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Rosen AD, Javanbakht M, Shoptaw SJ, Seamans MJ, Gorbach PM. Associations of Sleep Deficiency With Sexual Risk Behaviors and HIV Treatment Outcomes Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Living With or at High Risk of Acquiring HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 Aug 1;96(4):326-333. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003444. PubMed PMID: 38916426; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11207189.
Miller AP, Wang Y, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM, Javanbakht M. Substance Use and Associated Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Among MSM in Los Angeles, California. J Interpers Violence. 2024 Jul;39(13-14):3088-3109. doi: 10.1177/08862605231225517. Epub 2024 Jan 20. PubMed PMID: 38243744; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11126359.
Gelberg L, Beck D, Koerber J, Akabike WN, Dardick L, Lin C, Shoptaw S, Javanbakht M. Cannabis Use Reported by Patients Receiving Primary Care in a Large Health System. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jun 3;7(6):e2414809. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.14809. PubMed PMID: 38837159; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11154156.
Murray CH, Javanbakht M, Cho GD, Gorbach PM, Fulcher JA, Cooper ZD. Changes in Immune-Related Biomarkers and Endocannabinoids as a Function of Frequency of Cannabis Use in People Living With and Without HIV. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2024 Jun;9(3):e897-e906. doi: 10.1089/can.2022.0287. Epub 2023 Apr 20. PubMed PMID: 37093248; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11295663.
Li MJ, Hassan A, Javanbakht M, Gorbach PM, Shoptaw SJ. Decision-making task performance and patterns of methamphetamine use in people assigned male at birth who have sex with men. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2024 Jun;32(3):350-357. doi: 10.1037/pha0000689. Epub 2023 Nov 2. PubMed PMID: 37917508; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11063125.
Moran A, Javanbakht M, Mimiaga M, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM. Association of Partnership-Level Methamphetamine Use on Inconsistent PrEP Care Engagement Among GBMSM in Los Angeles County. AIDS Behav. 2024 May;28(5):1522-1530. doi: 10.1007/s10461-023-04178-x. Epub 2023 Oct 4. PubMed PMID: 37792232; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11041383.
Assaf RD, Hamad R, Javanbakht M, Arah OA, Shoptaw SJ, Cooper ZD, Gorbach PM. Associations of U.S. state-level COVID-19 policies intensity with cannabis sharing behaviors in 2020. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Apr 16;21(1):82. doi: 10.1186/s12954-024-00987-y. PubMed PMID: 38622670; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11020667.
Okafor CN, Somasunderam A, Lake JE, Gelfond J, Javanbakht M, Gorbach P, Shoptaw S, Schmitz J. Cannabis Use and Biomarkers of Inflammation, Immune Activation, and Microbial Translocation in Persons with HIV. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2024 Feb 9;. doi: 10.1089/can.2023.0109. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38335314.
Takada S, Seamans MJ, Javanbakht M, Bone C, Ijadi-Maghsoodi R, Shoptaw S, Gelberg L. Nativity and the risk of opioid use disorder among Hispanic/Latinx women in primary care in Los Angeles, CA. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2024 Feb 7;:1-15. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2023.2297392. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38327151; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11303597.
Rosen AD, Javanbakht M, Shoptaw SJ, Seamans MJ, Lloyd-Smith JO, Gorbach PM. Association of current substance use treatment with future reduced methamphetamine use in an observational cohort of men who have sex with men in Los Angeles. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 Feb;157:209228. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209228. Epub 2023 Nov 21. PubMed PMID: 37981239; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10984139.
Tang X, Schalet BD, Janulis P, Keruly JC, Moore RD, Milloy MJ, DeBeck K, Hayashi K, Javanbakht M, Kim S, Siminski S, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM. Evaluating the agreement between different substance use recall periods in multiple HIV cohorts. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Jan 1;254:111043. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111043. Epub 2023 Nov 30. PubMed PMID: 38061201; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10872532.
