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ANGELA ROBERTSON BAZZI, PhD, MPH
Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Former legal name: Angela Marie Robertson
Address: 801 Massachusetts Ave, 442E, Boston MA 02118
Phone: 617-414-1355; Email: [email protected]
Website: http://profiles.bu.edu/Angela.Bazzi
ORCID: 0000-0001-6828-1919
EDUCATION
2009–2012
2007–2008
2000–2004
PhD, Public Health
University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA)
MPH, Public Health
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (Baltimore, MD)
BA, International Relations
University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
APPOINTMENTS
Boston University School of Public Heath
2014–
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Health Sciences
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health
2014–
Affiliated Faculty Member
2013–2014
Postdoctoral Fellow
Epidemiology Team
Harvard University School of Public Heath
2013–2014
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Epidemiology
University of California, San Diego
2012–2013
Postdoctoral Fellow
2011–2012
Doctoral Candidate
2009–2012
Research Associate
2008
Research Fellow
U.S. Agency for International Development
2005–2007
Policy Fellow
Division of Global Public Health, School of Medicine
Division of Global Public Health, School of Medicine
Division of Global Public Health, School of Medicine
Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine
Population and Reproductive Health, Global Health Bureau
HONORS & AWARDS
2015–2018
Peter T. Paul Career Development Professorship, Boston University
2015
Outstanding Reviewer (top 4%), Drug and Alcohol Dependence
2014
Travel Award, Special Populations Research Development Workshop, NIH/NIDA
2013, 2014
Outstanding Reviewer (top 5%), Drug and Alcohol Dependence
2012
Delta Omega Honor Society (in Public Health), San Diego State University
2012
Best Poster Award, National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse
2011
Travel Award, National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse
2010
New Investigators Panel, National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse
2006
Superior Award, Bureau for Global Health, U.S. Agency for International Development
2004
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society (University of Southern California)
2004
Renaissance Scholar, University of Southern California
2004
Magna cum laude, University of Southern California
PUBLICATIONS
* student / mentee
Published
1.
Vlahov D, Robertson AM, Strathdee SA. Prevention of HIV infection among injection drug users in resource-limited settings.
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2010; 50(Supplement 3): S114-S121. PMC3114556.
2.
Robertson AM, Vera A, Gallardo M, Pollini RA, Patterson TL, Case P, Nguyen L, Strathdee SA. Correlates of seeking injection
assistance among injection drug users in Tijuana, Mexico. The American Journal on Addictions. 2010; 19(4):357-363.
PMC2911636.
3.
Rodwell T, Robertson AM, Aguirre N, Vera A, Anderson C, Lozada R, Chait L, Schooley R, Zhang X, Strathdee SA. Pandemic
(H1N1) 2009 surveillance in marginalized populations, Tijuana, Mexico. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010; 16(8):1292-1295. PMC3298300.
4.
Semple S, Strathdee SA, Gallardo M, Robertson AM, Goldenberg S, Patterson TL. Psychosexual and social-cognitive
correlates of sexual risk behavior among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico. AIDS Care. 2010; 22(12):147380. PMC3082496.
5.
Ojeda VD, Robertson AM, Hiller S, Lozada R, Cornelius W, Palinkas L, Magis-Rodriguez C, Strathdee SA. A qualitative view of
drug use behaviors of Mexican male injection drug users deported from the United States. Journal of Urban Health. 2011;
88(1):104-117. PMC3042081.
6.
Morris MD, Case P, Robertson AM, Lozada R, Vera A, Medina-Mora M, Strathdee SA. Prevalence and correlates of
‘agua celeste’ use among female sex workers who inject drugs in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2011;
117(2-3):219-225. PMC3148352.
7.
Robertson AM, Rangel G, Lozada R, Vera A, Ojeda VD. Male injection drug users try new drugs following U.S. deportation to
Tijuana, Mexico. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2012; 120(1-3):142-148. PMC3245754.
8.
