Laura Packel, MPH, PhD

Title(s)Project Director, Institute for Health & Aging
SchoolSchool of Nursing
Address490 Illinois Street, #1200
San Francisco CA 94158
Phone415-597-9204
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    1. Effect of a digital school-based intervention on adolescent family planning and reproductive health in Rwanda: a cluster-randomized trial. Nat Med. 2024 Aug 23. Hémono R, Gatare E, Kayitesi L, Hunter LA, Packel L, Ippoliti N, Cerecero-García D, Contreras-Loya D, Gadsden P, Bautista-Arredondo S, Sayinzoga F, Mugisha M, Bertozzi SM, Hope R, McCoy SI. PMID: 39179855.
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    2. Impact of financial incentives on viral suppression among adults initiating HIV treatment in Tanzania: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial. Lancet HIV. 2024 Sep; 11(9):e586-e597. Njau PF, Katabaro E, Winters S, Sabasaba A, Hassan K, Joseph B, Maila H, Msasa J, Fahey CA, Packel L, Dow WH, Jewell NP, Ulenga N, Mwenda N, McCoy SI. PMID: 39098325.
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    3. Supporting young women's health through girl-friendly drug vendors in Lake Zone, Tanzania: protocol for the AmbassADDOrs for Health cluster-randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Jun 08; 14(6):e078755. Mnyippembe A, Sheira LA, McCoy SI, Njau PF, Packel LJ, Hassan K, Solorzano-Barrera C, Maokola W, Kang Dufour MS, Sabasaba A, Liu J. PMID: 38851225; PMCID: PMC11163605.
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    4. Outcomes of an Emergency Department Program to Identify and Link Patients at Increased Risk for Acquiring HIV Infection to Outpatient HIV Prevention Services: The HIV PreventED Program. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 06 01; 96(2):147-155. White DAE, Godoy A, Jewett M, Burns M, Pinto CM, Packel LJ, Garcia-Chinn M, Anderson ES, McCoy SI. PMID: 38771753.
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    5. Willingness of Pharmacists to Prescribe Medication Abortion in California. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Apr 01; 7(4):e246018. Cohen C, Hunter LA, Beltran RM, Serpico J, Packel L, Ochoa AM, McCoy SI, Conron KJ. PMID: 38598235; PMCID: PMC11007579.
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    6. CyberRwanda's Pathway to Impact: Results From a Cluster-Randomized Trial of Adolescent Family Planning Knowledge, Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, and Behavior. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Jun; 74(6):1239-1248. Hémono R, Gatare E, Kayitesi L, Packel L, Hunter LA, Kunesh J, Mwali MM, Bertozzi S, Sayinzoga F, Mugisha M, Hope R, McCoy SI. PMID: 38506778.
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    7. Age-disparate relationships at first sex and reproductive autonomy, empowerment, and sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women in Rwanda. SSM Popul Health. 2024 Mar; 25:101617. Kunesh J, Hémono R, Gatare E, Kayitesi L, Packel L, Hope R, McCoy SI. PMID: 38426029; PMCID: PMC10901839.
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    8. Rudi Kundini, Pamoja Kundini (RKPK): study protocol for a hybrid type 1 randomized effectiveness-implementation trial using data science and economic incentive strategies to strengthen the continuity of care among people living with HIV in Tanzania. Trials. 2024 Feb 10; 25(1):114. Kadota JL, Packel LJ, Mlowe M, Ulenga N, Mwenda N, Njau PF, Dow WH, Wang J, Sabasaba A, McCoy SI. PMID: 38336793; PMCID: PMC10858527.
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    9. Rudi Kundini, Pamoja Kundini (RKPK): study protocol for a hybrid type 1 randomized effectiveness-implementation trial using data science and economic incentive strategies to strengthen the continuity of care among people living with HIV in Tanzania. Res Sq. 2023 Dec 20. Kadota JL, Packel LJ, Mlowe M, Ulenga N, Mwenda N, Njau PF, Dow WH, Wang J, Sabasaba A, McCoy SI. PMID: 38196655; PMCID: PMC10775370.
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    10. Opportunities to Increase Access to HIV Prevention: Evaluating the Implementation of Pharmacist-Initiated Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in California. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Nov; 10(11):ofad549. Hunter LA, Packel LJ, Chitle P, Beltran RM, Rafie S, De Martini L, Dong B, Harris O, Holloway IW, Miyashita Ochoa A, McCoy SI. PMID: 38023549; PMCID: PMC10651201.
