Heather Pines

Academic Publications

A Novel Social Network Approach to Measure Intersectional Stigma Among Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men in San Diego, California (NEXUS): Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study

Laramie R Smith; Angel B Algarin; Eileen V Pitpitan; Heather Pines; Nicole K Kelly; Carl Latkin; Aaron Gutierrez; Maryam Hussain; Francisco Soto [Student]; et al.

Jmir Research Protocols, 2026, journal article

Intersectionality (Sociology) Male homosexuality Social networks Stigma (Social psychology)

Multilevel drivers and constraints of shifts from injecting to smoking opioids and stimulants: A qualitative study from the San Diego-Tijuana border region

William H. Eger; Maia H. Hauschild; Erika L. Crable; Logan A. Hehner; Katie Bailey; M. Gudelia Rangel; Alicia Harvey-Vera; Carlos Vera; Annick Bórquez; Heather Pines; et al.

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2026, journal article

Drug abuse Qualitative research

Baseline variables associated with subsequent HIV seroconversion among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men and transgender women: a prospective, multicenter PrEP demonstration study (ImPrEP).

Caceres CF; Heather Pines; et al.

Lancet Regional Health. Americas, 2025, journal article

Bisexual men Gay men Pre-exposure prophylaxis Transgender women

Impact of local flavored tobacco bans on youth electronic nicotine delivery system use in California: A dynamic difference-in-differences analysis

Giovanni Appolon; Eric Leas; Heather Pines; David Strong; Dennis Trinidad; Wilton Choi; Eyal Oren

Annals of Epidemiology, 2025, journal article

California Electronic cigarettes Vaping Youth

Health and Social Service Providers’ Perspectives on Peer Distribution of HIV Self-Test Kits With Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Information Among People who Inject Drugs in San Diego County, California

Angela Bazzi; Chad Valasek; William Eger; Tara Stamos-Buesig; Alicia Harvey-Vera; Carlos Vera; Jennifer Syvertsen; Erik Storholm; Steffanie Strathdee; Heather Pines

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2024, journal article

California HIV infections Patient self-monitoring Pre-exposure prophylaxis

Determinants of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Retention among Transgender Women: A Sequential, Explanatory Mixed Methods Study.

Andrzejewski J; Heather Pines; et al.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2024, journal article

HIV infections Mixed methods research Pre-exposure prophylaxis Transgender women

Willingness to use and distribute HIV self-testing kits among people who inject drugs in the San Diego-Tijuana border region.

Heather Pines; et al.

Harm Reduction Journal, 2024, journal article

Borderlands Diagnosis, Noninvasive HIV infections

Decentralized HIV testing: comparing peer and mail-based distribution strategies to improve the reach of HIV self-testing among people who use drugs in Florida.

Eger WH; Mutchler A; Santamour T; Meaders S; Heather Pines; et al.

Harm Reduction Journal, 2024, journal article

Florida HIV infections HIV-positive persons

Health, harm reduction, and social service providers’ perspectives on the appropriateness and feasibility of peer distribution of HIV self-test kits among people who use drugs

Angela R. Bazzi; Bazzi AR; Chad J. Valasek; Valasek CJ; Stamos-Buesig T; Tara Stamos-Buesig; Eger WH; William H. Eger; Alicia Harvey-Vera; Harvey-Vera A; Carlos F. Vera; Vera CF; Jennifer L. Syvertsen; Syvertsen JL; Erik Storholm; Bartholomew TS; Tyler S. Bartholomew; Hansel E. Tookes; Tookes HE; Steffanie A. Strathdee; Strathdee SA; Heather Pines

Harm Reduction Journal, 2024, journal article

Diagnosis Harm reduction HIV infections Social service

Long-acting Injectable PrEP Interest and General PrEP Awareness among People who Inject Drugs in the San Diego-Tijuana Border Metroplex

William H. Eger; Angela R. Bazzi; Chad J. Valasek; Carlos F. Vera; Alicia Harvey-Vera; Irina Artamonova; M Gudelia Rangel; Steffanie A. Strathdee; Heather Pines

AIDS and Behavior, 2024, journal article

Global Research Network on HIV Prevention in Drug-Using Populations Pre-exposure prophylaxis

The Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Measure: Psychometric Validity for Use in Spanish.

Algarin AB; Smith LR; Heather Pines; et al.

Transgender Health, 2024, journal article

Psychometrics Resilience (Personality trait) Sexual minorities Spanish language

Examining the Interplay Between Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Gender-Related Stigmas as Barriers for PrEP Uptake Among Transgender Women in Tijuana, Mexico: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Algarin AB; Cirilo A; Pitpitan EV; Heather Pines; et al.

AIDS and Behavior, 2024, journal article

Mexico Pre-exposure prophylaxis Stigma (Social psychology) Transgender women

Modeling the impact of a supervised consumption site on HIV and HCV transmission among people who inject drugs in three counties in California, USA.

Killion JA; Jegede OS; Werb D; Davidson PJ; Smith LR; Gaines T; Graff Zivin J; Zúñiga ML; Heather Pines; et al.

The International Journal on Drug Policy, 2024, journal article

California Harm reduction Hepatitis C virus HIV infections

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis programmatic preferences among people who inject drugs: findings from a discrete choice experiment.

