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Kristi E Gamarel
Research Associate Professor; Training Faculty
John G Searle Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity, School of Public Health and Research Associate Professor, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
John G Searle Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity, School of Public Health and Research Associate Professor, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
Research Interests:
Kristi Gamarel (she/her) is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Equity at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and a Research Associate Professor at the Population Studies Center. Her research focuses on addressing health inequities among LGBTQ+ communities in the context of HIV, mental health, substance use, safety, and access to affirming healthcare. She uses community-based participatory research principles, and her work integrates qualitative, survey, and mixed-methods approaches to understand and address multilevel determinants of health. She also mentors graduate students and early-career scholars as they develop independent research programs focused on structural and social drivers of health inequities.
Select Publications
- Arjee Javellana Restar, Kristi E Gamarel, Don Operario. 2026. The Uncontrolled Policy Experiment On Trans Children And Youth. Health Affairs Forefront February 17, 2026
- Restar, Arjee Javellana, DeAtley, Teresa, Ogunbajo, Adedotun, Sandh, Simon, Breslow, Aaron, Sanders, Renata, Bauermeister, José, Kershaw, Trace, Operario, Don, Kristi E Gamarel. 2026. Economic hardship in employment, housing, and finance among transgender populations in the context of federal protection rollbacks. Finance Research Letters 107:110419.
- Gamarel, Kristi E., Merrill, Katherine G., Hosek, Sybil, Hightow-Weidman, Lisa B., Kristi E Gamarel, Merrill, Katherine G., Hosek, Sybil, Hightow-Weidman, Lisa B.. 2026. Clarifying dissemination outcomes: a taxonomy to advance dissemination science. Implementation Science
- Sophia A. Hussen, Antonio Newman, Jr., Marcus O. Reed, Raphiel J. Murden, Neil Gutlay, Samuel C.O. Opara, Tsedenia Tewodros, Srija Dutta, Kamini Doraivelu, Andrés Camacho González, Kristi E Gamarel, Gary W. Harper. 2026. Social Capital as Intervention: A Pilot Telehealth Trial (Tele-B6) Among Young Black Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV. AIDS Patient Care and STDs
- Kristi E Gamarel, Mayo-Wilson, Larissa Jennings, Ubong, Ini-Abasi, Jadwin-Cakmak, Laura, Correll-King, Wesley, Monro, Dior', Harris, Harmony, Poindexter, Jeynce, Riser, Chanel, Stephenson, J., Reyes, Lilianna, Neilands, Torsten B., Poteat, Tonia. 2026. SeCuRE Pilot Trial: A Community-Engaged HIV Status-Neutral Microeconomic Intervention in the United States. AIDS and Behavior :1-11.
- Kristi E Gamarel, Jadwin-Cakmak, Laura, Correll-King, Wesley M., Trammell, Racquelle, Abad, Julisa, Harris, Harmony, Ward, Latrice, Ubong, Ini-Abasi, Reyes, Lilianna, Connolly, Maureen, Harper, Gary W., Neilands, Torsten B.. 2025. Latent transition analysis of time-varying cannabis use motives to inform adaptive interventions. Psychology of Violence 15(4):435-447.
- Kristi E Gamarel, Stein, Ellen S., Correll-King, Wesley M., McCree, Breonna, Johnson, Jack, Pollack, Lance M., Neilands, Torsten B., Johnson, Mallory O., Operario, Don, Sevelius, Jae M.. 2025. A Cautionary Tale: Digital Clinical Trial Implementation of a Couples-Based HIV Prevention Study among Transgender Women and Their Partners in the United States. AIDS and Behavior 29:37-44.
- Wesley Correll-King, Crifasi, Cassandra, Kristi E Gamarel. 2025. A scoping review of empirical research on firearms and firearm violence among sexual and gender minority populations in the United States. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 59(1)
- Kristi E Gamarel, Correll-King, Wesley M., Jadwin-Cakmak, Laura, Abad, Julisa, Kaplan, Jay, Needham,Belinda L, Restar, Arjee J.. 2025. Intersectional structural oppression as a fundamental cause: Reflections on implementing a medical-legal partnership project. Health Psychology 44(3):285-290.
- DeAtley, Teresa, Baker, Abby, Denlinger-Apte, Rachel, Ogunbajo, Adedotun, Martinez, Ursula, Ceballos, Rachel, Wetter, David W, Operario, Don, Kershaw, Trace, Kristi E Gamarel, Restar, Arjee. 2025. Assessing Tobacco Harm Perceptions among Transgender and Nonbinary Adults: Results from a Community Informed State-wide Survey. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 27(11):2053–2062.