Faculty

Arjee Restar

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Assistant Professor, Health Systems and Population Health


Education

Postdoctoral Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, 2021
PhD Behavioral Science, Social Sciences, Brown University, 2020
MPH Epidemiology, Columbia University, 2016
BS Biology, Philosophy, Pace University, 2013

Contact


Box 351619
Department of Epidemiology
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, 865B

Bio

Arjee Restar (she/her) applies epidemiologic methods to behavioral, social, structural, and health services research and policy to address inequities in health outcomes and access, particularly as experienced by communities of transgender and nonbinary people in the US and Asia. She is expanding transgender health as a field by building research environments that produce high-quality evidence that speaks to the myriad of health priorities of transgender and nonbinary communities at-large, along with community stakeholders, scientists, scholars, and trainees who are also paving this field forward. This work includes advocating for institutional policies and practices that dismantle systems of oppression, inequality, and inequity.

Research Areas

Research Interests

Transgender and nonbinary health, health policy; social epidemiology; behavioral, social and structural determinants of health; substance use prevention and care; mental health promotion; HIV/STI prevention and care; behavioral economics; gender affirming care

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Antitrans Policy Environment and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Transgender and Nonbinary Adults.
(2024 Aug 1)
JAMA Netw Open 7(8): e2431306
Restar A, Layland EK, Hughes L, Dusic E, Lucas R, Bambilla AJK, Martin A, Shook A, Karrington B, Schwarz D, Shimkin G, Grandberry V, Xanadu X, Streed CG Jr, Operario D, Gamarel KE, Kershaw T
Adaptation of a Theory-Based Mobile App to Improve Access to HIV Prevention Services for Transgender Women in Malaysia: Focus Group Study.
(2024 Aug 13)
JMIR Form Res 8(): e56250
Gautam K, Shrestha R, Dlamini S, Razali B, Paudel K, Azwa I, Saifi R, Toh Y, Justin Lim H, Sutherland R, Restar A, Phanuphak N, Wickersham JA
Getting Precise about Gender and Sex Measurement: A Primer for Epidemiologists.
(2024 Jun 29)
Am J Epidemiol
Restar AJ, Lett E, Menezes NP, Molino AR, Poteat TC, Dean L, Glick JL, Baker KE, Cole SW
Association of Political Assaults With the Health of Transgender and Nonbinary Persons.
(2024 Aug 1)
JAMA Intern Med 184(8): 986-987
Streed CG Jr, Baker KE, Restar AJ
Including transgender populations in mathematical models for HIV treatment and prevention: current barriers and policy implications.
(2024 Jun)
J Int AIDS Soc 27(6): e26304
Tordoff DM, Restar A, Minalga B, Fernandez A, Dimitrov D, Duerr A, Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Sexual Health (STARS) Advisory Board
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