Yvette Cuca, PhD, MPH

Title(s)Specialist, Community Health Systems
SchoolSchool of Nursing
Address490 Illinois Street, #9302
San Francisco CA 94158
Phone415-502-8081
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    University of California, San FranciscoPh.D.Sociology
    Columbia UniversityMPHPopulation and Family Health
    Columbia UniversityMIAInternational Affairs
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    Yvette Cuca is a Research Specialist with the UCSF School of Nursing and the UCSF Women's HIV Program. She serves as Evaluator for a SAMHSA-funded program addressing trauma and substance use in women living with HIV; and for a HRSA-funded Black Women First SPNS program on trauma, substance use, and stigma in Black women living with HIV. She is Co-PI of an international multi-site study on the impact of COVID-19 on people living with HIV, in collaboration with the International Nursing Network for HIV Research. She is collaborating on qualitative research examining best practices for the implementation of Long-Acting Injectable ART in community pharmacies. Her past research has focused on sexual and reproductive health, and childbearing decision-making for women living with HIV/AIDS, with a particular focus on the role of social stigma.
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    1. Using a Trauma-Informed Approach to Address Burnout in Nursing: What an Organization Can Accomplish. The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. 2023; 28(1):1. Dawson-Rose C, Cuca YP, Kumar S, and Collins AB.
    2. Trauma-Informed Home Visiting Models in Public Health Nursing: An Evidence-Based Approach. Am J Public Health. 2022 06; 112(S3):S298-S305. Ballard J, Turner L, Cuca YP, Lobo B, Dawson-Rose CS. PMID: 35679545; PMCID: PMC9184900.
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    3. The syndemic effects of adverse mental health conditions and polysubstance use on being at risk of clinical depression among marginally housed and homeless transitional age youth living in San Francisco, California. PLoS One. 2022; 17(3):e0265397. Jain JP, Santos GM, Hao J, Leonard A, Miller AM, Cuca YP, Dawson-Rose C. PMID: 35298526; PMCID: PMC8929626.
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    4. Resilience, Physical Activity, and Depression in Women Living With HIV in the San Francisco Bay Area: A Cross-sectional Study. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2022 Mar-Apr 01; 33(2):202-210. Ambrose PR, Cuca YP, Baguso GN, Hoffmann TJ, Dawson-Rose C. PMID: 35195611.
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    5. Ending intimate partner violence among women living with HIV: How attachment and HIV stigma inform understanding and intervention. Soc Work Health Care. 2021 08 09; 60(6-7):543-560. Davis K, Dawson-Rose C, Cuca YP, Shumway M, Machtinger E. PMID: 34396939.
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    6. President's Message-The International Nursing Network for HIV Research. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2021 May-Jun 01; 32(3):409-412. Reyes DM, Cuca YP, Dawson-Rose CS. PMID: 33929982.
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    7. Trauma-Informed Care for Opioid Use Disorder: Improving Success of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder by Integrating Trauma-Informed Approaches. 2021. DeFries T, Cuca Y, Davis K, and Machtinger E. View Publication.
    8. Trauma, substance use, and mental health symptoms in transitional age youth experiencing homelessness. Public Health Nurs. 2020 05; 37(3):363-370. Dawson-Rose C, Shehadeh D, Hao J, Barnard J, Khoddam-Khorasani LL, Leonard A, Clark K, Kersey E, Mousseau H, Frank J, Miller A, Carrico A, Schustack A, Cuca YP. PMID: 32202664.
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    9. The Association of Trauma with the Physical, Behavioral, and Social Health of Women Living with HIV: Pathways to Guide Trauma-informed Health Care Interventions. Womens Health Issues. 2019 Sep - Oct; 29(5):376-384. Cuca YP, Shumway M, Machtinger EL, Davis K, Khanna N, Cocohoba J, Dawson-Rose C. PMID: 31303419; PMCID: PMC6755036.
