Assistant Professor of Health Equity & Public Policy
Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Lodge’s scholarship brings together interdisciplinary perspectives across public health, health equity, and health policy. His peer-reviewed publications include original empirical research, evidence syntheses, and theoretically informed scholarship across domestic and global contexts.


PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Published/In-Press (see link to Google Scholar profile)
2026
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Lodge, W., II, Chakrapani, V., Rawat, S., Singh, J., Mimiaga, M. J., & Biello, K. B. (2026). Preferences for ART adherence–focused service delivery among transfeminine individuals living with HIV in Mumbai and New Delhi, India. SSM – Qualitative Research in Health, 10, 100800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2026.100800
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Peerbhoy, Z., Rawat, S., Singh, J., Ponugoti, I., Mimiaga, M. J., Biello, K. B., & Lodge, W., II. (2026). Misinformation, social media, and myths about injectable ART: Communication barriers to HIV care among transgender women in India. AIDS and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-026-05139-w
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Lodge, W., II, Rawat, S., Dange, A., Chaudary, J., Agénor, M., Anand, V. R., Operario, D., Mimiaga, M. J., & Biello, K. B. (2026). Multilevel syndemic profiles impacting optimal ART adherence among trans women living with HIV in Mumbai and New Delhi, India: A latent class analysis. International Journal of Transgender Health, 27(3), 1518–1534. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2025.2527828
2025
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Lodge, W., II, Rawat, S., Dange, A., Agénor, M., Anand, V. R., Operario, D., Mimiaga, M. J., & Biello, K. B. (2025). Transgender women in India: A syndemic and intersectional framework addressing HIV care gaps. American Journal of Public Health, 115(8), 1245–1253. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308046
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Bryer, C., Lodge, W., II, Goulet, P., & Baldwin, J. A. (2025). “A tricky dance”: Ryan White service experiences among American Indian/Alaska Native Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ people living with HIV. AIDS and Behavior, 29(7), 2243–2248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-025-04688-w
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Lodge, W., II, Chaudary, J., Rawat, S., Agénor, M., Dange, A., Anand, V. R., Operario, D., Mimiaga, M. J., & Biello, K. B. (2025). From policy to practice: Syndemic and intersectional challenges to ART adherence for transgender women under India’s post-test and treat policy. Global Public Health, 20(1), 2473446. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2025.2473446
2024
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Lodge, W., II, Kelly, P. J. A., Napoleon, S., Plezia, S., Mimiaga, M. J., & Biello, K. B. (2024). Prevalence of methamphetamine use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Drug Policy, 123, 104271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104271
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Fernández, Y., Tapper, A., Lodge, W., II, & Operario, D. (2024). The utilization of syndemic theory in transgender literature: A structured literature review. Transgender Health, 9(6), 522–532. https://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2022.0190
2023
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Lodge, W., II, Biello, K. B., Thomas, B., Rawat, S., Baruah, D., Dange, A., Anand, V., Swaminathan, S., Kumar, S., Balu, V., Menon, S., O’Cleirigh, C., Mayer, K. H., Safren, S. A., & Mimiaga, M. J. (2023). Longitudinal impact of stressful life events on HIV-related risk and psychosocial problems among MSM in Chennai and Mumbai, India. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 34(6), 416–422. https://doi.org/10.1177/09564624231155998
2022
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Lodge, W., II, Klasko-Foster, L. B., Mimiaga, M. J., & Biello, K. B. (2022). The need for targeted behavioural HIV-related interventions for transgender women in India: A scoping review. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 156(6), 721–728. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_875_22
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Lodge, W., II, Thomas, B., Biello, K. B., Swaminathan, S., Reddy, B. S., Navakodi, P., Menon, S., Mayer, K. H., Safren, S. A., & Mimiaga, M. J. (2022). General health care utilization in the past 3 months increased recent and routine HIV and STI testing among male sex workers in Chennai, India. AIDS Education and Prevention, 34(4), 291–299. https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2022.34.4.291
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Biello, K. B., Valente, P. K., Lin, W. Y., Lodge, W., II, Drab, R., Hightow-Weidman, L., Teixeira da Silva, D., Mayer, K. H., & Bauermeister, J. A. (2022). PrEParing for NextGen: Cognitive interviews to improve next generation PrEP modality descriptions for young men who have sex with men. AIDS and Behavior, 26(6), 1956–1965. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03545-w
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Klasko-Foster, L. B., Biello, K. B., Lodge, W., II, Olson, J., & Mimiaga, M. J. (2022). Transitioning from face to face to the digital space: Best practices and lessons learned leveraging technology to conduct HIV-focused interventions. Telemedicine and e-Health, 28(7), 1070–1073. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2021.0190
2021
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Ogunbajo, A., Lodge, W., II, Restar, A. J., Oginni, O. A., Iwuagwu, S., Williams, R., Biello, K. B., & Mimiaga, M. J. (2021). Correlates of geosocial networking applications (GSN apps) usage among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Nigeria, Africa. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50(7), 2981–2993. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01889-3
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Alidina, S., Menon, G., Staffa, S. J., Alreja, S., Barash, D., Barringer, E., Cainer, M., Citron, I., DiMeo, A., Ernest, E., Fitzgerald, L., Ghandour, H., Gruendl, M., Hellar, A., Jumbam, D. T., Katoto, A., Kelly, L., Kisakye, S., Kuchukhidze, S., et al. (2021). Outcomes of a multicomponent safe surgery intervention in Tanzania’s Lake Zone: A prospective, longitudinal study. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 33(2), mzab087. https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzab087
2020
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Jumbam, D. T., Menon, G., Lama, T. N., Lodge, W., II, Maongezi, S., Kapologwe, N. A., Citron, I., Barash, D., Varallo, J., Barringer, E., Cainer, M., Ulisubisya, M., Alidina, S., & Nguhuni, B. (2020). Surgical referrals in Northern Tanzania: A prospective assessment of rates, preventability, reasons and patterns. BMC Health Services Research, 20, 725. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05559-x
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Lodge, W., II, Menon, G., Kuchukhidze, S., Jumbam, D. T., Maongezi, S., Alidina, S., Nguhuni, B., Kapologwe, N. A., & Varallo, J. (2020). Assessing completeness of patient medical records of surgical and obstetric patients in Northern Tanzania. Global Health Action, 13(1), 1765526. https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1765526
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Lodge, W., II, & Kuchukhidze, S. (2020). COVID-19, HIV, and migrant workers: The double burden of the two viruses. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 34(6), 249–250. https://doi.org/10.1089/apc.2020.0092
2018
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SteelFisher, G. K., Blendon, R. J., Haydarov, R., Lodge, W., II, Caporello, H., Guirguis, S., Anand, S., Birungi, J., Williams, M. R., Ben-Porath, E. N., O’Reilly, D., & Sahm, C. (2018). Threats to oral polio vaccine acceptance in Somalia: Polling in an outbreak. Vaccine, 36(31), 4716–4724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.06.003
2017
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SteelFisher, G. K., Blendon, R. J., Guirguis, S., Lodge, W., II, Caporello, H., Petit, V., Coleman, M., Williams, M. R., Parwiz, S. M., Corkum, M., Gardner, S., & Ben-Porath, E. N. (2017). Understanding threats to polio vaccine commitment among caregivers in high-priority areas of Afghanistan: A polling study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 17(11), 1172–1179. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30397-3