John Sauceda, PhD, MS

Faculty

I am an Associate Professor In Residence and a health psychologist in the Division of Prevention Science in the Department of Medicine. My research is interlocked with my commitment to high-quality mentoring and working on issues of diversity, equity and inclusion. This includes co-directing three NIH-supported mentoring programs for post-doctoral fellows and early-career faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students: (1) The UCSF Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Mentoring Program, (2) the CFAR Scholars DEI Pathway Initiative, and (3) the Summer HIV/AIDS Research Program, as well as being Co-Director of the Developmental Core at the NIMH-funded Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS).

My two research programs blend principles and methods from health, clinical and quantitative psychology and that are based on a collaborative team science approach. My primary line of research aims to understand and intervene on factors to address health disparities among Latinx communities impacted by HIV. I am particularly interested in applied psychometrics as I believe health disparities research should based on principles of sound measurement, especially of psychological constructs and social factors measured in Spanish or for comparing outcomes across diverse populations. I focuses broadly on using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) to design more dynamic and efficient interventions. My second line of research aims to conduct social and behavioral science research to help address some unresolved challenges in HIV cure research, such as promoting consent understanding, measuring psychological experiences of participants going through risky HIV cure trials, and understanding the perspectives, priorities and concerns of people living with HIV who may be interested in participating in HIV cure research.

I have a deep commitment to mentoring across the pipeline. I am particularly interested in mentoring individuals who are interested in Latino/a/x and HIV health disparities research and those interested in the social science of HIV cure research.
Education
2020 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of Californa, San Francisco
Fellowship, 2016 - Medicine - Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco
MSc in Global Health Sciences, 2014 - Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
PhD in Health Psychology, 2013 - Department of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso
Quantitative Methods, 2013 - Department of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso
MA in Clinical Psychology, 2010 - Department of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso
Honors and Awards
  • Early Career Research Excellence Award - Behavioral Science, Gladstone-CFAR, 2019
  • LRP Award for Health Disparities Research, NIH/NIMHD, 2018-2020
  • LRP Award for Health Disparities Research, NIH/NIMHD, 2014-2016
Publications

  1. Christopoulos KA, Smith MB, Pareek P, Dawdani A, Erguera XA, Dance KV, Walker RS, Grochowski J, Mayorga-Munoz F, Hickey MD, Johnson MO, Sauceda J, Gutierrez JI, Montgomery ET, Colasanti JA, Collins LF, McNulty MC, Koester KA. Learning from the first: a qualitative study of the psychosocial benefits and treatment burdens of long-acting cabotegravir/rilpivirine among early adopters in three U.S. clinics. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2024. PMID: 39568168


  2. Korolkova A, Ndukwe SO, Dee L, Deeks SG, Peluso MJ, Hoh R, Rodriguez A, Sugarman J, Rodriguez Garcia L, Dubé K, Sauceda JA. Recall and Appraisal of the Risks, Benefits, and Objectives of Interrupting HIV Treatment in an HIV Cure-Related Study. AIDS and behavior 2024. PMID: 39287733


  3. Riley ED, Chur E, Gandhi M, Fuchs JD, Sauceda JA, Sterling LA, Johnson MO. Lessons for expanding virtual mentoring in academic medical institutions: a qualitative study among senior mentors. BMC medical education 2024. PMID: 39198910


  4. Salazar J, Lisha NE, Neilands TB, Ludwig-Barron N, Johnson MO, Cachay ER, Napravnik S, Crane HM, Moore RD, Fredericksen RJ, Mayer KH, Christopoulos KA, Sauceda JA. The HIV Index Is Associated With Retention in Care Among Latinx Persons Living With HIV in the CFAR Network of Integrated Clinical Systems Cohort. AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2024. PMID: 39189958


  5. Stout JA, Allamong M, Hung F, Link K, Chan C, Muiruri C, Sauceda J, McKellar MS. Engagement in Care, Awareness, and Interest in Long-Acting Injectable Anti-Retroviral Therapy. AIDS and behavior 2024. PMID: 38954172


  6. Collins LF, Koester KA, McNulty MC, Montgomery ET, Johnson MO, Neilands TB, Dilworth SE, Sauceda JA, Dance K, Erguera X, Diaz Tsuzuki M, Gutierrez JI, Christopoulos KA, Colasanti JA. Patient Attitudes Toward Self- or Partner-, Friend-, or Family-Administered Long-acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy: A Mixed-Methods Study Across 3 Urban Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinics. Open forum infectious diseases 2024. PMID: 38854389


