Tonia Poteat

Tonia Poteat is a Professor in the Duke University School of Nursing and co-director of the Duke SGM Wellness Program. Her work focuses on HIV and LGBTQ health, particularly the health of transgender communities. She is certified as an HIV Specialist by the American Academy of HIV Medicine.

• Education: Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2012)

Research Interests:

• Intersectional structural stigma in health inequities
• Gender-affirming care and HIV outcomes
• Implementation science for transgender health services
• Cardiovascular disease disparities in transgender populations
• Sexual and gender minority data collection
• Structural determinants of health

Recent Research Trends: Analysis of structural drivers affecting transgender women’s health, implementation of transgender-specific HIV care models, and mixed-methods studies on nonhormonal gender-affirming practices.

Grants:

• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (2023-2027): CARES study
• National Institute of Mental Health (2023-2027): Transgender HIV care
• Oregon Health & Science University (2024-2025): STRIVE study for vaginoplasty access