Farzana Kapadia
Farzana Kapadia
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Professor of Epidemiology
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Professional overview
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Dr. Farzana Kapadia is Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health at the NYU School of Global Public Health and at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Population Health. Dr. Kapadia is also affiliated with the Institute of Human Development and Social Change and Population Center at NYU.
Dr. Kapadia has long standing research interests in understanding the social and structural drivers of HIV/STIs as well as sexual and reproductive health outcomes in underserved and marginalized populations. Dr. Kapadia has over 20 years of experience in the design, development, and implementation of observational studies and HIV/STI intervention and prevention trials in underserved and marginalized populations in urban settings, both in the US and in Africa (Ghana and Kenya).
Dr. Kapadia has a passion for teaching and mentoring. She teaches the core Epidemiology for in-coming MPH students and has also taught key epidemiology courses, including Intermediate Epidemiology and Outbreak Epidemiology at GPH as well as an HIV-related course at NYU London. The overarching goal of Dr. Kapadia’s teaching is to train students to become epidemiologists and public health practitioners who are critical and creative thinkers as well as champions and advocates for inclusive solutions to our local and global public health challenges.
In addition to her research and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Kapadia serves as the Deputy Editor for the American Journal of Public Health.
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Education
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BS, Biology and History, SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton, NYMPH, Community Public Health, New York University, New York, NYPhD, Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY
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Honors and awards
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Excellence in Public Health Faculty Award, New York University (2012)Steinhardt Goddard Award (2011)Community Collaborative Award, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development (2009)Elected Member, American College of Epidemiology (2007)
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Areas of research and study
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Behavioral Determinants of HealthBehavioral ScienceEpidemiologyHIV/AIDSReproductive HealthSocial BehaviorsSocial Determinants of HealthSocial epidemiologySubstance Abuse
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Publications
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A mixed-methods evaluation of an HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis educational intervention for healthcare providers in a NYC safety-net hospital-based obstetrics and gynecology clinic
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being: A Public Health of Consequence, February 2024
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Adult Attachment Anxiety Is Protective Against the Effects of Internalized Homophobia on Condomless Sex Among Young Sexual Minority Men: The P18 Cohort Study
AbstractCook, S. H., Wood, E. P., Kapadia, F., & Halkitis, P. N. (n.d.).Publication year
2024Journal title
Journal of Sex ResearchVolume
61Issue
5Page(s)
742-749AbstractInternalized homophobia, or the internalization of negative attitudes toward one’s sexual minority identity, is associated with sexual risk behaviors among young sexual minority men (YSMM). However, the formation and maintenance of secure or insecure socio-emotional bonds with friends, family members, and intimate partners (i.e., adult attachment) may mitigate or exacerbate the negative effects of exposure to internalized homophobia. Nevertheless, little is known about how adult attachment influences the association between internalized homophobia and sexual risk behaviors (e.g., condomless anal sex) among YSMM. Thus, this study examined the potential moderating effect of adult attachment on the association between internalized homophobia and condomless anal sex (CAS) behaviors (i.e., insertive CAS and receptive CAS) among a sample of N = 268 YSMM who participated in the study between June 2015-March 2017 using zero-inflated Poisson regression models. We found that adult attachment anxiety, but not adult attachment avoidance, significantly moderated the association between internalized homophobia and receptive CAS behaviors such that those higher on adult attachment anxiety and internalized homophobia had fewer receptive CAS events over the preceding 30 days as compared to those lower on adult attachment anxiety and internalized homophobia. Research efforts should focus on unpacking the complex associations between adult attachment, internalized homophobia, and sexual risk behaviors among YSMM.Life Expectancy in the United States: A Public Health of Consequence, June 2024
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Our Public Health Workforce, Our Future: A Public Health of Consequence, May 2024
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Protecting Immigrant Children: A Public Health of Consequence, March 2024
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Safeguarding the Health of Mothers: A Public Health of Consequence, July 2024
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.School-Based Health Centers Are a Critical Component of Health Care for Children: A Public Health of Consequence, August 2024
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Social Justice and Public Health: A Public Health of Consequence, April 2024
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Climate Justice and Health Equity: A Public Health of Consequence, October 2023
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Environmental Justice From Pennsylvania to Paris: A Public Health of Consequence, January 2023
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.EquiPrEP: An implementation science protocol for promoting equitable access and uptake of long-acting injectable HIV preexposure prophylaxis (LAI-PrEP)
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Maternal health and maternal health service utilization among female sex workers: A scoping review
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Mental health burdens among North American Asian adults living with chronic conditions: a systematic review
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF HIV-ASSOCIATED HEALTH BEHAVIORS IN A POPULATION-BASED SAMPLE OF PUERTO RICAN ADULTS, 2019
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Public Health Data of the People, by the People, for the People: A Public Health of Consequence, June 2023
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Public Health Practice and Health Equity for Vulnerable Workers: A Public Health of Consequence, May 2023
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Structural Racism and Health Inequities: Moving From Evidence to Action
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Structural Racism and Public Health
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Sustaining PrEP Prescriptions at a Safety-Net Hospital in New York City During COVID-19: Lessons Learned
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Women, Life, Freedom: A Public Health of Consequence, February 2023
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Abortion Care Is Health Care: A Public Health of Consequence, September 2022
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Bringing an Equity Lens to Address the Evolving Overdose Crisis: A Public Health of Consequence, April 2023
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Capturing missed HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis opportunities—sexually transmitted infection diagnoses in the emergency department
Failed retrieving data from NYU Scholars.Chronic comorbidities in persons living with HIV within three years of exposure to antiretroviral therapy at Pantang Antiretroviral Center in Ghana: a retrospective study
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