selected publications
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academic article
- Sachithanandham, J., Leep-Lazar, J., Quinn, J., Bowden, K., Balasubramaniam, P., Ward, K., Ribeiro, R. M., Sulkowski, M. S., & Balagopal, A. (2025). Direct-Acting Antivirals Quickly Eradicate Hepatitis C Virus From the Liver in People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus but Do Not Fully Reverse Immune Activation. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 231(5), 1299-1308. 10.1093/infdis/jiae598
- Ward, K., Carrico, A. W., Vader, D., Moore, R. H., Amico, K. R., Groves, A. K., Bellamy, S. L., Sherman, S. G., Krakower, D., Mazzella, S., & Roth, A. M. (2025). Implementation of contingency management with women engaging in polysubstance use. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 20(1), 63. 10.1186/s13722-025-00590-x
- Roth, A. M., Bartholomew, T. S., Ward, K., Groves, A., Mazzella, S., Bellamy, S., Amico, K. R., Carrico, A. W., Ironson, G., & Krakower, D. (2025). Preferential Initiation of Long-Acting Injectable Versus Oral HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Women Who Inject Drugs. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 80(3), 621-625. 10.1093/cid/ciae450
- Roth, A. M., Ward, K., McDowell, E., Forman, E., Amico, K. R., Bartholomew, T. S., Krakower, D., Vader, D., Mazzella, S., Carrico, A. W., Sherman, S. G., & Groves, A. (2025). “The Simplest Way to Go”: An Exploration of Why Women Who Inject Drugs Chose Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir Instead of Daily Oral PrEP. AIDS and Behavior, 29(12), 3970-3980. 10.1007/s10461-025-04833-5
- Karimi-Sari, H., Piggott, D. A., Scully, E. P., Ward, K., Sutcliffe, C. G., Sulkowski, M., & Falade-Nwulia, O. (2024). Changes in Inflammatory Cytokines After Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment Among People Living With HIV. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 11(1), ofad623. 10.1093/ofid/ofad623
- Roth, A. M., Ward, K., Hensel, D. J., Elliott, L., & Bennett, A. S. (2024). Exploration of weekly variation in naloxone possession and carriage among people who use opioids in New York City before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE, 19(7), e0307151. 10.1371/journal.pone.0307151
- Cohen, J. F., Ward, K., Gittleman, J., Perez, E., Pia, T., Shuter, J., Weinberger, A. H., & Sulkowski, M. (2024). Hepatitis C and Cigarette Smoking Behavior: Themes From Focus Groups. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 26(8), 1029-1037. 10.1093/ntr/ntae032
- Falade-Nwulia, O., Ward, K., Wagner, K. D., Karimi-Sari, H., Hsu, J., Sulkowski, M., Latkin, C., & Nwulia, E. (2024). Loneliness and fearfulness are associated with non-fatal drug overdose among people who inject drugs. PLOS ONE, 19(2), e0297209. 10.1371/journal.pone.0297209
- Sachithanandham, J., Balagopal, A., Leep-Lazar, J., Quinn, J., Bowden, K., Ward, K., Ribeiro, R. M., & Sulkowski, M. S. (2023). Second-Phase Hepatitis C Plasma Viral Kinetics Directly Reflects Reduced Intrahepatic Burden of Hepatitis C Virus. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 228(3), 311-320. 10.1093/infdis/jiad025
- Ward, K., Scheim, A., Wang, J., Cocchiaro, B., Singley, K., & Roth, A. M. (2022). Impact of reduced restrictions on buprenorphine prescribing during COVID-19 among patients in a community-based treatment program. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 3, 100055. 10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100055
- Ward, K., Falade-Nwulia, O., Moon, J., Sutcliffe, C. G., Brinkley, S., Haselhuhn, T., Katz, S., Herne, K., Arteaga, L., Mehta, S. H., Latkin, C., Brooner, R. K., & Sulkowski, M. S. (2022). Nonadherence to Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir Did Not Predict Sustained Virologic Response in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Hepatitis C Virus Coinfected Persons Who Use Drugs. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 225(5), 903-911. 10.1093/infdis/jiab477
