CDC
DHAP
1600 Clifton Rd
Mailstop E-47
Atlanta,
GA
USA
30329
Email:
DHelms@cdc.gov
Biographical Sketch:
December 2008-present, Epidemiologist, CDC/DHAP, HIV Incidence and Case Surveillance Branch
April 2007-December 2008, Health Scientist, CDC/DSTDP, Statistics and Data Management Branch
March 2005-April 2007, Project Coordinator, CDC/DSTDP, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch
March 2004-March 2005, Guest Researcher, CDC/DSTDP, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch and CDC/DPD, Parisitic Disease Branch
Currently project officer for a grant titled, "Evaluating Integration of HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data with GIS."
Publications/Presentations
Mimiaga MJ, Helms DJ, Reisner SL, Grasso C, Bertrand T, Mosure DJ, Weinstock H, McLean C, Mayer KH; Gonococcal, chlamydia, and syphilis infection positivity among MSM attending a large primary care clinic, Boston, 2003 to 2004. Sex Transm Dis. 2009 Aug;36(8):507-11
DJ Helms, HS Weinstock, KC Mahle, K Bernstein, B Furness, CK Kent, CA Reitmeijer, A Shahkolahi, J Hughes, MR Golden; MSM Attending STD Clinics HIV Testing more Frequently: Implications for HIV Prevention and Surveillance. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Mar;50(3):320-326.
D. J. Helms, D. J. Mosure, T. A. Peterman, C. A. Metcalf, J. M. Douglas, Jr., C. K. Malotte, S. M. Paul; Risk factors for prevalent and incident Trichomonas vaginalis among women attending three STD clinics Sex Transm Dis. 2008 May;35(5):484-8. Epub ahead of print 2008 Mar 20;
DJ Helms, DJ Mosure, WE Secor, KA Workowski; Management of Trichomonas vaginalis in Women with Suspected Metronidazole Hypersensitivity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Apr;198(4):370.e1-7. Epub 2008 Jan 25.
Co-author on 6 government STD Surveillance publications.
Presented at national STD and HIV surveillance conferences numerous times.