Susan Graham, MD, MPH, PhD

Professor of Global Health and Medicine. Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology

Dr. Susan M. Graham, MD, MPH, PhD, works on research projects at several sites in Kenya, including the University of Washington (UW)/University of Nairobi (UON) HIV/STD Research Site in Mombasa, the Nyanza Reproductive Health Society Anza Mapema clinic in Kisumu, and the SWOP City Clinic in Nairobi. Dr. Graham’s research focuses on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemiology, prevention and care in vulnerable populations including female sex workers and gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. Dr. Graham also has a long-standing interest in mental health, stigma, and behavioral interventions to improve HIV prevention and care outcomes. Dr. Graham is the Director of the UW Behavioral Research Center for HIV (BIRCH), a consultant to the University of Washington’s Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and a long-standing member of the Kenya Research and Training Center (KRTC).

 

Publications

  1. Graham, SM, Starks, H, Callen, EJ, McGonigle, EJ, Liu, G, Senter, Z et al.. "There Needs To Be More People Sharing That Information Across the Nation": Opportunities to Promote HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Awareness and Uptake among People Releasing from Jail or Prison. Res Sq. 2026; :. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10182163/v1. PubMed PMID:42523577 PubMed Central PMC13405501.
  2. Saldarriaga, EM, Hauber, B, Tran, J, Kaggiah, A, Maina, C, Jepkosgei, N et al.. Heterogeneity of patient preferences for long-acting HIV treatment among people with HIV in Kenya. BMC Infect Dis. 2026; :. doi: 10.1186/s12879-026-13927-x. PubMed PMID:42432526 .
  3. Vu, K, Mehta, SD, Wahome, E, van der Elst, E, Mohamed, K, Aloo, T et al.. Sexual Behaviors and Psychosocial Health Among Men Who Have Sex with Men with and without Female Partners in Kenya: Baseline Findings from the Tatu Pamoja Study. J Sex Res. 2026; :1-12. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2026.2687676. PubMed PMID:42359829 .
  4. Tran, J, Saldarriaga, EM, Kaggiah, A, Maina, C, Jepkosgei, N, Mwangi, E et al.. Patient preferences for long-acting antiretroviral treatment among people with HIV in Kenya: a discrete choice experiment. BMC Infect Dis. 2026;26 (1):. doi: 10.1186/s12879-026-12804-x. PubMed PMID:41667983 PubMed Central PMC12997925.
  5. Lee, JJ, Agudelo Paipilla, K, Aguirre, J, Alarcon, P, Cruz, Y, Zuniga, M et al.. Development of a Social Media Campaign to Support HIV Prevention and Care Among Transgender Latina Women: Community-Engaged Mixed Methods Feasibility Pilot Study. JMIR Form Res. 2026;10 :e79606. doi: 10.2196/79606. PubMed PMID:41592163 PubMed Central PMC12841856.
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