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    11. Food Insecurity and Engagement in Transactional Sex Among Female Secondary Students in Rwanda. AIDS Behav. 2024 Jan; 28(1):135-140. Sheira LA, Izudi J, Gatare E, Packel L, Kayitesi L, Sayinzoga F, Hope R, McCoy SI. PMID: 37792235; PMCID: PMC10803384.
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    12. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sales of sexual and reproductive health products: an ecological study of pharmacies in Kenya. BMJ Open. 2023 06 29; 13(6):e068222. Chiu C, Wong A, Melvin O, Vernon J, Liu JX, McCoy SI, Packel LJ. PMID: 37385741; PMCID: PMC10314534.
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    13. Increased prevalence of depression and anxiety among adults initiating antiretroviral therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Shinyanga region, Tanzania. AIDS Res Ther. 2023 06 10; 20(1):36. Winters S, Sabasaba A, Fahey CA, Packel L, Katabaro E, Ndungile Y, Njau PF, McCoy SI. PMID: 37301833; PMCID: PMC10256977.
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    14. Measuring sexual behavior among in-school youth in Rwanda: a cross-sectional analysis of self-reported timing of first sex and correlates of early sexual debut. Ann Epidemiol. 2023 07; 83:35-39.e1. Hémono R, Gatare E, Kayitesi L, Hunter LA, Kunesh J, Packel L, Hope R, McCoy SI. PMID: 37060934.
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    15. Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 incidence and seroconversion among university students and employees: a longitudinal cohort study in California, June-August 2020. BMJ Open. 2023 04 06; 13(4):e063999. Hunter LA, Wyman S, Packel LJ, Facente SN, Li Y, Harte A, Nicolette G, IGI SARS-CoV-2 Testing Consortium, Di Germanio C, Busch MP, Reingold AL, Petersen ML. PMID: 37024253; PMCID: PMC10083519.
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    16. Adaptive Strategies for Retention in Care among Persons Living with HIV. NEJM Evid. 2023 Apr; 2(4). Geng EH, Odeny TA, Montoya LM, Iguna S, Kulzer JL, Adhiambo HF, Eshun-Wilson I, Akama E, Nyandieka E, Guzé MA, Shade S, Packel L, Fox B, Camlin C, Thirumurthy H, Lyons C, Bukusi EA, Petersen ML. PMID: 38143482; PMCID: PMC10745095.
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    17. Patient preferences for HIV service delivery models; a Discrete Choice Experiment in Kisumu, Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022; 2(10):e0000614. Mando RO, Moghadassi M, Juma E, Ogollah C, Packel L, Kulzer JL, Kadima J, Odhiambo F, Eshun-Wilson I, Kim HY, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Geng E. PMID: 36962597; PMCID: PMC10021384.
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    18. Machine learning with routine electronic medical record data to identify people at high risk of disengagement from HIV care in Tanzania. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022; 2(9):e0000720. Fahey CA, Wei L, Njau PF, Shabani S, Kwilasa S, Maokola W, Packel L, Zheng Z, Wang J, McCoy SI. PMID: 36962586; PMCID: PMC10021592.
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    19. Anticipated and Experienced Stigma After Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2: A Qualitative Study. Health Promot Pract. 2024 Mar; 25(2):235-243. Facente SN, De Zuzuarregui M, Frank D, Gomez-Aladino S, Muñoz A, Williamson S, Wang E, Hunter LA, Packel L, Reingold A. PMID: 35950699; PMCID: PMC10908201.
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    20. Risky business: A mixed methods study of decision-making regarding COVID-19 risk at a public university in the United States. Front Psychol. 2022; 13:926664. Facente SN, De Zuzuarregui M, Frank D, Gomez-Aladino S, Muñoz A, Williamson S, Wang E, Hunter L, Packel L, Reingold A, Petersen M. PMID: 35967656; PMCID: PMC9372553.
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    21. Digital self-care for improved access to family planning and reproductive health services among adolescents in Rwanda: preliminary findings from a pilot study of CyberRwanda. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2022; 29(3):2110671. Hémono R, Packel L, Gatare E, Baringer L, Ippoliti N, McCoy SI, Hope R. PMID: 36083099; PMCID: PMC9467528.
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    22. Preparing a financial incentive program to improve retention in HIV care and viral suppression for scale: using an implementation science framework to evaluate an mHealth system in Tanzania. Implement Sci Commun. 2021 Sep 23; 2(1):109. Packel L, Fahey C, Kalinjila A, Mnyippembe A, Njau P, McCoy SI. PMID: 34556176; PMCID: PMC8461932.
