Katherine P. Theall

Katherine P. Theall is a Professor at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, where she leads research at the intersection of public health, epidemiology, and social sciences. Her work examines how structural racism, neighborhood built environments, and social contexts shape health disparities, with a focus on HIV prevention and care among trauma-affected populations, Black transgender and nonbinary communities, and adolescents. Recent publications explore mobile app just-in-time adaptive interventions for coping skills in people with HIV, HIV concealment and victimization, firearm violence disparities, and alcohol misuse prevention among Indigenous communities. Her research integrates criminology, health policy, and community health perspectives to advance health equity.