Alanna Bergman

Alanna J. Bergman, PhD, AGNP-BC, RN

Post-doctoral Fellow/Research Associate in Nursing
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Biography

Alanna Bergman, PhD, MSN, AGNP-BC, RN, a nurse practitioner, is a post-doctoral research fellow in the Office of Nursing Research. Bergman came to UVA in mid-2024 from Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, where she studied the impact of structural, institutional, and interpersonal stigma on care engagement and quality of life. That work, and her subsequent dissertation, developed and deepened her interest in global health, health equity, stigma reduction, and infectious diseases including HIV, tuberculosis, and infectious hepatitis.

An HIV specialist and certified by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, Bergman has worked as a substance use nurse practitioner with the Behavioral Health Leadership Institute, an infectious disease nurse practitioner, with Spectrum Health Services, driving quality improvement at a Ryan White program and as an adult NP focused on people with HIV at Einstein Immunodeficiency Center.

An NINR F31 grantee, a Sigma/Association of Nurses in AIDS Care grantee, assistant editor for the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, and a peer reviewer for AIDS and Behavior, Bergman has taught courses in pharmacology, epidemiology, and health assessment. With more than a dozen publications to her name, Bergman has also been part of research teams led by nurse scientists in both domestic and international environments.

Publications

Advance Online Publications

Bergman, A.J., Thomas, T. (2024). Overview of the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Clinical Care Considerations for People Living with and at Risk for Tuberculosis in the United States. Nursing Clinics of North America. Advance online publication.

Bergman, A. J., Farley, J. E., Agarwalla, V., Relf, M. V. (2022). Reframing intersectional stigma for a South African Context: A Situation Specific Framework Integrating TB Stigma, HIV stigma and Poverty Stigma. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 33(1): 22-32. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnc.0000000000000296 PMID: 34939985

Online Journals

Bergman, A. J., Relf, M. V., Lowensen, K., Ndhlovu, N., Lerefolo, S., & Farley, J. E. (2025). Empowerment through knowledge: Qualitative perceptions of undetectable equals untransmittable among people living with HIV and tuberculosis in South Africa. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 164. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2025.104999

Albright, N., Leonard, A., Bergman, A.J. (2025). Pre-exposure Prophylaxis: Clinical Considerations for Overcoming Barriers to Uptake and Persistence. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Albright, N., Leonard, A., Bergman, A.J. (2025). Pre-exposure Prophylaxis: Clinical Considerations for Overcoming Barriers to Uptake and Persistence. DOI: 10.1097/JNC. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000549

Bergman, A. J., Szanton, S. L., LaFave, F., Fashaw-Walters, S. A., Taylor, J. L., Thorpe, R.J., Nkimbeng, M. (2025). Older Black Americans’ Perspectives on Structural Racism—Resilience as a Form of Resistance. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 12, 262-272. https://doi.org/10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01870-5

Akumbom, A. M., Bergman, A. J., Strickler, H., Budhathoki, C., Nkimbeng, M., Grant, R., Reynolds, N. Talaat, K. (2024). Human papillomavirus vaccine response in people living with HIV: A systematic mixed studies review and meta-analysis. Akumbom, A.M, Bergman, A.J., Strickler, H., Budhathoki, C., Nkimbeng, M., Grant, R., Reynolds, N. Talaat, K. (2024). Human papillomavirus vaccine response in people living with HIV: A systematic mixed studies review and meta-analysis. PLoS Global Public Health. 4(12): e0003931. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003931

