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Amaya Perez-Brumer

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Associate ProfessorDivision of Social and Behavioural Health SciencesUniversity of Toronto

Amaya Perez-Brumer

Associate Professor

Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canada Research Chair in Global Health Intervention Justice

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71 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 22 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (5 CIHR, 4 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Education

PhD, Sociomedical Sciences and Sociology
MSc, Social and Behavioural Sciences
BA

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Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Toronto profile.

Sex and gender-based analysis Sociology Global health Migration Infectious diseases Health and gender based violence Ethical, legal, and social issues in health, health systems and health research Health equity Critical studies of technology

Latest papers

Intersecting stigma as a fundamental barrier to the health and wellbeing of sex workers.
The Lancet. Public health · 2026 · senior author
Migration status, discrimination, and recent sexually transmitted infection testing among South Asian gay, bisexual, and other queer men living in Canada.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026
Interrogating the Effects of Technologies of Pregnancy Surveillance on Queer, Trans and Nonbinary Midwifery Service-Users.
Sociology of health & illness · 2026

All 81 publications

Latest funding

Examining pathways from extreme weather events to HIV prevention outcomes among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$761,176
Clinic-Community Puentes (Bridges): Piloting a Gender-Responsive and Status-Neutral HIV Intervention for Transfeminine Individuals in Peru
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Building a Community of Practice: Advancing Patient-Oriented 2S/LGBTQ+ Health Research and Capacity to Address Stigma
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$150,000

All 23 grants and awards

81 publications.

Intersecting stigma as a fundamental barrier to the health and wellbeing of sex workers.

Logie CH, Goldenberg S, Brisson J, MacKenzie F, Nguyen M, Vahedi L, Pearson J, Isaieva N, Abdulghani F, Dziuban A, Aydinalp Y, Baral S, Perez-Brumer A

The Lancet. Public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(25)00220-8 PMID: 42497878

Migration status, discrimination, and recent sexually transmitted infection testing among South Asian gay, bisexual, and other queer men living in Canada.

Dulai J, Lachowsky N, Klassen B, Sawhney V, Anand P, Banerjee A, Tan DHS, Perez-Brumer A, Grace D

Social science & medicine (1982)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119401 PMID: 42150226

Interrogating the Effects of Technologies of Pregnancy Surveillance on Queer, Trans and Nonbinary Midwifery Service-Users.

Goldberg JM, Perez-Brumer A, Ross LE

Sociology of health & illness2026

DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.70253 PMID: 42605782

Navigating sexual and reproductive health among Venezuelan women sex workers in Peru: Qualitative explorations of structural vulnerability and resistance.

Castro-Arteaga M, Brisson J, Ramírez Tovar JC, Solari Perez K, León Morris DF, Apedaile D, Konda K, Silva-Santisteban A, Perez-Brumer A

PLOS global public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006906 PMID: 42507665

Perceptions of Buprenorphine With Naloxone Treatment and the Fear of Precipitated Withdrawal: A Qualitative Exploration With HIV Prevention Trials Network 094 INTEGRA Participants and Staff.

Schmidt RA, Perez-Brumer A, Davidson P, Shoptaw S, El-Bassel N, Andrew P, Harris J, Nieto O, Bornstein S, Redd R, Yeager J, Goodman-Meza D, Hasson AL, Seigel M, Denis C, El-Krab R, Smith LR, HPTN 094 Team

Drug and alcohol review2026

DOI: 10.1111/dar.70198 PMID: 42322177

Harm reduction gaps in sexualized drug use among gay and bisexual men living with HIV in Colombia.

Brisson J, Doshi A, Castro-Arteaga M, Zea A, Perez-Brumer A

The International journal on drug policy2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105331 PMID: 42107256

Therapeutic equivalence, different stigma: Pills and long-acting injectable antiretroviral treatment imaginaries among gay and bisexual men living with HIV in Colombia.

