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Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Katherine Quinn, PhD

Katherine G. Quinn, PhD

Associate Professor and Director

Locations

  • ٍٍٍ½خر
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
    Center for ٍٍٍ½خر Health and Intervention Research

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Public and ٍٍٍ½خر Health, ٍٍٍ½خر
AM, Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
BA, Social Welfare and Justice, Marquette University

Research Areas of Interest

  • Exposure to Violence
  • HIV Infections
  • Medication Adherence
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
  • Qualitative Research
  • Racism
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities
  • Social Stigma
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Transgender Persons
  • Vaccination
  • Violence

Research Experience

  • Health Status Disparities
  • HIV
  • Intersectionality
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
  • Public Health
  • Qualitative Research
  • Racism
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Social Stigma
  • Social Support

Methodologies and Techniques

  • ٍٍٍ½خر-Based Participatory Research
  • Mixed methods
  • Qualitative Research

Leadership Positions

  • Director, Center for ٍٍٍ½خر Health and Intervention Research

MCW Program / Core Facilities

  • Center for AIDS Intervention Research
  • Doctorate of Public Health Program
  • Public & ٍٍٍ½خر Health PhD Program, Institute for Health & Equity

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.

Publications

  • (Hall T, Quinn KG, Ehrman WG, John S, Havens PL, Miguel CPV.) AIDS Educ Prev. 2026 Aug;38(4):323-334 PMID: 42574701 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105046867987 08/10/2026

  • (Schmitt M, Petroll AE, Quinn KG, Walsh JL.) AIDS Behav. 2026 Jun 26 PMID: 42350738 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105042858243 06/26/2026

  • (Kohlbeck SA, Kant JM, Quinn KA.) BMC Public Health. 2026 Jun 15;26(1) PMID: 42298441 PMCID: PMC13495303 06/16/2026

  • (Olson J, Chavez A, Marion E, Quinn K, Blanks G, Post M, Whitaker T, Garnham JP, Vallejo C, Johnson C, Johnson X, Blackwell D, Williams J, Palatnik A.) Implement Sci Commun. 2026 Apr 16;7(1) PMID: 41992300 PMCID: PMC13224534 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105040645974 04/17/2026

  • (Brown K, Nelson D, Iverson M, Quinn K, Young S.) Subst Use Addctn J. 2026 Apr;47(2):464-472 PMID: 41261893 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105022297137 11/20/2025

  • (Quinn K, Schmitt M, Pearson B, Curtis MG, Kohlbeck SA.) AIDS Behav. 2026 Feb 28 PMID: 41762329 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105031840915 02/28/2026

  • (Neal M, Quinn K, Palatnik A, Marion E, Kershaw KN, Lagatta J, Walsh J, Beyer K.) J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2026 Feb 06 PMID: 41652291 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105029666597 02/07/2026

  • (Gliedt JA, Algiers O, Klahr J, Kedrowski J, Dickson-Gomez J, Quinn K.) J Family Med Prim Care. 2026 Feb;15(2):918-926 PMID: 42023314 PMCID: PMC13098854 04/23/2026

  • (Kiconco A, Quinn K, Krechel S, Kostelac C, Ohlrich J, Dickson-Gomez J.) Subst Use Misuse. 2026;61(11):1994-2005 PMID: 41744280 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105031402333 02/26/2026

  • (Neal ML, DiFranceisco W, Hirschtick J, Jacobs J, Hunt B, Schmitt M, Quinn KG.) J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Nov 23 PMID: 41276758 11/24/2025

  • (Petroll AE, Hirshfield S, Quinn KG, John SA, Algiers OH, Randall L, Wyley Long D, McAuliffe T, Walsh JL.) JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Oct 17;14:e71429 PMID: 41105943 PMCID: PMC12579288 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105049634343 10/17/2025

  • (John SA, Curtis MG, Walsh JL, Quinn KG.) Lancet HIV. 2025 Aug;12(8):e542 PMID: 40750186 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105011848448 08/02/2025

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