- Falade-Nwulia, O., Momoh, O., Felsher, M., Nwulia, E., Tofighi, B., Ward, K., McCormick, S., Sulkowski, M., & Latkin, C. (2022). Validation of a tool to assess effectiveness of peer-recruitment for hepatitis C testing and linkage to care among people who inject drugs. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 230, 109177. 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109177
- McCormick, S., Ward, K., Sutcliffe, C. G., Irvin, R., Chander, G., Brooner, R. K., Mehta, S. H., Thomas, D. L., Sulkowski, M., & Falade-Nwulia, O. (2021). Impact of co-occurring drug use, hazardous alcohol use and mental health disorders on drug use patterns in people living with HIV and hepatitis C virus infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 10.1093/ofid/ofab520
- Ward, K., McCormick, S. D., Sulkowski, M., Latkin, C., Chander, G., & Falade-Nwulia, O. (2021). Perceptions of network based recruitment for hepatitis C testing and treatment among persons who inject drugs: a qualitative exploration. International Journal of Drug Policy, 88, 103019. 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.103019
- Roth, A. M., Mitchell, A. K., Mukherjee, R., Scheim, A. I., Ward, K., & Lankenau, S. E. (2021). Prevalence and Correlates of Syringe Disposal Box Use in a Philadelphia Neighborhood with High Levels of Public Drug Injection. Substance Use & Misuse, 56(5), 668-673. 10.1080/10826084.2021.1887252
- Falade‐Nwulia, O., Ward, K., McCormick, S., Mehta, S. H., Pitts, S. R., Katz, S., Chander, G., Thomas, D. L., Sulkowski, M., & Latkin, C. A. (2020). Network‐based recruitment of people who inject drugs for hepatitis C testing and linkage to care. Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 27(7), 663-670. 10.1111/jvh.13274
- Balagopal, A., Grudda, T., Ribeiro, R. M., Saad, Y. S., Hwang, H. S., Quinn, J., Murphy, M., Ward, K., Sterling, R. K., Zhang, Y., Perelson, A. S., Sulkowski, M. S., Osburn, W. O., & Thio, C. L. (2020). Single hepatocytes show persistence and transcriptional inactivity of hepatitis B. JCI Insight, 5(19), e140584. 10.1172/jci.insight.140584
- Irvin, R., Chander, G., Ward, K., Manogue, S., Falade‐Nwulia, O., Moon, J., Sutcliffe, C. G., Brinkley, S., Haselhuhn, T., Katz, S., Herne, K., Arteaga, L., Thomas, D. L., Mehta, S. H., & Sulkowski, M. S. (2020). Unreported alcohol use was common but did not impact hepatitis C cure in HIV‐infected persons who use drugs. Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 27(5), 476-483. 10.1111/jvh.13251
- Ward, K., Falade-Nwulia, O., Moon, J., Sutcliffe, C. G., Brinkley, S., Haselhuhn, T., Katz, S., Herne, K., Arteaga, L., Mehta, S. H., Latkin, C., Brooner, R. K., & Sulkowski, M. S. (2019). A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cash Incentives or Peer Support to Increase HCV Treatment for Persons With HIV Who Use Drugs: The CHAMPS Study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 6(4). 10.1093/ofid/ofz166
- Ward, K., Sterling, R. K., Wahed, A. S., King, W. C., Kleiner, D. E., Khalili, M., Sulkowski, M., Chung, R. T., Jain, M. K., Lisker-Melman, M., Wong, D. K., & Ghany, M. G. (2019). Spectrum of Liver Disease in Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Patients Co-infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Results of the HBV-HIV Cohort Study. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 114(5), 746-757. 10.1038/s41395-018-0409-9
- Irvin, R., Ward, K., Agee, T., Nelson, N. P., Vellozzi, C., Thomas, D. L., & Millman, A. J. (2018). Comparison of hepatitis C virus testing recommendations in high-income countries. World Journal of Hepatology, 10(10), 743-751. 10.4254/wjh.v10.i10.743
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article
- Ward, K., & Roth, A. M. (2018). Cumulative trauma among women who use drugs. 10.17918/00011081