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Diana M. Sheehan

Associate Professor

Department of Epidemiology

Phone: (305) 348-8068

Email: dsheehan@fiu.edu

Focus

Health disparities and HIV

Biography

Diana Sheehan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work at Florida International University (FIU). She aims to contribute to health equity among the Latino population via epidemiologic studies that identify disparities along the HIV care continuum and via the design and testing of evidence-based interventions. Her current studies are developing and assessing the efficacy of Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAI) and stepped care interventions for improving antiretroviral therapy adherence among Latino sexual minority men. Dr. Sheehan’s studies use various methodologies such as Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMA) and Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) designs. Dr. Sheehan’s work has been funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), , the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN), and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In addition to her research, Dr. Sheehan is dedicated to advancing the research careers of minority investigators through various appointments, including as a co-leader of FIU-RCMI’s Investigator Development Core and core faculty of FIU’s Health Disparities Initiative.

Education

  • Florida International University, Ph.D.
  • Boston University, M.P.H., B.S.

Publications

A complete list of publications can be found here.  

  1. Gbadamosi SO, Trepka MJ, Dawit R, Bursac Z, Raymond A, Ladner RA, Sheehan DM. A Comparative Analysis of Different HIV Viral Load Suppression Definitions Among Clients Receiving Care in the Miami-Dade Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. AIDS Behav. 2022 May 10. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03694-6.

  2. Gbadamosi SO, Trepka MJ, Dawit R, Jebai R, Sheehan DM. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis to Estimate the Time from HIV Infection to Diagnosis for People with HIV. AIDS Rev. 2022 Mar 1;24(1):32-40. doi: 10.24875/AIDSRev.21000007.

  3. Dawit R, Trepka MJ, Duncan DT, Li T, Pires SF, Brock P, Ladner RA, Sheehan DM. Neighborhood Factors Associated with Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Achieving Sustained HIV Viral Suppression Among Miami-Dade County Ryan White Program Clients. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2021 Oct;35(10):401-410. doi: 10.1089/apc.2021.0067.

  4. Sheehan DM, De La Cruz Y, Ramírez-Ortiz D, Swendeman D, Muñoz-Laboy M, Duncan DT, Cano MÁ, Devieux JG, Trepka MJ. A qualitative study of antiretroviral therapy adherence interruptions among young Latino men who have sex with men with HIV: Project D.A.I.L.Y. AIDS Care. 2021 Jul;33(7):962-969. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2021.1874277.

  5. Sheehan DM, Cano MÁ, Trepka MJ. Measuring Race Among Latinos to Address Racism, Discrimination, and HIV Health Inequities: Comparing Self-Reported Race and Fitzpatrick Skin Phototype. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2021 Jul-Aug 01;32(4):522-525. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000260.

  6. Sheehan DM, Dawit R*, Gbadamosi S*, Fennie K, Li T, Gebrezgi M*, Brock P, Ladner RA, Trepka MJ. Sustained HIV viral suppression among men who have sex with men in the Miami-Dade County Ryan White Program: the effect of demographic, psychosocial, provider and neighborhood factors. BMC Public Health. 2020;20(1):326. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-8442-1

  7. Gebrezgi MT*, Fennie KP, Sheehan DM, Ibrahimou B, Jones SG, Brock P, Ladner RA, Trepka MJ. Developing a triage tool for use in identifying people living with HIV who are at risk for non-retention in HIV care. Int J STD AIDS. 2020; 31(3):244-253. PMID: 32036751. DOI: 10.1177/0956462419893538

  8. Sheehan DM, Auf R*, Cyrus E, Fennie KP, Maddox LM, Spencer E, De La Rosa M, Trepka MJ. Changing demographic among Latino MSM diagnosed with HIV in Florida, 2007-2016. AIDS Care. 2019; 31(12):1593-1596. PMCID: PMC6764881. DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1612019.

  9. Sheehan DM, Cosner C*, Fennie KP, Gebrezgi MT*, Cyrus E, Maddox LM, Levison JH, Spencer E, Niyonsenga T, Trepka MJ. Role of country of birth, testing site and neighborhood characteristics on nonlinkage to HIV care among Latinos. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 2018;32(4):165-173. PMCID: PMC5905852. DOI: 10.1089/apc.2018.0021.

  10. Sheehan DM, Fennie KP, Mauck DE*, Maddox L, Lieb S, Trepka MJ. Retention in HIV Care and Viral Suppression: Individual- and Neighborhood-Level Predictors of Racial/Ethnic Differences, Florida, 2015. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 2017;31(4):167-185. PMC5397217. DOI: 10.1089/apc.2016.0197.

  11. Sheehan DM, Trepka MJ, Fennie KP, Prado G, Ibanez G, Maddox L. Racial/ethnic disparities in delayed HIV diagnosis among men who have sex with men, Florida, 2000—2014. AIDS Care. 2017;29(3):311-318. PMC5263177. DOI:10.1080/09540121.2016.1211609.

  12. Sheehan DM, Trepka MJ, Fennie KP, Prado G, Cano MA, Maddox LM. Black-White Latino racial disparities in HIV survival, Florida, 2000-2011. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015;13(1):piiE9. PMC4730400. DOI:10.3390/ijerph13010009.

  13. Sheehan DM, Trepka MJ, Fennie K, Maddox LM. Rate of new HIV diagnoses among Latinos living in Florida: disparities by country/region of birth. AIDS Care. 2015;27(4):507-511. PMC4312518. DOI:10.1080/09540121.2014.978731. 

RESEARCH SUPPORT (ongoing or completed 2015-2023)

Efficacy of an mHealth + e-Navigator stepped care intervention for ART adherence among Latino MSM

NIMHD (R01MD017205)               Role: PI               Dates: 7/13/22-03/30/27

Addressing community-level influences of HIV and COVID-19 disparities among people with HIV

NIMHD (U54 MD012393-06)               Role: R01-Equivalent PI               Dates: 9/20/22-5/31/27

Florida International University Research Center in Minority Institution (RCMI)

NIMHD (U54 MD012393-06)               Role: Investigator Development Core-Leader               Dates: 9/20/22-5/31/27

Just-in-time adaptive interventions for improving young Latino sexual minority’s success in HIV therapy

NIMHD (K01MD013770)               Role: PI               Dates: 09/18/18-04/30/23

FIU- Center for Reducing Health Disparities in Substance Abuse & HIV in South Florida

NIMHD (U54MD012393)               Role: Co-I               Dates: 09/01/17–08/01/2022

Women-centered HIV care practices that facilitate HIV care retention and viral suppression in the presence of adverse sociocultural factors

NIMHD (1R01MD013563)               Role: Co-I               Dates: 10/01/18-04/30/23

Influence of patient-centered HIV care on retention and viral suppression disparities

NIMHD (1R01 MD012421)               Role: Co-I               Dates: 01/29/19-11/30/23

Perceived network sexual norms and HIV sexual risk behavior among drug users and their risk partners

HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN)               Role: PI               Dates: 01/04/17–30/09/18

Examining the impact of social disorganization on sexual risk behaviors to improve community control of problematic individual behaviors

New Connections Program (RWJF)               Role: PI               Dates: 09/01/17–08/31/18

Neighborhood level determinants of delayed HIV diagnosis among Latinos by birthplace and history of injection drug use Florida 2007 2011

NIDA (F31DA037790)               Role: PI               Dates: 02/15/15-04/26/16