Yuri A. Amirkhanian, PhD

Professor; Director, International Research Core

Locations

Medical College of Wisconsin
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Contact Information

Education

PhD: Sociology, St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Graduate Degree: Sociology, St. Petersburg State University, Russia

Research Interests

Dr. Amirkhanian carries out research evaluating HIV prevention interventions that rely on existing social structures of high-risk communities in Eastern Europe and the U.S. He has studied social network prevention approaches with Roma (Gypsy) ethnic minorities, men who have sex with men, immigrants, and persons living with HIV infection. Dr. Amirkhanian's work also identifies mechanisms accounting for how interventions produce their effects and why effects vary within the same population. His interests include methods to transfer research findings to service providers, as well as network-level interventions to reach HIV+ persons to enter medical care.

Factors associated with PrEP use in a community sample of African American men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in the United States Midwest.

(Kelly JA, Walsh JL, DiFranceisco WJ, Amirkhanian YA, Quinn K, Brown KD, Pearson B, Foster J, Rosado AN, McAuliffe TL.) AIDS Care. 2024 Jul;36(sup1):101-108 PMID: 38311890 PMCID: PMC11283983 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85184274894 02/05/2024
Stigma, serostatus disclosure, coping strategies, and the role of social capital resources among HIV care-nonadherent MSM in Russia: a qualitative analysis.

(Amirkhanian YA, Meylakhs AY, Kuznetsova AV, Kelly JA, Quinn KG.) AIDS Care. 2024 Jul;36(sup1):117-125 PMID: 38289620 PMCID: PMC11283984 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85183840673 01/30/2024
“That’s My Girl; I love her”: The Promise of Compassionate, Inclusive Healthcare for Black Transgender Women to Support PrEP Use

(Quinn KG, Randall L, Petroll AE, John SA, Wesp L, Amirkhanian Y, Kelly JA.) AIDS and Behavior. September 2024;28(9):2899-2909 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85194732550 09/01/2024
1000 Hometown Heroes: Mobilising community social influencers for COVID-19 prevention, care and coping.

(Kelly JA, Walsh JL, Christenson E, Glasman LR, Galletly CL, Quinn KG, Algiers OH, Pearson B, Amirkhanian YA, 1000 Hometown Heroes Project Team.) Health Soc Care Community. 2022 Nov;30(6):e5703-e5713 PMID: 36062481 PMCID: PMC9538277 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85137446096 09/06/2022
People Living With HIV in St. Petersburg, Russia: Gender and Exposure Group Differences in HIV Care Engagement, Psychosocial Health, Substance Use, and Transmission Risk Behavior.

(Amirkhanian YA, Kelly JA, DiFranceisco WJ, Tarima SS, McAuliffe TL, Kuznetsova AV.) AIDS Educ Prev. 2022 Jun;34(3):226-244 PMID: 35647864 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131270738 06/02/2022
Performance of a Genetic Algorithm for Estimating DeGroot Opinion Diffusion Model Parameters for Health Behavior Interventions.

(Johnson KL, Walsh JL, Amirkhanian YA, Carnegie NB.) Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 20;18(24) PMID: 34949003 PMCID: PMC8709162 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85121372219 12/25/2021
Levels of HIV Testing Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Bulgaria: Very Low Testing by Ethnic Minority Roma (Gypsy) Men.

(Kelly JA, Amirkhanian YA, Kabakchieva E, Vassileva S, McAuliffe TL, DiFranceisco WJ, Varleva T.) J Immigr Minor Health. 2021 Apr;23(2):240-249 PMID: 32918119 PMCID: PMC8543493 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090760838 09/13/2020
Using a novel genetic algorithm to assess peer influence on willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis in networks of Black men who have sex with men

(Johnson KL, Walsh JL, Amirkhanian YA, Borkowski JJ, Carnegie NB.) Applied Network Science. December 2021;6(1) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102836141 12/01/2021
Using a novel genetic algorithm to assess peer influence on willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis in networks of Black men who have sex with men.

(Johnson KL, Walsh JL, Amirkhanian YA, Borkowski JJ, Carnegie NB.) Appl Netw Sci. 2021;6(1) PMID: 34423110 PMCID: PMC8376099 08/24/2021
Social network intervention to increase pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness, interest, and use among African American men who have sex with men.

(Kelly JA, Amirkhanian YA, Walsh JL, Brown KD, Quinn KG, Petroll AE, Pearson BM, Rosado AN, Ertl T.) AIDS Care. 2020 May;32(sup2):40-46 PMID: 32167374 PMCID: PMC7165060 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85081973528 03/14/2020
Mobilizing individual social capital resources for HIV care support: results of a pilot intervention in St. Petersburg, Russia.

(Amirkhanian YA, Kelly JA, Kuznetsova AV, DiFranceisco WJ, Tarima SS, McAuliffe TL, Pirogov DG, Yakovlev AA, Musatov VB, Chaika NA.) AIDS Care. 2020 May;32(sup2):99-106 PMID: 32162527 PMCID: PMC7175397 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85081344759 03/13/2020
The Influence of Peers on PrEP Perceptions and Use Among Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Qualitative Examination

(Quinn KG, Christenson E, Spector A, Amirkhanian Y, Kelly JA.) Archives of Sexual Behavior. 1 August 2020;49(6):2129-2143 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85078907844 08/01/2020