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    10. Providing Primary Care for HIV in the Context of Trauma: Experiences of the Health Care Team. Womens Health Issues. 2019 Sep - Oct; 29(5):385-391. Dawson-Rose C, Cuca YP, Shumway M, Davis K, Machtinger EL. PMID: 31272763.
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    11. From Treatment to Healing: Inquiry and Response to Recent and Past Trauma in Adult Health Care. Womens Health Issues. 2019 Mar - Apr; 29(2):97-102. Machtinger EL, Davis KB, Kimberg LS, Khanna N, Cuca YP, Dawson-Rose C, Shumway M, Campbell J, Lewis-O'Connor A, Blake M, Blanch A, McCaw B. PMID: 30606467.
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    12. A qualitative description of service providers' experiences of ethical issues in HIV care. Nurs Ethics. 2019 Aug; 26(5):1540-1553. Sabone MB, Mogobe KD, Matshediso E, Shaibu S, Ntsayagae EI, Corless IB, Cuca YP, Holzemer WL, Dawson-Rose C, Soliz Baez SS, Rivero-Mendz M, Webel AR, Eller LS, Reid P, Johnson MO, Kemppainen J, Reyes D, Nokes K, Wantland D, Nicholas PK, Lingren T, Portillo CJ, Sefcik E, Long-Middleton E. PMID: 29514575; PMCID: PMC7341961.
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    13. Changes in Specific Substance Involvement Scores among SBIRT recipients in an HIV primary care setting. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2017 Dec 12; 12(1):34. Dawson-Rose C, Draughon JE, Cuca Y, Zepf R, Huang E, Cooper BA, Lum PJ. PMID: 29229000; PMCID: PMC5725890.
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    14. Understanding Health Literacy for People Living With HIV: Locations of Learning. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2018 Mar - Apr; 29(2):190-203. Lindgren TG, Reyes D, Eller L, Wantland D, Portillo C, Holzemer WL, Matshediso E, Corless I, Kemppainen J, Mogobe KD, Webel A, Nokes K, Nicholas P, Rivero Mendez M, Reid P, Baez SS, Johnson MO, Cuca Y, Rose CD. PMID: 29248420; PMCID: PMC5816695.
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    15. Seeking Safety Group Therapy for Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorder and PTSD among Transgender Women Living with HIV: A Pilot Study. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2017 Sep-Oct; 49(4):344-351. Empson S, Cuca YP, Cocohoba J, Dawson-Rose C, Davis K, Machtinger EL. PMID: 28524758.
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    16. Meta-analysis of Mobile Phone Reminders on HIV Patients' Retention to Care. J Mob Technol Med. 2017; 6(1):5-18. Jong S, Cuca Y, Thompson LM. PMID: 30197685; PMCID: PMC6124685.
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    17. HIV Stigma and Social Capital in Women Living With HIV. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2017 Jan - Feb; 28(1):45-54. Cuca YP, Asher A, Okonsky J, Kaihura A, Dawson-Rose C, Webel A. PMID: 27697368; PMCID: PMC5183462.
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    18. Language and Culture in Health Literacy for People Living with HIV: Perspectives of Health Care Providers and Professional Care Team Members. AIDS Res Treat. 2016; 2016:5015707. Mogobe KD, Shaibu S, Matshediso E, Sabone M, Ntsayagae E, Nicholas PK, Portillo CJ, Corless IB, Rose CD, Johnson MO, Webel A, Cuca Y, Rivero-Méndez M, Solís Báez SS, Nokes K, Reyes D, Kemppainen J, Reid P, Sanzero Eller L, Lindgren T, Holzemer WL, Wantland D. PMID: 27340564; PMCID: PMC4909894.
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    19. Building Trust and Relationships Between Patients and Providers: An Essential Complement to Health Literacy in HIV Care. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2016 Sep-Oct; 27(5):574-84. Dawson-Rose C, Cuca YP, Webel AR, Solís Báez SS, Holzemer WL, Rivero-Méndez M, Sanzero Eller L, Reid P, Johnson MO, Kemppainen J, Reyes D, Nokes K, Nicholas PK, Matshediso E, Mogobe KD, Sabone MB, Ntsayagae EI, Shaibu S, Corless IB, Wantland D, Lindgren T. PMID: 27080926; PMCID: PMC5207494.
