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Kimberly Levitt

Kimberly Levitt

Kimberly Levitt

D. H. Sc., M.P.H., B.S.

Professorial Lecturer

Adjunct

School: Milken Institute School of Public Health

Department: Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Dr. Kimberly Levitt has several years of experience in the public health field. Kimberly holds a BS in Exercise Science from The George Washington University, an MPH and is completing her Doctorate in Health Sciences at MCPHS University in Boston, MA. Kimberly has great experience researching and working with the LGBTQ+ community, specifically HIV prevention and believes that understanding LGBTQ+ health should be a key component in health fields around the globe. This first began when she started working in the U.S. Department of State with the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). She worked with faculty at MCPHS University and traveled to London, England to conduct research on access to HIV prevention services, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This work has been presented at several conferences across the country. She has been an adjunct faculty member at MCPHS University for 5 years teaching several different courses in the Arts & Sciences program. Kimberly also has a great deal of experience in the NGO sector and has led and managed a health program at an LGBT community center in Pennsylvania. There she helped write and implement many grant initiatives focused on tobacco-free living, access to mammograms, and more. Most notably, Kimberly was a TedTalk speaker!

  • HIV/AIDS education
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis education
  • Women's Health
  • LGBTQ Health
  • International Health

Writing & Publications

  • Levitt, K. (2021). KevinMD. LGBTQ people living with HIV: considerations during COVID-19.
  • Gruenglas, J.,  Abimbola, O., Asogha-Shemlon, C.,  Bell, A., Bishop, D., Castronova, S., Chon, T., Dillon, K., Shirley Elee, L., Graham, C., Hamacher, E., Haynes, S., Jones, S.,  Kasai, D., Levitt, K., Martino, L., Massey, C., Ntori, M., Senneville, E., Taylor, S., Welk, Z., & Ewing, H. (2021). Cross-disciplinary narratives on COVID-19: Local perspectives from global health science graduate students. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research, 4(2).  ISSN: 2688-9501
  • Levitt, K., & Ticho, C. (2020). Philly Gay News. HIV+/LGBTQ People During COVID-19.
  • Levitt, K. (2020). The Morning Call. Readers React: HIV testing available despite COVID-19 barriers.
  • Levitt, K. (2019), & Tallon, L. (2019). Positively Aware. Challenges Accessing PrEP for HIV Prevention in England.

Presentations

  • Addressing Barriers to Care and Medical Mistrust in the LGBTQ Community During COVID-19: Levitt K., Shanker, A., Suppes, K., Brasavage, C. NNLM Responding to the COVID-19 Infodemic. April 2021.
  • LGBTQ Health Promotion Delivered via Digital Outreach in Response to COVID-19: Shanker, A., Suppes, K., Levitt, K. Virtual Presentation: 72nd Annual Conference of the Society for Public Health Education. April 2021.
  • Tackling LGBTQ Stigma: What like it’s hard?: Levitt, K. Virtual Event: MCPHS TedTalk. November 2020.
  • Challenges Accessing PrEP in England: Levitt, K. Poster Presentation: SYNCronicity Virtual Conference on HIV HCV STIs and LGBT Health. September 2020.
  • Challenges Accessing PrEP for HIV Prevention in England: Levitt, K. Poster Presentation: American Public Health Association 2020 Virtual Conference. October 2020.
  • Challenges Accessing PrEP in England: Levitt, K. Poster Presentation: SYNChronicity Conference on HIV HCV STIs and LGBT Health. December 2019.
  • Challenges Accessing PrEP for HIV Prevention in England: Levitt, K. Roundtable Presentation: American Public Health Association 2019 Annual Conference. November 2019.
  • Challenges Accessing PrEP for HIV Prevention in England: Levitt, K. Poster Presentation: American Public Health Association 2019 Annual Conference. November 2019.
  • Challenges Accessing PrEP in England: Levitt, K. Poster Presentation: SYNChronicity Conference on HIV HCV STIs and LGBT Health. April 2019.
  • Latino Gay and Bisexual Men: Reviewing Condom Use and Alcohol Use and the Risk for HIV/AIDS: Levitt, K. Roundtable Presentation: American Public Health Association 2018 Annual Conference. November 2018.