Laura Bogart, PhD, is a Senior Behavioral Scientist at RAND and a Professor of Psychiatry at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. A social psychologist specializing in community-based participatory research to understand and address HIV disparities, her primary interests are in the areas of intersectional stigma and medical mistrust. Much of her research is in the U.S. (with racial, ethnic, and sexual minority populations), and she also conducts research in Botswana, South Africa, and Uganda. She is a Fellow in 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:

2. Bogart, L. M., Phaladze, N., Kgotlaetsile, K., Klein, D. J., Goggin, K., & Mosepele, M. (2024). Pilot Test of Mopati, a Multi-Level Adherence Intervention for People Living with HIV and Their Treatment Partners in Botswana. International journal of behavioral medicine, 31(5), 787–798.

3. Bogart, L. M., Mutchler, M. G., Goggin, K., Ghosh-Dastidar, M., Klein, D. J., Saya, U., Linnemayr, S., Lawrence, S. J., Tyagi, K., Thomas, D., Gizaw, M., Bailey, J., & Wagner, G. J. (2023). Randomized Controlled Trial of Rise, A Community-Based Culturally Congruent Counseling Intervention to Support Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Black/African American Adults Living with HIV. AIDS and behavior, 27(5), 1573–1586.

Last updated: 12/10/2024