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Kelika Konda

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Departments

DepartmentsType of Faculty
EpidemiologyPart Time
Contact Information
Email: 
kkonda@mednet.ucla.edu
Areas of Interest: 
  • Patterns of Partnerships among MSM: Understanding the partnership characteristics and patterns among MSM populations to be able to design better HIV/STI prevention interventions.
  • Syphilis infection among MSM: Understanding the patterns of syphilis infection and reinfection in a cohort of high-risk MSM enrolled in an 18 month study with follow-up every 3 months in Lima, Peru.

Kelika Konda, PhD (Faculty Mentor) is based in Lima, Peru and her research focuses on strategies to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) within the local social and epidemiologic context. In 2013, she received a K01 from the NIMH to study relationships between gay men in Peru and to develop an HIV prevention intervention for gay men. The proposed intervention will focus on their sexual partnerships and include couples voluntary counseling and testing for HIV infection.

Education: 
PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
MHS, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health
BA, Barnard College, Columbia University
Selected Publications: 

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