Teagen L O'Malley

PhD, MPH
  • Research Assistant Professor
  • Faculty in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology

Contributions to Public Health

My research focuses on gender-based, social, and economic inequities and structural interventions for health promotion. In my work, I use integrated quantitative and qualitative methods and a stakeholder-engaged approach for action-oriented research. My work currently focuses on:

  • Understanding the context of HIV risk, intimate partner violence, biobehavioral prevention, and intervention development for cisgender women.
  • Conducting action-oriented research examining disparities in HIV prevention and care across key populations.
  • Examining cisgender women’s health and well-being and structural interventions for health improvement within diverse settings.

Recent examples of this work include:

  • “Provider Perspectives of PrEP for Women” (PI: O’Malley, 2024 –2025; 802192/UL1TR001857), a mixed methods pilot study focusing on women’s health serving providers in PA to understand prioritization, capacity, barriers and facilitators to implement PrEP for cisgender women.
  • O’Malley TL, Roth HD, Krier SK. “Development of Intervention Concepts for Reducing Intersectional Stigma in HIV Healthcare Settings: Stakeholder Generated Concepts Using Human-Centered Design”. Report to Pennsylvania Department of Health Division of HIV Disease (December 2023).
  • O’Malley TL, Krier SK, Roth HD, & Rossi M. “Targeted PrEP Outreach Using Surveillance Data: Findings and Lessons Learned from STD-to-PrEP Demonstration Project”. CDC Office of Infectious Diseases, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, PS-18-1802 Prevention Site Visit, 09/27/23, Harrisburg, PA.
  • O’Malley TL, Krier SE, Bainbridge M, Hawk ME, Egan JE & Burke JG (2022). Women’s perspectives on barriers to potential PrEP uptake for HIV prevention: HIV risk assessment, relationship dynamics and stigma, Culture, Health & Sexuality, DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2022.2099016.
  • O’Malley TL, Egan JE, Hawk ME, Krier SE, & Burke JG (2020). Intimate partner violence, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) acceptability, and perceived barriers to PrEP use willingness: Perspectives of women seeking care at a family planning clinic. AIDS Behav, 2020 Aug 1.doi:10.1007/s10461-020-03003-z.
  • O’Malley TL, Egan JE, Hawk ME, Krier SE, & Burke JG (2020). Intersection of intimate partner violence and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): Exploring HIV worry and PrEP acceptability among women. Violence Against Women, 2020 Nov 19, doi: 10.1177/1077801220969874.
Education

2009 | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN | Bachelor of Arts
2012 | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | Master of Public Health
2019 | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | Doctor of Philosophy, Behavioral and Community Health Sciences
2019 | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology

Selected Publications

O’Malley TL, Krier SE, Bainbridge M, Hawk ME, Egan JE &amp Burke JG (2022). Women’s perspectives on barriers to potential PrEP uptake for HIV prevention: HIV risk assessment, relationship dynamics and stigma, Culture, Health & Sexuality, DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2022.2099016.

O’Malley TL, Horowitz KR, & Burke JG (2020). Information seeking from a textline: Utilisation and perceptions of helpfulness among young peopleSex Education, in press, doi: 10.1080/14681811.2020.1845642.

O’Malley TL, Egan JE, Hawk ME, Krier SE, & Burke JG (2020). Intimate partner violence, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) acceptability, and perceived barriers to PrEP use willingness: Perspectives of women seeking care at a family planning clinic.AIDS Behav, 2020 Aug 1.doi:10.1007/s10461-020-03003-z.

O’Malley TL, Egan JE, Hawk ME, Krier SE, & Burke JG (2020). Intersection of intimate partner violence and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): Exploring HIV worry and PrEP acceptability among women. Violence Against Women, 2020 Nov 19, doi: 10.1177/1077801220969874.

O’Malley TL, Hawk ME, Egan JE, Krier SE, & Burke JG (2019 Nov 27). Intimate partner violence and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): A rapid review of current evidence for women’s HIV prevention. AIDS and Behavior,24(5):1342-1357. doi:10.1007/s10461-019-02743-x.

Burke JG, O’Malley TL, Folb BL, Hagen CA, Rabinovich BA (2019). Conceptual Factors that Support Safety Behaviors among Abuse Survivors: A Literature Review. Partner Abuse, 10(4): 452-482. doi: 10.1891/1946-6560.10.4.452.

McCauley HL, Bonomi AE, Maas MK, Bogen KW, O’Malley T. (2018). #MaybeHeDoesntHitYou: Social media underscore the realities of intimate partner violence. Journal of Women’s Health,27(7):885-891. doi:10.1089/jwh.2017.6560.

O’Malley TL, Horowitz KR, Garth J, Mair S, Burke JG (2017). A technology-based peer education intervention: Results from a sexual health textline feasibility study. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 12(4): 383-94.doi:10.1080/15546128.2017.1372831.

O’Malley TL & Burke JG (2017). A systematic review of microfinance and women’s health literature: Directions for future research. Global Public Health, 12(11): 1433-1460.doi: 10.1080/17441692.2016.1170181.

O’Malley TL, Documét PI, Burke JG, Garland R, Terry A, Slade Sr. R, Albert SM (2017). Preventing violence: A public health participatory approach to homicide reviews. Health Promotion Practice, 19(3):427-436.doi:10.1177/1524839917697914.