Ian Holloway, PhD, MSW, MPH

Ian Holloway, PhD, MSW, MPH is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and an Associate Professor of Social Welfare at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. His applied behavioral health research examines the contextual factors that contribute to heath disparities among sexual and gender minority people. Dr. Holloway is an expert in social network analysis and is particularly interested in how social media and new technologies can be harnessed for health promotion and disease prevention. He has served as the PI on research studies funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Department of Defense, and the California HIV/AIDS Research Program. He currently directs the Southern California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Center, which brings the most relevant and timely evidence to bear on California’s efforts to develop and maintain efficient, cost-effective, and accessible programs and services to people living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS.

Contact: holloway@luskin.ucla.edu

Featured Publications:

1. Jauregui, J. C., Hong, C., Garner, A., Howell, S., & Holloway, I. W. (2025). Sexual Behavior, App Use, and Venue Comfort During COVID-19: A Global Study of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men. Journal of sex research, 1–7. Advance online publication.

2. Hong, C., Mammadli, T., Wu, E. S. C., & Holloway, I. W. (2025). Internalized transphobia and psychological distress among transgender and gender non-confirming emerging adults: The mediating roles of social support and gender identity disclosure. Journal of psychiatric research, 191, 554–560.

3. Hong, C., Wang, L., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Chen, L., Wong, F. Y., Simoni, J. M., Holloway, I. W., & John, S. A. (2025). Barriers and facilitators to engagement with the PrEP care continuum among sexual minority men in China: a systematic review. Sexual health, 22, SH25021.

Last updated: 11/19/2025