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Center & Institute Affiliations
Brian Weir, PhD ’13, MHS 12, MPH, is an HIV prevention researcher with expertise in study design, analytic methods, and economic evaluation.
Contact Info
624 N. Broadway, Hampton House 261
Baltimore
Maryland
21205
US
410-502-4333
Research Interests
HIV; economic evaluation; cost-effectiveness; human rights; multilevel models; longitudinal data analysis
Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2013
MHS
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2012
MPH
Oregon Health & Science University
2004
Overview
Dr. Weir's research focuses on HIV prevention, research design, and economic evaluation. His current HIV-related research includes linkage to care for people who inject drugs in Baltimore, effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among male sex workers in Thailand, and the cost-effectiveness of integrated prevention and care for HIV and non-communicable diseases. An additional area of interest is using emergency medical services (EMS) data to describe the epidemiology of drug overdose, violent trauma, asthma, and other acute and chronic health conditions in Baltimore.
Honors & Awards
2019 Excellence in Teaching: Advanced Quantitative Methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, a Practical Introduction
2018 Commissioner, International AIDS Society—Lancet Commission of Global Health and the HIV Response
2017 Excellence in Teaching (with David Holtgrave): Translating Research into Public Health Programs
2016 Excellence in Teaching (with David Holtgrave): Translating Research into Public Health Programs
2016 Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS Research Innovator Award
2015 Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS Research Scholar Grant for Faculty Development
2013 Delta Omega Society
2018 Commissioner, International AIDS Society—Lancet Commission of Global Health and the HIV Response
2017 Excellence in Teaching (with David Holtgrave): Translating Research into Public Health Programs
2016 Excellence in Teaching (with David Holtgrave): Translating Research into Public Health Programs
2016 Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS Research Innovator Award
2015 Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS Research Scholar Grant for Faculty Development
2013 Delta Omega Society
Select Publications
Selected publications
- Maulsby C, Jain KM, Weir BW, Enobun B, Riordan M, Charles VE, RiC Intervention Team, Holtgrave DR. The Cost and Threshold Analysis of Retention in Care (RiC): A Multi-Site National HIV Care Program. AIDS Behav. 2016 Nov 21. PMID: 27873083.
- Beyrer C, Crago AL, Bekker LG, Butler J, Shannon K, Kerrigan D, Decker MR, Baral SD, Poteat T, Wirtz AL, Weir BW, Barré-Sinoussi F, Kazatchkine M, Sidibé M, Dehne KL, Boily MC, Strathdee SA. An action agenda for HIV and sex workers. Lancet. 2015 Jan 17;385(9964):287-301. PMID: 25059950; PMCID: PMC4302059.
- Knowlton A, Weir BW, Hazzard F, Olsen Y, McWilliams J, Fields J, Gaasch W. EMS runs for suspected opioid overdose: implications for surveillance and prevention. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2013 Jul-Sep;17(3):317-29. PMID: 23734988; PMCID: PMC3682796.
- Nguyen TQ, Weir BW, Pinkerton SD, Des Jarlais DC, & Holtgrave DA. (2014). Syringe Exchange in the United States: A national level economic evaluation of hypothetical increases in investment. AIDS and Behavior, 18, 2144-2155. PMCID: PMC4211599.
- Weir BW, O’Brien K, Bard RS, Casciato C, Maher JE, Dent CW, & Stark MJ. (2009). Reducing HIV and partner violence risk among women with criminal justice system involvement: A randomized controlled trial of two Motivational Interviewing-based interventions. AIDS and Behavior, 13, 509–522. PMCID: PMC2855899.
Projects
Baltimore Syringe Exchange Study
Effectiveness of combination HIV preventive interventions for young Thai MSM
Building on Needle Exchange to Optimize HIV Prevention/Treatment
Supporting SESI's Model of Cost Management for Occupational Health