  7. Erguera XA, Koester KA, Diaz Tsuzuki M, Dance KV, Flores R, Kerman J, McNulty MC, Colasanti JA, Collins LF, Montgomery ET, Johnson MO, Sauceda JA, Christopoulos KA. Acceptability of Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy Among People with HIV Receiving Care at Three Ryan White Funded Clinics in the United States. AIDS and behavior 2024. PMID: 38598026


  8. Dubé K, Ndukwe SO, Korolkova A, Dee L, Sugarman J, Sauceda JA. Participant experiences in a combination HIV cure-related trial with extended analytical treatment interruption in San Francisco, United States. HIV research & clinical practice 2024. PMID: 38348830


  9. Garibay KK, Durazo A, Vizcaíno T, Oviedo Y, Marson K, Arechiga C, Prado P, Carrera O, Alvarado MJ, Havlir DV, Rojas S, Chamie G, Marquez C, Sauceda J, Yen IH, De Trinidad Young ME. Lessons from Two Latino Communities Working with Academic Partners to Increase Access to COVID-19 Testing. Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action 2024. PMID: 38661822


  10. Koester KA, Colasanti JA, McNulty MC, Dance K, Erguera XA, Tsuzuki MD, Johnson MO, Sauceda JA, Montgomery E, Schneider J, Christopoulos KA. Assessing readiness to implement long-acting injectable HIV antiretroviral therapy: provider and staff perspectives. Implementation science communications 2023. PMID: 37858272


  11. Bilger A, Plenn E, Barg FK, Rendle KA, Carter WB, Lamour-Harrington A, Jones N, Peterson B, Sauceda JA, Tebas P, Mounzer K, Metzger D, Montaner LJ, Dubé K. Participant experiences in HIV cure-directed trial with an extended analytical treatment interruption in Philadelphia, United States. HIV research & clinical practice 2023. PMID: 37837376


  12. Sauceda JA, Watabe J, Sterling L, Fuchs J, Parangan-Smith A, Uwaezuoke K, Gandhi M, Marquez C. Accelerating Research Careers in Science Through Early Mentored Research Experiences for Undergraduates and Masters' Students at the University of California, San Francisco Center for AIDS Research. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2023. PMID: 37707844


  13. Greenberg AE, Wutoh A, Bowleg L, Robinson B, Magnus M, Segarra L, Simon P, Wutoh A, Blankenship K, Burke M, Okeke NL, Corneli A, Hussen S, Holliday RC, Ciaranello A, Ghebremichael M, Haberer J, Irvin R, Irvin N, Antoine DG, Chen Z, Momplaisir F, Jordan-Sciutto K, So-Armah K, Kuo C, Flanigan T, Sanchez M, Levine AD, Sluis-Cremer N, Koethe JR, Dash C, Pereira FA, Rice AP, Newell A, Dacus J, Wood C, Elopre L, Rana A, Pitpitan E, Stockman JK, Sauceda J, Marquez C, Robinson S, Chi BH, Balkus J, Walters K, Lewin A, Schoonmaker A, Wong E, Refsland E, CDEIPI Consortium: DC CFAR CDEIPI Coordinating Center:, DC CFAR:, Duke CFAR:, Emory CFAR:, Harvard CFAR:, Johns Hopkins University CFAR:, Miami CFAR:, Penn CFAR:, Providence/Boston CFAR:, Rustbelt CFAR:, Tennessee CFAR:, Texas D-CFAR:, Third Coast CFAR:, UAB CFAR:, San Diego CFAR:, UCSF CFAR:, UNC CFAR:, UW/Fred Hutch CFAR:, NIH CFAR Program Office:. Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pathway Initiative (CDEIPI): Developing Career Pathways for Early-Stage Scholars From Racial and Ethnic Groups Underrepresented in HIV Science and Medicine. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2023. PMID: 37707842


  14. Magnus M, Segarra L, Robinson B, Blankenship K, Corneli A, Ghebremichael M, Irvin N, McIntosh R, Favor KE, Jordan-Sciutto KL, Kimberly J, Sluis-Cremer N, Koethe JR, Newell A, Wood C, Rana A, Stockman JK, Sauceda J, Marquez C, Chi BH, Orellana ER, Wutoh A, Bowleg L, Greenberg AE. Impact of a Multi-Institutional Initiative to Engage Students and Early-Stage Scholars From Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in HIV Research: The Centers for AIDS Research Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pathway Initiative. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2023. PMID: 37707843


