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Jason E. Farley, PhD, MPH, ANP-BC

Specialties and Expertise
- Adult Health
- Care Coordination
- Community
- COVID-19
- Disparities
- Diversity
- Global
- Health Behavior
- Health Technology
- HIV/AIDS
- Infectious Disease
- Men's Health
- Public Health
- Sexual Health
- Social Determinants of Health
- Vaccines/Immunizations
Overview
Jason Farley is a world-renowned nurse scientist and the inaugural Leadership and Innovation Endowed Chair at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. He directs the Center for Infectious Disease and Nursing Innovation. As an Infectious Disease Nurse Epidemiologist and a Nurse Practitioner in the Division of Infectious Diseases at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, his clinical practice in the John Bartlett Specialty Practice spans HIV prevention, treatment and associated co-infections.
Dr. Farley’s research seeks to optimize a patient’s diagnostic experience, linkage to care, and their retention in care for a variety of infectious diseases. He designs multi-component interventions to build an equitable care experience tailored to the patient’s individual needs. Dr. Farley leads a cluster randomized trial [R01AI104488] designed to tailor nurse case management for persons with drug-resistant Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection in South Africa and a co-investigator on an adaptive, SMART trial [R01 NR016650], which involves an adaptive randomized evaluation of nurse-led HIV treatment and retention interventions for female sex workers living with HIV, also in South Africa. He and his team recently received a Discovery Award from Johns Hopkins University to conduct a randomized controlled trial to improve treatment adherence and retention in care for patients with TB and HIV co-infection using a combined community health worker armed with digital adherence technology to escalate adherence support in real-time.
Locally, in an interventional cohort in Baltimore City, his community health worker model offers an ‘unapologetically enabling’ approach to achieve equitable access, retention and engagement for patients struggling with HIV viral suppression. His team is responding directly to the COVID-19 pandemic and recently received multiple COVID-19 related grants, including 3 Coronavirus Prevention Network (CoVPN) grants and a collaborative supplement through the NIH Center for AIDS Research. C-Forward is a comparative effectiveness trial of COVID-19 testing modalities in which patients are randomized to hospital-based, mobile van or home-based COVID-19 testing [PIs: Farley (Nursing); Mehta (Public Health); and Jenning (Medicine)].
Dr. Farley earned his Ph.D. and his MSN at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, his MPH at the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB), and his BSN at the University of Alabama (UA).
Additional Resources
Below are selected resources. For more information, please see full CV.
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Videos
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Publications/Research
Brockie, T., Campbell, J., Dana-Sacco, G., Farley, J. E., Belcher, H., Kub, J., Nelson, K., Ivanich, I., Yang. L., Wallen, G., Wetsit, L., & Wilcox, H. (2022). Cultural protection from polysubstance use among Native American adolescents and young adults. Prevention Science.
Nguyen, Y., McNabb, K., Warren, N., & Farley, J. E. (2022). Examining family planning and adverse pregnancy outcomes for women with active tuberculosis disease: A systematic review. BMJ Open, 12(3):e054833. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054833.
Heidari, O., Meyer, D., O’Conor, K. J., Cargill, V., Patch, M., & Farley, J. E. (2022). COVID-19 vaccination and communicable disease testing services’ integration within a syringe services program: A program brief. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC). E-pub ahead of print: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35025822/. doi: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000322.
Bergman, A., McNabb, K., & Farley, J. E. (2021). A systematic review and psychometric appraisal of instruments measuring tuberculosis stigma in sub-Saharan Africa. Stigma and Health. doi: 10.1037/sah0000328.
Tudor, C., Farley, J.E., (2016). "Occupational risk factors for TB among health care workers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa." Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Farley, J.E., Stewart, J., Kub, J., Cumpsty-Fowler, C., Lowensen, K., Becker, K., (2015). "Development of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Adult/geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program in HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care." Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.
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Media
- ANews' Jaffar Hasnain speaks to Dr. Jason Farley, professor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and director of the PhD program, regarding the ongoing outbreak of Covid-19 (novel coronavirus).
- It's time to get serious about coronavirus social distancing
- York residents weigh travel risks amid coronavirus concerns
- S. Korean virus patients feel exposed, stigmatised after details go viral
- Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Briefing
- Hopkins experts present latest coronavirus information on Capitol Hill
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Awards/Honors
President, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (2016-2018)
Director, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing REACH Initiative
Director, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing HIV Primary Care Certificate Program for Nurse Practitioners
Clinical Core Co-Director, Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS Research
Site Leader, Johns Hopkins HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN)
2020 COVID-19 Courage Award in the category of Science, supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, American Academy of Nursing
2020 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, Sigma Theta Tau International
2019 Diversity Trailblazer Award, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
2019 Fellow, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP)
2018 Global Achievement Award, Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association
2017 Gene Tranbarger Writing Award Winner, American Association for Men in Nursing
2016 International Association of Providers in AIDS Care (IAPAC) – 150 Most Influential People in HIV/AIDS
2015 Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame
2013 Fellow, American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)
2012-2015 Nurse Faculty Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
2010 VIP List of Professional Under 40, the Daily Record
2010 Blue Ribbon Abstract Award for Excellence—Association of Professional in Infection Control (APIC)
2008 New Investigator Award—Johns Hopkins Center for Nursing Research
2003 Graduate Leadership Award—Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
2003 Blue Ribbon Abstract Award for Excellence—Association of Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) National Conference
2002 Margo Capra Award for Excellence in Hospital Epidemiology & Infection Control—Association of Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) Baltimore Chapter Annual Meeting
1997–1998 Veterans Affairs Learning Opportunities Resident (VALOR) Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1995-1997 James Fitts Alston Scholarship—University of Alabama
1994-1995 Freshman Honors Scholarship—University of Alabama