Glenn-Milo Santos, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
Community Health Systems
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Dr. Santos is Associate Professor in Community Health Systems. His research foci involve the development of pharmacologic and behavioral interventions to reduce substance use and HIV-related sexual risk behaviors among key populations at risk for HIV, including men who have sex with men, transgender individuals, and people who use drugs. In addition, he is interested in evaluating the impact of alcohol and substance use on HIV treatment and care among HIV-positive individuals.

Featured Publications: 

Economic, Mental Health, HIV Prevention and HIV Treatment Impacts of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 Response on a Global Sample of Cisgender Gay Men and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men.

AIDS and behavior

Santos GM, Ackerman B, Rao A, Wallach S, Ayala G, Lamontage E, Garner A, Holloway IW, Arreola S, Silenzio V, Strömdahl S, Yu L, Strong C, Adamson T, Yakusik A, Doan TT, Huang P, Cerasuolo D, Bishop A, Noori T, Pharris A, Aung M, Dara M, Chung SY, Hanley M, Baral S, Beyrer C, Howell S

Syndemic conditions and medication adherence in older men living with HIV who have sex with men.

AIDS care

Zepf R, Greene M, Hessol NA, Johnson MO, Santos GM, John MD, Dawson-Rose C

Psychometric properties of measures of substance use: a systematic review and meta-analysis of reliability, validity and diagnostic test accuracy.

BMC medical research methodology

Santos GM, Strathdee SA, El-Bassel N, Patel P, Subramanian D, Horyniak D, Cook RR, McCullagh C, Marotta P, Choksi F, Kang B, Allen I, Shoptaw S

Illicit opioid use following changes in opioids prescribed for chronic non-cancer pain.

PloS one

Coffin PO, Rowe C, Oman N, Sinchek K, Santos GM, Faul M, Bagnulo R, Mohamed D, Vittinghoff E

Low PrEP Awareness and Use Among People Who Inject Drugs, San Francisco, 2018.

AIDS and behavior

McFarland W, Lin J, Santos GM, Arayasirikul S, Raymond HF, Wilson E

Bridging the Digital Divide Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Men Who Have Sex With Men to Reduce Substance Use and HIV Risk: Mixed Methods Feasibility Study.

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Hsiang E, Offer C, Prescott M, Rodriguez A, Behar E, Matheson T, Santa Maria D, Santos GM

Effects of Mirtazapine for Methamphetamine Use Disorder Among Cisgender Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men: A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA psychiatry

Coffin PO, Santos GM, Hern J, Vittinghoff E, Walker JE, Matheson T, Santos D, Colfax G, Batki SL

Parent/Caregiver Responses to Gender Identity Associated With HIV-Related Sexual Risk Behavior Among Young Trans Women in San Francisco.

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

Turner CM, Ahern J, Santos GM, Arayasirikul S, Wilson EC

Randomized feasibility trial of directly observed versus unobserved hepatitis C treatment with ledipasvir-sofosbuvir among people who inject drugs.

PloS one

Coffin PO, Santos GM, Behar E, Hern J, Walker J, Matheson T, Kinnard EN, Silvis J, Vittinghoff E, Fox R, Page K