  15. Sauceda JA, Campbell CK, Ndukwe SO, Dubé K, Saberi P. Medical mistrust of health systems as a moderator of resilience and self-reported HIV care engagement in Black and Latinx young adults living with HIV. Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology 2023. PMID: 37589681


  16. Sauceda JA, Lisha NE, Ludwig-Barron N, Salazar J, Dilworth SE, Johnson MO, Christopoulos KA, Koester KA, Moore RD, Mayer KH, Fredericksen RJ, Mugavero MJ, Neilands TB. The Brief HIV Index: A rapid 3-item scale to measure engagement in HIV care. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2023. PMID: 37017008


  17. Lechuga J, Ramos R, Dickson-Gomez J, Beachy S, Perez G, Nevola O, Varela A, Ramos ME, Sauceda J, Ludwig-Barrron N, Salazar J. Institutional violence from police militarization and drug cartel wars as a 'Big Event' and its influence on drug use harms and HIV risk in people who inject drugs on the U.S.-Mexico border. The International journal on drug policy 2023. PMID: 37499305


  18. Gandhi M, Hickey M, Imbert E, Grochowski J, Mayorga-Munoz F, Szumowski JD, Oskarsson J, Shiels M, Sauceda J, Salazar J, Dilworth S, Nguyen JQ, Glidden DV, Havlir DV, Christopoulos KA. Demonstration Project of Long-Acting Antiretroviral Therapy in a Diverse Population of People With HIV. Annals of internal medicine 2023. PMID: 37399555


  19. Lechuga J, Ramos R, Ludwig-Barron N, Perez G, Ramos ME, Ferreira-Pinto JB, Cordero JI, Sauceda J, Salazar J. Social and environmental determinants influencing injection drug use and HIV risk among two sister cities on the US-Mexico border: a comparative cross-sectional study, 2016-2018. Harm reduction journal 2023. PMID: 37400843


  20. Sauceda JA, Dubé K, Harris O, Campbell CK, Ndukwe S, Saberi P. The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical, social, and mental health of Black and Latinx young people with HIV in the United States. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2023. PMID: 36913727


  21. Campbell CK, Dub? K, Sauceda JA, Sevelius JM, Green-Ajufo B, Brown B, Ndukwe S, Saberi P. Cash Transfer Apps are a Feasible, Acceptable, and More Equitable Method for Compensating Participants in HIV Research. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2023. PMID: 36976553


  22. Dubé K, Morton T, Fox L, Dee L, Palm D, Villa TJ, Freshwater W, Taylor J, Graham G, Carter WB, Sauceda JA, Peluso MJ, Rid A. A partner protection package for HIV cure-related trials involving analytical treatment interruptions. The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2023. PMID: 37295453


  23. Ssewamala FM, Sauceda JA, Brathwaite R, Neilands TB, Nabunya P, Brown D, Sensoy Bahar O, Namuwonge F, Nakasujja N, Mugarura A, Mwebembezi A, Nartey P, Mukasa B, Gwadz M. Suubi?+?Adherence4Youth: a study protocol to optimize the Suubi Intervention for Adherence to HIV treatment for youth living with HIV in Uganda. BMC public health 2023. PMID: 37081534


  24. Sauceda JA, Lechuga J, Ramos ME, Puentes J, Ludwig-Barron N, Salazar J, Christopoulos KA, Johnson MO, Gomez D, Covarrubias R, Hernandez J, Montelongo D, Ortiz A, Rojas J, Ramos L, Avila I, Gwadz MV, Neilands TB. A factorial experiment grounded in the multiphase optimization strategy to promote viral suppression among people who inject drugs on the Texas-Mexico border: a study protocol. BMC public health 2023. PMID: 36765309


  25. Saberi P, Stoner MCD, Eskaf S, Ndukwe S, Campbell CK, Sauceda JA, Dubé K. Preferences for HIV Treatment Formulations among Young Adults with HIV in the United States. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2022. PMID: 36343377


  26. Dubé K, Campbell CK, Eskaf S, Sauceda JA, Ndukwe S, Henley L, Persaud D, Deeks SG, Auerbach JD, Saberi P. Willingness of Racially Diverse Young Adults Living with HIV to Participate in HIV Cure Research: A Cross-Sectional Survey in the United States. AIDS research and human retroviruses 2022. PMID: 36226414


