Departmental Affiliations
Center & Institute Affiliations
Carrie Lyons, PhD ’23, MPH ’15, uses research to understand and address social and structural determinants of outcomes and disparities related to infectious diseases.
Research Interests
Social epidemiology; infectious disease epidemiology; implementation science; social and structural determinants of health; sexual and reproductive health; stigma; HIV
Experiences & Accomplishments
Honors & Awards
IAS/ANRS Lange/Van Tongeren Prize for Young Investigators; Top abstract in Social and Behavioral Sciences. 12th International AIDS Conference on HIV Science, International AIDS Society, 2023
Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA), National Institutes of Mental Health, 2022-2023
Desmond M. Tutu Scholar, Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 2021-2023
Scholarship recipient, 12th International AIDS Conference on HIV Science, International AIDS Society, 2023
Inter-CFAR Implementation Science Fellow, Center for AIDS Research, Multiple Institutions, 2021-2022
Gender and Racial Justice Scholars Award, Johns Hopkins University, 2021-2022
NIH/NIAID T32 HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Training Program, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 2019-2021
Scholarship recipient, 11th International AIDS Conference on HIV Science, International AIDS Society, 2021
Scholarship recipient, 23rd International AIDS Conference, International AIDS Society, 2020
IAS/ANRS Lange/Van Tongeren Prize for Young Investigators; Top abstract in Implementation Science. 10th International AIDS Conference on HIV Science, International AIDS Society, 2019
Scholarship recipient, 10th International AIDS Conference on HIV Science, International AIDS Society, 2019
Scholarship recipient, 22nd International AIDS Conference, International AIDS Society, 2018
Scholarship recipient, 9th International AIDS Conference on HIV, International AIDS Society, 2017
Scholarship recipient, 21st International AIDS Conference, International AIDS Society, 2016
Arizona Excellence Scholarship, University of Arizona, 2005-2009
Select Publications
Selected recent publications
Lyons CE, Twahirwa Rwema JO, Makofane K, Diouf D, Mfochive Njindam I, Ba I, Kouame A, Tamoufe U, Cham B, Aliu Djaló M, Obodou EP, Karita E, Simplice A, Nowak RG, Crowell TA, Matse S, Kouanda S, Enama JP, Kavanagh M, Millett GA, Beyrer C, Murray S, Baral S. Associations between punitive policies and legal barriers to consensual same-sex sexual acts and HIV among gay men and other men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry, respondent-driven sampling survey. Lancet HIV. 2023 Mar;10(3):e186-e194. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(22)00336-8. Epub 2023 Jan 6. PubMed PMID: 36623537; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10288909.
Lyons C, Bendaud V, Bourey C, Erkkola T, Ravichandran I, Syarif O, Stangl A, Chang J, Ferguson L, Nyblade L, Amon J, Iovita A, Janušonyte E, Looze P, Sprague L, Sabin K, Baral S, Murray SM. Global assessment of existing HIV and key population stigma indicators: A data mapping exercise to inform country-level stigma measurement. PLoS Med. 2022 Feb;19(2):e1003914. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003914. eCollection 2022 Feb. PubMed PMID: 35192602; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8903269.
Lyons CE, Schwartz SR, Murray SM, Shannon K, Diouf D, Mothopeng T, Kouanda S, Simplice A, Kouame A, Mnisi Z, Tamoufe U, Phaswana-Mafuya N, Cham B, Drame FM, Aliu Djaló M, Baral S. The role of sex work laws and stigmas in increasing HIV risks among sex workers. Nat Commun. 2020 Feb 18;11(1):773. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-14593-6. PubMed PMID: 32071298; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7028952.
Lyons CE, Coly K, Bowring AL, Liestman B, Diouf D, Wong VJ, Turpin G, Castor D, Dieng P, Olawore O, Geibel S, Ketende S, Ndour C, Thiam S, Touré-Kane C, Baral SD. Use and Acceptability of HIV Self-Testing Among First-Time Testers at Risk for HIV in Senegal. AIDS Behav. 2019 Sep;23(Suppl 2):130-141. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02552-2. PubMed PMID: 31197701; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6773816.
Lyons CE, Olawore O, Turpin G, Coly K, Ketende S, Liestman B, Ba I, Drame FM, Ndour C, Turpin N, Ndiaye SM, Mboup S, Toure-Kane C, Leye-Diouf N, Castor D, Diouf D, Baral SD. Intersectional stigmas and HIV-related outcomes among a cohort of key populations enrolled in stigma mitigation interventions in Senegal. AIDS. 2020 Sep 1;34 Suppl 1:S63-S71. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002641. PubMed PMID: 32881795; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7880051.