Katherine G. Quinn, PhD

Associate Professor and Associate Director, CAIR

Locations

Medical College of Wisconsin
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

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 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.

The Fight is Two Times as Hard: A Qualitative Examination of a Violence Syndemic Among Young Black Sexual Minority Men.

(Quinn KG, Edwards T, Johnson A, Spector A, Takahashi L, Dakin A, Bouacha N, Valadez-Tapia S, Voisin D.) J Interpers Violence. 2023 Jul;38(13-14):8162-8186 PMID: 36803199 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85148510378 02/22/2023
Implementation determinants of HIV Self-Testing among young sexual minority men.

(Zapata JP, Petroll AE, Quinn KG, Zamantakis A, John SA.) Arch Public Health. 2023 Jun 21;81(1):113 PMID: 37344899 PMCID: PMC10283334 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85163192577 06/22/2023
The COVID-19, racism, and violence syndemic: Evidence from a qualitative study with Black residents of Chicago.

(Quinn KG, Harris M, Sherrod D, Hunt BR, Jacobs J, Valencia J, Walsh JL.) SSM Qual Res Health. 2023 Jun;3:100218 PMID: 36628065 PMCID: PMC9817424 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85149604120 01/12/2023
Exploring preferences and decision-making about long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young sexual minority men 17-24 years old.

(John SA, Zapata JP, Dang M, Pleuhs B, O'Neil A, Hirshfield S, Walsh JL, Petroll AE, Quinn KG.) Sci Rep. 2023 Mar 29;13(1):5116 PMID: 36991027 PMCID: PMC10052280 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85151182091 03/30/2023
Factors associated with quality of life, depressive symptoms, and perceived stress among rural older adults living with HIV in the United States.

(Walsh JL, John SA, Quinn KG, Hirshfield S, O'Neil A, Petroll AE.) J Rural Health. 2023 Mar;39(2):488-498 PMID: 36510755 PMCID: PMC10038895 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85144153003 12/14/2022
Factors associated with lack of care engagement among older, rural-dwelling adults living with HIV in the United States.

(Petroll AE, Quinn KG, John SA, Nigogosyan Z, Walsh JL.) J Rural Health. 2023 Mar;39(2):477-487 PMID: 36482508 PMCID: PMC10038837 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85144072090 12/10/2022
COVID-19, Retention in HIV Care, and Access to Ancillary Services for Young Black Men Living with HIV in Chicago.

(Voisin DR, Edwards T, Takahashi LM, Valadez-Tapia S, Shah H, Oselett C, Bouacha N, Dakin A, Quinn K.) AIDS Behav. 2023 Feb;27(2):535-544 PMID: 36048289 PMCID: PMC9434087 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85137233869 09/02/2022
A social ecological analysis of farmer stresses and supports in Wisconsin

(Kohlbeck S, Quinn K, deRoon-Cassini T, Hargarten S, Nelson D, Cassidy L.) SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. June 2023;3 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85151920367 06/01/2023
I've given up: Biopsychosocial factors preceding farmer suicide in Wisconsin.

(Kohlbeck SA, Quinn K, deRoon-Cassini T, Hargarten S, Nelson D, Cassidy L.) Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2023;93(2):131-143 PMID: 36548072 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147009637 12/23/2022
Challenges to meeting the HIV care needs of older adults in the rural South.

(Quinn KG, John SA, Hirshfield S, Algiers O, O'Neil A, Petroll AE, Walsh JL.) SSM Qual Res Health. 2022 Dec;2 PMID: 36620181 PMCID: PMC9815493 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85144158309 01/10/2023
1000 Hometown Heroes: Mobilising community social influencers for COVID-19 prevention, care and coping.

(Kelly JA, Walsh JL, Christenson E, Glasman LR, Galletly CL, Quinn KG, Algiers OH, Pearson B, Amirkhanian YA, 1000 Hometown Heroes Project Team.) Health Soc Care Community. 2022 Nov;30(6):e5703-e5713 PMID: 36062481 PMCID: PMC9538277 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85137446096 09/06/2022
Uptake of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination by HIV Status and HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Engagement Among Young Sexual Minority Men 17–24 Years Old in the USA

(Pleuhs B, Walsh JL, Quinn KG, Petroll AE, Nyitray A, John SA.) Sexuality Research and Social Policy. December 2022;19(4):1944-1953 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131348680 12/01/2022