Aki Gormezano, University of Victoria

Research

Community-Based Research Doxycycline Health Equity Men Who Have Sex With Men Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Qualitative Research Sti Prevention

Latest papers

Disentangling Between- and Within-Person Effects of HIV PrEP and Treatment Attitudes on Condom Use and Bacterial STIs Among Sexual Minority Men.
AIDS and behavior · 2026
Substance use disorders and related hospitalizations and mortality among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: A matched cohort study.
Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026
Willingness to disclose sexual orientation and gender identity on federal government surveys: A community-based research study with gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer men and nonbinary and Two-Spirit people in Canada.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Addressing Chronic Health Inequities among Underserved 2S/LGBTQIA+ People through Triangulation and Mobilization of Community-Based and Federal Government Population Health Data
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$700,000
Sharing Key Messages from the Engage Study of Treatment, Prevention, and Care of HIV and Other STBBIs for Gay, Bisexual and Queer Men to Help Set Future Research and Knowledge Mobilization Priorities
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$20,000
Exploring the Uptake and Suitability of Doxy for STI Prevention among Gay, Bisexual and Queer Men Who Have Group Sex
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 5 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Disentangling Between- and Within-Person Effects of HIV PrEP and Treatment Attitudes on Condom Use and Bacterial STIs Among Sexual Minority Men.

Hart TA, Palma PA, Deng Y, Noor SW, Moore D, Zhang T, Grace D, Lachowsky NJ, Cox J, Skakoon-Sparling S, Gormezano A, Dvorakova M, Lal A, Jollimore J, Tan DHS, Engage Study

AIDS and behavior2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-026-05301-4 PMID: 42758449

02

Substance use disorders and related hospitalizations and mortality among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: A matched cohort study.

Aguilera-Mijares S, Wang L, Trigg J, Hogg RS, Lachowsky N, Gormezano A, Sereda P, Card K, Oviedo-Joekes E, Emerson SD, Lal A, Budu M, Hart TA, Cox J, Grace D, Tan DHS, Moore DM

Drug and alcohol dependence2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113159 PMID: 41980572

03

Willingness to disclose sexual orientation and gender identity on federal government surveys: A community-based research study with gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer men and nonbinary and Two-Spirit people in Canada.

Jacobsen K, Babin C, Gormezano A, Blackwell E, Klassen B, Higgins R, Card K, Ferlatte O, Lachowsky NJ

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01127-0 PMID: 41107695

04

Incidence and risk factors of C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae and syphilis among a cohort of urban Canadian gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, 2017-2023: informing the potential impact of doxycycline prophylaxis.

Lambert G, Fourmigue A, Dvorakova M, Moodie EEM, Moore D, Lachowsky NJ, Grace D, Hart TA, Tan DHS, Jollimore J, Labbé AC, Fortin C, Maheu-Giroux M, Hull M, Grennan T, Brunelle-Newman S, Zhang T, Lal A, Gormezano A, Cox J

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111357 PMID: 42191194

05

Identifying Syndemic Factors and Their Effect on HIV Sexual Risk Behavior Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto.

Duailibe F, Shen T, Zhang W, Moore D, Hull M, Barath J, Magee C, Lachowsky N, Hart T, Cox J, Grace D, Lambert G, Skakoon-Sparling S, Jollimore J, Dvorakova M, Gormezano A, Lima VD

AIDS and behavior2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-025-04769-w PMID: 40405027

06

Inequitable access to PrEP among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada: A network analysis of social indicators.

Adam BD, Monteza-Quiroz D, Hart TA, Skakoon-Sparling S, Moore DM, Zhang T, Gormezano A, Grace D

SSM - population health2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101771 PMID: 40177026

Addressing Chronic Health Inequities among Underserved 2S/LGBTQIA+ People through Triangulation and Mobilization of Community-Based and Federal Government Population Health Data

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Oper. Gra. Adv. 2S_LGBTQI+ Heal. Thr. Resea. - Metho. Measu. Second. Data Analy.

Principal investigators: Community-Based Research Centre, .; Dame, Jessy M; Geoffroy, Marie; Klassen, Benjamin J; Kwag, Michael; Lachowsky, Nathan J; Pang, Celeste; Rutherford, Leo; Sinno, Jad

Keywords: 2s/Lgbtqia+ People; Chronic Health; Community-Based Research; Northern Communities; Queer Women; Secondary Data Analysis; Trans And Gender Diverse People; Two-Spirit People

$700,000

Sharing Key Messages from the Engage Study of Treatment, Prevention, and Care of HIV and Other STBBIs for Gay, Bisexual and Queer Men to Help Set Future Research and Knowledge Mobilization Priorities

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Gormezano, Aki M; Jollimore, Jody; Lachowsky, Nathan J; Moore, David M

Keywords: Gbm Health; Hiv/Stbbi

$20,000

Exploring the Uptake and Suitability of Doxy for STI Prevention among Gay, Bisexual and Queer Men Who Have Group Sex

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Cat. Gr.: STBBI Res.: Beyond HIV/AIDS/Hep. C- STBBI other than HIV/hep. C (gen.)

Principal investigators: Lachowsky, Nathan J; Jollimore, Jody; Gormezano, Aki M

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Doxycycline; Health Equity; Men Who Have Sex With Men; Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Qualitative Research; Sti Prevention

$100,000

STBBI care for group sex participants: Investigating barriers for healthcare providers and the prevalence and correlates of group sex disclosure by patients

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Cat. Gr.: STBBI Res.: Beyond HIV/AIDS/Hep. C- STBBI other than HIV/hep. C (gen.)

