Faculty

R. Scott McClelland

Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Medicine - Allergy and Infectious Dis.
Professor, Global Health

206-543-4278

Education

MD Medicine, University of Washington, 1995
MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2001
BS Biology, University of Washington, 1989

Contact

206-543-4278

University of Washington
Box 359909
325 9th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

Bio

Dr. McClelland is a Professor of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Global Health. He leads a trainee-driven research program linking Seattle and Kenya in collaboration with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Nairobi (UON). Dr. McClelland's research spans a range of topics in HIV, STIs, women's health, key populations epidemiology, clinical trials, and implementation research.

Research Interests

  • Impact of periconceptual vaginal microbiota on women's risk of preterm birth 
  • Randomized trial of an implementation science tool to integrate HIV testing into family planning services in Mombasa County, Kenya 
  • Motivation matters! Randomized trial of theory-based, SMS to support treatment as prevention in high-risk women 
  • Development of a point of care cervical cancer diagnostic platform for low-resource settings 
  • Validation of collection Methods for high risk HPV Detection 
  • Women's life course events & HIV transmission potential: A multidisciplinary study

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Response to Yu et al.
(2025 May 30)
J Infect Dis
Sabo MC, Gharib SA, Shah JA, McClelland RS
Self-collection for high-risk HPV-RNA detection among HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative women engaged in sex work in Kenya.
(2025 Apr 1)
Sex Transm Infect
Lee F, Islam JY, Mutua MM, Kabare E, Manguro G, Waweru W, Mandaliya KN, Shafi J, McClelland RS, Smith JS
Air pollution exposures in early life and brain development in children (ABC): protocol for a pregnancy cohort study.
(2025 Feb 8)
BMJ Paediatr Open 9(1):
Benki-Nugent S, Were FH, Riederer AM, Gatari M, Karr CJ, Seto EY, Mutai BC, Wamithi S, Collett BR, Kinuthia J, Edemba PW, Richardson BA, McClelland RS, Larson TV, Marshall JD, Maleche-Obimbo E
Bacterial vaginosis is associated with transcriptomic changes but not higher concentrations of cervical leukocytes in a study of women at high risk for HIV acquisition.
(2025 Jan 28)
J Infect Dis
Sabo MC, Mustafa S, Saha A, Oyaro B, Fiedler TL, Krueger M, Fuchs E, Mureithi M, Mandaliya K, Jaoko W, Richardson BA, Gharib SA, Fredricks DN, Shah JA, McClelland RS
Intimate partner sexual violence is associated with unhealthy alcohol use among Kenyan women engaged in sex work.
(2025 Mar)
Drug Alcohol Depend Rep 14(): 100315
Tolstrup D, Roberts ST, Deya R, Wanje G, Shafi J, James JR, Chander G, McClelland RS, Graham SM
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