Robertson AM, Lozada R, Vera A, Palinkas L, Burgos JL, Magis-Rodriguez C, Rangel MG, Ojeda VD. Deportation experiences
of women who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico. Qualitative Health Research. 2012; 22(4):499-510. PMC3556510.
9.
Robertson AM, Lozada R, Pollini RA, Rangel MG, Ojeda VD. Correlates and contexts of US injection drug initiation among
undocumented Mexican migrant men who were deported from the United States. AIDS & Behavior. 2012; 16(6):1670-80.
PMC3624897.
10. Syvertsen JL, Robertson AM, Abramovitz D, Rangel MG, Martinez G, Patterson TL, Ulibarri MD, Vera A, El-Bassel N,
Strathdee SA. Study protocol for the recruitment of female sex workers and their non-commercial partners into couple-based
HIV research. BMC Public Health. 2012; 12:136. PMC3359230.
** Highly Accessed
11. Robertson AM, Ojeda VD, Nguyen L, Lozada R, Martinez GA, Strathdee SA, Patterson TL. Reducing harm from HIV/AIDS
misconceptions among female sex workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: a cross sectional analysis. Harm Reduction
Journal. 2012; 9(1):35. PMC3477120.
12. Robertson AM, Syvertsen JL, Rangel G, Staines H, Morris M, Patterson TP, Ulibarri MD, Strathdee SA. Concurrent sexual
partnerships among female sex workers and their non-commercial male partners in Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2012; 89(4):330-2. PMC3638049.
13. Robertson AM, Syvertsen JL, Rangel G, Martinez G, Palinkas LA, Stockman JK, Ulibarri MD, Strathdee SA. Acceptability of
vaginal microbicides among female sex workers and their intimate male partners in two Mexico-U.S. border cities: a mixed
methods analysis. Global Public Health. 2013; 8(5):619-33. PMC3674154.
14. Rolon ML,* Syvertsen JL, Robertson AM, Rangel G, Martinez G, Ulibarri MD, Servin A, Strathdee SA. The influence of having
children on HIV-related risk behaviors of female sex workers and their intimate male partners in two Mexico-U.S. border
cities. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 2013; 59(3):214-9. PMC3667590.
15. Syvertsen JL, Robertson AM, Palinkas LA, Rangel G, Martinez G, Strathdee SA. “Where sex ends and emotions begin”: love
and HIV risk among female sex workers and their intimate, non-commercial partners along the Mexico-US border. Culture,
Health & Sexuality. 2013; 15(5):540-54. PMC3674135.
16. Syvertsen JL, Robertson AM, Rolon ML,* Palinkas LA, Martinez G, Rangel G, Strathdee SA. “Eyes that don’t see, heart that
doesn’t feel:” coping with sex work in intimate relationships and its implications for HIV/STI prevention. Social Science &
Medicine. 2013; 87:1-8. PMC3647366.
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17. Gaines TL, Rusch MLA, Brouwer KC, Goldenberg SM, Lozada R, Robertson AM, Perkins E, Strathdee SA, Patterson TL.
Venue-level correlates of female sex worker registration status: a multilevel analysis of bars in Tijuana, Mexico. Global Public
Health. 2013; 8(4):405-16. PMC3704167.
18. Robertson AM, Syvertsen JL, Palinkas LA, Vera A, Rangel G, Martinez G, Strathdee SA. Sex workers’ non-commercial male
partners who inject drugs report higher-risk sexual behaviors. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2013; 40(10):801-3.
PMC3890981.
19. Robertson AM, Syvertsen JL, Amaro H, Martinez G, Rangel G, Patterson TP, Strathdee SA. Can’t buy my love: a typology of
female sex workers’ commercial relationships in the Mexico-U.S. border region. Journal of Sex Research. 2014;51(6):711-20.
PMC3890374.
20. Palinkas LA, Robertson AR, Syvertsen JS, Hernandez DO,* Rangel G, Martinez G, Ulibarri MD, Strathdee SA. Client
perspectives on design and implementation of a couples-based intervention to reduce sexual and drug risk behaviors among
female sex workers and their noncommercial partners in Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, México. AIDS & Behavior. 2014;18(3):58394. PMC3990224.
