Research & Publications

Research on LGBTQ+ health, HIV, and substance-use interventions.

As a part-time intern with the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health (C-LARAH), Jonah co-authors research on the health and well-being of sexual and gender minorities, and is a first-author in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

01 · Featured publication

First author

Click to read on The Lancet

The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2026

First-authored correspondence with Dr. Matthew Mimiaga in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

Published in one of the world's leading infectious-disease journals, this correspondence, co-written with UCLA C-LARAH director Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, addresses urgent issues at the intersection of LGBTQ+ health, HIV, and the global infectious-disease landscape. The correspondence has since been cited in peer-reviewed literature.

Authors: Segil, J. · Mimiaga, M.J.
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(26)00225-2

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02 · Conference poster

Co-author

UCLA Fielding · Center for Healthy Climate Solutions · January 14, 2026

1st Annual LA Fires Research Conference

Poster · "Understanding the Fires: Research in Action"

Assessing trauma, mental health, and substance use impacts on HIV risk-taking behaviors among individuals living with and without HIV in the aftermath of the 2025 Los Angeles Fires.

Yonko, E.A. · Aminzadeh, K. · Orellana, C.C. · Segil, J. · Boka, C. · Blankespoor, S. · Mimiaga, M.J.

A UCLA C-LARAH × UCLA-CDU CFAR mixed-methods study examining how the January 2025 LA wildfires disrupted the HIV prevention and care continuum among men who have sex with men in Los Angeles County, pairing a quantitative REDCap survey with semi-structured interviews to identify vulnerabilities, resilience factors, and disaster-responsive HIV services for fire-prone regions.

Jonah standing next to the LA Fires research poster

Jonah with the full UCLA C-LARAH research team alongside their LA Fires poster

Jonah presenting the LA Fires research poster to attendees at the conference

03 & 04 · Additional presentations & manuscripts

Co-author

Presented · July 2026

26th International AIDS Conference · Rio de Janeiro

Project IMPACT: Behavioral Activation with Integrated Risk Reduction Counseling Among MSM Significantly Reduces Stimulant Use and HIV Sexual Risk Behavior.

Results of an efficacious randomized controlled trial, presented in the session "Minds Matter: Mental Health in HIV Treatment & Prevention."

Mimiaga · M.J. · Pantalone · D.W. · Biello · K.B. · Tian · J. · Blankespoor · S. · Hughto · J.M.W. · Reisner · S.L. · Yonko · E. · Segil · J. · O'Cleirigh · C. · Mayer · K.H. · Safren · S.A.

Co-author · Oral abstract presentation

Under review

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Determinants of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis positivity using self-collected biospecimens in a large cohort of sexual and gender minorities who are living with, or at heightened risk for, HIV in the United States.

Large-cohort STI surveillance study examining self-collected biospecimens among sexual and gender minorities living with, or at heightened risk for, HIV in the United States.

Mimiaga, M. J., Blankespoor, S. E., Tian, J., Yonko, E. A., Rezai, R., Segil, J., et al. (6 of 24 authors)

Co-author · Manuscript under review