Takada S, Shen Z, Bourgois P, Duru OK, Gelberg L, Han M, Javanbakht M, Shoptaw S, Wells K, Ryan G. A Qualitative Study of Perceptions and Preferences Regarding Social and Behavioral Risk Screening Among Primary Care Patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Nov;38(14):3171-3179. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08344-8. Epub 2023 Aug 14. PubMed PMID: 37578623; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10651619.
Javanbakht M, Khan L, Mustanski B, Shoptaw S, Baum MK, Mehta SH, Kirk GD, Lai S, Moore R, Milloy MJ, Kipke M, Hayashi K, DeBeck K, Siminski S, White LM, Gorbach P. Substance use and other factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people at risk for or living with HIV: Findings from the C3PNO consortium. Prev Med Rep. 2023 Oct;35:102300. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102300. eCollection 2023 Oct. PubMed PMID: 37455759; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10289823.
Assaf RD, Javanbakht M, Gorbach PM, Cooper ZD. Cannabis Use and Sharing Practices Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic. LGBT Health. 2023 Oct;10(7):514-525. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2022.0236. Epub 2023 May 26. PubMed PMID: 37252794; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10552144.
Khadka N, Gorbach PM, Nyemba DC, Mvududu R, Mashele N, Javanbakht M, Nianogo RA, Aldrovandi GM, Bekker LG, Coates TJ, Myer L, Joseph Davey DL. Evaluating the use of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among pregnant and postpartum adolescent girls and young women in Cape Town, South Africa. Front Reprod Health. 2023;5:1224474. doi: 10.3389/frph.2023.1224474. eCollection 2023. PubMed PMID: 37795521; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10546059.
Assaf RD, Hamad R, Javanbakht M, Arah OA, Shoptaw SJ, Cooper ZD, Gorbach PM. Associations of U.S. state-level COVID-19 policies intensity with cannabis sharing behaviors in 2020. Res Sq. 2023 Aug 2;. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3211086/v1. PubMed PMID: 37577641; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10418562.
Hong C, Holloway IW, Bednarczyk R, Javanbakht M, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM. High Vaccine Confidence Is Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Who Use Substances. LGBT Health. 2023 Aug-Sep;10(6):480-485. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2022.0255. Epub 2023 Mar 28. PubMed PMID: 36976808; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10468549.
Blair CS, Javanbakht M, Comulada WS, Bolan R, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM, Needleman J. Comparing Factors Associated with Increased Stimulant Use in Relation to HIV Status Using a Machine Learning and Prediction Modeling Approach. Prev Sci. 2023 Aug;24(6):1102-1114. doi: 10.1007/s11121-023-01561-x. Epub 2023 Jun 16. PubMed PMID: 37328629; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10795486.
Assaf RD, Javanbakht M, Gorbach PM, Arah OA, Shoptaw SJ, Cooper ZD. Puff, Puff, Don't Pass: harm reduction for cannabis use during a viral respiratory pandemic. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Feb 25;20(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00751-8. PubMed PMID: 36829150; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9957690.
Javanbakht M, Miller AP, Moran A, Ragsdale A, Bolan R, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM. Changes in Substance Use and Sexual Behaviors After a Sexually Transmitted Infection Diagnosis Among a Cohort of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Los Angeles, CA. Sex Transm Dis. 2023 Feb 1;50(2):112-120. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001733. Epub 2022 Nov 6. PubMed PMID: 36342834; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9839596.
Lesko CR, Keruly JC, Moore RD, Shen NM, Pytell JD, Lau B, Fojo AT, Mehta SH, Kipke M, Baum MK, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM, Mustanski B, Javanbakht M, Siminski S, Chander G. COVID-19 and the HIV continuum in people living with HIV enrolled in Collaborating Consortium of Cohorts Producing NIDA Opportunities (C3PNO) cohorts. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Dec 1;241:109355. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109355. Epub 2022 Feb 12. PubMed PMID: 35331581; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8837482.