21. Robertson AM, Garfein RS, Wagner KD, Mehta SR, Magis-Rodriguez C, Cuevas-Mota J, Moreno-Zuniga PG, and Strathdee
SA for Proyecto El Cuete IV and STAHR II. Evaluating the impact of Mexico's drug policy reforms on people who inject drugs in
Tijuana, B.C., Mexico, and San Diego, CA, United States: a binational mixed methods research agenda. Harm Reduction
Journal. 2014; 11(4). PMC3944401.
22. Piñedo M,* Burgos JL, Robertson AM, Vera A, Lozada R, Ojeda VD. Perceived risk of HIV infection among deported male
injection drug users in Tijuana, Mexico. Global Public Health. 2014;9(4):436-54. PMC4233124.
23. Stockman JK, Syvertsen JL, Robertson AM, Ludwig-Barron NT, Bergmann JN, Palinkas LA. Women's perspectives on femaleinitiated barrier methods for the prevention of HIV in the context of methamphetamine use and partner violence. Women’s
Health Issues. 2014;24(4):e397-405. PMC4077979.
24. Syvertsen JL, Robertson AM, Strathdee SA, Martinez G, Rangel MG, Wagner KD. Rethinking risk: Gender and injection drugrelated HIV risk among female sex workers and their non-commercial partners along the Mexico–U.S. border. International
Journal of Drug Policy. 2014; 25(5). PMC4133300.
** Editor’s Choice
25. Robertson AM, Syvertsen JL, Ulibarri MD, Rangel G, Martinez G, Strathdee SA. Prevalence and correlates of HIV and sexually
transmitted infections among female sex workers and their non-commercial male partners in two Mexico-U.S. border cities.
Journal of Urban Health. 2014;91(4):752-67. PMC4134454.
26. Syvertsen JL, Robertson Bazzi AM, Scheibe A, Adebajo S, Strathdee SA, Wechsberg W. The promise and peril of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP): using social science to inform PrEP interventions among female sex workers. African Journal of
Reproductive Health. 2014;18(3):74. PMC4605136.
27. Biello KB, Rosenberger JG, Novak DS, Robertson AM, Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ. Epidemiology of sexual health in the virtual
environment: a multinational online survey of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking men who use an internet sexual networking
site. AIDS & Behavior. 2014;18(9):1675-85. PMID: 24980249.
28. Rothman EF, Bazzi AR, Bair-Merritt M. “I’ll do whatever as long as you keep telling me that I’m important”: a case study
illustrating the link between adolescent dating violence and sex trafficking victimization. Journal of Applied Research on
Children. 2015;6(1):8.
29. Pines HA, Patterson TL, Rangel MG, Martinez G, Bazzi AR, Ulibarri MD, Syvertsen JL, Martin NK, Strathdee SA. STI/HIV test
result disclosure between female sex workers and their primary, non-commercial male partners in two Mexico-US border
cities: a prospective study. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2015;91(3):207-13. PMC4390518.
30. Mimiaga MJ, O'Cleirigh C, Biello KB, Robertson AM, Safren SA, Coates TJ, Koblin BA, Chesney MA, Donnell DJ, Stall RD,
Mayer KH. The effect of psychosocial syndemic production on 4-year HIV incidence and risk behavior in a large cohort of
sexually active men who have sex with men. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2015;68(3):329-36.
PMC4415161.
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31. Bazzi AR, Rangel MG, Martinez G, Ulibarri MD, Syvertsen JL, Bazzi SA, Roesh SC, Pines HA, Strathdee SA. Incidence and
predictors of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers and their non-commercial male partners in
two Mexico-U.S. border cities. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2015;181(9):723-31. PMC4408950.
32. Clavelle K,* King D, Bazzi AR, Fein-Zachary V, Potter J. Breast cancer risk assessment among sexual minority women
undergoing routine screening at an urban LGBT health center. Women’s Health Issues. 2015;25(4):341-348. PMID: 26060123.
