Orlando Harris, PhD, FNP, MPH

Affiliated Faculty

I am an Associate Professor of Nursing in the Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, at the University of California, San Francisco. I am a researcher that uses community-based participatory research methods both in the United States and the Caribbean where I leverage multi-methods data to inform culturally relevant interventions that improves the lives of vulnerable sexual and gender minorities. I have also spent the past several years researching factors that contribute to poor health among Caribbean sexual and gender minorities. Through my research, I have provided a qualitative understanding of the complexities that have shaped Jamaican men and transgender women's sexual decision making as well as other factors that may place them at risk for acquiring HIV. Additionally, I have a unique focus on researching the context of violence that has shaped the lives of marginalized people in the United States and the Caribbean. I have published one of the first papers in the Caribbean that addressed the issue of sexual violence (childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence) among Jamaican men and transgender women. This paper was also the first to address this issue among marginalized sexual minority groups in the Caribbean. My research aims to give voice to sexual and gender minorities in Jamaica and the wider Anglophone Caribbean in order to reduce disparities in health among a community that is marginalized.

Education
Postdoctoral Studies, 06/2018 - AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco
MPH, 05/2016 - Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley
PhD, 05/2014 - Health Practice Research, University of Rochester
MS, 05/2010 - Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Rochester
BA, 05/2007 - Africana Studies, Binghamton University
BS, 05/2007 - Human Development, Binghamton University
BS, 05/2007 - Nursing, Binghamton University
Honors and Awards
  • Fellow, American Academy of Nurisng, American Academy of Nursing, District of Colombia, 2022
  • Award For Outstanding Contributions in Research and Social Justice In Black Gay Men’s Communities, National AIDS Education Services for Minorities, Atlanta, GA, 2017
  • 2012 HIV/AIDS Champion of Change, IMPACT DC Washington, District of Colombia, 2012
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Rochester, New York, 2012
  • Recognition of your Outstanding Contribution and Dedication to the African American MSM Community, National AIDS Education Services for Minorities, 2009
  • Community Service Award, Michael V. Boyd Binghamton University, 2007
Websites
Publications

  1. Dakpui HD, Abu-Ba'are GR, Saaka MS, Boyd D, Harris O, Zardini G. HIV self-testing awareness among African refugee male sex workers in Italy: A mixed-methods study. PloS one 2026. PMID: 41729924


  2. Bolton AT, Bourdeau B, O'Shea J, Rebchook G, Van Nuys J, Moore E, Harris OO, Johnson MO, Shade SB, Palomares M, Buchacz K, Saberi P. Facilitators and Barriers to Home-Based Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy: Clinician Perspectives from the INVITE-Home Study. AIDS and behavior 2026. PMID: 41604045


  3. Ofori-Parku CY, Harris OO, Baltzell K, Little E, Asiodu IV. An exploration of perinatal healthcare providers' perspectives on respectful maternity care in the United States: a scoping review. BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2025. PMID: 41188757


  4. Olmos-Rodriguez M, Anicete LM, Wilson N, Gutierrez-Mock L, Bailenson JN, Mirzazadeh A, Harris OO, Dandu M, Welty S, Fernandez A, Rojo EM, Harris S, Taylor KD, Reid MJA. Evaluation of a novel virtual reality training intervention to address implicit bias among healthcare workers, using an implementation science framework. PloS one 2025. PMID: 41105600


  5. Bourdeau B, Rebchook G, Shade SB, O'Shea J, Buchacz K, Harris O, Johnson MO, Palomares M, Bolton AT, Van Nuys J, Moore E, Saberi P. Innovative administration of long-acting injectables for HIV treatment enhancement at home (INVITE-HOME): implementation science study protocol. BMJ open 2025. PMID: 40764067


  6. Harris OO, Egbunikeokye J, Bagby WD, Rivas A, Wilson N, Ouner JJ, Gutierrez JI, Santos GM, Wharton M. "Our lives matter": a qualitative examination of the impact of COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders on resource security and mental and physical health of Black and Latino sexual minority men in California and New York. Journal of health equity 2025. PMID: 40842960


  7. Harris OO, Boyd D, Abu-Ba'are GR, Egbunikeokye J, Wharton M. "I Know They're Going to Weaponize This:" Black and Latino Sexual Minority Men's Mpox-Related Sexual Behaviors, Stigma Concerns, and Vaccination Barriers and Facilitators. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2025. PMID: 40186040


  9. Boyd DT, Harris OO, Abu-Ba'are GR, Nelson L, Wilton L. The importance of developmental assets in HIV prevention behaviors among young black men who have sex with men (MSM). Scientific Reports 2024. PMID: 38806594


  10. Sevelius JM, Harris OO, Bowleg L. Intersectional Mentorship in Academic Medicine: A Conceptual Review. International journal of environmental research and public health 2024. PMID: 38673414