  27. Chamie G, Prado P, Oviedo Y, Vizcaíno T, Arechiga C, Marson K, Carrera O, Alvarado MJ, Corchado CG, Gomez M, Mochel M, de Leon I, Garibay KK, Durazo A, Young MT, Yen IH, Sauceda J, Rojas S, DeRisi J, Petersen M, Havlir DV, Marquez C. Reproducibility and implementation of a rapid, community-based COVID-19 "test and respond" model in low-income, majority-Latino communities in Northern California. PloS one 2022. PMID: 36301834


  28. Campbell CK, Ndukwe S, Dub? K, Sauceda JA, Saberi P. Overcoming Challenges of Online Research: Measures to Ensure Enrollment of Eligible Participants. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2022. PMID: 36094490


  29. Dube K, Agarwal H, Stockman JK, Auerbach JD, Sauceda JA, Conroy A, Johnson M. "I would absolutely need to know that my partner is still going to be protected": Perceptions of HIV Cure-Related Research among Diverse HIV Serodifferent Couples in the United States. AIDS research and human retroviruses 2022. PMID: 35972752


  31. Campbell DM, Dubé K, Cowlings PD, Dionicio P, Tam RM, Agarwal H, Stockman JK, Auerbach JD, Sauceda JA, Conroy AA, Johnson MO. "It comes altogether as one:" perceptions of analytical treatment interruptions and partner protections among racial, ethnic, sex and gender diverse HIV serodifferent couples in the United States. BMC public health 2022. PMID: 35810288


  32. Flentje A, Clark KD, Cicero E, Capriotti MR, Lubensky ME, Sauceda J, Neilands TB, Lunn MR, Obedin-Maliver J. Minority Stress, Structural Stigma, and Physical Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals: Examining the Relative Strength of the Relationships. Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 2021. PMID: 34228052


  33. Saberi P, Campbell C, Sauceda JA, Ndukwe SO, Dube K. Perceptions of risks and benefits of participating in HIV cure-related research among diverse young adults living with HIV in the United States: qualitative research findings. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2022. PMID: 35579937


  34. Christopoulos KA, Colasanti J, Johnson MO, Diaz Tsuzuki M, Erguera XA, Flores R, Kerman J, Dance K, Sauceda JA, Neilands TB, Dilworth SE, Koester KA, Gutierrez J, Schneider JA, Montgomery E, McNulty MC. Are Patients and Their Providers Talking About Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy? Penetration into Clinical Encounters at Three U.S. Care Sites. Open forum infectious diseases 2022. PMID: 35873299


  35. Dube K, Eskaf S, Barr L, Palm D, Hogg E, Simoni J, Sugarman J, Brown B, Sauceda JA, Henley L, Deeks SG, Fox L, Gandhi R, Smith DM, Li J. Participant Perspectives and Experiences Following an Intensively Monitored Antiretroviral Pause (IMAP) in the United States: Results from the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) A5345 Biomarker Study. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2022. PMID: 35323030


  36. Dubé K, Kanazawa J, Patel H, Louella M, Sylla L, Sheehy J, Dee L, Taylor J, Adair J, Anthony-Gonda K, Dropulic B, Sauceda JA, Peluso MJ, Deeks SG, Simoni J. Ethical and practical considerations for cell and gene therapy toward an HIV cure: findings from a qualitative in-depth interview study in the United States. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2022. PMID: 35397551


  37. Peluso MJ, Williams MC, Campbell DM, Dee L, Taylor J, Ngo LH, Hoh R, Dubé K, Sauceda JA, Deeks SG. SARS-CoV-2 Booster Vaccination for Participants in "HIV Cure"-Related Clinical Trials. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2022. PMID: 35147584


  38. Maiorana A, Zamudio-Haas S, Santiago-Rodríguez EI, Sauceda JA, Rodríguez-Díaz CE, Brooks RA, Myers JJ. HIV Disclosure Practices to Family among Mexican and Puerto Rican Sexual Minority Men with HIV in the Continental USA: Intersections of Sexual Orientation and HIV Stigma. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2022. PMID: 35225747


  39. Miall A, McLellan R, Dong K, Ndung'u T, Saberi P, Sauceda JA, Dubé K. Bringing social context into global biomedical HIV cure-related research: An urgent call to action. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2021. PMID: 35169489


