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Circe Gray Le Compte, SD, SM
Dr. Circe Le Compte is Senior Director of Research and Evaluation, HealthHIV.
A social epidemiologist by training, she holds Master of Science and Doctor of Science degrees from Harvard University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in social and behavioral sciences theory/research methods, and racial and sexual/gender minority health. In addition to her coursework, she holds four certifications in women, gender, and health; maternal and child health/children, youth, and families; health communications; and public health leadership.
Dr. Le Compte's independent research inquiries focus on improving the health of sexual and gender minorities, racial and ethnic groups, substance users, and unstably-housed persons. She leverages both qualitative and quantitative methods to understand how lived experience frames the conceptualization of health and sexual harm reduction practices of Black/African-American gay and bisexual men and transwomen. Her work at Columbia explores the influence of social networks, support, and resistance on the relationship between minority stress on cognitive health among Black gay and bisexual men ages 50 and older.
Dr. Le Compte has published in high-profile journals, including JAMA Online and Preventive Medicine Reports. In addition to her academic career, Dr. Le Compte has held multiple senior leadership positions in research and communications at national nonprofit organizations in the U.S., including the National Minority AIDS Council and HealthHIV. She has served as co-editor-in-chief of HPHR Journal (formerly Harvard Public Health Review) since 2014.
Drawing from HealthHIV’s Fourth Annual State of Aging with HIV™ National Survey findings from consumers and the HIV workforce, the Institute explores how clinical realities and patient experience are shaped by current care system capacity, workforce readiness, and access conditions. It also considers how system conditions influence who delivers care and where gaps persist, reshaping the HIV workforce at a critical juncture.
In New York, avoidable emergency department (ED) visits—non-emergent care that could be managed in primary care—remain common, with an estimated 40% of ED visits classified as avoidable in 2024. These visits contribute to ED overcrowding, higher costs, workforce strain, and longer wait times that can worsen outcomes for time-sensitive conditions. Barriers to timely primary care, which vary by insurance type, may drive these patterns of avoidable ED use. In this study, we examined the association between insurance type and avoidable ED visits in New York, hypothesizing that such visits are more common among patients with public insurance or who are uninsured than among those with private coverage.
Understanding how BMSM, who represent less than 1% of the U.S. population, but account for over one-third of new HIV infections annually, practice seroadaptation can inform new interventions to improve their engagement in HIV services. To this end, we conducted a qualitative study (called the “PhotoUStudy”), which was guided by a conceptual model, the BMSM Intersectional Identity Framework Over the Life Course (BMSM Identity Framework). Thirty-six BMSM who lived in/accessed health services in Washington, D.C., aged 18-65, were recruited into a five-day photovoice activity and follow-up interview.
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