Matthew Ponticiello

Matthew is currently an MD-PhD student at Yale University's Schools of Medicine and Public Health pursuing his PhD in Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. Matthew previously attended Cornell University where he received his B.S. in Global and Public Health Sciences. His research focuses on HIV implementation science, particularly among marginalized populations such as men who have sex with men, people who use drugs, and people in prisons. Matthew intends to use conjoint based choice analysis to determine preferences for mode of delivery of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in Lima, Peru.   

Before beginning his MD-PhD at Yale University, Matthew attended Cornell University where he received his B.S. in Global and Public Health Sciences. Previously, Matthew worked at the Weill Cornell Center for Global Health where he studied novel interventions to improve the uptake of HIV care among medically pluralistic communities in eastern Africa. At Yale, Matthew's work has continued to have a focus on HIV implementation science. He now studies barriers and facilitators to and preferences for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery in Lima, Peru among men who have sex with men. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, Matthew is deeply motivated by social justice to improve the health of marginalized communities such as men who have sex with men. Ultimately, Matthew sees the fight for health equity as a critical avenue for achieving social justice.