Kyung-Hee Choi, MPH, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Medicine
School of Medicine

In particular, she has investigated the roles that social and sexual networks play in determining HIV risk among MSM in China and MSM of color in the U.S. and has also examined the mechanisms through which experiences of stigma and discrimination based on race/ethnicity and sexual orientation affect HIV risk among these men. In addition, she has a strong history of developing and evaluating behavioral HIV prevention interventions targeting MSM as well as women. She developed an efficacious safer sex training intervention to reduce HIV risk behaviors among Asian/Pacific Islander MSM in the U.S., adapted currently available evidence-based behavioral interventions to reduce HIV-transmission risk behavior among HIV-positive MSM in China, developed an efficacious skills training intervention to increase female condom use among ethnically-diverse women in the U.S., and evaluated the feasibility of implementing and assessing a female condom promotion network intervention with ethnically-diverse women in the U.S.

• Prognostic significance of WT1 expression in soft tissue sarcoma.
  World journal of surgical oncology 2014 Kim A, Park EY, Kim K, Lee JH, Shin DH, Kim JY, Park DY, Lee CH, Sol MY, Choi KU, Kim JI, Lee IS
• Polycomb protein EZH2 expression in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is associated with better prognosis in patients treated with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone.
  Leukemia & lymphoma 2014 Lee HJ, Shin DH, Kim KB, Shin N, Park WY, Lee JH, Choi KU, Kim JY, Lee CH, Sol MY
• A social-ecological perspective on power and HIV/AIDS with a sample of men who have sex with men of colour.
  Culture, health & sexuality 2014 Tan JY, Pratto F, Paul J, Choi KH
• I know a lot of gay Asian men who are actually tops: managing and negotiating gay racial stigma
  Sexuality & Culture 2014 Han CS, Proctor K, Choi KH
• Substance use and experienced stigmatization among ethnic minority men who have sex with men in the United States.
  Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse 2014 Paul JP, Boylan R, Gregorich S, Ayala G, Choi KH
• We pretend like sexuality doesn’t exist: managing homophobia in gaysian America
  The Journal of Men's Studies 2014 Han CS, Proctor K, Choi KH.
• Social network characteristics and HIV risk among African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Latino men who have sex with men.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2013 Choi KH, Ayala G, Paul J, Boylan R, Gregorich SE
• Charting a moral life: the influence of stigma and filial duties on marital decisions among Chinese men who have sex with men.
  PloS one 2013 Steward WT, Miège P, Choi KH
• Dimensions of racism and their impact on partner selection among men of colour who have sex with men: understanding pathways to sexual risk.
  Culture, health & sexuality 2013 Ro A, Ayala G, Paul J, Choi KH
• Experiences of discrimination and their impact on the mental health among African American, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Latino men who have sex with men.
  American journal of public health 2013 Choi KH, Paul J, Ayala G, Boylan R, Gregorich SE
• Expression and significance of the TLR4/MyD88 signaling pathway in ovarian epithelial cancers.
  World journal of surgical oncology 2012 Kim KH, Jo MS, Suh DS, Yoon MS, Shin DH, Lee JH, Choi KU
• The effects of sexism, psychological distress, and difficult sexual situations on U.S. women's sexual risk behaviors.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2011 Choi KH, Bowleg L, Neilands TB
• Assessment of fully and partially condom-protected sex among US women: the potential for overestimating protected sex acts.
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2011 Choi KH, Gregorich SE
• Strategies for managing racism and homophobia among U.S. ethnic and racial minority men who have sex with men.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2011 Choi KH, Han CS, Paul J, Ayala G
• Correlates of sexual, ethnic, and dual identity: a study of young Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men
  AIDS Education and Prevention 2011 Vu L, Choi KH, Do T
• Internet sex ads for MSM and partner selection criteria: the potency of race/ethnicity online.