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    20. Prevalence of Substance Use in an HIV Primary Care Safety Net Clinic: A Call for Screening. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2017 Mar - Apr; 28(2):238-249. Dawson-Rose C, Draughon JE, Zepf R, Cuca YP, Huang E, Freeborn K, Lum PJ. PMID: 26763795; PMCID: PMC4903083.
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    21. Social Stigma and Childbearing for Women Living With HIV/AIDS. Qual Health Res. 2016 Sep; 26(11):1508-18. Cuca YP, Rose CD. PMID: 26224219.
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    22. Using Interactive Web-Based Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment in an Urban, Safety-Net HIV Clinic. AIDS Behav. 2015 Jun; 19 Suppl 2:186-93. Dawson Rose C, Cuca YP, Kamitani E, Eng S, Zepf R, Draughon J, Lum P. PMID: 25963770; PMCID: PMC4547536.
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    23. From treatment to healing: the promise of trauma-informed primary care. Womens Health Issues. 2015 May-Jun; 25(3):193-7. Machtinger EL, Cuca YP, Khanna N, Rose CD, Kimberg LS. PMID: 25965151.
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    24. Appreciating Reasons for Nonadherence in Women. Health Care Women Int. 2015 Sep; 36(9):1007-25. Okonsky JG, Webel A, Rose CD, Johnson M, Asher A, Cuca Y, Kaihura A, Hanson JE, Portillo CJ. PMID: 24654887; PMCID: PMC4286531.
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    25. Engagement with Care, Substance Use, and Adherence to Therapy in HIV/AIDS. AIDS Res Treat. 2014; 2014:675739. Nicholas PK, Willard S, Thompson C, Dawson-Rose C, Corless IB, Wantland DJ, Sefcik EF, Nokes KM, Kirksey KM, Hamilton MJ, Holzemer WL, Portillo CJ, Rivero Mendez M, Robinson LM, Rosa M, Human SP, Cuca Y, Huang E, Maryland M, Arudo J, Eller LS, Stanton MA, Driscoll M, Voss JG, Moezzi S. PMID: 24800065; PMCID: PMC3996287.
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    26. Self-compassion and risk behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS. Res Nurs Health. 2014 Apr; 37(2):98-106. Dawson Rose C, Webel A, Sullivan KM, Cuca YP, Wantland D, Johnson MO, Brion J, Portillo CJ, Corless IB, Voss J, Chen WT, Phillips JC, Tyer-Viola L, Rivero-Méndez M, Nicholas PK, Nokes K, Kemppainen J, Sefcik E, Eller LS, Iipinge S, Kirksey K, Chaiphibalsarisdi P, Davila N, Hamilton MJ, Hickey D, Maryland M, Reid P, Holzemer WL. PMID: 24510757; PMCID: PMC4158433.
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    27. Associations between the legal context of HIV, perceived social capital, and HIV antiretroviral adherence in North America. BMC Public Health. 2013 Aug 08; 13:736. Phillips JC, Webel A, Rose CD, Corless IB, Sullivan KM, Voss J, Wantland D, Nokes K, Brion J, Chen WT, Iipinge S, Eller LS, Tyer-Viola L, Rivero-Méndez M, Nicholas PK, Johnson MO, Maryland M, Kemppainen J, Portillo CJ, Chaiphibalsarisdi P, Kirksey KM, Sefcik E, Reid P, Cuca Y, Huang E, Holzemer WL. PMID: 23924399; PMCID: PMC3750916.
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    28. The impact of social context on self-management in women living with HIV. Soc Sci Med. 2013 Jun; 87:147-54. Webel AR, Cuca Y, Okonsky JG, Asher AK, Kaihura A, Salata RA. PMID: 23631790; PMCID: PMC3656470.
