Mariah is currently the Program Director for three nationwide studies (REALM, AMIS, and TWIST) focusing on mental health, sexual health and intersectional stigma experienced by sexual and gender minorities in the United States. She has a passion for health equity, harm reduction, and technological innovation in the recruitment and retention of research participants. She previously led Engage[men]t, Ele[men]t, COVIDVu, the Center at 246 PrEP Clinic, PrEP@Home and ePrEP studies. Mariah received her BA in History and Political Science from UC San Diego in 2013. She then moved across country from Los Angeles to Atlanta to complete her MPH in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in 2016. She worked as a Graduate Research Assistant with PRISM Health and Grady Infectious Disease Program starting in 2014, and joined PRISM Health as a full-time employee in 2016.
Recent Publications
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Cumulative Incidence, United States, August 2020–December 2020
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Understanding disparities in viral suppression among Black MSM living with HIV in Atlanta Georgia
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Disparities in Care Outcomes in Atlanta Between Black and White Men Who Have Sex With Men Living With HIV: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study (Engage[men]t)
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At-home self-collection of saliva, oropharyngeal swabs and dried blood spots for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis and serology: Post-collection acceptability of specimen collection process and patient confidence in specimens
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Suitability and Sufficiency of Telehealth Clinician-Observed, Participant-Collected Samples for SARS-CoV-2 Testing: The iCollect Cohort Pilot Study
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Performance evaluation of the Aptima HIV-1 RNA Quant assay on the Panther system using the standard and dilution protocols
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA and Antibodies in Diverse Samples: Protocol to Validate the Sufficiency of Provider-Observed, Home-Collected Blood, Saliva, and Oropharyngeal Samples