  40. Peluso MJ, Kelly JD, Lu S, Goldberg SA, Davidson MC, Mathur S, Durstenfeld MS, Spinelli MA, Hoh R, Tai V, Fehrman EA, Torres L, Hernandez Y, Williams MC, Arreguin MI, Ngo LH, Deswal M, Munter SE, Martinez EO, Anglin KA, Romero MD, Tavs J, Rugart PR, Chen JY, Sans HM, Murray VW, Ellis PK, Donohue KC, Massachi JA, Weiss JO, Mehdi I, Pineda-Ramirez J, Tang AF, Wenger MA, Assenzio MT, Yuan Y, Krone MR, Rutishauser RL, Rodriguez-Barraquer I, Greenhouse B, Sauceda JA, Gandhi M, Scheffler AW, Hsue PY, Henrich TJ, Deeks SG, Martin JN. Persistence, Magnitude, and Patterns of Postacute Symptoms and Quality of Life Following Onset of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Cohort Description and Approaches for Measurement. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2021. PMID: 35106317


  41. Santiago-Rodriguez EI, Maiorana A, Peluso MJ, Hoh R, Tai V, Fehrman EA, Hernandez Y, Torres L, Spinelli MA, Gandhi M, Kelly JD, Martin JN, Henrich TJ, Deeks SG, Sauceda JA. Characterizing the COVID-19 Illness Experience to Inform the Study of Post-acute Sequelae and Recovery. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2021. PMID: 34918211


  42. Campbell CK, Dubé K, Sauceda JA, Ndukwe S, Saberi P. Antiretroviral therapy experience, satisfaction, and preferences among a diverse sample of young adults living with HIV. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2021. PMID: 34793253


  43. Dubé K, Kanazawa J, Dee L, Taylor J, Sauceda JA, Gianella S, Smith D, Deeks SG, Peluso MJ. Considerations for designing and implementing combination HIV cure trials: findings from a qualitative in-depth interview study in the United States. "HIV within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-based Social Structures for Intervention and Support" 2021. PMID: 34663375


  44. Johnson MO, Gandhi M, Fuchs JD, Sterling L, Sauceda JA, Saag MS, Riley ED, Sevelius JM. The impact of COVID-19 on mentoring early-career investigators: "Everything can wait. Listen more than usual and share your own struggles". Medicine 2021. PMID: 34622852


  45. Christopoulos KA, Neilands TB, Koester KA, Sauceda JA, Dilworth SE, Mugavero MJ, Crane HM, Fredericksen RJ, Cachay ER, Mayer KH, Moore RD, Napravnik S, Johnson MO. The HIV Index: Using a Patient-Reported Outcome on Engagement in HIV Care to Explain Sub-Optimal Retention in Care and Virologic Control. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020. PMID: 33372942


  46. Santiago-Rodríguez EI, Rivas CE, Maiorana A, Pérez AE, Erguera X, Johnson MO, Christopoulos KA, Marquez C, Sauceda JA. Unpacking the "backpack of shame": Exploring intersections of stigma among Latinx people living with HIV in San Francisco, CA. Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology 2021. PMID: 34410754


  47. . SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in the context of ongoing HIV cure-related research studies. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2021. PMID: 33852502


  48. Dubé K, Kanazawa J, Taylor J, Dee L, Jones N, Roebuck C, Sylla L, Louella M, Kosmyna J, Kelly D, Clanton O, Palm D, Campbell DM, Onaiwu MG, Patel H, Ndukwe S, Henley L, Johnson MO, Saberi P, Brown B, Sauceda JA, Sugarman J. Ethics of HIV cure research: an unfinished agenda. BMC medical ethics 2021. PMID: 34193141


  49. Sauceda JA, Patel AR, Santiago-Rodriguez EI, Garcia D, Lechuga J. Testing for Differences in the Reporting of Somatic Symptoms of Depression in Racial/Ethnic Minorities. Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education 2021. PMID: 34080483


  50. Dubé K, Kanazawa J, Campbell C, Boone CA, Maragh-Bass AC, Campbell DM, Agosto-Rosario M, Stockman JK, Diallo DD, Poteat T, Johnson M, Saberi P, Sauceda JA. Considerations for Increasing Racial, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexual Diversity in HIV Cure-Related Research with Analytical Treatment Interruptions: A Qualitative Inquiry. AIDS research and human retroviruses 2021. PMID: 33947268


  51. Peluso MJ, Dee L, Shao S, Taylor J, Campbell D, Collins S, Gandhi M, Johnston R, Deeks SG, Sauceda JA, Dubé K. Operationalizing HIV cure-related trials with analytic treatment interruptions during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A collaborative approach. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020. PMID: 32841311


  53. Santiago-Rodriguez EI, Maiorana A, Peluso MJ, Hoh R, Tai V, Fehrman EA, Hernandez Y, Torres L, Spinelli MA, Gandhi M, Kelly JD, Martin JN, Henrich TJ, Deeks SG, Sauceda JA. Characterizing the COVID-19 illness experience to inform the study of post-acute sequalae and recovery: a qualitative study. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2021. PMID: 33758881


