Dilara K. Üsküp, PhD, PhD

Core Scientist, Policy Impact Core


Dilara K. Üsküp, PhD, PhD, is a joint doctoral graduate of the University of Chicago’s Department of Political Science and the Divinity School. Her forthcoming manuscript, Sex in God’s City, examines theology as political persuasion. Dr. Üsküp’s research clarifies the ways in which religion, spirituality, and religious institutions affect behavioral interventions and biometric outcomes of the most vulnerable populations, especially African American/Black women.  Her research interests include: race/ethnicity, religion, and gender/sexuality at the intersection of public opinion and health policy. Dr. Üsküp completed a T32 post-doctoral fellow at UCLA from 2018-2020 with Dr. Mary Jane Rotheram and Dr. Steve Shoptaw.

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS:

1. Üsküp, D. K., Nieto, O., Rosenberg-Carlson, E., & Brooks, R. A. (2024). Acceptability and appropriateness of information sessions to increase knowledge and awareness of PrEP and TelePrEP among Latina Women. AIDS care, 1–10. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2024.2354223

2. Morehead-Gee, A., Üsküp, D. K., Omokaro, U., Shoptaw, S., Harawa, N. T., & Heilemann, M. V. (2023). Relating ‘to her Human Side’: a Grounded Theory analysis of cosmetologists’ and aestheticians’ relationships with clients in Black American beauty salons to inform sexual health interventions. Culture, health & sexuality, 25(9), 1180–1197. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2022.2141331

3. Üsküp, D. K., Nieto, O., Rosenberg-Carlson, E., Lee, S. J., Milburn, N. G., & Brooks, R. A. (2022). Acceptability and Appropriateness of Digital PrEP Interventions for Black and Latina Cisgender Women: Perspectives From Service Providers in Los Angeles County. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 90(S1), S134–S140. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000002973