Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz
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Carlos E Rodriguez-Diaz, PhD, MPHE, MCHES

Chair and Professor, Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-1342
carod@bu.edu
Crosstown Center
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Biography

Carlos is an academic activist, public health scholar, and academic leader whose work centers community-engaged and culturally grounded strategies to address disparities in HIV, sexual health, and broader public health outcomes across the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean. Through scholarship, policy engagement, and advocacy, he advances equitable health systems and social justice–oriented public health practice.

Dr. Rodriguez-Diaz’s research focuses on populations made vulnerable by racism, colonialism, homophobia, transphobia, incarceration, and HIV stigma. His work spans Puerto Rico, the continental United States, and the Caribbean, where he leads and collaborates on funded studies to increase uptake of HIV prevention interventions (including PrEP), strengthen health and social services for transgender communities, and improve primary care services for Latinx and migrant populations.

His scholarship has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including The Lancet, JAMA, and the American Journal of Public Health. He currently serves as Associate Editor for Annals of Medicine, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, and the Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal.

Beyond academia, Dr. Rodriguez-Diaz serves as President of the Board of Directors of Coai, Inc., a community-based organization providing health services to LGBTQ communities in Puerto Rico.

Education

  • Walden University, PhD Field of Study: Public Health
  • University of Puerto Rico, MPH Field of Study: Public Health - Education
  • University of Puerto Rico, BS Field of Study: Interdisciplinary Science

Websites

Publications

  • Published on 2/21/2026

    Harkness A, Tidd M, Doblecki-Lewis S, Jaramillo J, Prado G, Malave RS, Martinez O, Reyes N, Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Malavé Rivera S, Safren S, Smith JD, Sundararajan R, Altenberg N, Feaster D, Limia J, Saber R, Schrimshaw EW, Santiago-Rodriguez E. Characterizing, protocolizing, and scaling up local adjunctive interventions and implementation strategies to enhance the reach of HIV-prevention and mental health/substance use treatments: a study protocol. Implement Sci Commun. 2026 Feb 21. PMID: 41721373.

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  • Published on 2/2/2026

    Rodriguez-Diaz CE. Using Latina/o, Latinx, Hispanic, and Other Panethnic Terms for the Health of Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Feb 02; 9(2):e260033. PMID: 41746651.

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  • Published on 1/14/2026

    Fernández-Sánchez H, Rodríguez-Araujo JC, May-May IA, Aguilar-Villaseñor JM, Rodríguez-Díaz CE. [Not Available]. Salud Publica Mex. 2026 Jan 14; 68(1 (ene-feb)):8-9. PMID: 41698251.

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  • Published on 11/25/2025

    Shangani S, Sharma AR, Shourya S, Assoumou SA, Sales JM, Rodriguez-Diaz CE. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Cascade Outcomes Among Black Cisgender Women in the Southern United States. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2026 Feb; 40(2):68-77. PMID: 41335508.

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  • Published on 11/14/2025

    Fernández-Sánchez H, Salazar-Alberto J, Fernández-Delgado JCM, Galvin A, Mugavero MJ, Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Santa Maria D. Mobile Apps for HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention in Canada, Mexico, and the United States: Environmental Scan. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2025 Nov 14; 13:e72009. PMID: 41237280.

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  • Published on 11/5/2025

    Valentín-Cortés M, O'Neill MS, Rodríguez-Díaz CE, Elliott MR, Fleming PJ, Handal AJ. Converging crises and maternal and child health: colonialism, extreme weather, and COVID-19. Reprod Health. 2025 Nov 05; 22(1):222. PMID: 41194154.

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  • Published on 11/1/2025

    Austin SB, Cohen JE, Cooper S, Emmons KM, Gee GC, Green KM, Hawk M, Hudson D, Kershaw T, Operario D, Ribisl KM, Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Sacheck JM, Shaw B, Sikkema KJ, Vander Weg MW. Standing Up for Core Principles in Departments of Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health: Department Chairs Speak Out. Am J Public Health. 2025 Nov; 115(11):1767-1772. PMID: 41061205.

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  • Published on 10/21/2025

    Martinez O, Rodriguez S, Maude A, Brabson T, Momplaisir FM, Nkwihoreze H, Davison R, French A, Pozzi L, Alvarez D, Malave-Rivera S, Cruz-Gerena A, Morton S, Rodriguez-Diaz C, Muñoz-Laboy M. Justice as care: embedding legal services into HIV care to address health-harming legal needs. Crit Public Health. 2025; 35(1). PMID: 41450764.

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  • Published on 9/25/2025

    Martinez O, Andraka-Christou B, Pivovarova E, French A, Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Morton S, Munoz-Laboy M. Medical-Legal Partnership: An Approach to Addressing Social and Structural Determinants of Health Among People Who Use Substances. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2026 Jan; 87(1):192-201. PMID: 40996161.

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  • Published on 9/5/2025

    Jaramillo J, Rodriguez-Diaz CE. A Call to Center Latino Members of Sexual Minority Groups and Strengthen the US HIV Response. JAMA Health Forum. 2025 Sep 05; 6(9):e253234. PMID: 40971165.

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