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Drew A Westmoreland

Drew A Westmoreland, MSPH, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Epidemiology
Business Phone: (352) 294-5945
Business Email: westmorelanddrew@ufl.edu
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Accomplishments

  1. NIH Loan Repayment Program Awardee

    National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

  2. Member

    Delta Omega, Public Health Honor Society, Iota Chapter

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. HSC4970 – Public Health and Health Professions Senior Honors Thesis

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  2. PHC6971 – Research for Master’s Thesis

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  3. PHC7727 – Grant Writing for Population Health Research

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  4. PHC6941 – MPH Applied Practice Experience

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  5. PHC7918 – Independent Study

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  6. PHC6905 – Independent Study

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  7. PHC6000 – Epidemiology Methods I

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  8. PHC6940 – Master of Public Health Capstone

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

Research Profile

Dr. Westmoreland is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Florida. Broadly, her research interests are in behavioral and sexually transmitted infections (STI) epidemiology. Much of Dr. Westmoreland’s research has focused on sexual behavior associated with HIV/STI risk and prevention including the role that social and structural contexts play in influencing sexual behavior. Her current research centers the intersection of alcohol/substance use and sexual health behavior culminating in her NIAAA funded K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award investigating the impacts of alcohol use and misuse on daily PrEP (pill form) adherence. Additionally, Dr. Westmoreland has research interests and experience in the use of technology to conduct research and disseminate interventions to hard-to-reach populations, in LGBTQ+ health disparities, in applied social network analysis, and in survey research methodology.

Prior to joining the Department at UF, Dr. Westmoreland was a Research Assistant Professor in the City University of New York’s Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health where she also completed her post-doctoral training. Dr. Westmoreland completed her doctorate in Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, her MSPH at the University of South Carolina, and her BS in Public Health Sciences at Clemson University.

Areas of Interest

  • Alcohol and substance use
  • Behavioral epidemiology
  • HIV
  • LGBTQ+ health
  • Sexual health
  • Sexually transmitted infections

Publications

Academic Articles

Presentations

Grants

  1. Optimizing HIV prevention for highly vulnerable methamphetamine-using sexual minority men

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK via NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID

  2. The Impact of Alcohol on PrEP Adherence in Vulnerable Men

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIAAA

Education

  1. Doctor of Philosophy , Epidemiology

    University of California, Los Angeles

  2. Master of Science in Public Health, Epidemiology

    University of South Carolina

  3. Bachelor of Science, Public Health Sciences

    Clemson University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-5945
Emails:
Business:
westmorelanddrew@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 1001231
 GAINESVILLE FL 32611
Business Street:
2004 MOWRY RD
 GAINESVILLE FL 32611