Morgan Philbin, PhD, MHS
Associate Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

She has worked in the field of health disparities for over 15 years conducting research that explores how community-, institutional-, and state-level factors drive health outcomes among sexual and gender minority (SGM) young people and pregnant people. Dr. Philbin completed her MHS and PhD at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and her Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Division of Gender, Sexuality and Health (HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies) at Columbia University.

She is Co-PI of a mixed-methods NIDA-funded R01 that is exploring the impact of general and pregnancy-specific opioid policies on substance use and substance use treatment engagement among pregnant people and their newborns. She is also PI of an R34 that is developing a patient decision aid to help minoritized women and providers choose between oral and long-acting injectable HIV medication. She is Co-I on multiple NIH-funded projects, including a COVID RADx grant focused on preventive behaviors among racial, ethnic and SGM youth, an R01 exploring how state-level social policies impact substance use outcomes for racial, ethnic and SGM youth, and two grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health focused on substance use, mental health and SGM individuals. She was recently awarded the 2021 NIH Office of Disease Prevention Early Stage Investigator Lecture Award for her work on HIV treatment and prevention.

• Past-year medical and non-medical opioid use by HIV status in a nationally representative US sample: Implications for HIV and substance use service integration.
  Journal of substance use and addiction treatment 2023 West BS, Diaz JE, Philbin MM, Mauro PM
• How social policies shape the health and well-being of sexual- and gender-minority youth: Pathways of influence, social side effects and implications for life course trajectories.
  Social science & medicine (1982) 2022 Philbin MM, Wurtz HM, McCrimmon T, Kelly E, Homan P, Guta A
• Age-related patterns of cocaine and methamphetamine use across the life course in the United States: Disparities by gender and sexual identity among adults.
  Addictive behaviors 2022 Philbin MM, Greene ER, LaBossier NJ, Martins SS, McCrimmon T, Mauro PM
• A Patient Decision Aid (i.ARTs) to Facilitate Women's Choice Between Oral and Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Treatment for HIV: Protocols for its Development and Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.
  JMIR research protocols 2022 Philbin MM, McCrimmon T, Shaffer VA, Kerrigan D, Pereyra M, Cohen MH, Sosanya O, Sheth AN, Adimora AA, Topper EF, Rana A, Tamraz B, Goparaju L, Wilson TE, Alcaide M
• Long-Acting Injectable Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Preferred Over Other Modalities Among People Who Inject Drugs: Findings from a Qualitative Study in California.
  AIDS patient care and STDs 2022 Bazzi AR, Valasek CJ, Streuli SA, Vera CF, Harvey-Vera A, Philbin MM, Biello KB, Roth AM, Strathdee SA, Pines HA
• The perspectives of street-involved youth who use drugs regarding the acceptability and feasibility of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: a qualitative study.
  AIDS care 2022 Dahlby L, Boyd J, Knight R, Philbin M, Small W, Kerr T, McNeil R
• Daily cannabis use, cannabis use disorder, and any medical cannabis use among US adults: Associations within racial, ethnic, and sexual minoritized identities in a changing policy context.
  Preventive medicine reports 2022 Mauro PM, Philbin MM, Greene ER, Diaz JE, Askari MS, Martins SS
• Commentary on Weinberger et al.: Tobacco and cannabis policies as drivers of nicotine and cannabis co-use - research and measurement implications to move the field forward.
  Addiction (Abingdon, England) 2022 Philbin MM, Giovenco DP, Mauro PM
• Promise, perils and cautious optimism: the next frontier in long-acting modalities for the treatment and prevention of HIV.
  Current opinion in HIV and AIDS 2022 Philbin MM, Perez-Brumer A
• Structural Heteropatriarchy and Birth Outcomes in the United States.
  Demography 2022 Everett BG, Limburg A, Homan P, Philbin MM
• Qualitative Research Methods in Chronic Disease: Introduction and Opportunities to Promote Health Equity.
  Annual review of public health 2021 Shelton RC, Philbin MM, Ramanadhan S
• Infants' prenatal exposure to opioids and the association with birth outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
  Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology 2021 Graeve R, Balalian AA, Richter M, Kielstein H, Fink A, Martins SS, Philbin MM, Factor-Litvak P
• Medical and Non-Medical Opioid Use at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Identity: Associations with State Medical Cannabis Law Status in a U.S. National Sample of Adults.
  Archives of sexual behavior 2021 Mauro PM, Philbin MM, Greene ER, Askari MS, Martins SS
• Long-Acting Injectable ART and PrEP Among Women in Six Cities Across the United States: A Qualitative Analysis of Who Would Benefit the Most.
