Faculty

Brandon L Guthrie

Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Associate Professor, Global Health

206-543-4278

Education

PhD University of Washington, 2009
MPH University of Washington, 2005
BA Biology, Macalester College, 2000

Contact

206-543-4278

University of Washington
Box 359909
325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

Bio

Dr. Brandon Guthrie, PhD, is an epidemiologist and Assistant Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology at the University of Washington. His specific research interests focus on improving engagement in care among people living with HIV. Dr. Guthrie has NIH-funded research projects based in Nairobi, Kenya that are evaluating interventions to improve linkage and retention in HIV/AIDS care, expedite treatment initiation, and reduce mortality. His research includes both randomized intervention trials as well as mixed methods and implementation science approaches to evaluate interventions that are tailored to achieve both high effectiveness and acceptability. Dr. Guthrie is an instructor in introductory and advanced epidemiologic methods courses at the UW as well as 10-week distance learning course focused on epidemiology and biostatistics. Dr. Guthrie is the co-editor of the COVID-19 Literature Situation Report, which is a daily digest with summaries of the most relevant articles related to the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research Areas

Research Interests

Dr. Guthrie’s research interests focus on improving engagement in care among people living with HIV. His NIH-funded research projects are based in Nairobi, Kenya and are evaluating interventions to improve linkage and retention in HIV/AIDS care, expedite treatment initiation, and reduce mortality. His research includes both randomized intervention trials as well as mixed methods and implementation science approaches to evaluate interventions that are tailored to achieve both high effectiveness and acceptability.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Using HIV and Hepatitis C Molecular Epidemiology to Investigate Assisted Partner Services Recruitment Among People Who Inject Drugs in Kenya.
(2024 Dec 16)
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
Kingston H, Chohan BH, Mbogo L, Bukusi D, Monroe-Wise A, Sambai B, Omballa V, Tram KH, Guthrie B, Giandhari J, Masyuko S, Bosire R, Sinkele W, de Oliveira T, Scott J, Farquhar C, Herbeck JT
A phylogenetic assessment of HIV-1 transmission trends among people who inject drugs from Coastal and Nairobi, Kenya.
(2024)
Virus Evol 10(1): veae092
Kingston H, Nduva G, Chohan BH, Mbogo L, Monroe-Wise A, Sambai B, Guthrie BL, Wilkinson E, Giandhari J, Masyuko S, Sinkele W, de Oliveria T, Bukusi D, Scott J, Farquhar C, Herbeck JT
Protective Behaviors Following Digital COVID-19 Exposure Notifications, Washington State, September 1, 2021, to March 1, 2022.
(2024 Dec 13)
J Public Health Manag Pract
Briggs NL, Guthrie BL, Elder AS, Revere D, Molino AR, West LM, Higgins A, Karras BT, Baseman JG
Experience and challenges delivering hepatitis C virus treatment for people who inject drugs in Kenya.
(2024)
Front Med (Lausanne) 11(): 1429516
Boke J, Monroe-Wise A, Umutesi G, Mbogo L, Sambai B, Bukusi D, Chohan B, Scott J, Gitau E, Sinkele W, Musyoki H, Herbeck J, Farquhar C, Guthrie BL
Integration of Jail Booking and HIV Surveillance Data to Facilitate Care Coordination.
(2024 Dec)
J Correct Health Care 30(6): 406-413
Avoundjian T, Golden MR, Guthrie BL, Hughes JP, Baseman J, Jones-Vanderleest JG, Dombrowski JC
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