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    29. The impact of stressful life events, symptom status, and adherence concerns on quality of life in people living with HIV. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2013 Nov-Dec; 24(6):478-90. Corless IB, Voss J, Guarino AJ, Wantland D, Holzemer W, Jane Hamilton M, Sefcik E, Willard S, Kirksey K, Portillo C, Rivero Mendez M, Rosa ME, Nicholas PK, Human S, Maryland M, Moezzi S, Robinson L, Cuca Y. PMID: 23473660; PMCID: PMC3681926.
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    30. Measuring HIV self-management in women living with HIV/AIDS: a psychometric evaluation study of the HIV Self-management Scale. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Jul 01; 60(3):e72-81. Webel AR, Asher A, Cuca Y, Okonsky JG, Kaihura A, Dawson Rose C, Hanson JE, Salata RA, Burant CJ. PMID: 22569267; PMCID: PMC3383929.
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    31. Exploring the contribution of general self-efficacy to the use of self-care symptom management strategies by people living with HIV infection. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2012 Jun; 26(6):335-43. Corless IB, Wantland D, Kirksey KM, Nicholas PK, Human S, Arudo J, Rosa M, Cuca Y, Willard S, Hamilton MJ, Portillo C, Sefcik E, Robinson L, Bain C, Moezzi S, Maryland M, Huang E, Holzemer WL. PMID: 22612448; PMCID: PMC7155925.
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    32. Factors associated with pregnant women's anticipations and experiences of HIV-related stigma in rural Kenya. AIDS Care. 2012; 24(9):1173-80. Cuca YP, Onono M, Bukusi E, Turan JM. PMID: 22799618; PMCID: PMC3492416.
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    33. Self-care behaviors and activities for managing HIV-related anxiety. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2012 Mar-Apr; 23(2):111-23. Kemppainen JK, Wantland D, Voss J, Nicholas P, Kirksey KM, Corless IB, Willard S, Holzemer WL, Robinson L, Hamilton MJ, Sefcik E, Eller LS, Huang E, Arudo J, Moezzi S, Rivero-Mendez M, Rosa M, Human S, Cuca Y, Lindgren T, Portillo CJ, Maryland M. PMID: 21839652; PMCID: PMC7104404.
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    34. Unhealthy substance-use behaviors as symptom-related self-care in persons with HIV/AIDS. Nurs Health Sci. 2011 Mar; 13(1):16-26. Brion JM, Rose CD, Nicholas PK, Sloane R, Corless IB, Lindgren TG, Wantland DJ, Kemppainen JK, Sefcik EF, Nokes KM, Kirksey KM, Eller L, Hamilton MJ, Holzemer WL, Portillo CJ, Mendez MR, Robinson LM, Moezzi S, Rosa M, Human S, Maryland M, Arudo J, Ros AV, Nicholas TP, Cuca Y, Huang E, Bain C, Tyer-Viola L, Zang SM, Shannon M, Peters-Lewis A, Willard S. PMID: 21352430; PMCID: PMC4179294.
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    35. Prevalence, self-care behaviors, and self-care activities for peripheral neuropathy symptoms of HIV/AIDS. Nurs Health Sci. 2010 Mar; 12(1):119-26. Nicholas PK, Voss J, Wantland D, Lindgren T, Huang E, Holzemer WL, Cuca Y, Moezzi S, Portillo C, Willard S, Arudo J, Kirksey K, Corless IB, Rosa ME, Robinson L, Hamilton MJ, Sefcik E, Human S, Rivero-Mendez M, Maryland M, Nokes KM, Eller L, Kemppainen J, Dawson-Rose C, Brion JM, Bunch EH, Shannon M, Nicholas TP, Viamonte-Ros A, Bain CA. PMID: 20487335; PMCID: PMC7175995.
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    36. Evaluation of a health setting-based stigma intervention in five African countries. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2009 Dec; 23(12):1059-66. Uys L, Chirwa M, Kohi T, Greeff M, Naidoo J, Makoae L, Dlamini P, Durrheim K, Cuca Y, Holzemer WL. PMID: 20025515; PMCID: PMC2832642.
