIS A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0687-9661 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Survival, trust, and compassion
Background: Members of Black sexual and gender minority (BSGM) groups in the Southern US experience disparities across all pillars of the HIV prevention continuum. Social network strategy (SNS) is an intervention that trains people with reasons to test for HIV to reach out to peers to increase HIV testing and may improve uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). We conducted formative research to design an enhanced SNS to implement within partne…
Geospatial and phylogenetic clustering of acute and recent HIV infections in Lilongwe, Malawi
HIV transmission during early HIV infection impedes efforts to end HIV as a public health threat, as diagnosis typically occurs after this period of elevated transmission risk. To guide diagnosis and prevention strategies, we evaluated the geospatial and phylogenetic clustering of acute and recent HIV infection in Lilongwe, Malawi. We identified people with acute (pre-seroconversion) HIV infection (AHI) and a random sample of people with post-acu…
Everyday Discrimination and Vulnerability to HIV Transmission Among Sexual and Gender Minorities of Color in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals of color face disproportionate HIV burdens in the United States, partly due to the effects of discrimination. Discrimination may drive behaviors linked to HIV risk, including increased sexual activity and substance use, but these relationships remain underexplored in the Southern U.S. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from a social network survey of adult persons of color assigned male…
You Don’t Need a Rocket Scientist to Figure Out What Could Happen”
Trials involving police as defendants are rare but are significant events that give insight into police violence and its adjudication. This article explores the reasoning practices through which court actors navigate the disjunctive accounts created by competing claims of “what happened” in a police shooting. The data is drawn from trial testimony of officers and “use of force experts” in police deadly force cases in the United States. We focus o…
HIV Outbreak Control With Effective Access to Care and Harm Reduction in North Carolina, 2017–2018
Objectives. To assess and control a potential outbreak of HIV among people who inject drugs in Western North Carolina. Methods. Disease intervention specialists offered testing for hepatitis B and hepatitis C, harm reduction materials, and linkage to care to 7 linked people recently diagnosed with HIV who also injected drugs. Contacts were offered the same services and HIV testing. HIV genotype analysis was used to characterize HIV spread. We ass…
HIV-1 Genetic and Contact Networks Among Men Who Have Sex With Men May Inform Public Health Efforts
"HIV-1 Genetic and Contact Networks Among Men Who Have Sex With Men May Inform Public Health Efforts." , 108(11), pp. 1443–1444
HIV risk behaviors and sociodemographic features of HIV-infected Latinos residing in a new Latino settlement area in the Southeastern United States
The Southeastern United States (US) has a rapidly growing Latino population, yet little is known about HIV-infected Latinos in the region. To help inform future prevention studies, we compared sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral characteristics between immigrant and US-born HIV-infected Latinos using face-to-face interviews conducted at three clinics in North Carolina. Questions encompassed HIV testing, acculturation, sexual- and substance…
You Don’t Need a Rocket Scientist to Figure Out What Could Happen”
Trials involving police as defendants are rare but are significant events that give insight into police violence and its adjudication. This article explores the reasoning practices through which court actors navigate the disjunctive accounts created by competing claims of “what happened” in a police shooting. The data is drawn from trial testimony of officers and “use of force experts” in police deadly force cases in the United States. We focus o…
HIV Outbreak Control With Effective Access to Care and Harm Reduction in North Carolina, 2017–2018
Objectives. To assess and control a potential outbreak of HIV among people who inject drugs in Western North Carolina. Methods. Disease intervention specialists offered testing for hepatitis B and hepatitis C, harm reduction materials, and linkage to care to 7 linked people recently diagnosed with HIV who also injected drugs. Contacts were offered the same services and HIV testing. HIV genotype analysis was used to characterize HIV spread. We ass…
HIV risk behaviors and sociodemographic features of HIV-infected Latinos residing in a new Latino settlement area in the Southeastern United States
The Southeastern United States (US) has a rapidly growing Latino population, yet little is known about HIV-infected Latinos in the region. To help inform future prevention studies, we compared sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral characteristics between immigrant and US-born HIV-infected Latinos using face-to-face interviews conducted at three clinics in North Carolina. Questions encompassed HIV testing, acculturation, sexual- and substance…
HIV-1 Genetic and Contact Networks Among Men Who Have Sex With Men May Inform Public Health Efforts
"HIV-1 Genetic and Contact Networks Among Men Who Have Sex With Men May Inform Public Health Efforts." , 108(11), pp. 1443–1444
HIV Outbreak Control With Effective Access to Care and Harm Reduction in North Carolina, 2017–2018
Objectives. To assess and control a potential outbreak of HIV among people who inject drugs in Western North Carolina. Methods. Disease intervention specialists offered testing for hepatitis B and hepatitis C, harm reduction materials, and linkage to care to 7 linked people recently diagnosed with HIV who also injected drugs. Contacts were offered the same services and HIV testing. HIV genotype analysis was used to characterize HIV spread. We ass…
You Don’t Need a Rocket Scientist to Figure Out What Could Happen”
Trials involving police as defendants are rare but are significant events that give insight into police violence and its adjudication. This article explores the reasoning practices through which court actors navigate the disjunctive accounts created by competing claims of “what happened” in a police shooting. The data is drawn from trial testimony of officers and “use of force experts” in police deadly force cases in the United States. We focus o…
Survival, trust, and compassion
Background: Members of Black sexual and gender minority (BSGM) groups in the Southern US experience disparities across all pillars of the HIV prevention continuum. Social network strategy (SNS) is an intervention that trains people with reasons to test for HIV to reach out to peers to increase HIV testing and may improve uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). We conducted formative research to design an enhanced SNS to implement within partne…
Geospatial and phylogenetic clustering of acute and recent HIV infections in Lilongwe, Malawi
HIV transmission during early HIV infection impedes efforts to end HIV as a public health threat, as diagnosis typically occurs after this period of elevated transmission risk. To guide diagnosis and prevention strategies, we evaluated the geospatial and phylogenetic clustering of acute and recent HIV infection in Lilongwe, Malawi. We identified people with acute (pre-seroconversion) HIV infection (AHI) and a random sample of people with post-acu…
Everyday Discrimination and Vulnerability to HIV Transmission Among Sexual and Gender Minorities of Color in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals of color face disproportionate HIV burdens in the United States, partly due to the effects of discrimination. Discrimination may drive behaviors linked to HIV risk, including increased sexual activity and substance use, but these relationships remain underexplored in the Southern U.S. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from a social network survey of adult persons of color assigned male…
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · HIV Research and Treatment (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (2 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (2 works)