33. Syvertsen JL, Bazzi AR, Martinez G, Rangel G, Ulibarri MD, Fergus KB,* Amaro H, Strathdee SA. Love, trust, and HIV risk
among female sex works and their intimate male partners. American Journal of Public Health. 2015;105(8):1667-74.
PMC4504285.
34. Mimiaga MJ, Biello KB, Robertson AM, Oldenburg CE, Rosenberger JG, O'Cleirigh C, Novak DS, Mayer KH, Safren SA. High
prevalence of multiple syndemic conditions associated with sexual risk behavior and HIV infection among a large sample of
Spanish and Portuguese speaking MSM in Latin America. Archives of Sexual Health. 2015; 44(7):1869-78. PMID: 26159862.
35. Syvertsen JL, Bazzi AR. Sex work, heroin injection, and HIV risk in Tijuana: a love story. Anthropology of Consciousness.
2015;26(2):182-94. PMCID: PMC4603837.
** Invited Paper
36. Bazzi AR, Whorms DS,* King DS, Potter J. Adherence to mammography screening guidelines among transgender persons
and sexual minority women. American Journal of Public Health. 2015;105(11):2356-8. PMID: 26378843.
37. Bazzi AR, Syvertsen JL, Rolon ML,* Martinez G, Rangel G, Vera A, Amaro H, Ulibarri MD, Hernandez DO,* Strathdee SA.
Social and structural challenges to drug cessation among couples in Northern Mexico: Implications for drug treatment in
underserved communities. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2016 Feb;61:26-33. PMC4695257.
38. Palinkas LA, Bazzi AR, Syvertsen JS, Ulibarri MD, Hernandez DO,* Rangel MG, Martinez G, Strathdee SA. Measuring current
drug use in female sex workers and their non-commercial male partners in Mexico: concordance between data collected from
surveys versus semi-structured interviews. Substance Use & Misuse. 2016 Jan 2;51(1):23-33. PMC4802973.
39. Boehmer U, Tripodis Y, Bazzi AR, Winter M, Clark MA. Fear of cancer recurrence in survivor and caregiver dyads: differences
by sexual orientation and how dyad members influence each other. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 2016 Feb 22. [Epub ahead
of print]. PMID: 26899851.
40. Bazzi AR. Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention is highly effective in community settings. EvidenceBased Medicine. 2016 Jun;21(3):99. PMID: 27029888.
** Invited Paper
41. Byg B,* Bazzi AR, Funk D, James B,* Potter J. The utility of a syndemic framework in understanding chronic disease
management among HIV-infected and Type 2 diabetic men who have sex with men. Journal of Community Health. 2016 Apr
30. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 27137196.
42. Bazzi AR, Clark MA, Tripodis Y, Winter M, Boehmer U. Recruitment of breast cancer survivors and their caregivers:
implications for dyad research. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2016 May 6. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 27154790.
43. Rudolph AE, Bazzi AR, Fish S. Ethical considerations and potential threats to validity for three methods commonly used to
collect geographic information in studies among people who use drugs. Addictive Behaviors. 2016 May 30. [Epub ahead of
print]. PMID: 27249807.
44. Hughto JW, Hidalgo A, Bazzi AR, Reisner SL, Mimiaga MJ. Indicators of HIV-risk resilience among men who have sex with
men: a content analysis of online profiles. Sexual Health. 2016 Jun 2. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 27248854.
45. Biello KB, Malone J,* Mayer KD, Bazzi AR, Mimiaga MJ. Designing a sexual network study of men who have sex with other
men: exploring racial and ethnic preferences in study design and methods. AIDS Care. 2016 Jun 17. [Epub ahead of print].
PMID: 27315021.
46. Tracas A,* Bazzi AR, Artamonova I, Rangel MG, Staines H, Ulibarri MD. Changes in condom use over time among female sex
workers and their male, non-commercial partners and clients. AIDS Education & Prevention. 2016;28(4):312-324. PMID:
27427926.
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (REFEREED)
* student / mentee
Completed
1.