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    37. Perceived HIV stigma and life satisfaction among persons living with HIV infection in five African countries: a longitudinal study. Int J Nurs Stud. 2010 Apr; 47(4):475-86. Greeff M, Uys LR, Wantland D, Makoae L, Chirwa M, Dlamini P, Kohi TW, Mullan J, Naidoo JR, Cuca Y, Holzemer WL. PMID: 19854440; PMCID: PMC2832093.
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    38. Measuring HIV stigma for PLHAs and nurses over time in five African countries. SAHARA J. 2009 Sep; 6(2):76-82. Holzemer WL, Makoae LN, Greeff M, Dlamini PS, Kohi TW, Chirwa ML, Naidoo JR, Durrheim K, Cuca Y, Uys YR. PMID: 19936409; PMCID: PMC3630506.
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    39. Does "asymptomatic" mean without symptoms for those living with HIV infection? AIDS Care. 2009 Mar; 21(3):322-8. Willard S, Holzemer WL, Wantland DJ, Cuca YP, Kirksey KM, Portillo CJ, Corless IB, Rivero-Méndez M, Rosa ME, Nicholas PK, Hamilton MJ, Sefcik E, Kemppainen J, Canaval G, Robinson L, Moezzi S, Human S, Arudo J, Eller LS, Bunch E, Dole PJ, Coleman C, Nokes K, Reynolds NR, Tsai YF, Maryland M, Voss J, Lindgren T. PMID: 19280409; PMCID: PMC3630501.
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    40. The development and validation of the HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument - Nurse (HASI-N). AIDS Care. 2009 Feb; 21(2):150-9. Uys LR, Holzemer WL, Chirwa ML, Dlamini PS, Greeff M, Kohi TW, Makoae LN, Stewart AL, Mullan J, Phetlhu RD, Wantland DJ, Durrheim KL, Cuca YP, Naidoo JR. PMID: 19229683; PMCID: PMC2716132.
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    41. HIV stigma and nurse job satisfaction in five African countries. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2009 Jan-Feb; 20(1):14-21. Chirwa ML, Greeff M, Kohi TW, Naidoo JR, Makoae LN, Dlamini PS, Kaszubski C, Cuca YP, Uys LR, Holzemer WL. PMID: 19118767; PMCID: PMC2743864.
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    42. A conceptual model of HIV/AIDS stigma from five African countries. J Adv Nurs. 2007 Jun; 58(6):541-51. Holzemer WL, Uys L, Makoae L, Stewart A, Phetlhu R, Dlamini PS, Greeff M, Kohi TW, Chirwa M, Cuca Y, Naidoo J. PMID: 17484748.
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    43. The Nursing Research Center on HIV/AIDS Health Disparities. Nurs Outlook. 2004 Sep-Oct; 52(5):226-33. Holzemer WL, Méndez MR, Portillo C, Padilla G, Cuca Y, Vargas-Molina RL. PMID: 15499311.
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    44. Integrating systematic screening for gender-based violence into sexual and reproductive health services: results of a baseline study by the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2002 09; 78 Suppl 1:S57-63. Guedes A, Bott S, Cuca Y. PMID: 12429440.
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    45. Measuring family planning service quality through client satisfaction exit interviews. International Familiy Planning Perspectives. 2000; 2(26):63-71. Williams, T, Schutt-Aine, J, Cuca, Y.
    46. Gender differences in the timing of first intercourse: Data from 14 countries. International Family Planning Perspectives. 2000; 1(26):21-28 & 43. Singh, S, Wulf, D, Samara, R, Cuca, Y.
    47. The incidence of induced abortion in Nigeria. International Family Planning Perspectives. 1998; 4(24):156-164. Henshaw, S, Singh, S, Oye-Adeniran, BA, Adewole, IF, Iwere, N, Cuca, Y.
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