Pytell JD, Shen NM, Keruly JC, Lesko CR, Lau B, Fojo AT, Baum MK, Gorbach PM, Javanbakht M, Kipke M, Kirk GD, Mustanski B, Shoptaw S, Siminski S, Moore RD, Chander G. The relationship of alcohol and other drug use during the COVID-19 pandemic among people with or at risk of HIV; A cross-sectional survey of people enrolled in Collaborating Consortium of Cohorts Producing NIDA Opportunities (C3PNO) cohorts. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Dec 1;241:109382. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109382. Epub 2022 Mar 3. PubMed PMID: 35331580; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8891146.
Cohen JM, Li MJ, Javanbakht M, Gorbach PM, Shoptaw SJ. Methamphetamine use and adoption of preventive behaviors early in the COVID-19 pandemic among men who have sex with men in Los Angeles, California. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2022 Dec;5:100097. doi: 10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100097. Epub 2022 Sep 29. PubMed PMID: 36193108; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9519521.
Moallef S, Genberg BL, Hayashi K, Mehta SH, Kirk GD, Choi J, DeBeck K, Kipke M, Moore RD, Baum MK, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM, Mustanski B, Javanbakht M, Siminski S, Milloy MJ. Day-to-day impact of COVID-19 and other factors associated with risk of nonfatal overdose among people who use unregulated drugs in five cities in the United States and Canada. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Dec 1;241:109633. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109633. Epub 2022 Sep 15. PubMed PMID: 36171158; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9476331.
Gorbach PM, Rosen AD, Moore R, Shoptaw S, Mustanski B, Mehta SH, Kirk GD, Baum MK, Milloy MJ, Hayashi K, DeBeck K, Kipke M, Lai S, Siminski S, Javanbakht M. Use of COVID-19 testing in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic among cohorts of people at the intersection of drug use and HIV. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Dec 1;241:109622. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109622. Epub 2022 Sep 6. PubMed PMID: 36123252; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9444299.
Feder KA, Choi J, Schluth CG, Hayashi K, DeBeck K, Milloy MJ, Kirk GD, Mehta SH, Kipke M, Moore RD, Baum MK, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM, Mustanski B, Javanbakht M, Siminski S, Genberg BL. Factors associated with self-reported avoidance of harm reduction services during the COVID-19 pandemic by people who use drugs in five cities in the United States and Canada. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Dec 1;241:109544. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109544. Epub 2022 Jun 24. PubMed PMID: 35779987; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9225925.
King L, Hayashi K, Genberg B, Choi J, DeBeck K, Kirk G, Mehta SH, Kipke M, Moore RD, Baum MK, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM, Mustanski B, Javanbakht M, Siminski S, Milloy MJ. Prevalence and correlates of stocking up on drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from the C3PNO Consortium. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Dec 1;241:109654. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109654. Epub 2022 Oct 6. PubMed PMID: 36266158; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9535877.
Valdez K, Javanbakht M, Keith K, Archer R, Deng JZ, Marx SE, Kuznetsova A, Dylla DD, Klausner JD. Healthcare resource utilization in Hepatitis C-infected patients completing eight versus twelve weeks of treatment: A retrospective cohort study. Frontiers in Gastroenterology. 2022 September; 1.
Seang K, Javanbakht M, Lee SJ, Brookmeyer R, Pheng P, Chea P, Saphonn V, Gorbach PM. Differences in prevalence and risk factors of non-communicable diseases between young people living with HIV (YLWH) and young general population in Cambodia. PLoS One. 2022;17(6):e0269989. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269989. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35727763; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9212152.
Javanbakht M, Takada S, Akabike W, Shoptaw S, Gelberg L. Cannabis use, comorbidities, and prescription medication use among older adults in a large healthcare system in Los Angeles, CA 2019-2020. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Jun;70(6):1673-1684. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17719. Epub 2022 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 35234291; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9177549.
