Faculty

Brandon Guthrie

Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Associate Professor, Global Health

206-543-4278
brguth@uw.edu

Education

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

Contact

206-543-4278
brguth@uw.edu

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)

The Effect of the Shikamana Peer-and-Provider Intervention on Depressive Symptoms, Alcohol Use, and Other Drug Use Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Kenya.
(2023 Mar 16)
AIDS Behav
Graff NR, Hong C, Guthrie B, Micheni M, Chirro O, Wahome E, van der Elst E, Sanders EJ, Simoni JM, Graham SM
SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence, correlates, and access to harm reduction services among people who inject drugs living with and without HIV and their partners in Kenya.
(2023 Feb 23)
Harm Reduct J 20(1): 21
Doshi S, Kingston H, Tseng AS, Chohan BH, Sambai B, Guthrie BL, Monroe-Wise A, Mbogo LW, Masyuko S, Tram KH, Sinkele W, Macharia P, Bukusi D, Herbeck JT, Farquhar C
Occupational roles and risks of community-embedded peer educators providing HIV, hepatitis C and harm reduction services to persons who inject drugs in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2022)
PLoS One 17(12): e0278210
Masese LN, Ludwig-Barron NT, Mbogo L, Guthrie BL, Musyoki H, Bukusi D, Sinkele W, Gitau E, Farquhar C, Monroe-Wise A
Trajectories of method dissatisfaction among Kenyan women using modern, reversible contraception: A prospective cohort study.
(2023 Jan)
Contraception 117(): 22-24
Rothschild CW, Richardson BA, Guthrie BL, Drake AL
Assisted Partner Services for People Who Inject Drugs: Index Characteristics Associated With Untreated HIV in Partners.
(2022 Nov 1)
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 91(3): 269-275
Tseng AS, Sambai B, Monroe-Wise A, Mbogo LW, Ludwig-Barron NT, Masyuko SJ, Chohan BH, Scott JD, Sinkele W, Herbeck JT, Farquhar C, Guthrie BL
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