  AIDS and behavior 2021 Philbin MM, Bergen S, Parish C, Kerrigan D, Kinnard EN, Reed S, Cohen MH, Sosanya O, Sheth AN, Adimora AA, Cocohoba J, Goparaju L, Golub ET, Vaughn M, Gutierrez JI, Fischl MA, Alcaide M, Metsch LR
• Racial and Ethnic Differences in Cannabis Use Following Legalization in US States With Medical Cannabis Laws.
  JAMA network open 2021 Martins SS, Segura LE, Levy NS, Mauro PM, Mauro CM, Philbin MM, Hasin DS
• Disparities in substance use disorder treatment use and perceived need by sexual identity and gender among adults in the United States.
  Drug and alcohol dependence 2021 Krasnova A, Diaz JE, Philbin MM, Mauro PM
• How Black and Latino young men who have sex with men in the United States experience and engage with eligibility criteria and recruitment practices: implications for the sustainability of community-based research.
  Critical public health 2021 Philbin MM, Guta A, Wurtz H, Bradley-Perrin I, Kinnard EN, Goldsamt L
• An Intervention for the Transition From Pediatric or Adolescent to Adult-Oriented HIV Care: Protocol for the Development and Pilot Implementation of iTransition.
  JMIR research protocols 2021 Tanner AE, Dowshen N, Philbin MM, Rulison KL, Camacho-Gonzalez A, Lee S, Moore SJ, Fortenberry JD, Hussen SA
• Interest in Long-Acting Injectable Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (LAI PrEP) Among Women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS): A Qualitative Study Across Six Cities in the United States.
  AIDS and behavior 2021 Philbin MM, Parish C, Kinnard EN, Reed SE, Kerrigan D, Alcaide ML, Cohen MH, Sosanya O, Sheth AN, Adimora AA, Cocohoba J, Goparaju L, Golub ET, Fischl M, Metsch LR
• Multi-level drivers of tobacco use and purchasing behaviors during COVID-19 "lockdown": A qualitative study in the United States.
  The International journal on drug policy 2021 Giovenco DP, Spillane TE, Maggi RM, Lee EY, Philbin MM
• Structural-Level Racial-, Sexual Orientation-, and HIV-Related Discrimination and Subsequent Criminal Justice Involvement Among Young, Black, Men Who Have Sex With Men in North Carolina.
  Stigma and health 2021 Philbin MM, Menza TW, Legrand SH, Muessig KE, Hightow-Weidman L
• LGB-Affirming School Climates and Sexual Health Outcomes Among U.S. High School Students 2015-2017: Differences by Sex and Sexual Identity.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2021 Philbin MM, Wang X, Feaster DJ, LaBossier NJ, Phillips G
• A Qualitative Exploration of Women's Interest in Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy Across Six Cities in the Women's Interagency HIV Study: Intersections with Current and Past Injectable Medication and Substance Use.
  AIDS patient care and STDs 2021 Philbin MM, Parish C, Bergen S, Kerrigan D, Kinnard EN, Reed SE, Cohen MH, Sosanya O, Sheth AN, Adimora AA, Cocohoba J, Goparaju L, Golub ET, Fischl M, Alcaide ML, Metsch LR
• Differential Decline in Illicit Drug Use by Sexual Identity Among United States High School Students, 2005-2017.
  LGBT health 2020 Felt D, Wang X, Ruprecht MM, Turner B, Beach LB, Philbin MM, Birkett M, Phillips Ii G
• Ethical Convergence and Ethical Possibilities: The Implications of New Materialism for Understanding the Molecular Turn in HIV, the Response to COVID-19, and the Future of Bioethics.
  The American journal of bioethics : AJOB 2020 Guta A, Gagnon M, Philbin MM
• Medical, Nonmedical, and Illegal Stimulant Use by Sexual Identity and Gender.
  American journal of preventive medicine 2020 Philbin MM, Greene ER, Martins SS, LaBossier NJ, Mauro PM
• The Relationship Between Housing Status and Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among People Currently Seeking or Receiving Services in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs.
  The journal of primary prevention 2020 Pan Y, Metsch LR, Wang W, Philbin M, Kyle TL, Gooden LK, Feaster DJ
• Examining adherence barriers among women with HIV to tailor outreach for long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy.
  BMC women's health 2020 Benning L, Mantsios A, Kerrigan D, Coleman JS, Golub E, Blackstock O, Konkle-Parker D, Philbin M, Sheth A, Adimora AA, Cohen MH, Seidman D, Milam J, Kassaye SG, Taylor T, Murray M
• Medical cannabis laws and medical and non-medical prescription stimulant use among a nationally representative sample of US Adults: Examining the role of sexual identity and gender.
