Research Abstracts

Publications / Abstracts

1. CD4 Count Guided Interruption of Antiretroviral Treatment (The Strategies for Management of Antiretroviral Therapy -SMART), New England Journal of Medicine, November 30, 2006, Vol. 355 No.22 North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI)

2. CD4 Cell Count Increase Predicts Clinical Benefits in Patients with Advanced HIV Disease and Persistent Viremia after one year of Combined Therapy, Journal of Infectious Diseases 2005; 192:1407-11, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal Quebec, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto Canada, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI), Newark, NJ

3. Liliane Windsor, PhD, Corey Rosmarin- DeStefano, Jordan Davis. Increasing HIV Testing and HIV Care and Utilization: The Community Based Test and Treat Initiative, Abstract, Presented, American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, Oct 31- Nov 4, 2015.

4. Liliane Windsor, PhD, Corey Rosmarin- DeStefano, Sharif Hall. Community Based HIV Test and Treat Initiative: Testing and Preventing HIV Infection among Drug Users in Newark, NJ. National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA 2015.

5. Liliane Windsor, PhD, Corey Rosmarin- DeStefano. Finding and Treating Newly Diagnosed or Out of Care HIV Positive Substance Users: The Kaiser Community Based Test and Treat Initiative, Society for Social Work and Research 22nd Annual Conference Presentation, January 10-14, 2018 Washington, DC.

6. Corey Rosmarin- DeStefano, BA, Diana Finkel, DO, Jihad Slim, MD, Eileen Scarinci, APN, DNP. Hepatitis C: Substance Abuse, Hepatitis C and Linkages to Care for Those Formally Incarcerated. Synchronicity. The National Conference for HIV, HCV, STI and LGBTQ Health. September 10-12, 2020.

7. Diana Finkel, DO, Michelle DallaPiazza, MD, Sari Bentsianov, MD, Corey DeStefano, BA. Outcomes of a Syndemic Approach Urban Adolescent and Transitional Youth Transgender Integrated Care Program. Synchronicity. The National Conference for HIV, HCV, STI and LGBTQ Health. September 10-12, 2020.

8. Corey Rosmarin- DeStefano, Diana Finkel, DO, Eileen Scarinci, APN, DNP, Erika Escabi, RN. Risk Reduction Service Delivery during the Pandemic to a marginalized Urban Population in Newark, NJ, ID week 2020 October 21-25, 2020.

9. Self-reported symptoms, self-reported viral testing result and seroprevalence of SARS CoV-2 among a community sample in Essex County New Jersey: A brief report Henry F. Raymond, Pratik Datta, Rahul Ukey, Peng Wang, Richard J. Martino, Kristen D. Krause, Corey Rosmarin-DeStefano, Abraham Pinter, Perry N. Halkitis, Maria L. Gennaro, MedRxiv, March 5, 2021

10. Estimating Incidence of HIV Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs, Newark, 2012-2018. Fthimnir Hassan1, Afework Wogayehu2, Barbara Bolden2, Corey Rosmarin-DeStefano 3, Christopher Menschner2, Anindita Fahad2, Abdel Ibrahim2, Henry F. Raymond11. School of Public Health, Rutgers University2. Division of HIV, STD and TB Services, New Jersey Department of Health, Trenton, NJ North Jersey Community Research Initiative, Newark, NJ. July 2021

11. Journal: Annals of Epidemiology Title: Correlates of SARS -CoV2 antibody prevalence in a community sample: Essex County New Jersey, 2020 Corresponding Author: Dr Henry Raymond Co-Authors: Pratik Datta, PhD; Rahul Ukey, PhD; Peng Wang; Richard J. Martino, MPH; Kristen D. Krause, PhD, MPH; Corey Rosmarin-DeStefano; Maria L. Gennaro, MD, MSc; Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH

12. Corey DeStefano, Jihad Slim, MD, Diana Finkel, DO, Eileen Scarinci, DNP, Anny Pastor, BSN, RN, Kevin Leyden, BSN, RN, Emily Levaggi, CPT, Paul Iyahen, RN, Sonia Vera, Mishal Khan. North Jersey Community Research Initiative, Newark, NJ. Successful Community Engagement During the COVID Pandemic Contributes to Eradication of HCV in Hard to Reach Individuals in an Urban Setting in Newark, NJ. Synchronicity. The National Conference for HIV, HCV, STI and LGBTQ Health. September 21-22, 2021

13. Diana Finkel, DO, Corey DeStefano, Joaquim Sackey, PhD, Sari Bentsianov, MD, Juan Torres, Mishal Khan, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, Synchronicity. The National Conference for HIV, HCV, STI and LGBTQ Health. September 21-22, 2021

