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Epidemiology
Julia Dickson-Gomez, PhD

Julia Dickson-Gomez, PhD

Professor

Locations

  • Division of Epidemiology, Institute for Health & Equity
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Medical Anthropology; University of California, Los Angeles
MA, Anthropology; University of California, Los Angeles
AB, Anthropology; Bryn Mawr College

Biography

Julia Dickson-Gomez is a medical anthropologist whose research focuses on reducing HIV and overdose risk for people with substance use disorders, and the effects of housing access and stability on health. Current projects include HOusing Instability Neighborhood Deprivation and Maternal HEalth (HOME) study. HOME will conduct longitudinal research with pregnant people recruited during the first trimester and followed through 3 months postpartum. The purpose of this project is 1) to understand factors that contribute to housing (in)stability among low-income pregnant people living in the Milwaukee metropolitan area, and 2) to investigate the effects of different housing statuses and stability on maternal physical and mental health, including biological markers of stress (allostatic load), and on pregnancy outcomes. We will also explore the mitigating effects of housing assistance (subsidized or supportive housing), neighborhood conditions, and psychosocial services provided through housing programs, social service agencies, and churches. She also has several projects focused on opioid overdose in the US including post-overdose interventions and interventions to expand the use of Medications to treat Opioid Use Disorder both among healthcare providers and people with opioid use disorder (OUD). She recently completed a pilot study to integrate buprenorphine to treat OUD in Uganda and another to test the SafeBangle, a wearable technology that women who are experiencing gender-based violence can use to call for help.

Research Interests

Dr. Dickson-Gomez studies HIV prevention among drug users in the United States and El Salvador and is also interested in the influence of structural factors on HIV risk. Her research explores the effects of housing policy on drug users' access to housing, variations in housing status and housing options of drug users, and levels of HIV risk related to these factors. Dr. Dickson-Gomez's work also explores macro- and micro-social contexts of crack use and HIV risk in communities in El Salvador. Her work develops and evaluates the impact of structural and multi-level interventions in the U.S. and Latin America.

Publications

  • (Anguzu R, Abbo C, Dickson-Gomez J, Bobholz M, Kiconco A, Shour AR, Kabanda R, Kalani K, Cassidy LD.) BMC Psychiatry. 2025 Jan 25;25(1):75 PMID: 39863866 PMCID: PMC11762070 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85216998850 01/26/2025

  • (Galletly CL, McAuliffe TL, Dickson-Gomez JB, Glasman LR, Ruelas DM.) AIDS Behav. 2024 Apr;28(4):1301-1313 PMID: 37632603 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85169133719 08/27/2023

  • (Dickson-Gomez J, Krechel S, Ohlrich J, Montaque HDG, Weeks M, Li J, Havens J, Spector A.) Harm Reduct J. 2024 Feb 27;21(1):52 PMID: 38413972 PMCID: PMC10900746 02/28/2024

  • (Galletly CL, Christenson EA, Ohlrich J, Dickson-Gomez J.) J Law Med Ethics. 2024;52(3):679-689 PMID: 39676377 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85212391837 12/16/2024

  • (Titi M, Keval A, Martinez E, Dickson-Gomez J, Young S, Meurer J.) Sci Rep. 2023 Dec 22;13(1):22949 PMID: 38135690 PMCID: PMC10746720 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85180508271 12/23/2023

  • (Anguzu R, Walker RJ, Babikako HM, Beyer KMM, Dickson-Gomez J, Zhou Y, Cassidy LD.) BMC Public Health. 2023 Nov 17;23(1):2276 PMID: 37978467 PMCID: PMC10656909 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176939609 11/18/2023

  • (Anguzu R, Cassidy LD, Nakimuli AO, Kansiime J, Babikako HM, Beyer KMM, Walker RJ, Wandira C, Kizito F, Dickson-Gomez J.) BMC Womens Health. 2023 Nov 08;23(1):584 PMID: 37940914 PMCID: PMC10634177 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176043761 11/09/2023

  • (Anguzu R, Walker RJ, Beyer KMM, Zhou Y, Babikako HM, Dickson-Gomez J, Cassidy LD.) BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023 Nov 03;23(1):767 PMID: 37924014 PMCID: PMC10623746 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85175710523 11/04/2023

  • (Lechuga J, Ramos R, Dickson-Gomez J, Beachy S, Perez G, Nevola O, Varela A, Ramos ME, Sauceda J, Ludwig-Barrron N, Salazar J.) Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Sep;119:104125 PMID: 37499305 07/28/2023

  • (Dickson-Gomez J, Nyabigambo A, Rudd A, Ssentongo J, Kiconco A, Mayega RW.) Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jun 19;20(12) PMID: 37372767 PMCID: PMC10298274 06/28/2023

  • (Bates G, Titi M, Dickson-Gomez J, Young S, Keval A, Meurer J.) Front Public Health. 2023;11:1215367 PMID: 38179566 PMCID: PMC10764567 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85181522069 01/05/2024

  • (Galletly CL, McAuliffe TL, Dickson-Gomez JB, Glasman LR, Ruelas DM.) Travel Med Infect Dis. 2023;56:102664 PMID: 37944654 PMCID: PMC10754163 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176112302 11/10/2023