  54. Dubé K, Kanazawa J, Dee L, Taylor J, Campbell DM, Brown B, Johnson MO, Saberi P, Sauceda JA, Sugarman J, Peluso MJ. Ethical and practical considerations for mitigating risks to sexual partners during analytical treatment interruptions in HIV cure-related research. HIV research & clinical practice 2021. PMID: 33757411


  55. Johnson MO, Fuchs JD, Sterling L, Sauceda JA, Saag MS, Fernandez A, Evans CH, Gandhi M. A mentor training workshop focused on fostering diversity engenders lasting impact on mentoring techniques: Results of a long-term evaluation. Journal of clinical and translational science 2021. PMID: 34221458


  56. Peluso MJ, Kelly JD, Lu S, Goldberg SA, Davidson MC, Mathur S, Durstenfeld MS, Spinelli MA, Hoh R, Tai V, Fehrman EA, Torres L, Hernandez Y, Williams MC, Arreguin MI, Bautista JA, Ngo LH, Deswal M, Munter SE, Martinez EO, Anglin KA, Romero MD, Tavs J, Rugart PR, Chen JY, Sans HM, Murray VW, Ellis PK, Donohue KC, Massachi JA, Weiss JO, Mehdi I, Pineda-Ramirez J, Tang AF, Wenger M, Assenzio M, Yuan Y, Krone M, Rutishauser RL, Rodriguez-Barraquer I, Greenhouse B, Sauceda JA, Gandhi M, Hsue PY, Henrich TJ, Deeks SG, Martin JN. Rapid implementation of a cohort for the study of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection/COVID-19. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2021. PMID: 33758895


  57. Diepstra KL, Barr L, Palm D, Hogg E, Mollan K, Henley L, Stover A, Simoni J, Sugarman J, Brown B, Sauceda JA, Deeks SG, Fox L, Gandhi R, Smith DM, Li J, Dube K. Participant Perspectives and Experiences Entering an Intensively Monitored Antiretroviral Pause (IMAP): Results from the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) A5345 Biomarker Study. AIDS research and human retroviruses 2021. PMID: 33472545


  58. Sauceda JA, Dubé K, Brown B, Pérez AE, Rivas CE, Evans D, Fisher CB. Framing a Consent Form to Improve Consent Understanding and Determine How This Affects Willingness to Participate in HIV Cure Research: An Experimental Survey Study. Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE 2020. PMID: 33307932


  59. Sauceda, J.A., Santiago-Rodriguez, E.I., Zaragoza, G., Rivas, C.E., Venegas, L., Zamudio-Haas, S., Gutierrez-Mock, L., Bass, S.B., & Sevelius.. Housing stability and transactional sex among Spanish-speaking and English-speaking transgender women LGBTQ+ Population and Public Health. 2020. PMID:


  60. Kanazawa JT, Saberi P, Sauceda JA, Dube K. The LAIs Are Coming! Implementation Science Considerations for Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy in the United States: A Scoping Review. AIDS research and human retroviruses 2020. PMID: 33176429


  61. Dubé, K., Hosey, L., Starr, K., Barr, L., Evans, D., Hoffman, E., Campbell, D.M., Simoni, J.M., Sugarman, J., Sauceda, J.A.,...Scully, E.. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses Perspectives in an HIV Cure-Related Trial Done Exclusively in Women in the United States: Results from AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) 5366. 2020. PMID:


  62. Dubé K, Willenberg L, Dee L, Sylla L, Taylor J, Roebuck C, Palm D, Campbell D, Newton L, Patel H, Perry KE, Kanazawa J, Gerrard J, Brown B, Saberi P, Sauceda JA, Peluso MJ. Re-examining the HIV 'functional cure' oxymoron: Time for precise terminology? Journal of Virus Eradication 2020. PMID: 33251025


  63. Sauceda JA, Neilands TB, Lightfoot M, Saberi P. Findings from a probability-based survey of U.S. households about prevention measures based on race, ethnicity, and age in response to SARS-CoV-2. The Journal of infectious diseases 2020. PMID: 32860499


  64. Dube K, Campbell DM, Perry KE, Kanazawa JT, Saberi P, Sauceda JA, Poteat T, Evans D. Reasons People Living with HIV Might Prefer Oral Daily Antiretroviral Therapy, Long-Acting Formulations, or Future HIV Remission Options. AIDS research and human retroviruses 2020. PMID: 32829645


