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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Adolescent Medicine Publications

Below are recent publications by faculty members in the Division of Adolescent Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Recent PubMed Publications

  1. Enaholo OE, Ridgway JP, Devlin SA, Dawdani A, Pyra M, Hirschhorn LR, Haider S, Ducheny K, Liegeon G, Simon J  et al.  Highlighting the Need for Representation of Black Women in PrEP Marketing and Educational Efforts: A Qualitative Study.  J Racial Ethn Health Disparities  2025 Dec 16;. doi:10.1007/s40615-025-02788-w
  2. Garofalo R, Casimir T, Martinez N, Kaw S, Brin M, Kuhns LM, Radix A, Janulis P, Schnall R  Acceptability and perceived usefulness of the MyPEEPS mobile app for young transgender men.  Nurs Outlook  2025 Dec 02;74(1):102612. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102612
  3. Voss RV, Carl R, Kuhns LM, Liem RI, Rybacki D, Wolf S, Garofalo R  The Impact of Chest Binding on Exercise Capacity in Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents.  J Adolesc Health  2025 Dec;77(6):1175-1180. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.08.024
  4. Friedman EE, Desmarais C, Devlin SA, Ott E, Haider S, Johnson AK  Black women's preferences regarding use of mHealth for sexual health support in Chicago, a cross-sectional study.  PLOS Digit Health  2025 Nov;4(11):e0001084. pii:e0001084
  5. McDonald VW, Corcoran J, Hahn AL, Ott C, Kempf MC, Schnall R, Johnson AK  Forming Genuine Bonds: HIV Research Retention Strategies for Cisgender Women Vulnerable to HIV Acquisition.  AIDS Patient Care STDS  2025 Nov;39(11):473-484. doi:10.1177/10872914251379045
  6. Kuhns LM, Johnson AK, Onumabor J, Taiwo B, Awolude OA, Enaholo O, Nlewendum V, Garofalo R  "It's Not Easy for a Transgender Woman Here in Nigeria": A Qualitative Study to Inform HIV Prevention Intervention Development.  Transgend Health  2025 Oct;10(5):468-475. doi:10.1089/trgh.2023.0039
  7. Feuerstein JL, Menon S, Lockart B, Zarnegar-Lumley S, Johnson AK  "I am so grateful you made me do this": Navigating AYA-Caregiver Discordance on Shared Decision-making about Fertility Preservation.  J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol  2025 Oct 09;. pii:S1083-3188(25)00364-X
  8. Schnall R, Radix A, Kuhns LM, Janulis P, Paredes C, Garofalo R  Feasibility of the Adapted MyPEEPS Mobile App for HIV Prevention in Young Transgender Men.  AIDS Educ Prev  2025 Jul;37(3):173-186. doi:10.1521/aeap.2025.37.3.173
  9. Liegeon G, Devlin SA, Manda V, Castaneda J, Toribio M, Florence S, Ridgway JP, Johnson AK  Perspectives of healthcare providers in family planning centers on increasing pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among women who have migrated from sub-Saharan Africa to France.  PLoS One  2025;20(6):e0325078. pii:e0325078
  10. Corcoran JL, McDonald V, Hahn AL, Singer R, Kempf MC, Schnall R, Johnson AK  "What I Wish I Would've Known before My HIV Diagnosis": Qualitative Insights from Women Living with HIV to Inform HIV Prevention Strategies.  AIDS Patient Care STDS  2025 May;39(5):203-212. doi:10.1089/apc.2025.0006
  11. Mimiaga MJ, Kuhns LM, Biello KB, Tian J, Skeer MR, Psaros C, Moitra E, Chen D, Yonko E, Mayer KH  et al.  Positive STEPS: Enhancing Medication Adherence and Achieving Viral Load Suppression in Youth Living With HIV in the United States-Results From an Efficacious Stepped Care, Randomized Controlled Trial.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2025 May 01;99(1):64-74. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003639
  12. Wolf SF, Kuhns LM, Voss RV, Rybacki DL, Carl RL, Burgess JK, Baptiste S, Garofalo R  Changes in physical fitness in transgender adolescents receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy: protocol for a prospective cohort pilot study.  BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med  2025;11(1):e002477. pii:e002477
  13. Schnall R, Scherr TF, Kuhns LM, Janulis P, Jia H, Wood OR, Almodovar M, Garofalo R  Efficacy of the mLab App: a randomized clinical trial for increasing HIV testing uptake using mobile technology.  J Am Med Inform Assoc  2025 Feb 01;32(2):275-284. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocae261
  14. Taiwo BO, Kuhns LM, Agbaji O, David A, Akanmu S, Akinbami A, Omigbodun O, Adekanmbi F, Yiltok E, Ezemelue P  et al.  A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster-Randomized, Multisite Study of Text Messaging Plus Peer Navigation to Improve Adherence and Viral Suppression Among Youth on Antiretroviral Therapy.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2025 Feb 01;98(2):176-184. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003549
  15. Schnall R, Duncan DT, Kuhns LM, Janulis PF, Almodovar M, Wood OR, Xiao F, Veihman PR, Garofalo R  Three limited interaction approaches to understanding the epidemiology of HIV among YMSM in the US.  BMC Public Health  2024 Dec 18;24(1):3450. pii:3450
  16. Schnall R, Kempf MC, Phillips G, Dionne JA, Wingood G, Long DM, Klitzman R, Hughes TL, Liu J, Nassel AF  et al.  Protocol: the American Women: Assessing Risk Epidemiologically (AWARE) cohort study.  BMC Public Health  2024 Dec 18;24(1):3422. pii:3422
  17. Johnson AK, Devlin SA, Pyra M, Etshokin E, Ducheny K, Friedman EE, Hirschhorn LR, Haider S, Ridgway JP  Mapping Implementation Strategies to Address Barriers to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Women Through POWER Up (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Optimization Among Women to Enhance Retention and Uptake): Content Analysis.  JMIR Form Res  2024 Nov 15;8:e59800. pii:e59800
  18. Liegeon G, Devlin SA, Manda V, Castaneda J, Marsh C, Ridgway JP, Johnson AK  Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perspectives of Women Who Have Migrated from Sub-Saharan Africa to France Toward HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in a Family Planning Center.  AIDS Patient Care STDS  2024 Nov;38(11):507-516. doi:10.1089/apc.2024.0190
  19. Summersett Williams F, Zaniletti I, Masonbrink AR, Garofalo R, Rahmandar M, Karnik NS, Donenberg G, Kuhns L  Substance Use Emergency Department Visits Among Youths With Chronic Conditions During COVID-19.  JAMA Netw Open  2024 Oct 01;7(10):e2435059. pii:e2435059
  20. Williams FS, Garofalo R, Karnik NS, Donenberg G, Centola H, Becker S, Welch S, Kuhns L  Universal substance use care for adolescents with chronic medical conditions: a protocol to examine equitable implementation determinants and strategies for SBIRT at a pediatric hospital.  Addict Sci Clin Pract  2024 Sep 11;19(1):67. pii:67
  21. Johnson AK, Devlin SA, Hill M, Ott E, Friedman EE, Haider S  Supporting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake: Exploring Social Network Characteristics among Black Women and Acceptability of Social Network Strategies.  Healthcare (Basel)  2024 Sep 04;12(17). pii:1769
  22. Adewale CA, Heffernan ME, Bendelow A, Rahmandar MH  What Parents Are Missing: Parental Knowledge of Adult-Use Cannabis Legislation and Health Effects, and Communication with Adolescents.  Subst Use Misuse  2024;59(1):154-157. doi:10.1080/10826084.2023.2267092

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