Brisson J, Castro-Arteaga M, Logie CH, Perez-Brumer A

Social science & medicine (1982)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119357 PMID: 42091001

Improving Access to Necessary Oral Healthcare Among Racialized Women Impacted by Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Exploration of Care Seeking Experiences.

Chadambuka C, Arruda-Caycho I, Juando-Prats C, Perez-Brumer A, Meisami T, Quiñonez C, Powell M, Singhal S, Ratto M, Haddadi G, Chauke R, O'Campo P, Essue BM

Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology2026

DOI: 10.1111/edt.70026 PMID: 41159476

HIV and STI Co-infection and Migration-Related Social Vulnerability among Venezuelan Gay and Bisexual Migrants in Lima, Peru.

Apedaile D, Konda KA, Batista J, Ramirez Tovar JC, Brisson J, Léon Morris DFJ, Castro-Arteaga M, Fulqui Patriarca V, Vargas SK, Silva Santisteban A, Perez-Brumer A

Sexually transmitted diseases2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000002403 PMID: 42663316

"Delivering high-quality care in this setting requires a lot of resources": HPTN 094 Implementation Lessons from Delivering Integrated HIV and MOUD Care Through Mobile Units In Local Neighborhoods.

Tsuyuki K, El-Krab R, Shoptaw S, El-Bassel N, Lake JE, Magnus M, Kuo I, Goodman-Meza D, Denis C, Nieto O, Franks J, Villareal YR, Smith P, Bornstein S, Andrew P, Harris-Wisecarver J, Choudhury RP, Perez-Brumer A, Davidson P, Smith LR, HPTN 094 study team

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2026

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003947 PMID: 42555913

Profile data last refreshed on September 25, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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Amaya Perez-Brumer

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Intersecting stigma as a fundamental barrier to the health and wellbeing of sex workers.

Migration status, discrimination, and recent sexually transmitted infection testing among South Asian gay, bisexual, and other queer men living in Canada.

Interrogating the Effects of Technologies of Pregnancy Surveillance on Queer, Trans and Nonbinary Midwifery Service-Users.

Navigating sexual and reproductive health among Venezuelan women sex workers in Peru: Qualitative explorations of structural vulnerability and resistance.

Perceptions of Buprenorphine With Naloxone Treatment and the Fear of Precipitated Withdrawal: A Qualitative Exploration With HIV Prevention Trials Network 094 INTEGRA Participants and Staff.

Harm reduction gaps in sexualized drug use among gay and bisexual men living with HIV in Colombia.

Therapeutic equivalence, different stigma: Pills and long-acting injectable antiretroviral treatment imaginaries among gay and bisexual men living with HIV in Colombia.

Improving Access to Necessary Oral Healthcare Among Racialized Women Impacted by Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Exploration of Care Seeking Experiences.

HIV and STI Co-infection and Migration-Related Social Vulnerability among Venezuelan Gay and Bisexual Migrants in Lima, Peru.

"Delivering high-quality care in this setting requires a lot of resources": HPTN 094 Implementation Lessons from Delivering Integrated HIV and MOUD Care Through Mobile Units In Local Neighborhoods.

Exploring Alliance Building and Knowledge Co-Creation across Water Justice Movements

Estamos Aquí (We are here): Creative-relational inquiry into spaces of belonging to support migrant sex workers thriving in Colombia and Peru

Frequent collaborators

Daniel Grace

Lisa Forman

Lesley Gittings

Jad Sinno

Shayna Skakoon-Sparling

Cyndirela Chadambuka

David Lessard

Cornel Grey

Brian Rush

Isha Berry

Tara Gomes

Carol Strike

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Lina Taing

Carmen Logie

Nathan Lachowsky

Shayna Skakoon-Sparling

Clara Juando-Prats

Ananya Banerjee

Gilles Lambert

Nathan Lachowsky

Marie-France Marin

Sonica Singhal

Tina Meisami

Marie-France Marin

Ananya Banerjee

David Moore

Anne-Emanuelle Birn

Patricia O’Campo

Gary Rodin

Jody Jollimore