Justin Knox is an Associate Professor of Clinical Implementation Science and Intervention in Psychiatry and Sociomedical Sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and an epidemiologist with expertise in substance use and HIV. Dr. Knox has been actively engaged in research focused on addressing health inequities for over 17 years. His work spans both domestic and global settings, emphasizing racial/ethnic and sexual/gender minorities, and covers a range of health topics, including HIV and substance use. His current research agenda is focused on understanding the interstices of HIV and substance use among sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals. Dr. Knox is the co-Chair of Adolescent Medicine Clinical Trials Network for HIV/AIDS (ATN) Protocol 171 (SASSY (Sequential Adaptive Strategies to Support Youth), which seeks to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of sequential adaptive interventions to reduce alcohol use and improve HIV-related outcomes among a racially/ethnically diverse sample of SGM who report alcohol misuse.
In addition to his research, Dr. Knox is passionate about teaching and mentoring the next generation of researchers and practitioners. Towards this goal, he currently serves as a Training Director, and supervises and mentors students and trainees at Columbia and beyond at multiple levels: early-stage faculty, postdoctoral fellows, doctoral students, and master’s students, including on their practicums and theses. Dr. Knox also serves as an Associate Director of the Development Core of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, and is a key member of the HIV Center’s Equity Core.