Dr. Filiatreau joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an assistant professor as of May 2023. She is an epidemiologist whose research centers on 1) quantifying disparities in mental health, substance use, and HIV treatment outcomes among people with HIV in resource constrained settings; and 2) minimizing these disparities through the effective identification and scale-up of culturally-relevant, evidence-based interventions. Broadly, Dr. Filiatreau aims to leverage robust causal epidemiologic and implementation science methods to support the achievement of equitable short- and long-term physical and mental health outcomes among people with- or at heightened risk for- HIV.
A majority of Dr. Filiatreau’s research has been conducted with collaborators in the Global South, including in South Africa, Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya, and Malawi. Dr. Filiatreau also supports a growing body of work that aims to better understand and improve longitudinal HIV prevention, treatment and care outcomes among people with- or at heightened risk for- HIV in the greater St. Louis area. Her key interests are global health, HIV, psychosocial well-being, causal epidemiologic methods and implementation science. Her research areas are understanding longitudinal engagement in HIV prevention and care services and barriers and facilitators to sustained engagement in care over time; integrating HIV and mental health care for improved well-being among those with comorbid HIV and mental health disorders.
- BS, Western Kentucky University
- MPH, University of Ghana, Legon
- PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis (2023)
- 12th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science Scholarship, IAS 2023 Scholarship Committee (2023)
- 24th International AIDS Conference Scholarship, AIDS 2022 Scholarship Committee (2022)
- Overall Citizenship Award, LEAD Global Training Program (2022)
- UJMT Fogarty Global Health Fellow, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health (2019)
- Brathwaite, R, Mutumba, MM, Nanteza, J, Filiatreau, LM, Migadde, H, Namatovu, P, Nanteza, B, Mugisha, J, Mwebembezi, A, Ssewamala, FM. Assessing the feasibility of economic approaches to prevent substance abuse among adolescents: Protocol for a mixed-methods study. JMIR Res Protoc. [In Press].
- Kasson, E, Filiatreau, LM, Kaiser, N, Davet, K, Taylor, J, Garg, S, El Sherief, M, Aledavood, T, De Choudhury, M, Cavazos-Rehg, P. Using social media to examine themes surrounding fentanyl misuse and risk indicators. Subst Use Misuse. 2023;58(7):920-29.
- Parcesepe, AM, Filiatreau, LM, Ebasone, PV, Duzudie, A, Pence, BW, Wainberg, M, Yotebieng, M, Anastos, K, Perfura-Yone, E, Nsame, D, Rogers, A, and Nash, D. Prevalence of potentially traumatic events and symptoms of depression, anxiety, hazardous alcohol use, and post-traumatic stress disorder among people with HIV initiating HIV care in Cameroon. BMC Psychiatry. 2023;23:150.
- Parcesepe, AM, Filiatreau, LM, Ebasone, PV, Duzudie, A, Pence, BW, Wainberg, M, Yotebieng, M, Anastos, K, Perfura-Yone, E, Nsame, D, Rogers, A, and Nash, D. HIV-related stigma, social support, and symptoms of mental health disorders among people with HIV initiating HIV care in Cameroon. AIDS Patient Care STDs. 2023 Mar;37(3):146-154.
- Filiatreau, LM, Tutlam, NT, Brathwaite, R, Byansi, W, Namuwonge, F, Mwebembezi, A, Sensoy-Bahar, O, Nabunya, P, Neilands, T, Cavazos-Rehg, P, McKay, M, Ssewamala, FM. Effects of a combination economic empowerment and family strengthening intervention on psychosocial well-being among Ugandan adolescent girls and young women: analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial from the Suubi4Her study. J Adolesc Health. 2023 May;72(5):S33-S40.
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Peer Reviewer: Frontiers in Epidemiology, AIDS & Behavior, Global Social Welfare, Journal of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, SAGE Open Medicine, Military Medical Research, BMC Public Health, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Scientific Reports, BMC Primary Care