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)

"We only trust each other": A qualitative study exploring the overdose risk environment among persons who inject drugs living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2024)
PLOS Glob Public Health 4(7): e0003435
Maurano M, Bukusi D, Masyuko S, Bosire R, Gitau E, Guthrie BL, Monroe-Wise A, Musyoki H, Owuor MA, Sambai B, Sinkele W, Kingston H, Farquhar C, Mbogo L, Ludwig-Barron NT
Efficacy of assisted partner services for people who inject drugs in Kenya to identify partners living with HIV and hepatitis C virus infection: a prospective cohort study.
(2024 May)
Lancet Glob Health 12(5): e859-e867
Monroe-Wise A, Mbogo L, Sambai B, Ludwig-Barron N, Guthrie BL, Bukusi D, Chohan BH, Masyuko S, Scott J, Juma E, Macharia P, Kingston H, Sinkele W, Gitau E, Bosire R, Musyoki H, Herbeck J, Farquhar C
Use of Digital COVID-19 Exposure Notifications at a Large Gathering: Survey Analysis of Public Health Conference Attendees.
(2024 Mar 18)
JMIR Form Res 8(): e50716
Drover CM, Elder AS, Guthrie BL, Revere D, Briggs NL, West LM, Higgins A, Lober WB, Karras BT, Baseman JG
Emergency Room Utilization and Methamphetamine Overdose Symptoms Among Syringe Services Program Participants in Washington State.
(2024)
Subst Use Misuse 59(7): 1012-1019
Frank ND, Banta-Green CJ, Guthrie BL, Kingston S, Tinsley J, Whiteside L, Glick SN
Utilizing a university testing program to estimate relative effectiveness of monovalent COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccine versus two-dose primary series against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.
(2024 Feb 27)
Vaccine 42(6): 1332-1341
Bennett JC, Luiten KG, O'Hanlon J, Han PD, McDonald D, Wright T, Wolf CR, Lo NK, Acker Z, Regelbrugge L, McCaffrey KM, Pfau B, Stone J, Schwabe-Fry K, Lockwood CM, Guthrie BL, Gottlieb GS, Englund JA, Uyeki TM, Carone M, Starita LM, Weil AA, Chu HY
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