Principal investigators: Lachowsky, Nathan J; Gormezano, Aki M

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Group Sex; Sexual And Minorities; Sexual Disclosure; Sexually Transmitted Infections

$100,000

Defining group sex: Experiences of pleasure, risk, and belonging across sexual encounters with different numbers of simultaneous partners

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gormezano, Aki

Keywords: Group sex; risk perception; sex as leisure; sexual consent; sexual disclosure; Partner number sexuality; Community-based research

$63,070

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Nathan Lachowsky and Nathan Lachowsky: 28 shared papers
Daniel Grace and Shayna Skakoon-Sparling: 26 shared papers
Nathan Lachowsky and Daniel Grace: 20 shared papers
Daniel Grace and Gilles Lambert: 15 shared papers
Mark Hull and Daniel Grace: 12 shared papers
Daniel Grace and Nathan Lachowsky: 12 shared papers
Shayna Skakoon-Sparling and Shayna Skakoon-Sparling: 12 shared papers
Daniel Grace and Shayna Skakoon-Sparling: 11 shared papers
David Moore and Daniel Grace: 10 shared papers
Jody Jollimore and Jody Jollimore: 9 shared papers
Mathieu Maheu-Giroux and Daniel Grace: 9 shared papers
Mark Hull and Nathan Lachowsky: 8 shared papers
Daniel Grace and Terri Zhang: 8 shared papers
Gilles Lambert and Shayna Skakoon-Sparling: 8 shared papers
Jody Jollimore and Daniel Grace: 7 shared papers
Jody Jollimore and Daniel Grace: 7 shared papers
David Moore and Gilles Lambert: 6 shared papers
Jody Jollimore and Shayna Skakoon-Sparling: 6 shared papers
Jody Jollimore and Shayna Skakoon-Sparling: 6 shared papers
Jody Jollimore and Shayna Skakoon-Sparling: 6 shared papers
Shayna Skakoon-Sparling and Terri Zhang: 6 shared papers
Trevor Hart and Trevor Hart: 5 shared papers
David Moore and Nathan Lachowsky: 5 shared papers
Daniel Grace and Aki Gormezano: 5 shared papers
Shayna Skakoon-Sparling and Terri Zhang: 5 shared papers
David Moore and Mark Hull: 4 shared papers
Trevor Hart and Daniel Grace: 3 shared papers
Trevor Hart and Gilles Lambert: 3 shared papers
David Moore and Aki Gormezano: 3 shared papers
Mark Hull and Kiffer Card: 3 shared papers
Jody Jollimore and Aki Gormezano: 3 shared papers
Jody Jollimore and Aki Gormezano: 3 shared papers
Mathieu Maheu-Giroux and Shayna Skakoon-Sparling: 3 shared papers
Mathieu Maheu-Giroux and Shayna Skakoon-Sparling: 3 shared papers
Daniel Grace and Trevor Hart: 3 shared papers
Gilles Lambert and Trevor Hart: 3 shared papers
Shayna Skakoon-Sparling and Aki Gormezano: 3 shared papers
Aki Gormezano and Shayna Skakoon-Sparling: 3 shared papers
Aki Gormezano and Terri Zhang: 3 shared papers
Mark Hull and Aki Gormezano: 2 shared papers
Nathan Lachowsky and Kiffer Card: 2 shared papers
Nathan Lachowsky and Aki Gormezano: 2 shared papers
Daniel Grace and Kiffer Card: 2 shared papers
Daniel Grace and Benjamin Klassen: 2 shared papers
Gilles Lambert and Aki Gormezano: 2 shared papers
Nathan Lachowsky and Aki Gormezano: 2 shared papers
Olivier Ferlatte and Benjamin Klassen: 2 shared papers
Kiffer Card and Aki Gormezano: 2 shared papers
Trevor Hart and Olivier Ferlatte: 1 shared paper
Trevor Hart and Aki Gormezano: 1 shared paper
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes and Nathan Lachowsky: 1 shared paper
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes and Daniel Grace: 1 shared paper
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes and Nathan Lachowsky: 1 shared paper
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes and Aki Gormezano: 1 shared paper
David Moore and Benjamin Klassen: 1 shared paper
Mark Hull and Olivier Ferlatte: 1 shared paper
Nathan Lachowsky and Kai Jacobsen: 1 shared paper
Mathieu Maheu-Giroux and Aki Gormezano: 1 shared paper
Daniel Grace and Kai Jacobsen: 1 shared paper
Nathan Lachowsky and Kai Jacobsen: 1 shared paper
Trevor Hart and Aki Gormezano: 1 shared paper
Olivier Ferlatte and Aki Gormezano: 1 shared paper
Aki Gormezano and Kai Jacobsen: 1 shared paper
Aki Gormezano and Benjamin Klassen: 1 shared paper

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Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2024

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community-Based Research Dear Professor Gormezano, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Disentangling Between- and Within-Person Effects of HIV PrEP and Treatment Attitudes on Condom Use and Bacterial STIs Among Sexual Minority Men." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Sharing Key Messages from the Engage Study of Treatment, Prevention, and Care of HIV and Other STBBIs for Gay, Bisexual and Queer Men to Help Set Future Research and Knowledge Mobilization Priorities" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]