14. Joachim Sackey, PhD, Corey Rosmarin- DeStefano, BA, Mishal Khan, BA, Juan Torres, CMA, Diana Finkel, DO. Food Insecurity among Adults Identifying as LGBTQI during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rutgers School of Health Professions, North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI), New Jersey Medical School. NIH Nutrition Health Disparities Workshop, September 21-23, 2021

15. Corey Rosmarin-DeStefano, Eugene G. Martin, PhD, Gratian Salaru, MD, Barbara Tempalski, PhD, Diana Finkel, DO, and Eileen Scarinci, APN, DNP North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI), Newark, NJ, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Somerset. During the COVID 10 Pandemic Integrated Community Health Screening for SARS COV-2 and HIV Promotes Diagnosis and Linkage to Care. ID Week 2021, September 29-October 3, 2021.

16. Henry F. Raymond1 · Pratik Datta2 · Rahul Ukey2 · Peng Wang1 · Richard J. Martino1 · Kristen D. Krause1 ·Corey Rosmarin‑DeStefano3 · Abraham Pinter2 · Perry N. Halkitis1 · Maria L. Gennaro2. Prevalence and Correlates of SARS CoV‑2 Among a Community‑Based Sample Recruited Using Randomized Venue‑Based Sampling. Essex County, NJ, 2020, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, October 21, 2021.

17. Serrano, S., Gwadz, M., Linnemayr, S., Cleland, C. M., Freeman, R., DeStefano, C., Cluesman, S., Kellam, K., Israel, K., & Pan, E. (October, 2021). Increasing sustained HIV viral suppression for PLWH at-risk: A pilot study of a novel low-touch intervention grounded in behavioral economics. Paper to be presented at the American Public Health Association’s 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo, Denver, CO. October 24- October 27, 2021

18. Eugene G. Martin PhD, Corey Rosmarin-DeStefano, Barbara Tempalski PhD and Gratian Salaru MD Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Somerset, NJ North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI), Newark, NJ. Pushing back the fear: COVID19 screening encourages HIV screening Paper to be presented at the American Public Health Association’s 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo, Denver, CO. October 24- October 27, 2021

19. Joachim Sackey, PhD, Corey Rosmarin- DeStefano, BA, Mishal Khan, BA, Juan Torres, CMA, Diana Finkel, DO. Food Insecurity, Diet Quality and Barriers to Healthy Eating During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Adults Who Identify As LGBTQI: A Descriptive Study, Nutrition 2022 LIVE Online, June 14-16, 2022.

20. Joachim Sackey, PhD, Corey Rosmarin- DeStefano, BA, Mishal Khan, BA, Juan Torres, CMA, Diana Finkel, DO. Food Insecurity, Diet Quality and Barriers to Healthy Eating During the COVID-19 Pandemic among Adults Who Identify As LGBTQI: A Descriptive Study. Rutgers School of Health Professions, North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI) 2022 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo, October 8-11, 2022 ,Orlando, FL.

21. Corey Rosmarin-DeStefano, Eugene G. Martin, PhD, Gratian Salaru, MD, Barbara Tempalski, PhD, North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI), Newark, NJ, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Somerset. Community Based COVID 19 Screening Encourages HIV Screening in Newark, NJ American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo November 6-9, Boston, MA.

22. Corey Rosmarin- DeStefano, Jihad Slim, MD, Diana Finkel, DO, Kevin Leyden, RN, Emily Levaggi CPT, Juan Torres CMA, Eileen Scarinci, DNP, Sonia Vera, Paul Iyahen, RN North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI), Newark, NJ Community Based Mobile Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment Expands Outreach to Urban and Rural Communities in New Jersey to Eliminate Hepatitis C, International Viral Hepatitis Elimination Project (IVHEM 2022) Amsterdam, The Netherlands, December 2-3, 2022.

23. Corey Rosmarin- DeStefano, Jihad Slim, MD, Barbara Tempalski, PhD, Diana Finkel, DO, Kevin Leyden, RN, Emily Levaggi CPT, Juan Torres, CMA, Sheena Duprey, LPN North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI), Newark, NJ. Understanding Hepatitis C Reinfection and Factors Associated with HCV Infection in New Jersey, USA. Global Hepatitis Summit April 25-28, 2023, Paris France.

24. Joachim D. Sackey, Mina Ghbrial, Corey Rosmarin-DeStefano, Mishal Khan, Syd Rosen, Juan Torres, Diana Finkel. Food Insecurity, Community Belongingness and Social Support among Adult Transgender Individuals in Newark, New Jersey. American Society for Nutrition, July22-25, 2023