Ojeda VD, Robertson AM, Hiller S. Lozada R, Strathdee SA (Jun 2009). Experiencias migratorias de Tijuaneses vulnerables y
factores de riesgo para VIH [Migration experiences of vulnerable Tijuana residents and risk factors for HIV]. Oral presentation,
Public Policy and Migration Meeting, Institute of the Americas, University of California, San Diego, Ja Lolla, CA.
2.
Robertson AM, Ojeda V, Hiller S, Lozada R, Cornelius W, Strathdee S (Oct 2009). Drug-related risk behaviors for HIV among
male deportees in Mexico. Oral presentation, Conference on Undocumented Hispanic Migration, Connecticut College, New
London, CT.
3.
Strathdee SA, Gallardo M, Robertson AM, Goldenberg S, Artamonova I, Semple SJ, Patterson TL (Apr 2010). "Anda pedo y
feliz" (Drunk and happy): commercial sex transactions when one or both partners are drunk in Tijuana, Mexico. Poster,
International Harm Reduction Association 21st Conference, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
4.
Robertson AM, Ojeda V, Lozada R, Palinkas L, Strathdee S (May 2010). Deportation experiences of female injection drug
users in Tijuana, Mexico. Oral presentation, Research Training Workshop, UC Center for Expertise on Migration and Health,
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
5.
Ojeda V, Hiller S, Palinkas L, Lozada R, Cornelius W, Robertson AM, Strathdee S. (Jun 2010). Visualizing migration and
traumatic event data obtained during qualitative interviews with female sex workers. Poster, 10 th International Thinking
Qualitatively Conference, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, University of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
6.
Robertson AM, Ojeda V, Lozada R, Palinkas L, Strathdee S (Jul 2010). Correlates of and perspectives on U.S. injection
initiation among deported male drug users living in Tijuana, Mexico. Oral presentation, 6th International Mixed Methods
Conference, Baltimore, MD.
7.
Robertson AM, Syvertsen JL, Lozada R, Palinkas L, Amaro H, Strathdee SA (Oct 2010). A characterization of female sex
workers’ commercial relationships in Tijuana, Mexico. Oral presentation, New Investigator Panel, National Hispanic Science
Network on Drug Abuse Conference, New Orleans, LA.
8.
Syvertsen JL, Robertson AM, Vera A, Palinkas L, Lozada R, Martinez G, Strathdee SA (Oct 2010). Eligibility screening for
couples-based research with female sex workers and their non-commercial partners in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Poster, National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse Conference, New Orleans, LA.
9.
Robertson AM, Palinkas LA, Rangel MG, Lozada R, Strathdee SA, Ojeda VD (Nov 2010). A mixed-methods study of the
correlates and contexts of U.S. injection drug initiation among deported men in Tijuana, Mexico. Poster, UC Global Health
Day, UC Irvine, CA.
10. Ojeda VD, Robertson AM, Hiller S, Lozada R, Cornelius W, Palinkas LA, Strathdee SA (Nov 2010). Exploring illicit drug use
pre and post-deportation by Mexican male injection drug users. Poster, 138th American Public Health Association (APHA)
Annual Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO.
11. Syvertsen JL, Rolon ML,* Palinkas LA, Robertson AM, Vera A, Rangel G, Strathdee SA (Apr 2011). Ojos que no ven, corazón
que no siente (eyes that don’t see, heart that doesn’t feel): coping with sex work within female sex worker’s non-commercial
relationships in Tijuana, México. Oral presentation, Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
12. Robertson AM, Lozada R, Pollini RA, Rangel MG, Ojeda VD (Jun 2011). U.S. Correlates and contexts of U.S. injection drug
initiation among undocumented Mexican migrant men who were deported from the United States. Oral presentation,
Research Training Workshop, University of California Center of Expertise on Migration and Health’s 2011 Summer Institute on
Migration & Global Health, Berkeley and Oakland, CA.
13. Robertson AM, Syvertsen JL, Rangel MG, Staines H, Ojeda VD, Patterson TL, Strathdee SA (Aug 2011). Point prevalence of
sexual partner concurrency among female sex workers and their intimate male partners’ in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez,
Mexico. Poster, National Hispanic Science Network Conference, Miami, FL.
