Anna Rubtsova
Asst Professor
Research Assistant Professor
Faculty, Behavioral/Social/Health Educ
My broad research interests include social determinants and psychosocial aspects of HIV/AIDS among women. My published research centered on HIV prevention, sexual risk behaviors, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and aging with HIV. My current research interests and grant funding focus on women aging with HIV, and especially successful aging and frailty. I was trained as a sociologist and have expertise in social determinants of health, mixed methods research design, qualitative and quantitative data analyses, data management and database development.
Contact Information
1518 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta , GA 30322
Phone: 404-727-9729
Email: grubtso@emory.edu
Areas of Interest
- Aging
- Global Health
- HIV/AIDS Prevention
- Maternal and Child Health
- Mental Health
- Sexual Health/Behavior
- Social Determinants of Health
- Women’s Health
Education
- PhD 2011, Emory University
- MA 2008, Emory University
- MSc 1999, London School of Economics and Political Science
Courses Taught
- BSHES 539: Qualitative Data Analysis
Affiliations & Activities
- MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS)
- Specialized Center of Research Excellence on Sex Differences (Emory SCORE)
Publications
- Rubtsova AA, Taylor TN, Wingood G, Ofotokun I, Gustafson D, Vance DE, Holstad M., 2024, “As I Grew Older, My Life Got Better”: Conceptions of Successful Aging Among Older Women Living with or at Risk of HIV, AIDS Behav, Jan 17, Online ahead of print
- Rubtsova AA, Wingood GM, Ofotokun I, Mehta CC, Gustafson D, Vance DE, Sharma A, Adimora AA, Holstad M. , 2021, Psychosocial Mechanisms of Self-Rated Successful Aging with HIV: A Structural Equation Model, AIDS Behav, 25, 2875-2885
- Rubtsova, AA, 2019, “Focusing on positive outcomes in frailty research:” a step in a right direction, International Psychogeriatrics, 31, 759-761
- Rubtsova AA, Sabbag S, Sundermann E, Nguyen AL, Ellis RJ, Moore DJ, Letendre S, Jeste DV, Marquine MJ, 2019, Frailty and neurocognitive impairment: Impacts on quality of life in HIV, J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care, Nov 25, doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000142
- Rubtsova AA, Wingood GM, Ofotokun I, Gustafson D, Vance DE, Sharma A, Adimora AA, Holstad M. , 2019, Prevalence and Correlates of Self-Rated Successful Aging Among Older Women Living With HIV, J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 82, S162-169
- Rubtsova AA, Marquine MJ, Depp C, Holstad M, Ellis RJ, Letendre S, Jeste DV, Moore DJ, 2019, Psychosocial Correlates of Frailty Among HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Adults, Behav Med, 45, 210-220
- Rubtsova AA, Kempf MC, Taylor TN, Konkle-Parker D, Wingood GM, Holstad MM, 2017, Healthy Aging in Women Living with HIV Infection: A Systematic Review of Psychosocial Factors., Curr HIV/AIDS Rep , 14 (1), 17-30
- Stoff DM, Colosi D, Rubtsova A, Wingood G, 2016, HIV and Aging Research in Women: An Overview., Curr HIV/AIDS Rep, 13 (6), 383-391
- Rubtsova A, Wingood GM, Dunkle K, Camp C, DiClemente RJ., 2013, Young Adult Women and Correlates of Potential Adoption of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): Results of a National Survey., Current HIV Research, 11, 543-8