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Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Katherine Quinn, PhD

Katherine G. Quinn, PhD

Associate Professor and Director

Locations

  • Medical College of Wisconsin
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
    Center for Community Health and Intervention Research

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Public and Community Health, Medical College of Wisconsin
AM, Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
BA, Social Welfare and Justice, Marquette University

Research Areas of Interest

  • Exposure to Violence
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • HIV Infections
  • Medication Adherence
  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
  • Qualitative Research
  • Racism
  • Rural Population
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities
  • Sexual Behavior

Research Experience

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior
  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Exposure to Violence
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Health Status Disparities
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • HIV
  • Intersectionality
  • Medication Adherence
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
  • Public Health

Methodologies and Techniques

  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Grounded Theory
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Mixed methods
  • Phenomenology
  • Qualitative Research
  • Thematic analysis

Leadership Positions

  • Director, Center for Community Health and Intervention Research

MCW Program / Core Facilities

  • Center for AIDS Intervention Research
  • Doctorate of Public Health Program
  • Public & Community Health PhD Program, Institute for Health & Equity

Research Interests

Dr. Quinn’s research focuses on understanding and addressing how intersectional discrimination and stigma influence health outcomes for Black sexual and gender minorities. She has a particular interest in research related to resilience, disparities in HIV treatment outcomes, HIV prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), mental health, and community and police violence. Dr. Quinn has expertise in community engagement, qualitative, and mixed-methods research.

Publications

Publications of Katherine Quinn PhD from the Faculty Collaboration Database

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