Publications and Presentations
(2020)
* Rael, CT., Giguere, R., zz-Rios, J., Lentz, C., Balán, IC., Sheinfil, A., Dolezal, C., Brown, W III., Frasca, T., Cruz Torres, C., Crespo, R., Iribarren, S., Leu, CS., Febo, I., Carballo-Diéguez, A. (2020) Transgender women’s experiences using a home HIV-testing kit for self- and partner-testing. In AIDS and Behavior 24(9);2732-3741
*Rael, CT., Lentz, C., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Giguere, R., Dolezal, C., Feller, D., D’Aquila, R.T., Hope, TJ. (2020) Understanding the acceptability of subdermal implants as a possible new HIV prevention method: A multi-stage mixed-methods study. In Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(7);e16904
*Balán IC, Lentz C, Giguere R, Mayo AJ, Tagliaferri Rael C, Soto-Torres L, Palanee-Phillips T, Mgodi NM, Hillier S, Baeten JM, on behalf of the MTN-025/HOPE Study Team. (2020). Implementation of a fidelity monitoring process to assess delivery of an evidence-based adherence intervention in a multi-site PrEP study. In AIDS Care, 1-10.
*Carballo-Diéguez, A., Giguere, R., Balán, IC., Brown, W. 3rd., Dolezal, C., Leu, C-S., Lopez-Rios, J., Sheinfil, A., Frasca, T., Rael, CT., Lentz, C., Crespo, R., Iribarren, S., Cruz-Torres, C., Febo, I. Use of rapid HIV self-test to screen potential sexual partners: Results of the ISUM study. In AIDS and Behavior ,24(6)1929-1941.
*Carballo-Diéguez, A., Giguere, R., Balan, I., Dolezal, C., Brown, W 3rd., Lopez-Rios, J., Sheinfil, A., Frasca, T., Rael, CT., Lentz, C., Crespo, R., Cruz-Torres, C., Leu, CS., Febo, I. Few Aggressive or violent incidents are associated with the use of HIV self-tests to screen sexual partners among key populations. In AIDS and Behavior, 24(7);2220-2226.
*Giguere, R., Lopez-Rios, J., Frasca, T., Lentz, C., Balán, I., Dolezal, C., Rael, CT., Brown, W 3rd., Sheinfil, A., Cruz-Torres, C., Crespo, R., Febo, I., Carballo-Diéguez, A. Use of HIV self-testing kits to screen clients among transgender female sex workers in New York and Puerto Rico. In AIDS and Behavior, 24(2);506-515.
*Balán, IC., Lopez-Rios, J., Giguere, R., Lentz, C., Dolezal, C., Cruz Torres, C., Brown, W III., Crespo, R., Sheinfil, A., Rael, CT., Febo, I., Carballo-Diéguez, A. (2020) Then we looked at his results: What happens when a partner’s HIV self-test result is positive? In AIDS and Behavior, 24(9);2597-2605.
*Lentz, C., Iribarren.S., Giguere, R., Conserve, D., Dolezal, C., Lopez-Rios, J., Balán, IC., Sheinfil, AZ., Rael, CT., Brown III, W., Cruz Torres, C., Crespo, R., Febo, I., Carballo-Diéguez, A. (2020) Broaching the topic of HIV self-testing with potential sexual partners among men and transgender women who have sex with men in New York and Puerto Rico. In AIDS and Behavior, 24(11); 3033-3043.
*Sheinfil, A., Giguere, R., Dolezal, C., Lopez-Rios, J., Brown III, W., Rael, CT., Lentz, C., Balán, IC., Frasca, T., Cruz Torres, C., Crespo, R., Febo, I., Carballo-Diéguez, A. (2020) Information and motivation predict HIV-serostatus among a population of high-risk men and transgender women who have sex with men. In AIDS and Behavior, 24(10); 2863-2871.
*Iribarren, S., Lentz, C., Sheinfil, AZ., Giguere, R., Lopez-Rios, J., Dolezal, C., Frasca, T., Balán, IC., Rael, CT., Brown III, W., Cruz-Torres, C., Crespo, R., Febo, I., Carballo-Diéguez, A. (2020) Using and HIV self-test kit to test a partner: Attitudes and preferences among high-risk populations. In AIDS and Behavior 24(11) 3232-3243.
(2021)
*Rael, CT., Roberts, S., Ibitoye, M., Gorbach, PM., Palanee-Phillips, T., Harkoo, I., Mbilizi, Y., Panchia, R., Siva, S., Tembo, T., Akello, CA., Balkus, J., Riddler, S., Carballo-Diéguez, A. Likely clinical depression and HIV-related decline in ART untreated women who seroconverted during participation in microbicide trials in sub-Saharan Africa. In International Journal of STD and AIDS 32(7) 620-628.
(In Press)
*Rael, CT., Das, D., Bauermeister, J., Lentz, C., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Giguere, R., Scott, RK., Hendrix, C. Clinical and behavioral considerations for the development of a vaginal microbicide douche for HIV prevention: A systematic review of the literature. AIDS and Behavior (in press).
*Rael, CT., Lopez-Rios, J., McKenna, S., Das, D., Dolezal, C., Abascal, E., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Schnall, R., Hope, TJ., Bauermeister, J., Bockting, W. Transgender women’s barriers, facilitators, and preferences on tailored injection delivery strategies to administer long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). AIDS and Behavior (in press).
*Rael, CT., Pierre, D., Frye, V., Kessler, D., Malos, N., Van Tieu, H. Evaluating blood donor experiences and barriers/facilitators to donation using YouTube video content. Transfusion (in press).
*Rael, CT., Lopez-Rios, J., Lentz, C., Dolezal, C., Kutner, B., Balán, I. Transgender women’s experiences using a dual HIV/syphilis at-home rapid test to screen potential sexual partners. AIDS and Behavior (in press)
*Dolezal, C., Rael, CT., Lentz, C., Giguere, R., Lopez-Rios, J., Balán, I., Sheinfil, A., Brown, W III. Substance use and testing sexual partners using HIV self-tests. In AIDS and Behavior (in press).
*Brown, W. 3rd., Lopez-Rios, J., Sheinfil, A., Frasca, T., Cruz-Torres, C., Crespo, R., Dolezal, C., Giguere, R., Lentz, C., Balán, I., Rael, CT., Febo, I., Carballo-Diéguez, A. Text messaging and disaster preparedness aids engagement, retention, resilience, and communication among Puerto Rican participants in an HIV self-testing study after hurricanes Irma and Maria. In Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (in press)
