
Carlos E Rodriguez-Diaz, PhD, MPHE, MCHES
Chair and Professor, Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Carlos is an academic activist. Dr. Rodriguez-Diaz’s professional work focuses on engaging the social determinants of health to address health inequities among populations made vulnerable by racism, colonialism, homophobia, transphobia, incarceration, and HIV status. He conducts community-based participatory research in Puerto Rico, the continental United States, and the Caribbean region. He has several funded projects to improve primary care, HIV prevention services, health services with sexual minority men, and primary care for Latinx and transgender populations. He is also testing the implementation of medical-legal partnerships to improve health among Latinos. Dr. Rodriguez-Diaz has also conducted pandemic-related research; he is the first author of one of the most cited studies about COVID-19 infection and death risk among the US Latinx population. His work has been featured in the prestigious peer-review journal The Lancet.
In addition to his teaching and research activities, Rodriguez-Diaz serves as president of the Board of Directors of Coai, Inc., a community-based organization providing health services to LGBTQ populations in Puerto Rico, and as past president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, an international organization dedicated to advancing knowledge about sexuality.
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
Publications
- Published on 8/14/2024
Sullivan PS, Castel A, Fenton K, Rodriguez-Diaz C, Reisner S, Dean HD. From equality to equity: Increasing the use and reporting of equity-based approaches in epidemiology. Ann Epidemiol. 2024 Oct; 98:32-35. PMID: 39146758.
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- Published on 7/1/2024
Ramirez-Valles J, Rodriguez-Diaz CE. Embracing Diversity Under the Latine LGBTQ+ Umbrella: Uniting in Public Health Advocacy. Am J Public Health. 2024 Jul; 114(S6):S453-S456. PMID: 39083727.
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- Published on 5/23/2024
Zapata JP, Hurtado M, Avila AA, John SA, Rodriguez-Diaz CE, de St Aubin E. Factors Influencing Engagement Across the Motivational PrEP Cascade Among Latino SMM: A Mixed-Methods Analysis from the Perspectives of Community Providers and Latino SMM. AIDS Behav. 2024 Sep; 28(9):2926-2940. PMID: 38780867.
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- Published on 4/3/2024
Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Seager L, Navalta C, Lapointe L, Laino A, Wilhite D, Melin K, Varga L, Zea MC. Experiences of Latinx sexual and gender minorities with access to healthcare during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2024 Apr 03; 81(8):297-305. PMID: 38146952.
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- Published on 10/17/2023
Zapata JP, Queiroz A, Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Mustanski B. Factors Associated with HIV Testing Among Spanish and English-Speaking Latino Adolescents Aged 13-18. AIDS Behav. 2024 Jan; 28(1):343-356. PMID: 37848599.
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- Published on 9/11/2023
Maclin BJ, Wang Y, Rodriguez-Diaz C, Donastorg Y, Perez M, Gomez H, Barrington C, Kerrigan D. Comparing typologies of violence exposure and associations with syndemic health outcomes among cisgender and transgender female sex workers living with HIV in the Dominican Republic. PLoS One. 2023; 18(9):e0291314. PMID: 37695770.
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- Published on 8/30/2023
Maclin BJ, Wang Y, Rodriguez-Diaz C, Donastorg Y, Perez M, Gomez H, Barrington C, Kerrigan D. Beyond a deficit-based approach: Characterizing typologies of assets for cisgender and transgender female sex workers and their relationship with syndemic health outcomes. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(8):e0002314. PMID: 37647289.
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- Published on 6/1/2023
Zapata JP, Avila AA, Hurtado M, de St Aubin E, Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Robles G. Stakeholders' Perspectives About Cultural Strategies to Support PrEP for Latino Sexual Minority Men. AIDS Educ Prev. 2023 Jun; 35(3):185-200. PMID: 37410369.
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- Published on 5/17/2023
Robles G, Lee JJ, Reynolds A, Rodríguez-Díaz CE, Rendina HJ. Reactions to Testing HIV Negative: An Assessment of Measurement Invariance and Associations with Condomless Anal Sex among English and Spanish-speaking Latinx Sexual Minority Men in the United States. AIDS Behav. 2023 Nov; 27(11):3661-3668. PMID: 37195473.
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- Published on 3/17/2023
St George SM, Harkness AR, Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Weinstein ER, Pavia V, Hamilton AB. Applying Rapid Qualitative Analysis for Health Equity: Lessons Learned Using "EARS" With Latino Communities. Int J Qual Methods. 2023; 22. PMID: 38463016.
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News & In the Media
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Published on January 23, 2025
‘I Have to Focus on Hope’ A LGBTQ and Latino Health Scholar on His Research
- Published on January 9, 2025
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Published on June 14, 2024
PhD Student Presents Research at Puerto Rican Conference on Public Health
- Published on December 7, 2023
- Published on August 31, 2023