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Sex work and related issues

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Richard Muhumuza
Uganda Virus Research Institute
2
Sarah Wiatrek
Emory University
3
Emily Setty
University of Surrey
4
Laura Ross Blume
University of Nevada, Reno
5
Gwyn Easterbrook-Smith
Massey University
6
Sashini Payagala
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
7
Rebecca L. Heron
National University of Natural Medicine
8
Sabrina Axster
Johns Hopkins University
9
Marwan Akel
Lebanese International University
10
Mart van Dijk
Maastricht University

Rising Stars Papers

1
The global burden of HIV
Clinics in Dermatology|2024
93 cit.
2
From ‘harmful sexual behaviour’ to ‘harmful sexual culture’: addressing school-related sexual and gender-based violence among young people in England through ‘post-digital sexual citizenship’
Gender and Education|2024
29 cit.
3
Dying for Justice in Central America
NACLA Report on the Americas|2024
16 cit.
4
Surveillance or Support? Policing Harmful Sexual Behaviour Among Young People in Schools
Children & Society|2025
6 cit.
5
From <i>behaviours</i> to <i>interactions</i> : reframing conceptualisations of the nature and causes of sexual harm among young people
Journal of Sexual Aggression|2025
5 cit.
6
Young people’s ‘post-digital’ relationships during COVID-19 ‘lockdowns’ in England
New Media & Society|2024
3 cit.
7
Examination of Herbal-drug Interactions: Implications for Patient Safety and Healthcare Practice in Lebanon: A Cross-sectional Study
The Open Public Health Journal|2024
3 cit.
8
What does local news use have to do with raising children? Four dimensions of the roles of local news from a study on English parents’ news use
Journalism|2025
3 cit.
9
Connecting environment, health and livelihoods: how community experiences inform integrated programming in Rukiga District, Uganda
BMJ Global Health|2025
3 cit.
10
‘Boy smell’: transgender and nonbinary people’s experiences of bodily smell
Culture Health & Sexuality|2024
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Fereshteh Ghaljaie
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
2
Hanni Stoklosa
Harvard University
3
Asher Flynn
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
4
Ta’Adhmeeka Beamon
United States Department of State
5
Oni J. Blackstock
Center for Health Justice
6
Meagan Zarwell
Medical College of Wisconsin
7
Stroma Cole
Buckinghamshire New University
8
Martina Angela Caretta
Lund University
9
Joel Miller
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
10
Jessica L. Maksut
Office of Minority Health

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Victim-blaming and image-based sexual abuse
Journal of Criminology|2022
60 cit.
2
Human trafficking risk factors, health impacts, and opportunities for intervention in Uganda: a qualitative analysis
Global Health Research and Policy|2023
35 cit.
3
Gender justice in global tourism: exploring tourism transformation through the lens of feminist alternative economics
Journal of Sustainable Tourism|2022
34 cit.
4
Examining water and gender narratives and realities
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water|2022
32 cit.
5
Policing technology-facilitated abuse
Policing & Society|2023
32 cit.
6
Health Justice: A Framework for Mitigating the Impacts of HIV and COVID-19 on Disproportionately Affected Communities
American Journal of Public Health|2022
26 cit.
7
An Intersectional Analysis of Technology-Facilitated Abuse: Prevalence, Experiences and Impacts of Victimization
The British Journal of Criminology|2023
25 cit.
8
Water insecurity is associated with gender-based violence: A mixed-methods study in Indonesia
Social Science & Medicine|2023
22 cit.
9
Technology-Facilitated Abuse Victimization: A Gendered Analysis in a Representative Survey of Adults
Feminist Criminology|2023
20 cit.
10
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Initiation Among Black and Latina Cisgender Women Receiving HIV Prevention Care Coordination Services in New York City
AIDS and Behavior|2022
16 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Steffanie A. Strathdee
University of California San Diego
2
Kate Shannon
University of British Columbia
3
Mary P. Koss
University of Arizona
4
Kenneth H. Mayer
Miriam Hospital
5
Thomas L. Patterson
University of California San Diego
6
Stefan Baral
Johns Hopkins University
7
Jay G. Silverman
Tulane University
8
Deanna Kerrigan
Milken Institute
9
Claudı́a Garcia‐Moreno
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
10
Brett P. Giroir
Asphalt Institute

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
The scope of rape: Incidence and prevalence of sexual aggression and victimization in a national sample of higher education students.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology|1987
2.3k cit.
2
The scope of rape: Incidence and prevalence of sexual aggression and victimization in a national sample of higher education students.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology|1987
1.9k cit.
3
Ending the HIV Epidemic
JAMA|2019
1.5k cit.
4
Sexual Experiences Survey: A research instrument investigating sexual aggression and victimization.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology|1982
1.4k cit.
5
Revising the SES: A Collaborative Process to Improve Assessment of Sexual Aggression and Victimization
Psychology of Women Quarterly|2007
1.3k cit.
6
Sexual Experiences Survey: Reliability and validity.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology|1985
1.1k cit.
7
The social structural production of HIV risk among injecting drug users
Social Science & Medicine|2005
937 cit.
8
Sexual and Gender Minority Health: What We Know and What Needs to Be Done
American Journal of Public Health|2008
807 cit.
9
Managing uncertainty: A grounded theory of stigma in transgender health care encounters
Social Science & Medicine|2013
744 cit.
10
Violence Against Immigrant Women
Violence Against Women|2002
725 cit.

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