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Katelyn Sileo

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Katelyn Sileo

Ph.D., M.P.H.

Contact

Maloney Hall 366

Telephone: 617-552-3205

Email: katelyn.sileo@bc.edu

Education

B.A., University of Connecticut
M.P.H., University of Connecticut Health Center
Ph.D., San Diego State University & University of California

Expertise

Public Health

Profile

Katelyn Sileo, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an associate professor at the Connell School of Nursing. Her research aims to understand and intervene on multilevel determinants of sexual and reproductive health inequities using community-engaged and mixed methods research in global settings.

Selected Publications

Sileo, K. M., Luttinen, R. L., Hirani, I. M., Hayward, M., Fleming, P. J. (In press). A scoping review on gender/sex differences in vaccine acceptance in the United States. American Journal of Health Promotion.
Sileo, K. M., Muhumuza, C., Wanyenze, R. K., Kershaw, T. S., Sekamatte, S., Lule, H., Kiene, S. M. (2023). A pilot quasi-experimental controlled trial of a community-based, multi-level family planning intervention for couples in rural Uganda: Evidence of feasibility, acceptability, and effect on contraceptive use. Contraception, 110096. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110096. Online ahead of print.
Hill, T. D., Garcia-Alexander, G., Sileo, K. M., Fahmy, C., Testa, A., Luttinen, R., Schroeder, R. (2023). Male sexual dysfunction and the perpetration of intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women. doi: 10.1177/10778012231174348.
Sileo, K. M., Muhumuza, C., Helal, T., Olfers, A., Lule, H., Sekamatte, S., Kershaw, T. S., Wanyenze, R. K., Kiene, S. M. (2023). Exploring the effects of COVID-19 on family planning: Results from a qualitative study in rural Uganda following COVID-19 lockdown. Reproductive Health, 20, 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-023-01566-3
Sileo, K. M., Sparks, C. S., Luttinen, R. (2023). Spatial analysis of the alcohol, intimate partner violence, and HIV syndemic among women in South Africa. AIDS & Behavior, 27(4),1339-1349. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03870-8.
Sileo, K. M., Luttinen, R., Muñoz, S., Hill, T. D. (2023). Gender role discrepancy stress and COVID-19 prevention behaviors among men in the United States. The American Journal of Health Promotion, 37(6): 766–777. doi: 10.1177/08901171231152140.
Sileo, K. M., Muhumuza, C. M., Sekamatte, S., Lule, H., Wanyenze, R. K., Kershaw, T. S., Kiene, S. M. (2022). The “Family Health = Family Wealth” Intervention: Study protocol for a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial of a multi-level, community-based family planning intervention for couples in rural Uganda. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1), 265. doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01226-6.
Sileo, K. M., Wanyenze, R. K., Anecho, A., Luttinen, R., Semei, C., Mukasa, B., Musoke, W., Vermund, S., Dworkin, S. L., Dovidio, J. A., Taylor, B., & Kershaw, T. S. (2022). Protocol for the pilot quasi-experimental controlled trial of a gender transformative implementation strategy with providers to improve HIV outcomes in Uganda. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8, 264. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01202-0
Sileo, K. M., Luttinen, R., Muñoz, S., Hill, T. D. (2022). Mechanisms linking masculine discrepancy stress and the perpetration of intimate partner violence among men in the United States. American Journal of Men’s Health, 16(4), 15579883221119355. doi: 10.1177/15579883221119355.
Sileo, K. M., Baldwin, A., Huynh, T. A., Olfers, A., Woo, C. J., Greene, S. L., Casillas, G. L., & Taylor, S. B. (2022). Assessing LGBTQ+ stigma among healthcare professionals: An application of the health stigma and discrimination framework in a qualitative, community-based participatory research study. Journal of Health Psychology, 27(9), 2181-2196. doi: 10.1177/13591053211027652.
Baldwin, A., Sileo, K. M., Huynh, T. A., Olfers, A., Woo, J., Taylor, S. B. (2022). Applying the health stigma and discrimination framework to examine HIV stigma among healthcare professionals in South Texas: A mixed methods, community-based participatory research study. Journal for the Poor and Underserved, 33(2):, 950-972. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0074
Sileo, K. M., Wanyenze, R. K., Schmarje, K. A., Naigino, R., Ediau, M., Kalichman, S. C., Lin, C., Menzies, N. A., Bateganya, M. H., & Kiene, S. K. (2022). Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms, and points of intervention, from a population-based sample of women and men in rural central Uganda. BMJ Open, 12(5), e054936. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054936.
Sileo, K. M., Wanyenze, R. K., Mukasa, B., Musoke, W., Kiene, K. M. (2021). The intersection of inequitable gender norm endorsement and HIV stigma: Implications for HIV care engagement for men in Ugandan fishing communities. AIDS and Behavior, 25(9), 2863-2874. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03176-1.
Callands, T. A., Gilliam, S. M., Sileo, K. M., Taylor, E. N., Hunter-Jones, J. J., Hansen, N. B. (2021). Examining the influence of trauma exposure on HIV risk between men and women in post-conflict Liberia. AIDS and Behavior, 25(4), 1159-1170. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-03088-6.
Sileo, K. M., Miller, A. P., Wagman, J. A., & Kiene, S. M. (2021). Psychosocial interventions for reducing alcohol consumption in sub-Saharan African settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction, 116(3), 457-473. doi: 10.1111/add.15227.
Sileo, K. M., Kershaw, T. S., Gilliam, S., Taylor, E., Kommajosula, A., & Callands, T. A. (2021). Trauma exposure and intimate partner violence among young pregnant women in Liberia. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(21-22), 10101-10127. doi: 10.1177/0886260519881533.
Sileo, K. M., Miller, A. P., Huynh T. A., & Kiene, S. M. (2020). A systematic review of interventions for reducing heavy episodic drinking in sub-Saharan African settings. PLOS One, 15(12):e0242678. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242678. eCollection 2020.
Sileo, K. M. & Kershaw, T. S. (2020). Dimensions of masculine norms, depression, and mental health service utilization: Results from a prospective cohort study among emerging adult men in the United States. The American Journal of Men’s Health. Jan-Feb 2020;14(1):1557988320906980. doi: 10.1177/1557988320906980.

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