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Nathan Thielman is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Duke University and holds a Research Professor position in Global Health. His research broadly focuses on the clinical and social issues that affect individuals living at risk for HIV infection, particularly in resource-poor settings. In Tanzania, he leads a group that applies novel methods to optimize the uptake of HIV testing among high-risk populations. He has demonstrated the use of Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) methodologies as a robust tool to identify (a) the characteristics of HIV testing options preferred by various populations and (b) the trade-offs individuals consider when evaluating testing options. With over a decade of productive research on HIV testing in the Kilimanjaro Region, he is involved in a project funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to test the hypothesis that DCE-derived HIV testing options significantly increase the rates of testing among groups at high risk for HIV infection. His work holds promise for optimizing the uptake of HIV testing in the Kilimanjaro Region by applying innovative tools for service translational epidemiology and implementation research.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)