  11. Hunter LA, Packel LJ, Chitle P, Beltran RM, Rafie S, De Martini L, Dong B, Harris O, Holloway IW, Miyashita Ochoa A, McCoy SI. Opportunities to Increase Access to HIV Prevention: Evaluating the Implementation of Pharmacist-Initiated Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in California. Open forum infectious diseases 2023. PMID: 38023549


  13. Sauceda JA, Dubé K, Harris O, Campbell CK, Ndukwe S, Saberi P. The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical, social, and mental health of Black and Latinx young people with HIV in the United States. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2023. PMID: 36913727


  14. Nutor JJ, Gyamerah AO, Alhassan RK, Duah HO, Thompson RGA, Wilson N, Harris O, Gutierrez J, Hoffmann TJ, Getahun M, Santos GM. Influence of depression and interpersonal support on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV. AIDS research and therapy 2023. PMID: 37386514


  17. Epstein A, Harris OO, Benmarhnia T, Camlin CS, Weiser SD. Do precipitation anomalies influence short-term mobility in sub-saharan Africa? An observational study from 23 countries. BMC public health 2023. PMID: 36814247


  19. Harris OO, Perry TE, Johnson JK, Lichtenberg P, Washington T, Kitt B, Shaw M, Keiser S, Tran T, Vest L, Maloof M, Portacolone E. Understanding the concept of trust and other factors related to COVID-19 vaccine intentions among Black/African American older adults prior to vaccine development. SSM. Qualitative research in health 2023. PMID: 36785539


  20. Mchunu GG, Harris O, Nxumalo CT. Exploring primary healthcare practitioners' experiences regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Primary health care research & development 2022. PMID: 36330843


  21. Harrison SE, Muessig K, Poteat T, Koester K, Vecchio A, Paton M, Miller SJ, Pereira N, Harris O, Myers J, Campbell C, Hightow-Weidman L. Addressing Racism's Role in the US HIV Epidemic: Qualitative Findings From Three Ending the HIV Epidemic Prevention Projects. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2022. PMID: 35703755


  22. Harris OO, Bialous SA, Muench U, Chapman S, Dawson-Rose C. Climate Change, Public Health, Health Policy, and Nurses Training. American journal of public health 2022. PMID: 35679559


  23. Harris OO, Taylor KD, Maher A, Willard-Grace R. Health Coaching Across the Stages of Vaccine Readiness and Action: A Practical Guide for Public Health Nurses. American journal of public health 2022. PMID: 35679570


  24. Santos GM, Hong C, Wilson N, Nutor JJ, Harris O, Garner A, Holloway I, Ayala G, Howell S. Persistent disparities in COVID-19-associated impacts on HIV prevention and care among a global sample of sexual and gender minority individuals. Global public health 2022. PMID: 35435149


  25. Logie CH, Toccalino D, Reed AC, Malama K, Newman PA, Weiser S, Harris O, Berry I, Adedimeji A. Exploring linkages between climate change and sexual health: a scoping review protocol. TO REMOVE 2021. PMID: 34663670


  27. Joudeh L, Harris OO, Johnstone E, Heavner-Sullivan S, Propst SK. "Little Red Flags": Barriers to Accessing Health Care as a Sexual or Gender Minority Individual in the Rural Southern United States-A Qualitative Intersectional Approach. Volume 32 of Issue 4. TO REMOVE 2021. PMID: 33935190


  28. Wharton MJ, Harris OO, Chapman Lambert C, LeGrand S. "The More Things Change, the More Things Remain the Same": It's Time to Dismantle Structural Inequalities of Racism, Discrimination, and Health Disparities. Volume 32 of Issue 4. TO REMOVE 2021. PMID: 34115721


  29. Nagata JM, Ganson KT, Whittle HJ, Chu J, Harris OO, Tsai AC, Weiser SD. Food Insufficiency and Mental Health in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic. American journal of preventive medicine 2021. PMID: 33602534


  30. Harris OO, Leblanc N, McGee K, Randolph S, Wharton MJ, Relf M. Alarm at the Gate-Health and Social Inequalities are Comorbid Conditions of HIV and COVID-19. Volume 31 of Issue 4. TO REMOVE 2020. PMID: 32568762


  31. Beckford Jarrett S, Flanagan R, Coriolan A, Harris O, Campbell A, Skyers N. Barriers and facilitators to participation of men who have sex with men and transgender women in HIV research in Jamaica. Volume 22 of Issue 8. TO REMOVE 2019. PMID: 31423952


  35. Treston C, Farley J, Harris O, Hoyt MJ, Kwong J, Van Nuys J. PrEP works and is a valuable addition to the HIV prevention toolkit. Volume 26 of Issue 3. TO REMOVE 2015. PMID: 25869548