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Brian
Wilson
Weir
,
PhD

Associate Research Professor

Brian Weir, PhD ’13, MHS 12, MPH, is an HIV prevention researcher with expertise in study design, analytic methods, and economic evaluation.

Contact Info

624 N. Broadway, Hampton House 261
Baltimore
Maryland
21205
US        
410-502-4333

Research Interests

HIV prevention; substance use and overdose prevention; human rights; study design and statistical analysis; economic evaluation; cost-effectiveness

Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2013
MHS
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2012
MPH
Oregon Health & Science University
2004
Overview

Dr. Weir's research focuses on HIV prevention, research design, and economic evaluation. His current HIV-related research includes linkage to care for people who inject drugs in Baltimore, effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among male sex workers in Thailand, improving care for people living with HIV in Ukraine and in South Africa, and the cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention and treatment interventions. An additional area of interest is using emergency medical services (EMS) data to describe the epidemiology of drug overdose, violent trauma, asthma, and other acute and chronic health conditions in Baltimore.

Honors & Awards

2019, 2021 Excellence in Teaching: Advanced Quantitative Methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, a Practical Introduction
2018 Commissioner, International AIDS Society—Lancet Commission of Global Health and the HIV Response
2015, 2016, 2017 Excellence in Teaching (with David Holtgrave): Translating Research into Public Health Programs
2016 Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS Research Innovator Award
2015 Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS Research Scholar Grant for Faculty Development
2013 Delta Omega Society

Select Publications
Projects
Structured Peer-Delivered ART and Reentry Community Strategy (SPARCS) to Overcome Barriers to HIV Care Continuity during Community Reentry from Incarceration in South Africa
Implementation Science of a Data-to-Care Strategy to Improve HIV Continuum and Drug Treatment Outcomes for out of Care PLWH in Ukraine
Implementing and Evaluating the Impact of Novel Mobile Harm Reduction Services on Overdose among Women who Use Drugs: The SHOUT Study
Impact of a Novel HIV Peer Navigation and Overdose Prevention Intervention on Engagement in the HIV Prevention and Treatment Cascade
HomeLink2: Reducing Posthospitalization Mortality through Structured Home Care and Nutritional Support in South Africa
Structural Influences on Methamphetamine Use among Black Gay and Bisexual Men in Atlanta
Combination HIV Preventive Interventions for Young Cisgender Men who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women who Sell or Exchange Sex in Thailand
Building on Needle Exchange to Optimize HIV Prevention/Treatment