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Roman Shrestha is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Yale School of Medicine, affiliated with the AIDS program and the mHealth Research and Innovation Lab. He holds a PhD and MPH from the University of Connecticut. His primary research focuses on leveraging mHealth technologies to address HIV prevention and healthcare disparities in underserved populations, particularly among people who inject drugs, sexual minorities, and marginalized communities in domestic and global settings.
Dr. Shrestha leads NIH-funded projects (K01DA051346, R21DA051934, R21TW011665) investigating interventions that integrate behavioral strategies, biomedical approaches, and mobile health innovations. His work emphasizes reducing HIV transmission in high-risk groups like opioid-dependent individuals, men who have sex with men (MSM), and transgender women through tailored digital interventions. Collaborations include teams at Yale and institutions in Nepal, Malaysia, Bangladesh, and beyond.
Key contributions include developing online-to-offline care models for HIV prevention, evaluating PrEP adherence strategies, and assessing cognitive dysfunction impacts in opioid users. His research spans substance use epidemiology, health equity, and global public health challenges. Current projects include the EPIC-P intervention to expand PrEP access for people who inject drugs and a multiphase trial optimizing mHealth apps for MSM populations in Malaysia.
He has advised over 20 researchers and co-authored 176+ publications. Notable collaborations include work with Drs. Frederick Altice, Jeffrey Wickersham, and Kamal Gautam. Grants focus on translational research bridging clinical and community settings, emphasizing scalable, culturally competent solutions for HIV/AIDS and related syndemics.
