Kristi Gamarel, PhD
She/Her
Associate Professor
Public Health
Kristi Gamarel (she/her) is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Her program of research focuses on elucidating and addressing how intersectional oppression contributes to health inequities among LGBTQ+ communities. Her research is largely focused on using CBPR principles in the development of community-engaged interventions designed with, by, and for LGBTQ+ communities. An additional area of her research focuses on dissemination and implementation science in the context of HIV prevention interventions, including peer-delivered and digital health interventions. She has also been actively involved with the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV Interventions (ATN) since 2014, including serving as Protocol Chair. She co-created and currently directs the ATN Communication-Dissemination Hub, which is focused on expediting the gap between research, practice, and policy. Her scholarship is informed by community-based participatory research principles and she prioritizes cultural humility in her research, teaching, and mentoring.
Projects:
Health Implementation
University Affiliation(s)
IHPI | ISR-Population Studies Center
Research Area(s)
LGBTQ+ Mental Health
Publications
- Anticipated HIV Stigma and Delays in Regular HIV Testing Behaviors Among Sexually-Active Young Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women
- A longitudinal study of persistent smoking among HIV-positive gay and bisexual men in primary relationships
- Partner reports of HIV viral suppression predict sexual behavior in serodiscordant male couples
Grants
- Principal investigator of: A multi-level approach to improve HIV prevention and care for transgender women of color
- Principal investigator of: A future orientated substance use prevention intervention with transgender young adults
- Principal investigator of: Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS