Natalie Wilson, PhD

Assistant Adjunct Professor
Community Health Systems
+1 415 476-0716

Natalie L. Wilson, PhD, DNP, MPH, APRN-BC, is an assistant professor of Nursing in the Department of Community Health Systems at the UCSF School of Nursing. Dr. Wilson’s research is informed by over 30 years of clinical expertise in primary care, HIV, and sexual health. As part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic National Strategy, she is currently focused on developing innovative solutions to address constraints in accessing HIV prevention and treatment in health for marginalized populations and those in disadvantaged socioeconomic environments. She is using mixed-methods implementation science methods to transform healthcare by building in health equity at the individual, system, and community levels. Dr. Wilson also conducts research in HIV Symptom Clusters and how phytocannabinoids may be used to mitigate symptoms and inflammation with CNICS data. Dr. Wilson received her doctoral degrees from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, master’s degrees of Nursing and Public Health from Vanderbilt University and UNC-Chapel respectively, and her bachelor’s degree from Spelman College. She is faculty in the Adult Gerontology and Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program at the School of Nursing. She is a current LEAP K12 Scholar.

Publications: 

Persistent disparities in COVID-19-associated impacts on HIV prevention and care among a global sample of sexual and gender minority individuals.

Global public health

Santos GM, Hong C, Wilson N, Nutor JJ, Harris O, Garner A, Holloway I, Ayala G, Howell S

HIV Symptom Clusters Are Similar Using the Dimensions of Symptom Occurrence and Distress.

Journal of pain and symptom management

Wilson NL, Hoffman TJ, Heath SL, Saag MS, Miaskowski C

Cannabis and the Gut-Brain Axis Communication in HIV Infection.

Cannabis and cannabinoid research

Wilson NL, Peterson SN, Ellis RJ

Identifying Symptom Patterns in People Living With HIV Disease.

The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC

Wilson NL, Azuero A, Vance DE, Richman JS, Moneyham LD, Raper JL, Heath SL, Kempf MC

Connecting the dots: could microbial translocation explain commonly reported symptoms in HIV disease?

The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC

Wilson NL, Vance DE, Moneyham LD, Raper JL, Mugavero MJ, Heath SL, Kempf MC

Cognitive Consequences of Aging with HIV: Implications for Neuroplasticity and Rehabilitation.

Topics in geriatric rehabilitation

Vance DE, McDougall GJ, Wilson N, Debiasi MO, Cody SL

A systematic review of probiotics as a potential intervention to restore gut health in HIV infection.

The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC

Wilson NL, Moneyham LD, Alexandrov AW