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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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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 Mar 17;. doi:10.1089/apc.2025.0006
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. Devlin SA, Ridgway JP, Dawdani A, Enaholo OE, Liegeon G, Kasal N, Pyra M, Hirschhorn LR, Simon J, Haider S  et al.  Adapting Provider Training and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Advertising to Increase Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Awareness and Uptake Among Black Cisgender Women.  AIDS Patient Care STDS  2023 Dec;37(12):574-582. doi:10.1089/apc.2023.0188
  15. Johnson AK, Devlin S, Haider S, Oehler C, Rivera J, Alvarez I, Ridgway J  Evaluation of multiple data sources for predicting increased need for HIV prevention among cisgender women: understanding missed opportunities for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).  BMC Infect Dis  2023 Nov 09;23(1):781. pii:781
  16. Hirschhorn LR, Adetunji A, Ahonkhai AA, Oladeji B, Awolude OA, Kuhns LM, Onumabor J, Kuti KM, Omigbodun O, Johnson AK  et al.  Mixed methods implementation research to understand success of intensive combination approach to roll back the epidemic in Nigerian adolescents) (iCARE Nigeria) HIV testing uptake and linkage to care among young men focusing on young men who have sex with men in Ibadan.  AIDS Res Ther  2023 Oct 30;20(1):75. pii:75
  17. Pyra M, Kline J, Taylor O, Rusie L, Schafer T, Motley D, Johnson AK  Changes in HIV Prevention and Sexual Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2023 Oct 01;94(2):143-150. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003229
  18. Schnall R, Liu J, Kuhns LM, Pearson C, Scott Batey D, Bruce J, Radix A, Belkind U, Hidalgo MA, Hirshfield S  et al.  A feasibility study of the use of HIV self-tests in young men who have sex with men.  AIDS Care  2023 Sep;35(9):1279-1284. doi:10.1080/09540121.2022.2160864
  19. Garofalo R  Editor's Statement: Using Misinformation to Harm LGBTQ People Is Not New.  Transgend Health  2023 Aug;8(4):300-301. doi:10.1089/trgh.2023.29001.editorial
  20. Taiwo BO, Kuhns LM, Omigbodun O, Awolude O, Kuti KM, Adetunji A, Berzins B, Janulis P, Akanmu S, Agbaji O  et al.  A randomized stepped wedge trial of an intensive combination approach to roll back the HIV epidemic in Nigerian adolescents: iCARE Nigeria treatment support protocol.  PLoS One  2023;18(7):e0274031. pii:e0274031
  21. Ridgway JP, Devlin SA, Friedman EE, Enaholo OE, Pyra M, Hirschhorn LR, Haider S, Ducheny K, Johnson AK  POWER Up-Improving pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among Black cisgender women in the Southern United States: Protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial (SW-CRT).  PLoS One  2023;18(5):e0285858. pii:e0285858
  22. Nelson LE, Ogunbajo A, Abu-Ba'are GR, Conserve DF, Wilton L, Ndenkeh JJ, Braitstein P, Dow D, Arrington-Sanders R, Appiah P  et al.  Correction to: Using the Implementation Research Logic Model as a Lens to View Experiences of Implementing HIV Prevention and Care Interventions with Adolescent Sexual Minority Men-A Global Perspective.  AIDS Behav  2023 May;27(Suppl 1):144. doi:10.1007/s10461-022-03823-1
  23. Nelson LE, Ogunbajo A, Abu-Ba'are GR, Conserve DF, Wilton L, Ndenkeh JJ, Braitstein P, Dow D, Arrington-Sanders R, Appiah P  et al.  Using the Implementation Research Logic Model as a Lens to View Experiences of Implementing HIV Prevention and Care Interventions with Adolescent Sexual Minority Men-A Global Perspective.  AIDS Behav  2023 May;27(Suppl 1):128-143. doi:10.1007/s10461-022-03776-5
  24. Jain K, Nikolajuk K, Tully J, Britten J, DeClemente TK, Johnson AK  Title IX Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Youth in Chicago: A Qualitative Study.  J Sch Health  2023 Apr;93(4):289-296. doi:10.1111/josh.13272
  25. Johnson AK, Smith CS, Hunt B, Jacobs J, Roesch P  Chicago's Citywide COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Program: Protect Chicago Plus.  Public Health Rep  2023;138(2):218-222. doi:10.1177/00333549221143093
  26. Crooks N, Singer RB, Smith A, Ott E, Donenberg G, Matthews AK, Patil CL, Haider S, Johnson AK  Barriers to PrEP uptake among Black female adolescents and emerging adults.  Prev Med Rep  2023 Feb;31:102062. pii:102062

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