Chris Owens, PhD, MPH

@Prof_Montemayor & I surveyed rural substance-using sexual minority men about their sexualized drug use. Age, polysubstance use, other sexual risk behaviors, and sexual minority microaggression exposure were associated with past year sexualized drug use. doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12…

@ohshue-gatanaga @UWSPH found Black women in CSPs want culturally-tailored sexual health programs to improve knowledge, reduce stigma, and increase peer support. Important to create interventions for communities by communities @APHAAnnualMtg @PublicHealth #APHA2024

@UCBerkleySPH Dr Petry shows that couch-surfing youth engage in more transactional sex and condomless anal sex compared to youth in shelter programs. Integration with youth housing support programs and SRH programs. @APHAAnnualMtg @PublicHealth #APHA2024

@USFCOPH Dr Vamos evaluated a trauma-informed SRH program among justice-involved youth. Youth rated this program highly. More theory-based and strength-based SRH programs are needed for this population. @APHAAnnualMtg @PublicHealth #APHA2024

@PublicHealth @APHAAnnualMtg #APHA2024 The newest addition to @TAMU_SPH presenting on hair equity. Josh focuses on pediatric obesity and implementation science in Latin American counties. He’s also accepting students, and has many hospital and nonprofit collabs

@TAMU_SPH Sunghyun shows college student e-cig use was assoc with low risk, nicotine dependence, & alcohol use. Campuses need to address poly-sub use. @APHAAnnualMtg #APHA2024. Another great project from the REACH Lab. @APHA_ATOD and @APHAStudents, gotta talk to @Prof_Montemayor!

@APHA_ATOD @APHAStudents @PublicHealth, if you missed @Prof_Montemayor talk because you haven’t had your morning ☕️, he’ll be in the Hilton Room 5 a little after the session and will be at the SPH booth

@TAMU_SPH @Prof_Montemayor talks about how uni drinking culture and traditions influences hazardous drinking among college students. Uni’s can adapt their campus drinking traditions to be harm-reduction and do campus screening and referrals. His jokes were landing @APHAAnnualMtg

Come to the factors of hazardous drinking session tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8:30am. Great speakers on how culture/traditions, ACES, relationships, and discrimination impact alcohol misuse. @APHAAnnualMtg @APHA_ATOD #APHA2024 @Prof_Montemayor @philbaiden @UCBerkeley @NIMHD

Hey @APHAAnnualMtg @PublicHealth @APHA_HIV_AIDS #APHA2024, don’t know what you’re doing before happy hour on Tuesday? Come to the sexual risk behavior session to learn about justice-involved youth, homeless youth, Black women, and rural gay and bisexual men

Andrew O’Neil @MedicalCollege reviewed literature on the CFIR implementation facilitators and barriers of rural sexual minority men using HIV PrEP. Really exciting to see rural HIV and rural LGBTQ health during APHA 2024!! @APHA_HIV_AIDS @APHAAnnualMtg #APHA2024

Come to row 3 board 5 to hear great work from @TAMU_SPH REACH Lab on how social networks influence alcohol help-seeking intentions among college students. Sara is great & looking for a postdoc. Great mentoring you’ll get with @Prof_Montemayor. #APHA2024 @APHAAnnualMtg @APHA_ATOD

@nurxapp @UCSF @JohnHopkinsSPH Dr Nydegger talks their team’s process of developing an online HIV/STI self-testing for Black women in Texas. Really cool work with self-testing information, motivation, and self-efficacy, especially with implementation intentions #APHA2024 @APHAAnnualMtg

@nurxapp @UCSF Beyond the Pill’s Alejandra Alvarez explores barriers providers have for using telemed for contraceptive care. Providers are willing to implement tele-contraceptive services, but have concerns about patient access, privacy, and healthcare and clinic policies #APHA2024

Hey @APHAAnnualMtg #APHA2024, I know how you’re gonna start your Monday. Attending the tele-sexual and reproductive health session of course. Learn about tele-SRH programs. Great practitioner and research presentations from @nurxapp, @ConvergeMS, @UCSF, & @JohnHopkinsSPH

Rural LGBTQ health and rural sexual & reproductive health is representing this year at #APHA2024!!! @APHAAnnualMtg @APHA_HIV_AIDS. Check out these great posters and presentations!   @austinpeay @siusom @tiffmarcantonio @iusphb @BUSPH

@Prof_Montemayor is also nice (usually--no, he's nice all the time). But seriously, PhD applicants should contact him. You'll get REAL mentoring & experience. You'll make REAL IMPACT on our own campus health with his collab projects @TAMU_SPH. Share & RT with students you know😀

@Prof_Montemayor Fun hallway @TAMU_SPH! We co-chair. @Prof_Montemayor is recruiting PhD students interested in college student alcohol, cannabis, and substance use. His lab has +5 presentations at @APHA_ATOD @APHAAnnualMtg!! 📊 @APHAStudents @SbmStudents @ACHA_Tweets @NASPAtweets @TAMUGradSchool

@drStevenAJohn Congrats