  The International journal on drug policy 2020 Philbin MM, Mauro PM, Greene ER, LaBossier NJ, Giovenco DP, Martins SS
• Barriers and facilitators to growth monitoring and promotion in Nepal: Household, health worker and female community health volunteer perceptions.
  Maternal & child nutrition 2020 Pollifrone MM, Cunningham K, Pandey Rana P, Philbin MM, Manandhar S, Lamsal KP, Mandal RN, Deuja V
• Multisite Study of Women Living With HIV's Perceived Barriers to, and Interest in, Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2020 Philbin MM, Parish CL, Kinnard EN, Reed SE, Kerrigan D, Alcaide ML, Cohen MH, Sosanya O, Sheth AN, Adimora AA, Cocohoba J, Goparaju L, Golub ET, Fischl M, Metsch LR
• Measuring polysubstance use over the life course: implications for multilevel interventions.
  The lancet. Psychiatry 2019 Philbin MM, Mauro PM
• State-level marijuana policies and marijuana use and marijuana use disorder among a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States, 2015-2017: Sexual identity and gender matter.
  Drug and alcohol dependence 2019 Philbin MM, Mauro PM, Greene ER, Martins SS
• Association of US Medical Marijuana Laws With Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder.
  JAMA network open 2019 Segura LE, Mauro CM, Levy NS, Khauli N, Philbin MM, Mauro PM, Martins SS
• Correction to: Sexual Identity and Behavior Among U.S. High School Students, 2005-2015.
  Archives of sexual behavior 2019 Phillips G, Beach LB, Turner B, Feinstein BA, Marro R, Philbin MM, Salamanca P, Felt D, Birkett M
• Health Disparities and the Digital Divide: The Relationship between Communication Inequalities and Quality of Life among Women in a Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study in the United States.
  Journal of health communication 2019 Philbin MM, Parish C, Pereyra M, Feaster DJ, Cohen M, Wingood G, Konkle-Parker D, Adedimeji A, Wilson TE, Cohen J, Goparaju L, Adimora AA, Golub ET, Metsch LR
• Viral suppression and HIV transmission behaviors among hospitalized patients living with HIV.
  International journal of STD & AIDS 2019 Pan Y, Metsch LR, Gooden LK, Philbin MM, Daar ES, Douaihy A, Jacobs P, Del Rio C, Rodriguez AE, Feaster DJ
• Sexual Identity and Behavior Among U.S. High School Students, 2005-2015.
  Archives of sexual behavior 2019 Phillips G, Beach LB, Turner B, Feinstein BA, Marro R, Philbin MM, Salamanca P, Felt D, Birkett M
• History of Incarceration Among Women with HIV: Impact on Prognosis and Mortality.
  Journal of women's health (2002) 2019 Cohen MH, Weber KM, Lancki N, Gange SJ, Plankey M, Philbin MM, Milam J, Admora AA, Kempf MC, Holman S, Cohen J, Foster A, Sosanya O, Evans CT
• Public Libraries: A Community-Level Resource to Advance Population Health.
  Journal of community health 2019 Philbin MM, Parker CM, Flaherty MG, Hirsch JS
• Associations between state-level policy liberalism, cannabis use, and cannabis use disorder from 2004 to 2012: Looking beyond medical cannabis law status.
  The International journal on drug policy 2019 Philbin MM, Mauro PM, Santaella-Tenorio J, Mauro CM, Kinnard EN, Cerdá M, Martins SS
• The North-South Divide: Substance Use Risk, Care Engagement, and Viral Suppression Among Hospitalized Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients in 11 US Cities.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2019 Philbin MM, Feaster DJ, Gooden L, Duan R, Das M, Jacobs P, Lucas GM, Batey DS, Nijhawan A, Jacobson JM, Mandler R, Daar E, McMahon DK, Armstrong WS, Del Rio C, Metsch LR
• The Intersection Between Women's Reproductive Desires and HIV Care Providers' Reproductive Health Practices: A Mixed Methods Analysis.
  Maternal and child health journal 2018 Tanner AE, Chambers BD, Philbin MM, Ware S, Eluka N, Ma A, Kinnard EN, Fortenberry JD
• The Urgent Need for Research and Interventions to Address Family-Based Stigma and Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Youth.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2018 Parker CM, Hirsch JS, Philbin MM, Parker RG
• The Association between Incarceration and Transactional Sex among HIV-infected Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States.
  Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 2018 Philbin MM, Kinnard EN, Tanner AE, Ware S, Chambers BD, Ma A, Fortenberry JD
• Gendered Social Institutions and Preventive Healthcare Seeking for Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: The Promise of Biomedical HIV Prevention.
