Steven John, PhD, MPH

Steven A. John, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Locations

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Center for AIDS Intervention Research, 2071 North Summit Ave.

Contact Information

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biostatistics and Behavioral Science, Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), Hunter College, CUNY
PhD, Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
MPH, Community and Behavioral Health Promotion, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
BS, Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Biography

Dr. John's program of research centers on HIV and STI prevention using a bio-behavioral research strategy with racial/ethnic, sexual, and gender minority populations. He is particularly interested in research related to PrEP uptake and persistence, HIV self-testing, patient-delivered partner STI therapy, mHealth strategies for HIV prevention, and understanding the intersection of drug use and HIV transmission.

Research Experience

Biostatistics
Health Behavior
HIV
Minority Health
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Public Health
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Sexual Behavior
Sexually Transmitted Diseases

MCW Program / Core Facilities

Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR)

Willingness to Distribute HIV Self-Testing Kits to Recent Sex Partners Among HIV-Negative Gay and Bisexual Men and an Examination of Free-Response Data from Young Men Participating in the Nationwide Cohort.

(John SA, López-Rios J, Starks TJ, Rendina HJ, Grov C.) Arch Sex Behav. 2020 Aug;49(6):2081-2089 PMID: 32495242 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85085969274 06/05/2020
Perceptions of PrEP Use Within Primary Relationships Among Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men.

(Quinn KG, Zarwell M, John SA, Christenson E, Walsh JL.) Arch Sex Behav. 2020 Aug;49(6):2117-2128 PMID: 32240437 PMCID: PMC7321890 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85084241631 04/03/2020
High willingness to use novel HIV and bacterial sexually transmitted infection partner notification, testing, and treatment strategies among gay and bisexual men.

(John SA, Starks TJ, Rendina HJ, Parsons JT, Grov C.) Sex Transm Infect. 2020 05;96(3):173-176 PMID: 31189548 PMCID: PMC6906259 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85067301271 06/14/2019
HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Awareness and Non-Occupational PEP (nPEP) Prescribing History Among U.S. Healthcare Providers.

(John SA, Quinn KG, Pleuhs B, Walsh JL, Petroll AE.) AIDS Behav. 2020 Apr 16 PMID: 32300991 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85083770692 04/18/2020
Health Care Provider Barriers to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the United States: A Systematic Review.

(Pleuhs B, Quinn KG, Walsh JL, Petroll AE, John SA.) AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2020 Mar;34(3):111-123 PMID: 32109141 PMCID: PMC7087402 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85082342702 02/29/2020
Testing the Interpersonal-Behavior model to explain intentions to use patient-delivered partner therapy.

(John SA, Walsh JL, Quinn KG, Cho YI, Weinhardt LS.) PLoS One. 2020;15(5):e0233348 PMID: 32433680 PMCID: PMC7239460 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85085155369 05/21/2020
Differences Between Groups of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Using Couples in HIV-Negative/Unknown Relationships.

(John SA, Robles G, Starks TJ, Rendina HJ.) J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 08 01;81(4):419-428 PMID: 30985555 PMCID: PMC6594889 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068887366 04/16/2019
Decisional Balance and Contemplation Ladder to Support Interventions for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake and Persistence.

(John SA, Rendina HJ, Starks TJ, Grov C, Parsons JT.) AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2019 02;33(2):67-78 PMID: 30653348 PMCID: PMC6386084 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85061151042 01/18/2019
Gay and Bisexual Men’s Experiences Using Self-Testing Kits for HIV and Rectal and Urethral Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections: Lessons Learned from a Study With Home-Based Testing

(John SA, Cain D, Bradford-Rogers J, Rendina HJ, Grov C.) International Journal of Sexual Health. 2019 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85070518106 01/01/2019
Addressing missed opportunities for HIV testing by including rapid-HIV self-testing kits with patient-delivered partner therapy.

(John SA.) Sex Res Social Policy. 2018 Dec;15(4):387-397 PMID: 31011372 PMCID: PMC6474367 04/24/2019
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Sexually Transmitted Infection Counseling and Testing Services Received by Gay and Bisexual Men Using Preexposure Prophylaxis at Their Last PrEP Care Visit.

(Parsons JT, John SA, Whitfield THF, Cienfuegos-Szalay J, Grov C.) Sex Transm Dis. 2018 12;45(12):798-802 PMID: 30422969 PMCID: PMC6247810 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85055268068 11/14/2018
A three-city comparison of drug use and drug use before sex among young men who have sex with men in the United States.

(Feinstein BA, Moody RL, John SA, Parsons JT, Mustanski B.) J Gay Lesbian Soc Serv. 2018;30(1):82-101 PMID: 30381785 PMCID: PMC6205241 11/02/2018