Kim Koester, PhD, MA
Associate Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

kimberly.koester@ucsf.edu 415-476-6303

Dr. Kimberly Koester, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She is also a member of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies in the Division of Prevention Science (DPS). As an anthropologist, she specializes in qualitative research and collaborates on as well as leads team-based science studies focused on HIV prevention, care and treatment.

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She is particularly interested in sexual health promotion, patient-provider communication and has done extensive research on the social and sexual consequences of biomedical HIV prevention technologies. She is the Director of the DPS Behavioral and Social Science Training (BESST) Institute and teaches in the UCSF Implementation Science Certificate program.

Education & Training

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  • PhD Communication and Media Studies Free University 10/2017
  • MA Anthropology University of Massachusetts 06/2002
  • BA Anthropology and International Studies Trinity College 05/1999

Interests

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  • Qualitative research
  • Sexual Health
  • Mixed methods
  • HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
  • Health services research
  • HIV prevention
  • Patient engagement

Publications (97)

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Qualitative ResearchPre-Exposure ProphylaxisCase ManagementHIV InfectionsPyridonesPatient NavigationCommunity Health WorkersAnti-HIV AgentsCommunity Pharmacy ServicesPatient Acceptance of Health CareHomosexuality, MaleAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeChemopreventionRilpivirineInterviews as Topic

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