Amanda Miller, PhD, MS
Dr. Amanda Miller has been conducting HIV and substance use research since 2010. She received her doctorate from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), her masters from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and she is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Miller’s research primarily focuses on the synergy between alcohol use, experiences of intimate partner violence and HIV. Her dissertation research examined how alcohol use and intimate partner violence impact HIV care and treatment outcomes in Uganda. Her postdoctoral research is focused on addressing perinatal alcohol use among pregnant and breastfeeding women who are at high risk of HIV infection of living with HIV in South Africa. She is also co-investigator on a study to assess the feasibility of integrating point of care syphilis testing into routine antenatal care in Uganda and has ongoing mental health research at the same study site aimed at characterizing drivers of poor mental health and substance use and identifying gaps in mental health literacy in this setting to inform adaptation of interventions to address these issues.
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS:
1. Appa, A., Miller, A. P., Fatch, R., Kekibiina, A., Beesiga, B., Adong, J., Emenyonu, N., Marson, K., Getahun, M., Kamya, M., Muyindike, W., McDonell, M., Thirumurthy, H., Hahn, J. A., Chamie, G., & Camlin, C. S. (2024). Participant perspectives on incentives for TB preventative therapy adherence and reduced alcohol use: A qualitative study. PLOS global public health, 4(4), e0002472. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002472
2. Miller, A. P., Dean, S. S., Court, L., Mvududu, R., Mashele, N., Wara, N. J., Myer, L., Shoptaw, S., & Davey, D. L. J. (2024). “So that’s why I found PrEP to be safest way to protect yourself”: exploring IPV experiences and impact on HIV prevention among pregnant and postpartum women in Cape Town, South Africa. BMC public health, 24(1), 481. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17871-w
3. Miller, A. P., Appa, A., Muyindike, W., Fatch, R., Kekibiina, A., Beesiga, B., Adong, J., Emenyonu, N., Marson, K., Getahun, M., Kamya, M., Chamie, G., Camlin, C. S., & Hahn, J. A. (2024). A Qualitative Exploration of Intimate Partner Violence Among HIV/TB Coinfected Persons With Problematic Alcohol Use Participating in an Incentive-Based Alcohol/Medication Adherence Intervention in Uganda During COVID-19. Violence against women, 10778012231225229. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231225229