Tonia Poteat
Professor in the School of Nursing
Research Professor of Global Health
Dr. Tonia Poteat is a Professor in the Duke University School of Nursing, Associate Director of the Duke Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Developmental Core, and Co-Director of the Duke Sexual and Gender Minority Wellness Program. Her research, teaching, and clinical practice focus on HIV and LGBTQ health with particular attention to the health of transgender communities. Her research attends to the role of intersectional structural stigma in driving health inequities and seeks to identify strategies to advance health justice. Certified as an HIV Specialist by the American Academy of HIV Medicine and Gender Specialist by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, she is an expert in HIV research and care with transgender persons. She founded and co-leads the Inter-CFAR Transgender Health Scientific Working Group.
Publications
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Cooney EE, Reisner SL, Poteat TC, Radix AE, Mayer KH, Beyrer C, et al. Preference for Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Compared With Daily Oral PrEP Among Transgender Women in the U.S.: Findings From a Multisite Cohort. AJPM Focus. 2025 Apr;4(2):100313.Rich AJ, McGorray EL, Felt D, Kerr M, Baldwin-SoRelle C, Beach LB, et al. Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity Measurement in Health Research: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis. LGBT health. 2025 Mar;Cooney EE, Stevenson M, Aguayo-Romero RA, Valera G, Poteat TC, Mayer KH, et al. Preference for Long-Acting HIV Prevention Methods Among Transgender Women Vulnerable to HIV in Eastern and Southern United States: Findings from the LITE Study. AIDS Behav. 2025 Mar;29(3):804–16.Poteat TC, Ehrig M, Ahmadi H, Malik M, Reisner SL, Radix AE, et al. Hormones, Stress, and Heart Disease in Transgender Women with HIV in LITE Plus. American journal of preventive medicine. 2025 Feb;68(2):245–56.
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