Nina Yamanis
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32. Yamanis T, del Río-González AM, Rapaport L*, Norton C*, Little C*, Barker S and Ornelas I (2021). “Understanding fear of deportation and its impact on healthcare access among immigrant Latinx men who have sex with men”, LeBlanc, AJ and Perry, BL (Ed.) Sexual and Gender Minority Health (Advances in Medical Sociology, Vol. 21), Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 103-131. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1057-629020210000021010

31. Yamanis T, Morrissey T, Bochey L, Cañas N, Sol C.  “Hay que seguir en la lucha” (“You have to continue in the fight”): An FQHC’s community health action approach to promoting Latinx immigrants’ individual and community resilience.  Behavioral Medicine. published online 23 Jul 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2020.1738320


30. Maman S, Mulawa M, Balvanz P, McNaughton Reyes L, Kilonzo M, Yamanis T, Singh B, and Kajula L. (2020). Results from a cluster-randomized trial to evaluate a microfinance and peer health leadership intervention to prevent HIV and intimate partner violence among social networks of Tanzanian men.  PLoS ONE. Mar 20;15(3):e0230371. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230371

29.  Ornelas I, Yamanis T, Ruiz R. (2020).  The health of undocumented Latinx immigrants: what we know and future directions. Annual Reviews of Public Health, 41, 289-308.  https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040119-094211 

28. Martinez, O., Brady, K.A., Levine, E., Page, K.R, Zea, M.C., Yamanis, T.J., Grieb, S., Shinefeld, J., Ortiz, K. Davis, W.W., Mattera, B., Martinez-Donate, A., ChavezBaray, S. & Moya, E.M. (2020). Using syndemics theory to examine HIV sexual risk among Latinx men who have sex with men in Philadelphia, PA: Findings from the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance. Ehquidad, 13, 217-236.  doi: 10.15257/ehquidad.2020.0009. 

27. Rosen JG, Malik M, Cooney EE, Wirtz A, Yamanis T, Lujan M, Cannon C, Hardy C, Poteat T (2019).  Antiretroviral treatment interruptions among Black and Latina transgender women living with HIV: characterizing co-occurring, multilevel factors using the Gender Affirmation Framework. AIDS and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02581-x

26. Poteat T, Wirtz A, Malik M, Cannon C, Hardy D, Sanders R, Lujan M* , Yamanis T. The Gap Between willingness and uptake: findings from mixed methods research on HIV prevention among Black and Latina transgender women.  J. Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 Oct 1;82(2):131-140. https://doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002112

25. Kajula L, Kilonzo M, Conserve D, Mwikoko G, Kajuna D, Balvanz P, Yamanis T, Mulawa M, Hill L, Mbwambo J, Maman S.  Engaging young men as community health leaders in an STI and intimate partner violence prevention trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Global Social Welfare, 2019 Jan 04: 1-8. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40609-018-00134-z

24. Yamanis T, Zea MC, Ramé Montiel AK*, Barker S, Díaz-Ramirez MJ, Page KR, Martinez O, and Rathod J.  Legal immigration services as a structural HIV intervention for Latinx sexual and gender minorities. In print  at Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10903-018-0838-y

23. Balvanz P, Yamanis T, Mwikoko G, Kajula L, and Maman S.Microfinance and health interventions: Factors influencing loan repayment success with young men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.In press at Global Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2018.1501079

22. Yamanis T, Malik M, del Río González AM, Wirtz A, Cooney E, Lujan M*, Corado R, Poteat T (2018). Legal immigration status is associated with depressive symptoms among Latina transgender women in Washington, DC. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 15(6): 1246. PMID: 29895781 www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/6/1246
 
21. Conserve D, Alemu D, Yamanis T, Maman S, Kajula L (2018).‘He told me to check my health’: A qualitative exploration of social network influence on men’s HIV testing behavior and HIV self-testing willingness in Tanzania. American Journal of Men’s Health. April 25, 2018. PMID: 29808781 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1557988318777674
 
20. Page K, Grieb S, Nieves-Lugo K, Yamanis T, Taylor H, Martinez O, Yamasaki Y, Limaye R, Davis W, Beyrer C, Zea MC (2018).Enhanced immigration enforcement in the US and the transnational continuity of HIV care for Latinx migrants in deportation proceedings. In press at The Lancet HIV. doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(18)30074-2

19. Mulawa M, Yamanis T, Kajula L, Balvanz P, Maman S (2018). Structural network position and performance of health leaders within an HIV prevention trial. In press at AIDS and Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s10461-018-2126-1. PMID: 29705931 link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10461-018-2126-1


18. Page K, Martinez O, Nieves-Lugo K, Zea MC, Grieb S, Yamanis T, Spear K, Davis W (2017). Promoting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to Prevent HIV Infections Among Sexual and Gender Minority Hispanics/Latinxs.  AIDS Education and Prevention, 29(5): Sept-Oct 2017. https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/aeap.2017.29.5.389
 