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    23. Feasibility and effectiveness of daily temperature screening to detect COVID-19 in a prospective cohort at a large public university. BMC Public Health. 2021 09 16; 21(1):1693. Facente SN, Hunter LA, Packel LJ, Li Y, Harte A, Nicolette G, McDevitt S, Petersen M, Reingold AL. PMID: 34530802; PMCID: PMC8445011.
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    24. HIV prevention at drug shops: awareness and attitudes among shop dispensers and young women about oral pre-exposure prophylaxis and the dapivirine ring in Shinyanga, Tanzania. AIDS Res Ther. 2021 04 26; 18(1):21. Tubert J, Packel L, Hunter LA, Mfaume R, Njau P, Ramadhani AA, Liu JX, McCoy SI. PMID: 33902623; PMCID: PMC8074434.
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    25. Piloting an integrated SARS-CoV-2 testing and data system for outbreak containment among college students: A prospective cohort study. PLoS One. 2021; 16(1):e0245765. Packel L, Reingold A, Hunter L, Facente S, Li Y, Harte A, Nicolette G, Urnov FD, Lu M, Petersen M, IGI Testing Consortium. PMID: 33497404; PMCID: PMC7837458.
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    26. Optimizing the efficiency and implementation of cash transfers to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2020 Nov 23; 21(1):963. Packel L, Njau P, Fahey C, Ramadhani A, Dow WH, Jewell NP, McCoy S. PMID: 33228757; PMCID: PMC7684892.
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    27. Design and impact evaluation of a digital reproductive health program in Rwanda using a cluster randomized design: study protocol. BMC Public Health. 2020 Nov 13; 20(1):1701. Nolan C, Packel L, Hope R, Levine J, Baringer L, Gatare E, Umubyeyi A, Sayinzoga F, Mugisha M, Turatsinze J, Naganza A, Idelson L, Bertozzi S, McCoy S. PMID: 33187485; PMCID: PMC7662730.
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    28. Lessons from early stage pilot studies to maximize the impact of digital health interventions for sexual and reproductive health. Mhealth. 2020; 6:22. McCoy SI, Packel L. PMID: 32632360; PMCID: PMC7327289.
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    29. Implementation Science Using Proctor's Framework and an Adaptation of the Multiphase Optimization Strategy: Optimizing a Financial Incentive Intervention for HIV Treatment Adherence in Tanzania. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 12; 82 Suppl 3:S332-S338. Packel L, Fahey C, Njau P, McCoy SI. PMID: 31764271; PMCID: PMC6880807.
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    30. A randomized trial of cash incentives for sexual behavior change among female sex workers in Dar es Salaam. Soc Sci Med. 2021 03; 272:111655. Packel LJ, de Walque D, Feeney KC, Balampama MP, Cooper JE, Kalolella A, Wechsberg WM, Dow WH. PMID: 33731255.
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    31. The California HIV/AIDS Research Program: History, Impact, and HIV Cure Initiative. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2017 Nov; 33(S1):S1-S5. Stanga LL, Mujeeb A, Packel L, Martz T, Lemp G. PMID: 28851229.
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    32. Female sex workers use power over their day-to-day lives to meet the condition of a conditional cash transfer intervention to incentivize safe sex. Soc Sci Med. 2017 05; 181:148-157. Cooper JE, Dow WH, de Walque D, Keller AC, McCoy SI, Fernald LCH, Balampama MP, Kalolella A, Packel LJ, Wechsberg WM, Ozer EJ. PMID: 28399483.
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    33. Scaling-up health information systems to improve HIV treatment: An assessment of initial patient monitoring systems in Mozambique. Int J Med Inform. 2017 Jan; 97:322-330. Hochgesang M, Zamudio-Haas S, Moran L, Nhampossa L, Packel L, Leslie H, Richards J, Shade SB. PMID: 27919390; PMCID: PMC6056312.
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    34. Going for the cure: patient interest groups and health advocacy in the United States. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2014 Apr; 39(2):331-67. Keller AC, Packel L. PMID: 24305848.
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    35. Association between transfusion with human herpesvirus 8 antibody-positive blood and subsequent mortality. J Infect Dis. 2012 Nov 15; 206(10):1497-503. Hladik W, Pellett PE, Hancock J, Downing R, Gao H, Packel L, Mimbe D, Nzaro E, Mermin J. PMID: 22949307.
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    36. Evolving strategies, opportunistic implementation: HIV risk reduction in Tanzania in the context of an incentive-based HIV prevention intervention. PLoS One. 2012; 7(8):e44058. Packel L, Keller A, Dow WH, de Walque D, Nathan R, Mtenga S. PMID: 22952872; PMCID: PMC3428320.
