Samuel Jenness

Dr. Jenness is an infectious disease epidemiologist specializing in mathematical and computational approaches for investigating the prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. He received his PhD from the University of Washington and his MPH from Boston University. His research interests are the integration of empirical epidemiology, mathematical modeling, and health economic frameworks to investigate critical questions in HIV and STI transmission. His research generally involves working on issues in the following scientific areas: HIV & STI epidemiology; Mathematical modeling of infectious disease; Social & contact network analysis; Causal inference methods for epidemiology; Survey research design and analysis; Computer science & computational epidemiology.

Recent Publications

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual Behavior and HIV Prevention and Treatment Services Among U.S. Men Who Have Sex With Men in the Post-Lockdown Era

Estimated Number of Men who have Sex with Men with Indications for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in a National Sexual Network Study

Assessment of Bias in Estimates of Sexual Network Degree using Prospective Cohort Data

Epidemiological Impact of Expedited Partner Therapy for Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Modeling Study

Optimizing Coverage vs Frequency for Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening of Men Who Have Sex With Men