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14. Syvertsen JL, Rolon ML,* Palinkas LA, Vera A, Robertson AM, Strathdee SA (Aug 2011). “Ojos que no ven, corazón que no
siente” (“Eyes that don’t see, heart that doesn’t feel”): strategies of contending with sex work within female sex workers’
relationships with their non-commercial partners in Tijuana, Mexico. Poster, National Hispanic Science Network Conference,
Miami, FL.
15. Ojeda VD, Robertson A, Lozada R, Rangel G, Vera A. (Aug 2011). Reflections on drug use in a post-deportation setting: the
case of Mexican IDUs. Oral presentation (presenter), breakout session, “Health disparities among Latino migrants: HIV, STIs
and substance use,” National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse Conference, Miami, FL.
16. Robertson AM, Syvertsen JL, Rangel MG, Staines H, Morris MW, Patterson TL, Ulibarri M, Strathdee SA (Jul 2012). Sexual
partner concurrency among female sex workers and their intimate male partners in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Poster, XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), Washington, D.C.
17. Robertson AM, Syvertsen JL, Martinez G, Rangel MG, Palinkas LA, Staines H, Stockman JK, Ulibarri M, Strathdee SA (Jul
2012). Acceptability of vaginal gel microbicides among female sex workers and their intimate male partners in two MexicoU.S. border cities: a mixed methods analysis. Poster, XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), Washington, D.C.
18. Stockman JK, Syvertsen JL, Ludwig-Barron N, Robertson AM, Zians J, Semple SJ, Strathdee SA, Patterson TL (Jul 2012).
Perspectives on female-initiated HIV prevention methods among drug-using women with a history of partner violence in San
Diego, CA, USA. Poster, XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), Washington, D.C.
19. Syvertsen JL, Robertson AM, Rangel MG, Martinez G, Palinkas LA, Strathdee SA (Sept 2012). A mixed methods approach to
understanding injection drug-related HIV risk among female sex workers and their non-commercial partners: A case study
from Northern Mexico. Oral presentation, 2012 UC San Diego Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) International HIV/AIDS
Research Day, La Jolla, CA.
20. Robertson AM, Syvertsen JL, Rangel MG, Staines H, Strathdee SA (Sept 2012). Intimate male partners of high risk female sex
workers in the Mexico-U.S. border region: a descriptive analysis. Poster, 2012 National Hispanic Science Network Annual
Conference, San Diego, CA. *Best Poster
21. Syvertsen JL, Robertson AM, Palinkas LA, Vera A, Rangel MG, Martinez G, Strathdee SA (Sept 2012). He’s not my pimp:
Intimate male partner involvement in women’s sex work in the Mexico-U.S border region. Poster, 2012 National Hispanic
Science Network on Drug Abuse Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
22. Robertson AM, Syvertsen JL, Rangel MG, Martinez G, Palinkas LA, Strathdee SA (Feb 2013). Motivations for sexual partner
concurrency among female sex workers and their intimate male partners in two Mexico-US border cities. Poster, University of
California (UC) Global Health Initiative, 2013 Global Health Day, Riverside, CA.
23. Syvertsen JL, Robertson AM, KD Wagner, Martinez G, Rangel MG, Strathdee SA (Jun 2013). Reconfiguring risk: gender and
injection drug-related HIV risk among female sex workers and their non-commercial partners along the Mexico-U.S. border.
Oral presentation, 2013 College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Diego, CA.
24. Hernandez DO,* Robertson AM (presenter), Syvertsen JL, Rolon, ML,* Vera A, Amaro H, Rangel G, Martinez G, Strathdee SA
(Jun 2013). Drug treatment experiences among female sex workers and their intimate, non-commercial partners along the
Mexico-U.S. border. Oral presentation, HIV/AIDS Working Group, 2013 College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Diego,
CA.