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    37. Incentivising safe sex: a randomised trial of conditional cash transfers for HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention in rural Tanzania. BMJ Open. 2012; 2:e000747. de Walque D, Dow WH, Nathan R, Abdul R, Abilahi F, Gong E, Isdahl Z, Jamison J, Jullu B, Krishnan S, Majura A, Miguel E, Moncada J, Mtenga S, Mwanyangala MA, Packel L, Schachter J, Shirima K, Medlin CA. PMID: 22318666; PMCID: PMC3330254.
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    38. Sexual and reproductive health services for people living with HIV: a systematic review. AIDS Care. 2011 Mar; 23(3):303-14. Brickley DB, Almers L, Kennedy CE, Spaulding AB, Mirjahangir J, Kennedy GE, Packel L, Osborne K, Mbizvo M, Collins L. PMID: 21347893.
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    39. Depression and HIV in Botswana: a population-based study on gender-specific socioeconomic and behavioral correlates. PLoS One. 2010 Dec 08; 5(12):e14252. Gupta R, Dandu M, Packel L, Rutherford G, Leiter K, Phaladze N, Korte FP, Iacopino V, Weiser SD. PMID: 21170384; PMCID: PMC2999532.
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    40. Linking sexual and reproductive health and HIV interventions: a systematic review. J Int AIDS Soc. 2010 Jul 19; 13:26. Kennedy CE, Spaulding AB, Brickley DB, Almers L, Mirjahangir J, Packel L, Kennedy GE, Mbizvo M, Collins L, Osborne K. PMID: 20642843; PMCID: PMC2918569.
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    41. Linking family planning with HIV/AIDS interventions: a systematic review of the evidence. AIDS. 2009 Nov; 23 Suppl 1:S79-88. Spaulding AB, Brickley DB, Kennedy C, Almers L, Packel L, Mirjahangir J, Kennedy G, Collins L, Osborne K, Mbizvo M. PMID: 20081392.
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    42. Validation of AIDS-related mortality in Botswana. J Int AIDS Soc. 2009 Oct 24; 12:24. Taffa N, Will JC, Bodika S, Packel L, Motlapele D, Stein E, Roels TH, Kennedy G, Shenaaz el-H. PMID: 19852854; PMCID: PMC2775019.
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    43. Processes and outcomes of HIV serostatus disclosure to sexual partners among people living with HIV in Uganda. AIDS Behav. 2008 Mar; 12(2):232-43. King R, Katuntu D, Lifshay J, Packel L, Batamwita R, Nakayiwa S, Abang B, Babirye F, Lindkvist P, Johansson E, Mermin J, Bunnell R. PMID: 17828450.
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    44. Patient-delivered partner therapy for chlamydial infections: attitudes and practices of California physicians and nurse practitioners. Sex Transm Dis. 2006 Jul; 33(7):458-63. Packel LJ, Guerry S, Bauer HM, Rhew M, Chow J, Samuel M, Bolan G. PMID: 16794548.
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    45. Desire for children and pregnancy risk behavior among HIV-infected men and women in Uganda. AIDS Behav. 2006 Jul; 10(4 Suppl):S95-104. Nakayiwa S, Abang B, Packel L, Lifshay J, Purcell DW, King R, Ezati E, Mermin J, Coutinho A, Bunnell R. PMID: 16715343.
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    46. An observational cohort study of Chlamydia trachomatis treatment in pregnancy. Sex Transm Dis. 2006 Feb; 33(2):106-10. Rahangdale L, Guerry S, Bauer HM, Packel L, Rhew M, Baxter R, Chow J, Bolan G. PMID: 16432482.
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    47. Chlamydia screening and management practices of primary care physicians and nurse practitioners in California. J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Dec; 20(12):1102-7. Guerry SL, Bauer HM, Packel L, Samuel M, Chow J, Rhew M, Bolan G. PMID: 16423098; PMCID: PMC1490271.
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    48. Chlamydia screening of youth and young adults in non-clinical settings throughout California. Sex Transm Dis. 2004 Jul; 31(7):409-14. Bauer HM, Chartier M, Kessell E, Packel L, Brammeier M, Little M, Bolan G, Get Tested Chlamydia Screening Project Group. PMID: 15215695.
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    49. Integrating Chlamydia trachomatis control services for males in female reproductive health programs. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2003 Sep-Oct; 35(5):226-8. McConnell JK, Packel L, Biggs MA, Chow JM, Brindis C. PMID: 14668026.
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