  Journal of sex research 2010 Paul JP, Ayala G, Choi KH
• Effects of gender discrimination and reported stress on drug use among racially/ethnically diverse women in Northern California.
  Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health 2010 Ro A, Choi KH
• Social network influences on male and female condom use among women attending family planning clinics in the United States.
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2009 Choi KH, Gregorich SE
• Social status correlates of reporting gender discrimination and racial discrimination among racially diverse women.
  Women & health 2009 Ro AE, Choi KH
• The efficacy of female condom skills training in HIV risk reduction among women: a randomized controlled trial.
  American journal of public health 2008 Choi KH, Hoff C, Gregorich SE, Grinstead O, Gomez C, Hussey W
• Social discrimination, concurrent sexual partnerships, and HIV risk among men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China.
  AIDS and behavior 2008 Choi KH, Hudes ES, Steward WT
• Assessment of stigma towards homosexuality in China: a study of men who have sex with men.
  Archives of sexual behavior 2008 Neilands TB, Steward WT, Choi KH
• Testing the validity and reliability of a modified schedule of sexist events: implications for public health research on women's HIV risk behaviors
  Women & Health 2008 Bowleg L, Neilands TB, Choi KH
• The influence of social and sexual networks in the spread of HIV and syphilis among men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2007 Choi KH, Ning Z, Gregorich SE, Pan QC
• Trends in sexually transmitted diseases, sexual risk behavior, and HIV infection among Asian/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men, San Francisco, 1999-2005
  Sex Transm Dis 2007 Raymond HF, Chen S, Truong HH, Knapper KB, Klausner JD, Choi KH, McFarland W
• HIV testing trends and correlates among young Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men in two U.S. cities.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2006 Do TD, Hudes ES, Proctor K, Han CS, Choi KH
• Lack of HIV testing and awareness of HIV infection among men who have sex with men, Beijing, China.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2006 Choi KH, Lui H, Guo Y, Han L, Mandel JS
• Experiences of social discrimination among men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China
  AIDS and Behavior 2006 Liu JX, Choi KH
• Prevalence and correlates of substance use among young Asian Pacific Islander men who have sex with men
  Prevention Science 2006 Operario D, Choi KH, Chu PL, McFarland W, Secura GM, Behel S, MacKellar D, Valleroy L
• Sexual identity among men who have sex with men in Shanghai
  China Perspective 2006 Sun Z, Farrer J, Choi KH
• Working to prevent HIV/STIs among women in the sex industry in a rural town of Hainan, China
  AIDS and Behavior 2006 Liao SS, He QY, Choi KH, Hudes ES, Liao JF, Wang XC, Liu M, Pan WL, Mandel JS
• HIV/AIDS among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2005 Choi KH, Wong F, Sy FS
• Substance use, substance choice, and unprotected anal intercourse among young Asian American and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2005 Choi KH, Operario D, Gregorich SE, McFarland W, MacKellar D, Valleroy L
• HIV testing patterns and unrecognized HIV infection among young Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men in San Francisco
  AIDS Education and Prevention 2005 Do TD, Chen SY, McFarland W, Secura G, Behel SK, MacKellar DA, Valleroy LA, Choi KH
• High level of hepatitis B infection and ongoing risk among Asian/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men, San Francisco, 2000-2001.
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2005 Choi KH, McFarland W, Neilands TB, Nguyen S, Secura G, Behel S, Mackellar D, Valleroy L
• Introducing and negotiating the use of female condoms in sexual relationships: qualitative interviews with women attending a family planning clinic.
  AIDS and behavior 2004 Choi KH, Wojcicki J, Valencia-Garcia D
• An opportunity for prevention: prevalence, incidence, and sexual risk for HIV among young Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men, San Francisco.
