EpiModel 2.0

The goal of EpiModel 2.0: Integrated Network Models for HIV/STI Prevention Science is to integrate network capabilities into the EpiModel modeling package.

This NIH/NIAID-funded study is a multidisciplinary project to develop statistical methods and software tools for network-based mathematical models of HIV. On this project, the Northwestern site focuses on leveraging data on sexual network and sexual behavior to improve these models and software. 

Patrick Janulis, PhD, is the EpiModel 2.0 site PI; Samuel Jenness is the PI. This project is a collaboration between the CONNECT Program and EDIT Program.

Featured Publications

Temporal Variation in One-Time Partnership Rates Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women. Patrick Janulis, Steven M Goodreau, Michelle Birkett, Gregory Phillips II, Martina Morris, Brian Mustanski, Samuel M Jenness. JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2021.

Comparing Sexual Network Mean Active Degree Measurement Metrics Among Men Who Have Sex With Men. Christina Chandra, Martina Morris, Connor Van Meter, Steven M Goodreau, Travis Sanchez, Patrick Janulis, Michelle Birkett, Samuel M Jenness. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2022.

A Behavioral Cascade of HIV Seroadaptation Among US Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Era of PrEP and U = U. Steven M Goodreau, Kevin M Maloney, Travis H Sanchez, Martina Morris, Patrick Janulis, Samuel M Jenness. AIDS and Behavior. 2021.