2003 PhD University of Washington, Epidemiology
1990 MSN, RN, CNM Yale University, Nursing-Midwifery
1987 MPH Columbia University, Population and Family Health
1984 AB Princeton University, magna cum laude
Dr. Kurth is Professor, and Director of Global Health Initiatives, at the College of Nursing. Prior to returning to NYC Dr. Kurth was jointly appointed in the University of Washington (UW) School of Nursing and the UW Department of Global Health, where she maintains Affiliate appointments.
Dr. Kurth is interested in behavioral epidemiology and in developing tools to improve HIV and other sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention, screening, and care. Her research evaluates informatics, as well as nurse-delivered, approaches in studies conducted in the US and internationally. She is principal investigator of 2 NIH R01 funded-studies in Kenya including a community-enrolled heterosexual couples cohort (1R01 HD058363) and a randomized evaluation of a computerized counseling tool to promote positive prevention and antiretroviral adherence (1R01MH085577). She also PIs a NIH Challenge Grant for a phase IV study of a Spanish-language computer tool for HIV patients in NYC (1RC1MH088307). She leads a substudy in Uganda (RO1A1083034, Celum PI) to use cell phones for home-based HIV testing and tailored prevention referrals. She also leads a substudy in the HPTN 065 'Test and Treat Plus' study (El-Sadr PI) for positive prevention in Bronx and Washington D.C. HIV clinics. Dr. Kurth is co-investigator or consultant on a number of other studies in the US, India, Kenya, and Peru. Dr. Kurth served as president of the national Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.
Dr. Kurth edited one of the first books published on women and HIV (Until the Cure, Yale Press 1993). She reviews for sexual and reproductive health, nursing, and public health journals and is an editorial board member of STD. She was a founding member of the UW Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) behavioral core, and is currently is a member of the NYU CFAR Executive Committee, and NIH behavioral HIV study section BSCH. Dr. Kurth is a member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council Committee on PEPFAR, and an advisory board member of The Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Lambaréné, Gabon
Morris M, Kurth A, Hamilton D, Moody J, Wakefield S, The Network Modeling Group. Concurrent partnerships and HIV prevalence disparities by race: Linking science and public health practice. American Journal of Public Health e-pub June 2009.
Kurth A, Spielberg F. Individual-level risk assessment for STD/HIV Infection. In: Sexually transmitted diseases, 4th edition. King Holmes et al., editors. McGraw-Hill; 2008.
Kurth AE, Curioso WH, Ngugi E, McClelland L, Segura P, Cabello R, Berry DL. Personal digital assistants for HIV treatment adherence, safer sex behavior support, and provider training in resource-constrained settings. AMIA Annual Symposium Proc 2007; 921.
Blas M, Alva I, Cabello R, Garcia P, Carcamo C, Redmon M, Kimball AM, Ryan R, Kurth A. Internet as a tool to access high-risk men who have sex with men from a resource-constrained setting: A study from Peru. Sexually Transmitted Infection 2007, issue on Global Sexual Health, 83(7):567-70.
Curioso W, Blas M, Nodell B, Alva I, Kurth A. Opportunities for providing Web-based interventions in Peru's Internet cafes ("cabinas publicas") regarding sexually transmitted infections. PLOS Medicine 4(2), e11, 2007.
Curioso W, Kurth A. Access, use and perceptions regarding Internet, cell phones and PDAs as a means for health promotion for people living with HIV in Peru. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2007, 7:24.
Mackenzie S, Kurth A, Spielberg F, Severynen A, St. Lawrence J, Malotte CK, Fortenberry JD. Patient and staff perspectives on the use of a computer counseling tool for HIV and sexually transmitted infection risk reduction. Journal of Adolescent Health, 40(6):572.e9-572.e16, 2007.
Simoni J, Kurth A, Pearson C, Pantalone D, Frick P, Merrill J. Self-report measures of antiretroviral therapy adherence: a review and recommendations. AIDS & Behavior, Featured Review Article, 10(3):227-45. 2006.
Kurth A, Holmes KK, Hawkins R, Golden MR. A national survey of clinic sexual histories for sexually transmitted infection and HIV screening. Sexually Transmitted Disease, 32(6): 370-376, 2005.
Kurth A, Martin DP, Golden MG, Weiss N, Heagerty P, Handsfield HH, Holmes KK. A comparison of sexually transmitted infection risk reporting in audio computer-assisted self- interviews and clinician interviews. Sexually Transmitted Disease, 31(12): 719-726, 2004.
Kurth A, Whittington W, Holmes KK, Thomas K, Schwebke J. A new rapid assay for Trichomonas vaginalis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 42(7): 2940-2943, 2004.
Kurth A, Weaver M, Lockhart D, Bielinski L. The benefit of health insurance coverage of contraceptives in a population-based sample. American Journal of Public Health, 94(8): 1330-1332, 2004.