25. Rolon, ML,* Syvertsen JL, Robertson AM, Hernandez DO,* El-Bassel N, Martinez G, Rangel G, Strathdee SA (Jun 2013).
Intimate relationship dynamics involved in drug abuse and cessation efforts among female sex workers and their noncommercial male partners in two Mexico-U.S. border cities. Poster, International Women’s Group (InWomen), 2013 College
on Problems of Drug Dependence.
26. Robertson AM, Rangel MG, Martinez G, Ulibarri MD, Syvertsen JL, Bazzi SA, Roesh SC, Pines HA, Strathdee SA (presenter;
Jul 2014). Incidence and predictors of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers and their noncommercial male partners in two Mexico-U.S. border cities. Oral poster, XX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014),
Melbourne, Australia.
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27. Robertson AM, Syvertsen JL, Bazzi SA, Reed E, Martinez G, Rangel MG, Burgos JL, Strathdee SA (Sept 2014). Economies of
risk and resilience: sex work earnings and implications for HIV/STI prevention for female sex workers’ households in the
Mexico-U.S. border region. Oral presentation, 2014 National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse Annual Conference, El
Paso, TX.
28. Syvertsen JL, Robertson AM, Rolon ML* (Sept 2014). Documenting the lives of female sex workers and their intimate male
partners in Tijuana, Mexico, through photovoice. Oral presentation, 2014 National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse
Annual Conference, El Paso, TX.
29. Ulibarri MD, Salazar MM,* Robertson AM, Syvertsen JL, Rangel G, Martinez G, Patterson TL, Vera A, Strathdee SA (Sept
2014). Prevalence and contexts of intimate partner violence in a sample of drug-using female sex workers and their noncommercial, male partners in Mexico. Oral presentation, International Conference & Summit on Violence Abuse and Trauma,
San Diego, CA.
30. Bazzi AR, Malone J, Fergus KB, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KD (Nov 2014). Male-male couples’ experiences using antiretroviral
preexposure prophylaxis as a tool for HIV prevention. Poster, Boston University School of Public Health Research Day, Boston
University Medical Campus, Boston, MA.
31. Bazzi AR, Malone J, Fergus KB, Safren SA, Mayer KD, Mimiaga MJ (Apr 2015). Male-male couples’ experiences using
antiretroviral preexposure prophylaxis as a tool for HIV prevention. Poster, Harvard University Center for AIDS Research
Investigators’ Panel, Fenway Health, Boston, MA.
32. Biello KB, Malone J, Mayer KD, Bazzi AR, Mimiaga MJ (Apr 2015). Designing a sexual network study of men who have sex
with other men: exploring racial and ethnic preferences in study design and methods. Poster, Harvard University Center
for AIDS Research Investigators’ Panel, Fenway Health, Boston, MA.
33. Ojeda VD, Bazzi AR, Levison J, Arévalo SP, Gattamorta K, Villamil C,* Amaro H (Jun 2015). “Low cost, no hassle, high yield:”
a national virtual research mentoring group. Oral presentation, 2015 National Hispanic Science Network Annual Conference,
San Antonio, TX.
34. Bazzi AR, Mogro-Wilson C, Negi N, Reingle Gonzalez JM, Cano MA, Castro Y, Cepeda A (Jun 2015). Developing research
scientists focused on Hispanic substance use research through the creation of a national mentoring and leadership network.
Oral presentation, 2015 National Hispanic Science Network Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
35. Amaro HA, Bazzi AR, Villamil C* (Oct 2015). Moving para alante: the importance of social support in shaping substance use
treatment retention in among pregnant and postpartum Latina women. Oral presentation in “Gender disparities among
racial/ethnic groups in substance abuse treatment” symposium at the Addiction Health Services Research Conference, Marina
del Rey, CA.
36. Syvertsen JL, Bazzi AR, Rolón ML* (Nov 2015). Embodying the “War on Drugs”: a photo essay from Tijuana, Mexico. Oral
presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Denver, CO.