  65. Christopoulos KA, Neilands TB, Dilworth S, Lisha N, Sauceda J, Mugavero MJ, Crane HM, Fredericksen RJ, Mathews WC, Moore RD, Mayer KH, Napravnik S, Johnson MO. Internalized HIV stigma predicts subsequent viremia in US HIV patients through depressive symptoms and antiretroviral therapy adherence. AIDS (London, England) 2020. PMID: 32769764


  66. Dubé K, Perry KE, Mathur K, Lo M, Javadi SS, Patel H, Concha-Garcia S, Taylor J, Kaytes A, Dee L, Campbell D, Kanazawa J, Smith D, Gianella S, Auerbach JD, Saberi P, Sauceda JA. Altruism: Scoping review of the literature and future directions for HIV cure-related research. Journal of Virus Eradication 2020. PMID: 33294210


  67. Dube K, Patel H, Concha-Garcia S, Perry KE, Mathur K, Javadi SS, Taylor J, Kaytes A, Brown B, Sauceda J, Little SJ, Hendrickx S, Rawlings S, Smith DM, Gianella S. Perceptions of Next-of-Kin/Loved Ones about Last Gift Rapid Research Autopsy Study Enrolling People with HIV/AIDS at the End-of-Life: A Qualitative Interview Study. AIDS research and human retroviruses 2020. PMID: 32449624


  68. Perry KE, Dubé K, Concha-Garcia S, Patel H, Kaytes A, Taylor J, Javadi SS, Mathur K, Lo M, Brown B, Sauceda JA, Wohl DA, Little S, Hendrickx S, Rawlings SA, Smith DM, Gianella S. "My Death Will Not [Be] in Vain": Testimonials from Last Gift Rapid Research Autopsy Study Participants Living with HIV at the End of Life. AIDS research and human retroviruses 2020. PMID: 32449625


  69. Pollack LM, Sauceda JA, Cotten PD, Blair J, Woods WJ. An Approach to Reducing Problematic Data in an ACASI Sexual Behavior Assessment. Journal of sex research 2020. PMID: 32500813


  70. Maiorana A, Zamudio-Haas S, Sauceda J, Rodriguez-Díaz CE, Brooks RA, Santiago-Rodríguez E, Myers JJ. "Holidays Come, Sundays Come. It is Very Sad to be Alone": Transnational Practices and the Importance of Family for Mexican and Puerto Rican Latinxs Living with HIV in the Continental U.S. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2020. PMID: 32500399


  71. Saberi P, Eskaf S, Sauceda J, Evans D, Dube K. Perceptions of HIV Virologic Control Strategies among Younger and Older Age Groups of People Living with HIV in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Survey. AIDS research and human retroviruses 2020. PMID: 32368934


  72. Sauceda JA, Lisha NE, Dilworth SE, Johnson MO, Christopoulos KA, Wood T, Koester KA, Mathews WC, Moore RD, Napravnik S, Mayer KH, Crane HM, Fredericksen RJ, Mugavero MJ, Neilands TB. Measuring engagement in HIV care: Measurement invariance in three racial/ethnic patient groups. Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association 2020. PMID: 32281823


  73. Dube K, Hosey L, Starr K, Barr L, Evans D, Hoffman E, Campbell D, Simoni J, Sugarman J, Sauceda J, Brown B, Diepstra KL, Godfrey C, Kuritzkes DR, Wohl DA, Gandhi R, Scully E. Participant Perspectives in an HIV Cure-Related Trial Conducted Exclusively in Women in the United States: Results from AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) 5366. AIDS research and human retroviruses 2020. PMID: 32160755


  74. Peluso MJ, Dee L, Campbell D, Taylor J, Hoh R, Rutishauser RL, Sauceda J, Deeks SG, Dubé K. A collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to HIV transmission risk mitigation during analytic treatment interruption. Journal of Virus Eradication 2020. PMID: 32175090


  75. Dube K, Eskaf S, Evans D, Sauceda J, Saberi P, Brown B, Averitt D, Martel K, Meija M, Campbell D, Barr L, Kanazawa J, Perry K, Patel H, Luter S, Poteat T, Auerbach JD, Wohl DA. The Dose Response: Perceptions of People Living with HIV in the United States on Alternatives to Oral Daily Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS research and human retroviruses 2019. PMID: 31608651


  76. Tuthill EL, Neilands TB, Johnson MO, Sauceda J, Mkandawire J, Conroy AA. A Dyadic Investigation of Relationship Dynamics and Depressive Symptoms in HIV-Affected Couples in Malawi. AIDS and behavior 2019. PMID: 31273489