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2004 Choi KH, McFarland W, Neilands TB, Nguyen S, Louie B, Secura GM, Behel S, Mackellar D, Valleroy L
• HIV prevention for Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men: identifying needs for the Asia Pacific region.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2004 Choi KH, McFarland W, Kihara M
• High levels of unprotected sex with men and women among men who have sex with men: a potential bridge of HIV transmission in Beijing, China.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2004 Choi KH, Gibson DR, Han L, Guo Y
• Emerging HIV-1 epidemic in China in men who have sex with men.
  Lancet (London, England) 2003 Choi KH, Liu H, Guo Y, Han L, Mandel JS, Rutherford GW
• Age and race mixing patterns of sexual partnerships among Asian men who have sex with men: implications for HIV transmission and prevention.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2003 Choi KH, Operario D, Gregorich SE, Han L
• AIDS, HIV, and STD among Japanese and Japanese-Americans in San Francisco, California, USA
  International Journal of STD and AIDS 2003 Komatsu R, Kamakura M, Choi KH, McFarland W
• Patterns and predictors of female condom use among ethnically diverse women attending family planning clinics.
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2003 Choi KH, Gregorich SE, Anderson K, Grinstead O, Gómez CA
• Unprotected sex and associated risk factors among young Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2002 Choi KH, Han CS, Hudes ES, Kegeles S
• A validation and reduced form of the Female Condom Attitudes Scale.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2002 Neilands TB, Choi KH
• HIV-1 in Ethnic Shan migrant workers in northern Thailand
  AIDS 2002 Srithanaviboonchai K, Choi KH, van Griensven F, Hudes ES, Visaruratana S, Mandel JS
• High HIV risk but inadequate prevention services for men in China who have sex with men: an ethnographic study
  AIDS and Behavior 2002 Choi KH, Diehl E, Guo Y, Qu S, Mandel J
• The potential for rapid sexual transmission of HIV in China: sexually transmitted diseases and condom failure highly prevalent among female sex workers
  AIDS and Behavior 2002 Qu S, Liu W, Choi KH, Li R, Jiang D, Zhou Y, Tian F, Lee Chu P, Shi H, Zheng X, Mandel J
• Unprotected sex and associated risk factors among young Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men
  AIDS Education and Prevention 2002 Choi KH, Han C, Hudes ES, Kegeles S
• A venue-based method for sampling hard-to-reach populations
  Public Health Reports 2001 Muhib FB, Lin LS, Stueve A, Miller RL, Ford WL, Johnson WD, Smith PJ, the Community Intervention Trial for Youth Study Team
• National trends in condom use among at-risk heterosexuals in the United States
  Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2001 Catania JA, Canchola, J, Binson D, Dolcini M, Paul JP, Fisher L, Choi KH, Pollack L, Chang J, Yarber WL, Heiman JR, Coates TJ
• Positive and negative life events after counselling and testing
  AIDS 2001 Grinstead O, Gregorich SE, Choi KH, Coates TJ
• The continuing HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men
  American Journal of Public Health 2001 Catania JA, Binson D, Dolcini M, Stall R, Choi KH, Pollack L, Hudes E, Canchola, J, Phillips, K, Tedlie-Moskowitz, J, Coates TJ
• Efficacy of voluntary HIV-1 counselling and testing in individuals and couples in Kenya, Tanzania, and Trinidad: a randomised trial
  The Lancet 2000 The Voluntary Counseling and Testing Study Group: Balmer D, Choi KH, Coates TJ, Dallabetta G, De Zoysa I, Grinstead OA, Gregorich SE, Heilbron D, Hogan M, Kalibala S, Kamenga MC, Kihuho F, Killewo J, …
• HIV risk among patients attending sexually transmitted disease clinics in China
  AIDS and Behavior 2000 Choi KH, Zheng X, Qu S, Yiee K, Mandel J
