Julia Dickson-Gomez, PhD

Professor

Locations

Division of Epidemiology, Institute for Health & Equity
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Medical Anthropology; University of California, Los Angeles
MA, Anthropology; University of California, Los Angeles
AB, Anthropology; Bryn Mawr College

Research Interests

Dr. Dickson-Gomez studies HIV prevention among drug users in the United States and El Salvador and is also interested in the influence of structural factors on HIV risk. Her research explores the effects of housing policy on drug users' access to housing, variations in housing status and housing options of drug users, and levels of HIV risk related to these factors. Dr. Dickson-Gomez's work also explores macro- and micro-social contexts of crack use and HIV risk in communities in El Salvador. Her work develops and evaluates the impact of structural and multi-level interventions in the U.S. and Latin America.

The Relative Influence of Perceived Immigration Laws and Consequences on HIV Testing Among US Latino Immigrants.

(Galletly CL, McAuliffe TL, Dickson-Gomez JB, Glasman LR, Ruelas DM.) AIDS Behav. 2024 Apr;28(4):1301-1313 PMID: 37632603 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85169133719 08/27/2023
They make it too hard and too many hoops to jump: system and organizational barriers to drug treatment during epidemic rates of opioid overdose.

(Dickson-Gomez J, Krechel S, Ohlrich J, Montaque HDG, Weeks M, Li J, Havens J, Spector A.) Harm Reduct J. 2024 Feb 27;21(1):52 PMID: 38413972 PMCID: PMC10900746 02/28/2024
Fight COVID Milwaukee protective behaviors and risk communications associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Titi M, Keval A, Martinez E, Dickson-Gomez J, Young S, Meurer J.) Sci Rep. 2023 Dec 22;13(1):22949 PMID: 38135690 PMCID: PMC10746720 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85180508271 12/23/2023
Intimate partner violence and antenatal care utilization predictors in Uganda: an analysis applying Andersen's behavioral model of healthcare utilization.

(Anguzu R, Walker RJ, Babikako HM, Beyer KMM, Dickson-Gomez J, Zhou Y, Cassidy LD.) BMC Public Health. 2023 Nov 17;23(1):2276 PMID: 37978467 PMCID: PMC10656909 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176939609 11/18/2023
Healthcare provider experiences interacting with survivors of intimate partner violence: a qualitative study to inform survivor-centered approaches.

(Anguzu R, Cassidy LD, Nakimuli AO, Kansiime J, Babikako HM, Beyer KMM, Walker RJ, Wandira C, Kizito F, Dickson-Gomez J.) BMC Womens Health. 2023 Nov 08;23(1):584 PMID: 37940914 PMCID: PMC10634177 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176043761 11/09/2023
Spatial accessibility to health facilities among pregnant women with and without exposure to intimate partner violence in Uganda.

(Anguzu R, Walker RJ, Beyer KMM, Zhou Y, Babikako HM, Dickson-Gomez J, Cassidy LD.) BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023 Nov 03;23(1):767 PMID: 37924014 PMCID: PMC10623746 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85175710523 11/04/2023
Institutional violence from police militarization and drug cartel wars as a 'Big Event' and its influence on drug use harms and HIV risk in people who inject drugs on the U.S.-Mexico border.

(Lechuga J, Ramos R, Dickson-Gomez J, Beachy S, Perez G, Nevola O, Varela A, Ramos ME, Sauceda J, Ludwig-Barrron N, Salazar J.) Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Sep;119:104125 PMID: 37499305 07/28/2023
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Challenges in Informal Settlements in Kampala, Uganda: A Qualitative Study.

(Dickson-Gomez J, Nyabigambo A, Rudd A, Ssentongo J, Kiconco A, Mayega RW.) Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jun 19;20(12) PMID: 37372767 PMCID: PMC10298274 06/28/2023
Navigating misinformation and political polarization of COVID-19: interviews with Milwaukee, Wisconsin county public health officials.

(Bates G, Titi M, Dickson-Gomez J, Young S, Keval A, Meurer J.) Front Public Health. 2023;11:1215367 PMID: 38179566 PMCID: PMC10764567 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85181522069 01/05/2024
Latino migrants' healthcare use in the US and perceived immigration laws and consequences: A multivariable analysis.

(Galletly CL, McAuliffe TL, Dickson-Gomez JB, Glasman LR, Ruelas DM.) Travel Med Infect Dis. 2023;56:102664 PMID: 37944654 PMCID: PMC10754163 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176112302 11/10/2023
Insurance barriers to substance use disorder treatment after passage of mental health and addiction parity laws and the affordable care act: A qualitative analysis.

(Dickson-Gomez J, Weeks M, Green D, Boutouis S, Galletly C, Christenson E.) Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2022 Jun;3:100051 PMID: 36845978 PMCID: PMC9948907 02/28/2023
Barriers to drug treatment in police diversion programs and drug courts: A qualitative analysis.

(Dickson-Gomez J, Spector A, Krechel S, Li J, Montaque HDG, Ohlrich J, Galletly C, Weeks M.) Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2022;92(6):692-701 PMID: 36227322 PMCID: PMC9993933 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140787431 10/14/2022