Tamara Taggart, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor Adjunct of Public Health (Social & Behavioral Sciences)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Assistant Professor Adjunct of Public Health (Social & Behavioral Sciences)
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Dr. Taggart conducts socioepidemiologic studies to examine the contextual (e.g., neighborhoods and social networks) and cultural (e.g., religiosity, racial identity, and masculinity) determinants of health, and then uses CBPR methods to develop and implement interventions to reduce HIV risk and substance use among racial/ethnic minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescents and emerging adults. Her current work focuses on two areas: (1) Applying a community engaged framework to examine systems level factors associated with PrEP uptake among adolescents; and (2) Utilizing activity space assessments and biopsychosocial models of stress to examine the mechanisms connecting discriminatory neighborhood environments and HIV-related behaviors. Dr. Taggart is an Assistant Professor at George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.
Last Updated on April 07, 2025.
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- PhD
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2016)
- MPH
- Columbia University (2010)
- AB
- Dartmouth College (2003)
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Substance Use, Addiction; Community Health; HIV/AIDS; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Mental Health
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0000-0001-9240-1212
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Yusuf Ransome, MPH, DrPH
Kate Nyhan, MLS
Lydia Aoun-Barakat, MD
Michael Virata, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Sheela Shenoi, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Yu-Tien Hsu
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2026
Developing and assessing acceptability of a shared decision-making tool for selecting among HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis options in the United States of America
Davis W, Mantsios A, Metzner A, Talan A, Kwait J, Rodriguez H, Karver T, Wilhite D, Barker S, Suarez A, Fernandez R, Rodriguez-Diaz C, Taggart T, Oglesby A, Wohl D, Barrington C, Kerrigan D. Developing and assessing acceptability of a shared decision-making tool for selecting among HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis options in the United States of America. PLOS Global Public Health 2026, 6: e0005557. PMID: 42154727, PMCID: PMC13186337, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptshealthcare providersclinical encountersShared decision-making toolssemi-structured qualitative in-depth interviewsdiverse sample of peopleShared decision-makingcommunity-based sitespre-exposure prophylaxisqualitative in-depth interviewssample of peoplediverse sampleuniversity-affiliated clinicin-depth interviewsPrEP uptakeformative researchprevention goalssupport peopleLAI-PrEPPrEPUnited Stateslow awarenessdecision-makingpilot studydecision-making toolPrEP modalitiesAdverse Childhood Experiences and Behaviors Associated with HIV Acquisition Among Adult Sexual Minority Men in the United States.
Jones M, Erenrich R, Taggart T, Talan A, Rendina H. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Behaviors Associated with HIV Acquisition Among Adult Sexual Minority Men in the United States. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2026 PMID: 41916263, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsadverse childhood experience scoreadverse childhood experiencesHIV acquisitionassociated with HIV acquisitionsexual minority menpsychosocial impactchildhood experiencesTotal ACE scoresminority menHIV prevention interventionssubstance useeffects of depressionethnic minority participantsimpact of childhood traumaethnic minority individualspreventive interventionsACE scoresethnic minority peersbinge drinkingbivariate analysisminority participantschildhood traumaminority individualsSobel testscoresSystems-Level Interventions to Disrupt Structural Racism and Improve Black Adolescent Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review
Taggart T, Sawyer S, Mitchell C, Ekanayake-Weber M, Faris R, O’Shea N, Robinson L, Woodard B, Lin W, Xu Y, Gao Y, Nyhan K, Espelage D. Systems-Level Interventions to Disrupt Structural Racism and Improve Black Adolescent Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review. Societies 2026, 16: 112. PMID: 42239663, PMCID: PMC13229574, DOI: 10.3390/soc16040112.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptshealth inequalitiesmental healthcommunity-engaged interventionshealth promotion resourcespeer-reviewed intervention studiesstructural racismcommunity-level interventionsracial health inequitiessystems-level interventionsPRISMA-ScR guidelineseffectiveness of interventionsadolescent health outcomesBlack youthmultilevel interventionsschool-based approachhealth behaviorshealth outcomesScoping Reviewphysical healthintegrated interventionstudy characteristicsintervention studiesimplementation strategiesstructural barriersinclusion criteriaThe Role of Community Health Workers in Tobacco Cessation: A Scoping Review.