37. Byg B,* Bazzi AR, Funk D, James B,* Potter J (Mar 2016). Patterns of glycemic control among HIV-infected and Type 2
diabetic men who have sex with men. Oral presentation at the Society of General Internal Medicine, 2016 Regional Meeting
(New England Region), New Haven, CT.
38. Hartman JJ,* Biello KB, Drainoni ML, Mimiaga MJ, Bazzi AR (April 2016). A scoping review of potential barriers and
facilitators to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among people who inject drugs. Poster, Boston University School of
Public Health MPH Practicum Finale Poster Session, Boston University Medical Campus, Boston, MA.
39. Miller DP, Bazzi AR, Allen H, Martinson ML, Salas-Wright C, Jantz K, Krevi CE, Rosenbloom DL (May 2016). The value added
of a social work policy perspective for population health. Presentation, Boston University Center for Innovation in Social Work
& Health Annual Symposium, Boston University, Boston, MA.
40. Bazzi AR, Sullivan M, Drainoni MD, Hereen T, Ventura A, Walley A, Saitz R (June 2016). Sexual risk and substance use
behaviors among partnered and non-partnered HIV-infected adults with substance dependence. Poster at the College on
Problems of Drug Dependence 2016 Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA
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41. Bazzi AR (June 2016). Sex and Gender in Substance Use Research. Chair, Scientific Session 4 at the National Hispanic Science
Network 2016 Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA.
42. Bazzi AR, Mogro-Wilson C ((June 2016). Si se puede colaborar! Research collaboration. Co-Chair, Breakout Session C1 at the
National Hispanic Science Network 2016 Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA.
TEACHING
* graduate-level
Teaching
University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
2010, 2011
FPM245 / STPA181: Essentials of Global Health * (teaching assistant)
Boston University School of Public Health
2015, 2016
SB821 (Spring): Intervention Strategies for Health Promotion * (instructor)
2015, 2016
MC782 (Summer II): Women and Substance Use * (instructor)
2016
SB818 (Fall): Qualitative Research Methods * (instructor)
Curriculum Development
Boston University School of Public Health
2016
PH### (new course approved for Fall 2017): Community Engaged Research Methods *
SCHOOL & UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2014–2015
Member, Strategic Planning Task Force, Department of Community Health Sciences,
Boston University School of Public Health (Chair: Richard Saitz)
2015
Reviewer, KL2 Program, Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute
2015
Member, Strategic Thinking Steering Group, Boston University School of Public Health (Co-Chairs: Wendy
Mariner & Victoria Parker); and Liaison for the Diversity & Inclusion Inquiry Group
2015–2016
Mentee, Academy for Faculty Advancement, Boston University School of Public Health
2015–
BUSPH Co-Director, Policy Initiatives Learning Community, Boston University Center for Innovation in Social
Work & Health (with BU School of Social Work Co-Director, Daniel Miller)
2016
Member, Selection Committee, Fendall Award for Excellence in Public Health Writing, Boston University
School of Public Health (Chair: Jennifer Beard)
2016
Member, Search Committee, Beverly A. Brown Professorship for the Improvement of Urban Health, Boston
University School of Public Health (Chair: Sandro Galea)
2016–
Member, Violence Prevention Research Unit, Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University
School of Public Health (Co-Directors: Emily Rothman and Megan Bair-Merrit)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & EXTERNAL SERVICE
2007–
2010–
American Public Health Association
National Hispanic Science Network
2011–
International AIDS Society
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Epidemiology Section
Member, Early Career Leadership Committee (2010–2016)
Member, 2016 Conference Planning Committee (2015–2016)
Mentor, Annual Speed Mentoring Event (2016)
Judge, Annual Conference Poster Session (2016)
Member, Mid-Career Leadership Committee (2016–present)
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AD-HOC REVIEWER POSITIONS
American Journal of Public Health
Drug and Alcohol Dependence (ranked in top 4% in 2015)
Culture, Health, and Sexuality
Global Public Health
Harm Reduction Journal
Health Education & Behavior
International Journal of Drug Policy
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Journal of Urban Health
LGBT Health
Sexual Health
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Social Science & Medicine
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