Javanbakht M, Lin J, Ragsdale A, Kim S, Siminski S, Gorbach P. Comparing single and multiple imputation strategies for harmonizing substance use data across HIV-related cohort studies. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2022 Apr 3;22(1):90. doi: 10.1186/s12874-022-01554-4. PubMed PMID: 35369872; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8978400.
Javanbakht M, Rosen A, Ragsdale A, Richter EI, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM. Interruptions in Mental Health Care, Cannabis Use, Depression, and Anxiety during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a Cohort of HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative MSM in Los Angeles, California. J Urban Health. 2022 Apr;99(2):305-315. doi: 10.1007/s11524-022-00607-9. Epub 2022 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 35235134; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8890012.
Blair CS, Needleman J, Javanbakht M, Comulada WS, Ragsdale A, Bolan R, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM. Risk Behaviors Associated with Patterns of Sexualized Stimulant and Alcohol Use among Men Who Have Sex with Men: a Latent Class Analysis. J Urban Health. 2022 Apr;99(2):293-304. doi: 10.1007/s11524-021-00600-8. Epub 2022 Jan 14. PubMed PMID: 35028876; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9033896.
Harawa NT, Schrode KM, Daniels J, Javanbakht M, Hotton A, Makgoeng S, Ragsdale A, Schneider J, Fujimoto K, Bolan R, Gorbach P. Factors predicting incarceration history and incidence among Black and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) residing in a major urban center. PLoS One. 2022;17(3):e0265034. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265034. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35259198; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8903243.
Blair CS, Needleman J, Javanbakht M, Comulada WS, Ragsdale A, Bolan R, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM. Examining the Relative Contributions of Methamphetamine Use, Depression, and Sexual Risk Behavior on Rectal Gonorrhea/Chlamydia Among a Cohort of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Los Angeles, California. Sex Transm Dis. 2022 Mar 1;49(3):216-222. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001568. PubMed PMID: 34654768; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8821317.
Xavier Hall CD, Javanbakht M, Iyer C, Costales C, Napolitano JC, Johnson T, Castro CF, Newcomb ME, Kipke MD, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM, Mustanski B. Examining the impact of social distancing and methamphetamine use on sexual risk and intimate partner violence in sexual and gender minority young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Mar 1;232:109231. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109231. Epub 2021 Dec 24. PubMed PMID: 35033952; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8704723.
Shoptaw S, Li MJ, Javanbakht M, Ragsdale A, Goodman-Meza D, Gorbach PM. Frequency of reported methamphetamine use linked to prevalence of clinical conditions, sexual risk behaviors, and social adversity in diverse men who have sex with men in Los Angeles. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Mar 1;232:109320. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109320. Epub 2022 Jan 19. PubMed PMID: 35093681; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8885921.
Baum MK, Tamargo JA, Diaz-Martinez J, Delgado-Enciso I, Meade CS, Kirk GD, Mehta SH, Moore R, Kipke MD, Shoptaw SJ, Mustanski B, Mandler RN, Khalsa JH, Siminski S, Javanbakht M, Gorbach PM. HIV, psychological resilience, and substance misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-cohort study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Feb 1;231:109230. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109230. Epub 2021 Dec 24. PubMed PMID: 34998257; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8704725.
Deng JZ, Beer KD, Toda M, Jackson B, Lin T, Javanbakht M, Stafylis C, Chiller T, Klausner J. Influenza associated pulmonary aspergillosis in california: A case series. Clinical Infection in Practice. 2022 January; 13:100123.
Siminski S, Kim S, Ahmed A, Currie J, Benns A, Ragsdale A, Javanbakht M, Gorbach PM. A Virtual Data Repository Stimulates Data Sharing in a Consortium. Online J Public Health Inform. 2021;13(3):e19. doi: 10.5210/ojphi.v13i3.10878. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 35079324; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8769254.