Woodruff D, Sawyer S, Taggart T. The Role of Community Health Workers in Tobacco Cessation: A Scoping Review. American Journal Of Health Promotion 2026, 8901171261433812. PMID: 41808606, DOI: 10.1177/08901171261433812.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptscommunity health workerssocial determinants of healthtobacco cessationsocial determinantshealth workerscommunity health workers' engagementprovision of medical therapydeterminants of healthtobacco cessation programsintervention characteristicspsychosocial supportpublic housing residentsScoping Reviewcessation programsmental healthRacial/Ethnic Minoritiescessation aidsstudy characteristicscessation outcomesstudy designResultsTwenty studiesprimary outcomestudy inclusiondiverse populationscomprehensive programSocial connectedness dimensions are associated with lower psychological distress among middle-aged Black Americans
Hsu Y, Song Z, Villalonga-Olives E, Rice B, Taggart T, Williams D, Ransome Y. Social connectedness dimensions are associated with lower psychological distress among middle-aged Black Americans. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2026, 401: 121235. PMID: 41621445, PMCID: PMC13082441, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsassociated with lower psychological distressassociated with psychological distressneighborhood social cohesiondimensions of social connectednesslower psychological distresspsychological distresssocial connectednessBlack adultsKessler-6 scalepsychological distress scoresfamily/friend supportKessler-6distress scoresneighborhood cohesionfamily supportAmerican adultsBlack American adultsdistresscontinuous outcomessocial cohesionconnectedness dimensionBlack Americansmultiple dimensionsadultssocial integration“In God's Hands”: Qualitative Study of Religion/Spirituality and HIV-Related Intersectional Stigma Among Black Women Living With HIV in Washington, DC
Taggart T, Jones M, Habib M, Price N, Kerr G, Magnus M, Abdullah K. “In God's Hands”: Qualitative Study of Religion/Spirituality and HIV-Related Intersectional Stigma Among Black Women Living With HIV in Washington, DC. Journal Of The Association Of Nurses In AIDS Care 2026, 37: 227-237. PMID: 41505628, PMCID: PMC13081004, DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsadherence to antiretroviral therapyART adherenceintersectional stigmaqualitative studycisgender Black womensemi-structured interviewsHIV epidemicHIV-relatedHIV treatmentstigmablack womenBWLWHHIVadherenceantiretroviral therapyblack communityinterviewsspiritualityGod's handsprotective rolecarewomenintervention
2025
Measuring the spatial scale of structural racism and discrimination: Consequences for estimated life expectancy
Hipp J, Wang Y, O'Shea N, Faris R, Espelage D, Valido A, Taggart T. Measuring the spatial scale of structural racism and discrimination: Consequences for estimated life expectancy. Social Science & Medicine 2025, 389: 118811. PMID: 41313904, PMCID: PMC13235801, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsstructural racism measuresstructural racismracism measuresneighborhood blightmeasures of structural racismlife expectancymeso-levellow average life expectancyaverage life expectancyblack-white inequalityresidential segregationpersistent social disparitiesblack neighborhoodsBlack/White inequalityhousing vacancieseviction ratesracial inequalityracismliquor storessocial disparitiesmultilevel linear modelsmacro levelhealth disparitiesneighborhoodmultilevel interventionsIncreasing equity to mental health treatment by adapting churches as alternative facilities: a location-allocation analysis
Luan H, Song I, Taggart T, Arnold K, Rice B, Ransome Y. Increasing equity to mental health treatment by adapting churches as alternative facilities: a location-allocation analysis. Health & Place 2025, 96: 103580. PMID: 41252805, PMCID: PMC13261566, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeyond Neighbors: Social Capital and Self-Empowerment Among Older Adults Diagnosed with HIV Late
Chantre C, Vu T, Lee M, Wang M, Girma M, Dunham K, Lin-Schweitzer A, Aoun-Barakat L, Shenoi S, Virata M, Taggart T, Ransome Y. Beyond Neighbors: Social Capital and Self-Empowerment Among Older Adults Diagnosed with HIV Late. AIDS And Behavior 2025, 30: 942-953. PMID: 41175146, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-025-04946-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParticipants' mean ageolder peoplequality of lifesocial connectednessself-empowermentneighborhood social capitalHIV clinical outcomeschronic disease treatmentHIV stigmaHIV careHIV preventionolder adultsHIV clinicthematic analysismedication rateschronic diseasesstructural interventionssocial capitalGrounded TheoryAfrican AmericansHIVNew Havenmean agecarethemesCommunity-controlled research for disruption-resilient partnerships
Taggart T. Community-controlled research for disruption-resilient partnerships. The Lancet 2025, 406: 2216-2217. PMID: 41206160, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)01952-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
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