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Monika Doshi, PhD, MPHAssistant Professor, Health Disparities InstituteAssistant Professor, Public Health Sciences
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Dr. Monika Doshi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at UConn School of Medicine and the Health Disparities Institute at UConn Health. Dr. Doshi has consulted on public health research and practice projects in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America for over 20 years. Grounded in community-based participatory research through collaborations between community and academic partners, her research has centered on HIV prevention, care and treatment, mental health, women’s health, gender and sexuality, stigma and discrimination, chronic disease (e.g., cancer, diabetes), and health and human rights with a specific focus on underserved, marginalized, and vulnerable populations. More recently, she has expanded her research to examine impact of policy, community, institutional, and interpersonal level factors within the context of immigration on the health and wellbeing of US-based Latinx communities. Dr. Doshi received her Ph.D. in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She holds a Master of Public Health and a Certificate in Health and Human Rights from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Doshi is also the Founder and Principal of Saath, a public health consulting firm based in Connecticut.
Education
Awards
| Degree | Institution | Major |
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| BA | University of Connecticut | English & Spanish |
| BS | University of Connecticut | Human Development & Family Relations |
| MPH | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Customized |
| Certificate | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Health & Human Rights |
| PhD | University of Michigan School of Public Health | Health Behavior & Health Education |
Awards
| Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
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| Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows Program | Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Brown University |
| Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship | Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan |
| NICHD Pre-Doctoral Trainee | Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan |
| Community Service Award | South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut |
| Health Leadership Fellow | Connecticut Health Foundation |
| Service Corps Fellow | American India Foundation – William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service in India |
Dr. Doshi’s research focuses on HIV prevention, care and treatment, mental health, women’s health, gender and sexuality, stigma and discrimination, immigration and health, chronic disease (e.g., cancer, diabetes), and health and human rights with a specific focus on underserved, marginalized, and vulnerable populations.
Journal Articles
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Barriers to health care services among US-based undocumented Latinx immigrants within the sociopolitical climate under the Trump administration: A comparative analysis between client experiences and provider perceptions.
SSM - Qualitative Research in Health 2022 Dec;2
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Validity and reliability of the Neilands sexual stigma scale among Kenyan gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.
BMC public health 2022 Apr;22(1):754
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Integration of voluntary male medical circumcision for HIV prevention into norms of masculinity: findings from Kisumu, Kenya.
Culture, health & sexuality 2021 Oct;23(10):1451-1463
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Immigration law enforcement, social support, and health for Latino immigrant families in Southeastern Michigan.
Social science & medicine (1982) 2021 Jul;280114027
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Impact of anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies on frontline health and social service providers in Southeast Michigan, U.S.A.
Health & social care in the community 2020 Nov;28(6):2004-2012
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Beyond biomedical and comorbidity approaches: Exploring associations between affinity group membership, health and health seeking behaviour among MSM/MSW in Nairobi, Kenya.
Global public health 2020 Jul;15(7):968-984
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Barriers & facilitators to healthcare and social services among undocumented Latino(a)/Latinx immigrant clients: Perspectives from frontline service providers in Southeast Michigan.
PloS one 2020 Jan;15(6):e0233839
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A qualitative study on the impact of the 2016 US election on the health of immigrant families in Southeast Michigan.
BMC public health 2019 Jul;19(1):947
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Depressive symptoms and problematic alcohol and other substance use in 1476 gay, bisexual, and other MSM at three research sites in Kenya.
AIDS (London, England) 2018 Jul;32(11):1507-1515
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Contextualizing willingness to participate: recommendations for engagement, recruitment & enrolment of Kenyan MSM in future HIV prevention trials.
BMC public health 2017 May;17(1):469
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Prioritizing Risk in Preparation for a Demonstration Project: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study of Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP) among Female Sex Workers in South India.
PloS one 2016 Jan;11(11):e0166889
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Frontline Health Service Providers' Perspectives on HIV Vaccine Trials among Female Sex Workers and Men Who Have Sex with Men in Karnataka, South India.
PloS one 2015 Jan;10(10):e0141822
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Information, motivation, and behavioral skills for early pre-ART engagement in HIV care among patients entering clinical care in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
AIDS care 2013 Jan;25(12):1485-90
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Rates and determinants of HIV-attributable mortality among rural female sex workers in Northern Karnataka, India.
International journal of STD & AIDS 2012 Jan;23(1):36-40
Book Chapters
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“Heavy drinking” and HIV vulnerability among African male sex workers: Narratives from a community-based participatory study in Nairobi, Kenya.
Male Same-Sex Sexuality and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. Social Aspects of HIV, vol 7. 2021 Jan;51-69
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On the life history of HIV interventions in India: Avahan, organic intellectuals, and the fate of community mobilization.
Routledge Handbook of the Politics of Global Health. 2019 Jan;
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The health of women/mothers and children
Understanding Global Health, 2E 2013 Jan;73-116
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The health of women/mothers and children
Understanding Global Health 2007 Jan;61-85
Other
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(2007). Equity in communication: A communication strategy for focused HIV prevention with urban sex work interventions. Bangalore: Karnataka Health Promotion Trust.
2007 Jan;
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Planning with the community: Guide to community involvement in planning and monitoring sex work programmes (Module 1). Bangalore: Karnataka Health Promotion Trust.
2005 Jan;
| Title or Abstract | Type | Sponsor/Event | Date/Year | Location |
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| Examining the Association Between Immigration Policies and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Latino Adolescents | Talk | Society of Behavioral Medicine 46th Annual Meeting | 2025 | San Francisco, CA |
| Barriers to healthcare & social services for undocumented immigrants: A comparative analysis between provider perceptions and client experiences. | Poster | American Public Health Association (APHA) 2019 | 2019 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Immigration law enforcement, social network ties, and health for Latino immigrant families in Southeastern Michigan | Talk | American Public Health Association (APHA) 2019 | 2019 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Identifying barriers and facilitators to care among undocumented clients: Perspectives from frontline health care service providers | Talk | American Public Health Association (APHA) 2018 | 2018 | San Diego, CA |
| How does the election of anti-immigrant presidential candidate affect health and social service utilization? Findings from Southeast Michigan | Talk | American Public Health Association (APHA) 2018 | 2018 | San Diego, CA |
| Associations of HIV status and sex work with depression and alcohol abuse among Kenyan MSM | Poster | HIV Research for Prevention 2016: AIDS Vaccine, Microbicide + ARV-based Prevention Science (HIVR4P) | 2016 | Chicago, IL |
| Mistrust, misunderstandings, and corruption: Exploring the socio-cultural and political factors of HIV vaccine acceptability in Kenya | Poster | Canadian Association for HIV Research Annual Conference | 2013 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Pre-ART HIV-care retention needs for newly diagnosed people living with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A theory-based measure to identify general and clinic-specific intervention targets | Poster | XIX International AIDS Conference | 2012 | Washington, D.C. |
| Psychosocial factors influencing early engagement and retention in Pre-ART clinical care in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Poster | 7th International Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence | 2012 | Miami Beach, FL |
| Intrastate Mobility of FSWs: Implications for design of HIV/AIDS prevention programs in South India | Talk | 8th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) | 2007 | Colombo, Sri Lanka |