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.

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
Intersectional Discrimination and PrEP uSe Among Young Black Sexual Minority Individuals: The Importance of Black LGBTQ Communities and Social Support.

(Quinn KG, Dickson-Gomez J, Craig A, John SA, Walsh JL.) AIDS Behav. 2023 Jan;27(1):290-302 PMID: 35788926 PMCID: PMC9255535 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133460116 07/06/2022
The Role of Context in Integrating Buprenorphine into a Drop-In Center in Kampala, Uganda, Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.

(Dickson-Gomez J, Krechel S, Katende D, Johnston B, Twaibu W, Glasman L, Ogwal M, Musinguzi G.) Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 20;19(16) PMID: 36012015 PMCID: PMC9407835 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85137125963 08/27/2022
The effects of opioid policy changes on transitions from prescription opioids to heroin, fentanyl and injection drug use: a qualitative analysis.

(Dickson-Gomez J, Krechel S, Spector A, Weeks M, Ohlrich J, Green Montaque HD, Li J.) Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2022 Jul 21;17(1):55 PMID: 35864522 PMCID: PMC9306091 07/22/2022
A qualitative examination of naloxone access in three states: Connecticut, Kentucky, and Wisconsin.

(Spector AL, Galletly CL, Christenson EA, Montaque HDG, Dickson-Gomez J.) BMC Public Health. 2022 Jul 19;22(1):1387 PMID: 35854278 PMCID: PMC9295344 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134370464 07/20/2022
Understanding Barriers to Care for Refugee Patients: Lessons From Focus Groups.

(Balza J, Tsering S, Dickson-Gomez J, Hall T, Kaeppler C.) WMJ. 2022 Jul;121(2):141-144 PMID: 35857690 07/21/2022
Validation of Brief Condom Use Attitudes Scales for Spanish-Speaking People Who Use Crack Cocaine in El Salvador.

(Beachy S, Lechuga J, Dickson-Gomez J, Liang CTH.) Arch Sex Behav. 2022 Jul;51(5):2679-2688 PMID: 35508750 05/05/2022
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
Intersectional Resilience Among Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men, Wisconsin and Ohio, 2019.

(Quinn KG, Dickson-Gomez J, Pearson B, Marion E, Amikrhanian Y, Kelly JA.) Am J Public Health. 2022 Jun;112(S4):S405-S412 PMID: 35763748 PMCID: PMC9241476 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133106870 06/29/2022
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
You're Not Supposed to be on it Forever: Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Related Stigma Among Drug Treatment Providers and People who Use Opioids.

(Dickson-Gomez J, Spector A, Weeks M, Galletly C, McDonald M, Green Montaque HD.) Subst Abuse. 2022;16:11782218221103859 PMID: 35783464 PMCID: PMC9243471 07/06/2022