  Archives of sexual behavior 2018 Philbin MM, Parker CM, Parker RG, Wilson PA, Garcia J, Hirsch JS
• Healthcare Transition for Youth Living With HIV: Outcomes from a Prospective Multi-site Study.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2018 Tanner AE, Philbin MM, Chambers BD, Ma A, Hussen S, Ware S, Lee S, Fortenberry JD
• Government Actions to Curb the Opioid Epidemic.
  JAMA 2018 Kinnard EN, Philbin MM, Beletsky L
• Structural barriers to HIV prevention among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Vietnam: Diversity, stigma, and healthcare access.
  PloS one 2018 Philbin MM, Hirsch JS, Wilson PA, Ly AT, Giang LM, Parker RG
• The Impact of Urban US Policing Practices on Black Men Who Have Sex with Men's HIV Vulnerability: Ethnographic Findings and a Conceptual Model for Future Research.
  Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 2018 Parker CM, Parker RG, Philbin MM, Hirsch JS
• Adolescent and Adult HIV Providers' Definitions of HIV-Infected Youths' Successful Transition to Adult Care in the United States.
  AIDS patient care and STDs 2017 Philbin MM, Tanner AE, Ma A, Chambers BD, Ware S, Kinnard EN, Hussen SA, Lee S, Fortenberry JD
• Adolescent to Adult HIV Health Care Transition From the Perspective of Adult Providers in the United States.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2017 Tanner AE, Philbin MM, Ma A, Chambers BD, Nichols S, Lee S, Fortenberry JD, Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
• The End of Written Informed Consent for HIV Testing: Not With a Bang but a Whimper.
  American journal of public health 2017 Bayer R, Philbin M, Remien RH
• Transitioning HIV-infected adolescents to adult care at 14 clinics across the United States: using adolescent and adult providers' insights to create multi-level solutions to address transition barriers.
  AIDS care 2017 Philbin MM, Tanner AE, Chambers BD, Ma A, Ware S, Lee S, Fortenberry JD
• State-level immigration and immigrant-focused policies as drivers of Latino health disparities in the United States.
  Social science & medicine (1982) 2017 Philbin MM, Flake M, Hatzenbuehler ML, Hirsch JS
• Understanding Care Linkage and Engagement Across 15 Adolescent Clinics: Provider Perspectives and Implications for Newly HIV-Infected Youth.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2017 Philbin MM, Tanner AE, DuVal A, Ellen JM, Kapogiannis B, Fortenberry JD, Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
• Immigration policies and mental health morbidity among Latinos: A state-level analysis.
  Social science & medicine (1982) 2016 Hatzenbuehler ML, Prins SJ, Flake M, Philbin M, Frazer MS, Hagen D, Hirsch J
• Social risk, stigma and space: key concepts for understanding HIV vulnerability among black men who have sex with men in New York City.
  Culture, health & sexuality 2016 Parker CM, Garcia J, Philbin MM, Wilson PA, Parker RG, Hirsch JS
• Ethical and Psychosocial Considerations in Informing HIV-Exposed Uninfected Children That They Were Exposed to HIV and Antiretroviral Medications In Utero.
  American journal of public health 2016 Klitzman R, Mellins CA, Philbin MM, Abrams EJ, Remien RH
• HIV Testing, Care Referral, and Linkage to Care Intervals Affect Time to Engagement in Care for Newly Diagnosed HIV-Infected Adolescents in 15 Adolescent Medicine Clinics in the United States.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2016 Philbin MM, Tanner AE, DuVal A, Ellen JM, Xu J, Kapogiannis B, Bethel J, Fortenberry JD, Adolescent Trials Network for HIVAIDS Interventions
• The Promise of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: An Ecological Approach to Attitudes, Beliefs, and Barriers.
  AIDS patient care and STDs 2016 Philbin MM, Parker CM, Parker RG, Wilson PA, Garcia J, Hirsch JS
• Transitioning HIV-Positive Adolescents to Adult Care: Lessons Learned From Twelve Adolescent Medicine Clinics.
  Journal of pediatric nursing 2016 Tanner AE, Philbin MM, DuVal A, Ellen J, Kapogiannis B, Fortenberry JD, Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
• The heroines of their own stories: Insights from the use of life history drawings in research with a transnational migrant community.
  Global public health 2016 Hirsch JS, Philbin MM
• The limitations of 'Black MSM' as a category: Why gender, sexuality, and desire still matter for social and biomedical HIV prevention methods.
