Faculty

Steven Erly

Affiliate Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

360-236-3419

Education

PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2021
MPH Epidemiology, University of Arizona, 2016
BS Neurosciences, University of Arizona, 2014

Contact

360-236-3419

WA

Bio

Dr. Steven Erly is an infectious disease epidemiologist whose work spans the fields of sexual health, health equity, and applied public health.  His research is focused on improving public health programs and care delivery for people living with HIV, Hepatitis C, sexually transmitted infections, and substance abuse disorder.  He is passionate about measurement issues, program evaluation, and identifying novel use of existing data.  He also has experience in advanced statistical methods and has placed in several nationwide machine learning and data visualization competitions.  He is a full-time epidemiologist at the Washington State Department of Health where he works at the intersection of health equity and infectious disease.

Research Interests

HIV, STI, Drug User Health, Applied Epidemiology, Local and State Public Health, Program Evaluation

Recent Publications (PubMed)

The Role of Gender in HIV Care Engagement Among Individuals Assigned Male Sex at Birth: Medical Monitoring Project, United States, 2015-2022.
(2026 Jul 2)
Am J Public Health
Erly S, Kaasa C, Mocha C, Menza T, Grandberry V, Martin A, George A, Amiya R

Evaluating Time-Space Methodologies to Detect Clusters of HIV Transmission: A Comparison of Advanced Methods in Washington State, 2010-2022.
(2026 Sep 1)
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 101(9): 957-963
Erly S, Yan H, Holte S, Mei Y, Kerani RP

Characterising the rate of syphilis diagnosis among people incarcerated in state-level prisons: a cohort study in Washington state 2013-2023.
(2026 May 4)
Sex Transm Infect
Erly S, Hyzer S, Strick LB, Pezo-Salazar A, Senter Z, Jack HE

Estimating HIV Risk Among Individuals Released from Incarceration in Washington State: A Data-Driven Approach to Targeted Prevention.
(2026 Aug)
AIDS Behav 30(8): 2553-2563
Troupe D, Jack HE, Bagdon-Cox C, Amiya RM, Erly S

Evaluating Viral Suppression Among People with HIV Experiencing Incarceration: Outcomes of a Patient-Centered Care Model in Washington State Prisons, 2008-2019.
(2026 Apr)
J Correct Health Care 32(2): 123-131
Gurrey SO, Dombrowski JC, Sesay FA, Manahan L, Erly S, Strick LB

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