Wiss DA, Javanbakht M, Li MJ, Prelip M, Bolan R, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM. Food insecurity partially mediates the association between drug use and depressive symptoms among men who have sex with men in Los Angeles, California. Public Health Nutr. 2021 Sep;24(13):3977-3985. doi: 10.1017/S1368980021002494. Epub 2021 Jun 9. PubMed PMID: 34103117; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8387349.
Baker Z, Javanbakht M, Moore J, Brosnan H, Squires K, Bunge K, Zimet G, Mensch B, Soto-Torres L, Kapogiannis B, Levy L, Hoesley C, Reirden D, Gaur A, Mayer K, Futterman D, Gorbach P. Qualitative Study on the Acceptability of and Adherence to a Vaginal Ring for HIV Prophylaxis Among Adolescent Girls. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Jul 1;87(3):944-950. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002674. PubMed PMID: 33675614; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8192420.
Fulcher JA, Javanbakht M, Shover CL, Ragsdale A, Brookmeyer R, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM. Comparative impact of methamphetamine and other drug use on viral suppression among sexual minority men on antiretroviral therapy. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Apr 1;221:108622. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108622. Epub 2021 Feb 16. PubMed PMID: 33631545; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8321435.
Westmoreland DA, Gorbach P, Holloway IW, Arah OA, Javanbakht M. Individual and Partnership Factors Associated with Heterosexual Anal Intercourse Among Attendees of Public Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in Los Angeles County. Arch Sex Behav. 2021 Jan;50(1):347-358. doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01831-7. Epub 2020 Nov 11. PubMed PMID: 33175271; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7880871.
Javanbakht M, Archer R, Klausner J. Will prior health insurance authorization for medications continue to hinder hepatitis C treatment delivery in the United States? Perspectives from hepatitis C treatment providers in a large urban healthcare system. PLoS One. 2020;15(11):e0241615. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241615. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 33147293; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7641373.
Blair CS, Javanbakht M, Comulada WS, Richter EI, Bolan R, Shoptaw S, Gorbach PM. Lubricants and rectal douching: associations with rectal gonorrhea, chlamydia, and/or syphilis infection among men who have sex with men. Int J STD AIDS. 2020 Oct;31(11):1040-1046. doi: 10.1177/0956462420938485. Epub 2020 Aug 4. PubMed PMID: 32753001; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7654094.
Gorbach PM, Javanbakht M, Ragsdale A, Bolan RB, Flynn R, Mandler R, Shoptaw S. Methamphetamine Injection Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: Risk for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission in a Los Angeles Cohort. J Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 2;222(Suppl 5):S471-S476. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz610. PubMed PMID: 32877561; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7566619.
Plant A, Snow EG, Montoya JA, Young S, Javanbakht M, Klausner JD. Test4HepC: Promoting Hepatitis C Testing to Baby Boomers Using Social Media. Health Promot Pract. 2020 Sep;21(5):780-790. doi: 10.1177/1524839919833987. Epub 2019 Mar 10. PubMed PMID: 30854905.
Cook RR, Fulcher JA, Tobin NH, Li F, Lee D, Woodward C, Javanbakht M, Brookmeyer R, Shoptaw S, Bolan R, Aldrovandi GM, Gorbach PM. Combined effects of HIV and obesity on the gastrointestinal microbiome of young men who have sex with men. HIV Med. 2020 Jul;21(6):365-377. doi: 10.1111/hiv.12838. Epub 2019 Dec 27. PubMed PMID: 31883184; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7299823.
Assaf RD, Javanbakht M, Meites E, Gratzer B, Steinau M, Crosby RA, Markowitz LE, Unger ER, Gorbach PM. Sexual Mixing Patterns and Anal Human Papillomavirus Among Young Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in 2 Cities in the United States, 2012-2014. Sex Transm Dis. 2020 Jul;47(7):473-480. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001185. PubMed PMID: 32541306; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7340532.
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