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Robert Gross, MD, MSCE

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Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
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3a Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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2c Cornell University , 1986.
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Description of Research Expertise

90 HIV clinical epidemiology; outcomes of HIV treatment; adherence to therapy including development of methods to measure adherence
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Description of Clinical Expertise

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c6 Bien-Gund C, Gross R, Williams J, Brady KA, Bonett S: Lower self-efficacy and lower PrEP stigma predict telePrEP preferences among HIV self-testers 2f JAIDS 2026 (in press).

11d Greene B, Schnoll R, Gross R, Ashare R: Examining the role of Alternative Reinforcers and Smoking Cessation Outcomes among People with and without HIV who Smoke. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 2025 (in press).

2c df Loabile B, Lautenbach E, Mannathoko N, Mosepele M, Styczynski A, Smith RM, Cressman L, Jaskowiak-Barr A, Bilker WB, Alby K, Glaser L, Richard-Greenblatt M, Cowden L, Sewawa K, Otukile D, Paganotti GM, Mokomane M, Gross R ea : Risk Factors for Community Colonization with Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Enterobacterales (ESCrE) among People Living with HIV in Botswana. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025 (in press).

105 Loabile B, Bilker WB, Khunou K, Ngwako N, Tsima B, Brooks M, Moloi T, Morroni C, Gross R: Association of HIV Status with Infections Complicating Abortion in Botswana. AIDS 2025 (in press).

192 Blumenthal D, Stevens N, Leone FT, Bauer A-M, Wileyto EP, Jenssen B, Koenig H, O’Donnell J, Gross R, & Schnoll R : A formative study to develop nudges informed by behavioral economics to increase engagement with tobacco treatment among people who smoke receiving care for HIV. Drug & Alcohol Dependence Reports 2025 (in press).

180 Cancedda C, Brooks M, Nkomazana O, Keetile M, Ramogola Masire D, Tsima B, Steenhoff A, Gross R, Grover S, Lautenbach E, Kebabonye M, Motlhatlhedi K, Ndlovu K, Gaulton G, Barg FK: Finding the Balance Between Academic Productivity and Impact: Evaluation of the Botswana-University of Pennsylvania Partnership over a Five-Year Timeframe 2 3b BMJ Global Health 2025 (in press).

165 Loabile B, Ahmed D, Nteba O, Tsima B, Kgwaadira B, Schriger S, Mosepele M, Barg FK, Schnoll RA, Gross R: Factors Affecting the Integration of Tobacco Cessation Services for Tuberculosis Patients in Botswana. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Open 2025 (in press).

b2 Evans DL†, Spitsin S, Lynch KG, Voytek CD, Daramay MG, Hembree EA, Fiore D, Gross R, Scott JC, Douglas SD†, Thase ME (†deceased) f8 : A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of the Effects of Escitalopram on Depressive Symptoms and Immune Function in People with Human Immunodeficiency Viru. Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science 2025 (in press).

119 Medaglio D, Leonard CE, Stephens Shields AJ, Schnoll RA, Gross R: Training a Smoking Status Probabilistic Model Using Cotinine Levels in a Large Claims Database. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2025 (in press).

11b Mantshonyane L, Jarvis J, Loabile B, Mokete M, Monnaatlala R, Mmolai GM, Mosomodi A, Gross R : “Test & Treat” for HIV Had Little Effect on Outcomes but Missed Clinic Visits Threaten Success of Botswana’s National ART Program 44 AIDS Patient Care and STDs 2025 (in press).

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