17. Yamanis T, Dervisevic E*, Mulawa M, Conserve D, Barrington C, Kajula L, Maman S (2017). Social network influence on HIV testing among urban men in Tanzania. AIDS and Behavior, 21: 1171. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10461-016-1513-8
 
16.  Yamanis T, Nolan E*, Shepler S (2016). Fears and misperceptions of the Ebola response system during the 2014-2015 outbreak in Sierra Leone. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(10): e0005077. PMID: 27755553 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005077


15. Mulawa M*, Yamanis T, Balvanz P, Kajula L, Maman S (2016). Comparing perceptions with actual reports of close friend’s HIV testing behavior among urban Tanzanian men. AIDS and Behavior, 20: 2014-2022 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10461-016-1335-8
 
14. Mulawa M*, Yamanis T, Hill L, Balvanz P, Kajula L, Maman S (2016). Evidence of social network influence on multiple HIV risk behaviors and normative beliefs among young Tanzanian men. Social Science and Medicine. Mar; 15: 35-43.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953616300570?via%3Dihub
 
13. Kajula L, Balvanz P, Kilonzo M, Mwikoko G, Yamanis T, Mulawa M, Kajuna D, Hill L, Conserve D, McNaughton Reyes H, Maman S (2016). Vijana Vijiweni II: A cluster-randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of a microfinance and peer health leadership intervention for HIV and intimate partner violence prevention among social networks of young men in Dar es Salaam. BMC Public Health. epub ahead of print 3 February 2016. https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-016-2774-x
 
12. Mulawa M*, Kajula L, Yamanis T, Balvanz P, Kilonzo M, Maman S (2016). Perpetration and victimization of intimate partner violence among young men and women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Epub ahead of print 22 Jan 2016.  http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0886260515625910
 
11. Palazzolo S*, Yamanis T, De Jesus M, Maguire-Marshall M*, Barker S (2016).  Documentation status as a contextual determinant of HIV risk among transgender immigrant Latinas. LGBT Health. Apr;3(2):132-8. PMID: 26669583http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/lgbt.2015.0133
 
10. Maman S, Kajula L, Balvanz P, Kilonzo M, Mulawa M Yamanis T (2015).  Leveraging strong social ties among young men in Dar es Salaam:  A pilot intervention of microfinance and peer leadership for HIV and gender-based violence prevention.  Global Public Health. Epub ahead of print 20 Nov 2015. PMID: 26588115 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17441692.2015.1094105
 
9. Yamanis T, Fisher J*, Moody JW, and Kajula LJ (2015).  Young men’s social network characteristics and associations with sexual partnership concurrency in Tanzania. AIDS and Behavior, 20(6), 1244-1255. PMID: 26271813 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10461-015-1152-5
 
8. Yamanis T Merli MG, Neely W, Tian F*, Moody J, Xiaowen T, Gao E (2013).  An empirical analysis of the impact of recruitment patterns on RDS estimates among a socially ordered population of female sex workers in China. Sociological Methods and Research, 42(3), 392-425. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0049124113494576


7. Yamanis T, Doherty I, Weir S, Bowling J, Kajula L, Mbwambo J, Maman S (2013). From coitus to concurrency: sexual partnership characteristics and risk behaviors of 15-19 year old men recruited from urban venues in Tanzania. AIDS and Behavior,17(7), 2405-2415. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10461-012-0312-0 

6. Yamanis T, Maman S, Mbwambo J, Earp JA, Kajula L. (2010). Social venues that protect against and promote HIV risk for young men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Social Science & Medicine, 71 (9), 1601-1609. 
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953610006118?via%3Dihub
 
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5. Linnan L, Steckler A, Maman S, Ellenson M, French E, Blanchard L, Bowling J, Yamanis T, Succop S, Davenport A,  Moracco B. (2010). Engaging key stakeholders to assess and improve the professional preparation of MPH health educators. American Journal of Public Health, 100 (10), 1993-1999. http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2009.177709

4. Kennedy L, Cohen T, Panter A, DeVellis B, Yamanis T, Jordan J, DeVellis R. (2010).  Buffering against the emotional impact of pain: mood clarity reduces depressive symptoms in older adults.  Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 29 (9), 975-987.https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/jscp.2010.29.9.975
 
3. Maman S, Yamanis T, Kouyoumdjian F, Watt M, Mbwambo J. (2009). Intimate partner violence and the association with HIV risk behaviors among young men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.  Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20 (10): 1-18.http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0886260509354498

2. Gonzalez T, Bonilla Fernandez P, Jauregui B, Yamanis T, Salgado de Snyder N. (2007).  Well-being and family support among elderly rural Mexicans in the context of migration to the United States.  Journal of Aging and Health, 19 (2): 334-355. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0898264307299268
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1. Blalock S, Byrd J, Hansen H, Yamanis T, McMullin K, DeVellis B, DeVellis R, Panter A, Kawata A, Watson L,  Jordan J. (2005). Factors associated with potentially inappropriate drug utilization in a sample of rural community-dwelling older adults.American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, 3(3): 168-79.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1543594605800236?via%3Dihub
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