Laura Bogart, PhD

Core Scientist, Combination Prevention Core


Laura Bogart, PhD, is a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation. A social psychologist specializing in community-based participatory research to understand and address health disparities, her primary interests are in the areas of stigma and medical mistrust and much of her research focuses on HIV prevention and treatment. Bogart also conducts research on the prevention of adolescent obesity. Much of her research is in the U.S. (with racial/ethnic minority populations), and she also conducts research in Botswana, South Africa, and Uganda. She is a Fellow in both the American Psychological Association and the Society of Behavioral Medicine. She was awarded the American Psychological Association’s Division 44 (LGBT Psychology) Award for Distinguished Contribution to Ethnic Minority Issues. Bogart received her Ph.D. and M.S. in Social Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh.

Contact: laura_bogart@rand.org

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS:

1. Collier, S. M., Semeere, A., Chemtai, L., Byakwaga, H., Lagat, C., Laker-Oketta, M., Bramante, J., Pacheco, A., Zehtab, M., Strahan, A. G., Grant, M., Bogart, L. M., Bassett, I. V., Busakhala, N., Opakas, J., Maurer, T., Martin, J., Kiprono, S., & Freeman, E. E. (2024). Impact of a multicomponent navigation strategy on stigma among people living with HIV and Kaposi’s sarcoma in Kenya: a qualitative analysis. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs, 2024(63), 38–44. https://doi.org/10.1093/jncimonographs/lgae017

2. Gizaw, M., Bogart, L. M., Mutchler, M. G., Lawrence, S. J., Klein, D. J., Goggin, K., Storholm, E. D., & Wagner, G. J. (2024). Substance Use and Mental Health as Mediators of the Association Between Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Condomless Sex with Serodiscordant Partners Among Black Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV. Journal of interpersonal violence, 8862605241242854. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241242854

3. Wagner, G. J., Bogart, L. M., Matovu, J. K. B., Okoboi, S., Gwokyalya, V., Klein, D. J., Ninsiima, S., & Green, H. D. (2024). Characteristics of Received HIV Prevention Advocacy from Persons Living with HIV in Uganda, and Associations with HIV Testing and Condom Use Among Social Network Members. AIDS and behavior, 28(7), 2454–2462. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04347-6