  Global public health 2016 Garcia J, Parker RG, Parker C, Wilson PA, Philbin M, Hirsch JS
• "You're Really Gonna Kick Us All Out?" Sustaining Safe Spaces for Community-Based HIV Prevention and Control among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.
  PloS one 2015 Garcia J, Parker C, Parker RG, Wilson PA, Philbin MM, Hirsch JS
• Psychosocial Implications of Homophobia and HIV Stigma in Social Support Networks: Insights for High-Impact HIV Prevention Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men.
  Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education 2015 Garcia J, Parker C, Parker RG, Wilson PA, Philbin M, Hirsch JS
• HIV Testing, Care, and Treatment Among Women Who Use Drugs From a Global Perspective: Progress and Challenges.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2015 Metsch L, Philbin MM, Parish C, Shiu K, Frimpong JA, Giang le M
• Factors affecting linkage to care and engagement in care for newly diagnosed HIV-positive adolescents within fifteen adolescent medicine clinics in the United States.
  AIDS and behavior 2014 Philbin MM, Tanner AE, DuVal A, Ellen JM, Xu J, Kapogiannis B, Bethel J, Fortenberry JD, Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
• Exploring stakeholder perceptions of facilitators and barriers to using needle exchange programs in Yunnan Province, China.
  PloS one 2014 Philbin MM, FuJie Z
• "What I got to go through": normalization and HIV-positive adolescents.
  Medical anthropology 2014 Philbin MM
• "Youth friendly" clinics: considerations for linking and engaging HIV-infected adolescents into care.
  AIDS care 2013 Tanner AE, Philbin MM, Duval A, Ellen J, Kapogiannis B, Fortenberry JD, Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
• Linking HIV-positive adolescents to care in 15 different clinics across the United States: creating solutions to address structural barriers for linkage to care.
  AIDS care 2013 Philbin MM, Tanner AE, Duval A, Ellen J, Kapogiannis B, Fortenberry JD
• Linking HIV+ adolescents into care: The effects of relationships between local health departments and adolescent medicine clinics.
  Journal of HIV/AIDS & social services 2013 Tanner AE, Philbin MM, Ott MA, Duval A, Ellen J, Kapogiannis B, Fortenberry JD, The Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
• Hepatitis B and liver cancer among three Asian American sub-groups: a focus group inquiry.
  Journal of immigrant and minority health 2012 Philbin MM, Erby LA, Lee S, Juon HS
• How physicians test: clinical practice guidelines and HIV screening practices with adolescent patients.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2010 Leonard L, Berndtson K, Matson P, Philbin M, Arrington-Sanders R, Ellen JM
• Exploring stakeholder perceptions of facilitators and barriers to accessing methadone maintenance clinics in Yunnan Province, China.
  AIDS care 2010 Philbin MM, Zhang F
• A qualitative assessment of stakeholder perceptions and socio-cultural influences on the acceptability of harm reduction programs in Tijuana, Mexico.
  Harm reduction journal 2008 Philbin MM, Lozada R, Zúñiga ML, Mantsios A, Case P, Magis-Rodriguez C, Latkin CA, Strathdee SA
• Exploring stakeholder perceptions of acceptability and feasibility of needle exchange programmes, syringe vending machines and safer injection facilities in Tijuana, Mexico.
  The International journal on drug policy 2008 Philbin MM, Mantsios A, Lozada R, Case P, Pollini RA, Alvelais J, Latkin CA, Magis-Rodriguez C, Strathdee SA
• Shooting gallery attendance among IDUs in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: correlates, prevention opportunities, and the role of the environment.
  AIDS and behavior 2008 Philbin M, Pollini RA, Ramos R, Lozada R, Brouwer KC, Ramos ME, Firestone-Cruz M, Case P, Strathdee SA
• Prevalence and correlates of HIV infection among female sex workers in 2 Mexico-US border cities.
  The Journal of infectious diseases 2008 Patterson TL, Semple SJ, Staines H, Lozada R, Orozovich P, Bucardo J, Philbin MM, Pu M, Fraga M, Amaro H, Torre Ade L, Martinez G, Magis-Rodríguez C, Strathdee SA
• Correlates of injection drug use among female sex workers in two Mexico-U.S. border cities.
  Drug and alcohol dependence 2007 Strathdee SA, Philbin MM, Semple SJ, Pu M, Orozovich P, Martinez G, Lozada R, Fraga M, de la Torre A, Staines H, Magis-Rodríguez C, Patterson TL
• Do you remember proposing marriage to the Pepsi machine? False recollections from a campus walk.
  Psychonomic bulletin & review 2006 Seamon JG, Philbin MM, Harrison LG