Eger WH; William H. Eger; Angela R. Bazzi; Bazzi AR; Chad J. Valasek; Valasek CJ; Carlos F. Vera; Vera CF; Alicia Harvey-Vera; Harvey-Vera A; Steffanie A. Strathdee; Strathdee SA; Heather Pines

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2024, journal article

HIV infections Intravenous drug abuse Pre-exposure prophylaxis

"A lotta people switched playing hard ball to playing Russian roulette": Experiences with rising overdose incidence caused by drug supply changes during the COVID-19 pandemic in the San Diego-Tijuana border metroplex.

Valasek CJ; Streuli SA; Heather Pines; et al.

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2023, journal article

COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-) Substance abuse

HPV Vaccine Misperceptions Among Hispanics/Latinos in Southern California.

Santana C; Heather Pines; et al.

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2023, journal article

Hispanic Americans Misinformation Southern California Vaccines

Unit costs of needle and syringe program provision: a global systematic review and cost extrapolation.

Killion JA; Magana C; Cepeda JA; Vo A; Hernandez M; Cyr CL; Heskett KM; Wilson DP; Graff Zivin J; Zúñiga ML; Heather Pines; et al.

AIDS (London, England), 2023, journal article

Cost effectiveness Harm reduction Needle exchange programs Public health

COVID-19 vaccination acceptability and experiences among people who inject drugs in San Diego County.

Valasek CJ; Streuli SA; Heather Pines; et al.

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022, journal article

COVID-19 vaccines Vaccination Vaccine hesitancy

Long-Acting Injectable Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Preferred Over Other Modalities Among People Who Inject Drugs: Findings from a Qualitative Study in California.

Bazzi AR; Valasek CJ; Streuli SA; Vera CF; Harvey-Vera A; Philbin MM; Biello KB; Roth AM; Strathdee SA; Heather Pines

AIDS Patient Care and Stds, 2022, journal article

California HIV (Viruses) Pre-exposure prophylaxis Qualitative research

A comparison of the effectiveness of respondent-driven and venue-based sampling for identifying undiagnosed HIV infection among cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women in Tijuana, Mexico.

Heather Pines; et al.

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2021, journal article

HIV infections Mexico Transgender women

Dynamics and Dispersal of Local Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemics Within San Diego and Across the San Diego-Tijuana Border.

Vrancken B; Mehta SR; Ávila-Ríos S; García-Morales C; Tapia-Trejo D; Reyes-Terán G; Navarro-Álvarez S; Little SJ; Hoenigl M; Heather Pines; et al.

Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2021, journal article

Communicable diseases Epidemics Epidemiology

Prevalence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections and coinfection with HIV among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Tijuana, Mexico.

Bristow CC; Claire C Bristow; Cristina Espinosa da Silva; Espinosa da Silva C; Alicia H Vera; Vera AH; Gonzalez-Fagoaga JE; Jesus E Gonzalez-Fagoaga; Gudelia Rangel; Rangel G; Heather Pines

International Journal of Std & AIDS, 2021, journal article

HIV infections Mexico Sexually transmitted diseases Transgender women

Correlates of impulsivity among female sex workers in Mexico.

Semple SJ; Shirley J. Semple; Heather Pines; et al.

Health Care for Women International, 2021, journal article

Mexico Sex workers

HIV Prevention Method Preferences Within Sexual Partnerships Reported by HIV-Negative MSM and TW in Tijuana, Mexico

Heather Pines; et al.

AIDS and Behavior, 2020, journal article

HIV infections Mexico Transgender women

Stigma and Web-Based Sex Seeking Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in Tijuana, Mexico: Cross-Sectional Study

Cristina Espinosa da Silva; Laramie R Smith; Thomas L Patterson; Shirley J Semple; Alicia Harvey-Vera; Stephanie Nunes; Gudelia Rangel; Heather Pines

Jmir Public Health and Surveillance, 2020, journal article

Mexico Stigma (Social psychology) Transgender women

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Texting Intervention to Maintain Sexual Risk Reduction with Clients Among Female Sex Workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Patterson TL; Pitpitan EV; Heather Pines; et al.

AIDS and Behavior, 2020, journal article

Mexico Public health Sex workers Text messaging (Cell phone systems)

Maternal role strain and depressive symptoms among female sex workers in Mexico: the moderating role of sex work venue

Shirley J. Semple; Heather Pines; et al.

Women & Health, 2020, journal article

Mexico Sex work Sex workers

Perceived barriers to pre-exposure prophylaxis use and the role of syndemic factors among female sex workers in the Mexico-United States border region: a latent class analysis

Jennifer P. Jain; Steffanie A. Strathdee; Thomas L. Patterson; Shirley J. Semple; Alicia Harvey-Vera; Carlos Magis-Rodríguez; Gustavo Martinez; Heather Pines

AIDS Care, 2020, journal article

Mexico Pre-exposure prophylaxis Sex workers Syndemics

Recent HIV Infection among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Tijuana

Britt Skaathun; Heather Pines; et al.

Revista De Saúde Pública, 2020, journal article

HIV infections Transgender women

Psychometric Evaluation of the Personal Feelings Questionnaire-2 (PFQ-2) Shame Subscale Among Spanish-Speaking Female Sex Workers in Mexico.

Espinosa da Silva C; Heather Pines; et al.

Assessment, 2020, journal article

Mexico Sex workers Shame

Oral and vaginal HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis product attribute preferences among female sex workers in the Mexico-US border region

HA Pines; SA Strathdee; CW Hendrix; CC Bristow; A Harvey-Vera; C Magis-Rodríguez; G Martinez; SJ Semple; TL Patterson; Heather Pines