  77. Christopoulos KA, Neilands TB, Hartogensis W, Geng EH, Sauceda J, Mugavero MJ, Crane HM, Fredericksen RJ, Moore RD, Mathews WC, Mayer KH, Chander G, Hurt CB, Johnson MO. Internalized HIV Stigma Is Associated With Concurrent Viremia and Poor Retention in a Cohort of US Patients in HIV Care. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2019. PMID: 31513551


  78. Johnson MO, Neilands TB, Koester KA, Wood T, Sauceda JA, Dilworth SE, Mugavero MJ, Crane HM, Fredericksen RJ, Mayer KH, Mathews WC, Moore RD, Napravnik S, Christopoulos KA. Detecting Disengagement from HIV Care Before It's Too Late: Development and Preliminary Validation of a Novel Index of Engagement in HIV Care. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2019. PMID: 30865180


  79. Sauceda JA, Brooks RA, Xavier J, Maiorana A, Georgetti Gomez L, Zamudio-Haas S, Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Cajina A, Myers J. From Theory to Application: A Description of Transnationalism in Culturally-Appropriate HIV Interventions of Outreach, Access, and Retention Among Latino/a Populations. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2018. PMID: 29767401


  80. Koester KA, Johnson MO, Wood T, Fredericksen R, Neilands TB, Sauceda J, Crane HM, Mugavero MJ, Christopoulos KA. The influence of the 'good' patient ideal on engagement in HIV care. PloS one 2019. PMID: 30921440


  81. Sauceda JA, Lisha NE, Neilands TB, Christopoulos KA, Mathews WC, Levison JH, Dennis AM, Johnson MO. Cognitive-affective depressive symptoms and substance use among Latino and non-Latino White patients in HIV care: an analysis of the CFAR network of integrated clinical systems cohort. Journal of behavioral medicine 2018. PMID: 30377875


  82. Wood TJ, Koester KA, Christopoulos KA, Sauceda JA, Neilands TB, Johnson MO. If someone cares about you, you are more apt to come around: improving HIV care engagement by strengthening the patient-provider relationship. Patient preference and adherence 2018. PMID: 29872277


  84. Sauceda JA, Wiebe JS, Chan K, Kutner BA, Simoni JM. Acculturation, family cohesion, and mental health among Latinos living with HIV on the U.S.-Mexico border. Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology 2018. PMID: 29389148


  85. Kutner BA, Nelson KM, Simoni JM, Sauceda JA, Wiebe JS. Factors Associated with Sexual Risk of HIV Transmission Among HIV-Positive Latino Men Who have Sex with Men on the U.S.-México Border. AIDS and behavior 2017. PMID: 27278549


  87. Conroy AA, Gamarel KE, Neilands TB, Sauceda JA, Darbes LA, Dilworth SE, Taylor JM, Johnson MO. Partner Reports of HIV Viral Suppression Predict Sexual Behavior in Serodiscordant Male Couples. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2016. PMID: 27367791


  88. Sauceda JA, Paul JP, Gregorich SE, Choi KH. Assessing Collectivism in Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and African American Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Psychometric Evaluation. AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2016. PMID: 26829254


  90. Simoni JM, Wiebe JS, Sauceda JA, Huh D, Sanchez G, Longoria V, Andres Bedoya C, Safren SA. A preliminary RCT of CBT-AD for adherence and depression among HIV-positive Latinos on the U.S.-Mexico border: the Nuevo Día study. AIDS and behavior 2013. PMID: 23812892


  91. Sauceda JA, Wiebe JS, Rao D, Pearson CR, & Simoni JM. Stigma, Discrimination, and HIV/AIDS: A Cross-Cultural Perspective HIV-related stigma and HIV disclosure among Latinos on the U.S.-Mexico Border 2013. PMID:


  92. Wiebe JS, Sauceda JA, Lara C. Guide to Psychological Assessment with Hispanics Assessing mood disorders and suicidality in Hispanic clients 2012. PMID:


  93. Sauceda JA, Loya AM, Sias JJ, Taylor T, Wiebe JS, Rivera JO. Medication literacy in Spanish and English: psychometric evaluation of a new assessment tool. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA 2012. PMID: 23229985


  94. Zogg JB, Woods SP, Sauceda JA, Wiebe JS, Simoni JM. The role of prospective memory in medication adherence: a review of an emerging literature. Journal of behavioral medicine 2011. PMID: 21487722