• Integrating HIV prevention education into existing family planning services: results of a controlled trial of a community-level intervention for young adults in rural China
  AIDS and Behavior 2000 Sun X, Wen Y, Choi KH, Lurie P, Mandel J
• The voluntary counseling and testing efficacy study: design and methods
  AIDS and Behavior 2000 The Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Efficacy Study Group: Balmer D, Choi KH, Coates TJ, Dallabetta G, De Zoysa I, Grinstead OA, Gregorich SE, Heilbron D, Hogan M, Kalibala S, Kamenga MC, Kihuho F…
• Facilitators and barriers to use of the female condom: qualitative interviews with women of diverse ethnicity
  Women & Health 1999 Choi KH, Roberts KJ, Gomez C, Grinstead G
• Risk and protective factors affecting sexual behavior among young Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men: implications for HIV prevention
  Journal of Sex Education and Therapy 1999 Choi KH, Kumekawa E, Dang Q, Kegeles SM, Hays RB, Stall R
• Treatment delay and reliance on private physicians among patients with sexually transmitted diseases in China
  International Journal of STD and AIDS 1999 Choi KH, Zheng X, Zhou H, Chen W, Mandel J
• HIV prevention among Asian and Pacific Islander American men who have sex with men: a critical review of theoretical models and directions for future research
  AIDS Education and Prevention 1998 Choi KH, Yep G, Kumekawa E
• Sexual harassment, sexual coercion, and HIV risk among U.S. adults 18-49 years
  AIDS and Behavior 1998 Choi KH, Binson D, Adelson M, Catania JA
• Unexpectedly low awareness of AIDS, STDs, and Condoms among Dai ethnic villagers in Yunnan Province, China
  AIDS 1997 Liao S, Choi K, Zhang K et al
• Changes in multiple sexual partnerships, HIV testing, and condom use among US heterosexuals 18 to 49 years of age
  American Journal of Public Health 1996 Choi KH, Catania JA
• Cognitive and emotional assessments of perceived risk for HIV among unmarried heterosexuals
  AIDS Education and Prevention 1996 Dolcini MM, Catania JA, Choi KH, Fullilove MT, Coates TJ
• The efficacy of brief group counseling in HIV risk reduction among homosexual Asian and Pacific Islander men
  AIDS 1996 Choi KH, Lew S, Vittinghoff E, Catania JA, Barrett DC, Coates TJ
• Changes in HIV/STD risk factors and prevention practices among heterosexual adults in the United States
  American Journal of Public Health 1995 Catania JA, Binson D, Dolcini M, Stall R, Choi KH, Pollack L, Hudes E, Canchola, J, Phillips, K, Tedlie-Moskowitz, J, Coates TJ
• High HIV risk among gay Asian and Pacific Islander men in San Francisco
  AIDS 1995 Choi KH, Coates TJ, Catania JA, Lew S, Chow P
• Knowledge of illness, risk perception, HIV testing, and future support plans among women partners of AIDS patients in Kampala, Uganda
  AIDS 1995 Baingana G, Choi KH, Barrett DC, Byansi R, Hearst N
• Drug injection and HIV infection in Southwest China
  AIDS 1994 Zheng X, Tian C, Choi K et al
• Extramarital sex and AIDS risk among U.S. adults in 1990: results from the National AIDS Behavioral Surveys
  American Journal of Public Health 1994 Choi KH, Catania JA, Dolcini MM
• Prevention of HIV infection
  AIDS 1994 Choi KH, Coates TJ
• What do U.S. heterosexual adults believe about condoms?
  New England Journal of Medicine 1994 Choi KH, Rickman R, Catania JA
• Psychosocial predictors of needle sharing among intravenous drug users
  International Journal of Addiction 1993 Gibson DR, Choi KH, Catania J, Sorensen J, Kegeles S
• Coping with death anxiety: Help-seeking and social support among gay men with various HIV diagnoses
  AIDS 1992 Catania JA, Turner HA, Choi KH, Coates TJ
• International travel and AIDS risk in South Korea
  AIDS 1992 Choi KH, Catania JA, Coates TJ, Hyunh LD, Hearst N