Dr. Rodman Turpin is an assistant professor in the Department of Global and Community Health, College of Public Health at George Mason University. His research focuses on HIV and STI prevention among racial/ethnic and sexual minorities, with a focus on Black sexual minority men. He employs the applications of intersectionality and syndemic theory, particularly related to racism, homophobia, and related stigma, using novel methodologic approaches such as latent variable analysis and causal inference modeling. Community engagement and collaboration are central to his goals to better understand social and structural risk factors for HIV/STI-related outcomes.