Bergman, A.J., Nelson, K., Boyce, D., Hanson, G., Reina, M., Rushton, C. H. (2024). Moral Resilience and Moral Injury of Nurse Leaders during Crisis Situations: A Qualitative Deive Analysis. Nursing Management. 55(12):16-26. Bergman, A.J., Nelson, K., Boyce, D., Hanson, G., Reina, M., Rushton, C. H. (2024). Moral Resilience and Moral Injury of Nurse Leaders during Crisis Situations: A Qualitative Deive Analysis. doi: 10.1097/nmg.0000000000000196. https://doi.org/10.1097/nmg.0000000000000196.Geiger, K., Patil, A., Bergman, A.J., Budhathoki, C., Heidari, O., Lowensen, K., Mthimkhulu, N., McNabb, K.C., Ndjeka, N., Ngozo, J., Reynolds, N., Farley, J.E. (2024). Exploring HIV Disease Indicators at MDR-TB Treatment Initiation in South Africa. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Geiger, K., Patil, A., Bergman, A.J., Budhathoki, C., Heidari, O., Lowensen, K., Mthimkhulu, N., McNabb, K.C., Ndjeka, N., Ngozo, J., Reynolds, N., Farley, J.E. (2024). Exploring HIV Disease Indicators at MDR-TB Treatment Initiation in South Africa. 28(1):42–50. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.23. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.23.0242Rushton, C., Nelson, KE., Bergman, A.J., Boyce, D., Swoboda, S., Hanson, G. (2024). Perceived organizational effectiveness and moral wellness among nurse leaders during an emergency: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Nursing Management. Volume 2024. Rushton, C., Nelson, KE., Bergman, A.J., Boyce, D., Swoboda, S., Hanson, G. (2024). Perceived organizational effectiveness and moral wellness among nurse leaders during an emergency: A cross-sectional study. https://doi.org/10. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/6808266

McNabb, K.C., Bergman, A.J., Patil, A., Lowensen, K., Mthimkhulu, N., Budhathoki, C., Perrin, N., & Farley, J.E. (2024). Travel distance to rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis treatment and its impact on loss to follow-up: the importance of continued RR-TB treatment decentralization in South Africa. BMC Public Health 24, 578. https://doi.org/10.

Salazar-Austin, N., Bergman, A.J., Mulder, C., Tudor, C., Mulatu, F., Conradie, G., Chaisson, R.E., Golub, J.E., Churchyard, G., Bedru, A., & Kerrigan, D. (2024). Improving access to tuberculosis preventive treatment for children in Ethiopia: designing a home-based contact management intervention for the CHIP-TB trial through formative research. BMC Health Serv Res 24, 1043. https://doi.org/10.

Bergman, A.J.,Budhathoki, C., Relf, M.V., Ndlouvu, N., Mthimkhulu, N., Lerefolo, S., Lowensen, K., Farley, J.E. (2024). Cognitive dissonance in tuberculosis stigma: A mixed methods analysis of tuberculosis stigma measurement in South Africa. PLoS Global Public Health, 4.

Bergman, A. J. Rushton, C. Overcoming Stigma: Asking for and receiving mental health support. AACN Advanced Critical Care. (2023). 34(1): 67-71. Bergman, AJ. Rushton, C. Overcoming Stigma: Asking for and receiving mental health support. AACN Advanced Critical Care. (2023). 34(1): 67-71. https://doi.org/10. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2023684

Bergman, A McNabb KC, Mlandu K, Akumbom A, Flores DD (2023). Identity management in the face of HIV and intersecting stigmas: A metasynthesis of qualitative reports from sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS Glob Public Health 3(2), e0000706. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.

LaFave, S.E., Suen, J.J., Seau, Q., Bergman, A., Fisher, M.C., Thorpe, R.J. Jr., & Szanton, S.L. (2022). Racism and older Black Americans’ health: A systematic review. Journal of Urban Health. LaFave, S.E., Suen, J.J., Seau, Q., Bergman, A., Fisher, M.C., Thorpe, R.J. Jr., & Szanton, S.L. (2022). Racism and older Black Americans’ health: A systematic review. Feb;99(1):28-54. doi: 10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-021-00591-6

Farley, J. E., Beuchamp, G., Bergman, A. J., Hughes, J. P., Batey, D. S., del Rio, C., Raifman, J., Lowensen, K., Gamble, T., Remien, R. H., Beyrer, C. (2022). The impact of stigma and sexual identity on PrEP awareness and use among at risk men who have sex with men in 4 US cities (HPTN 078). Stigma and Health. Farley, J. E., Beuchamp, G., Bergman, AJ., Hughes, J. P., Batey, D. S., del Rio, C., Raifman, J., Lowensen, K., Gamble, T., Remien, R. H., Beyrer, C., (2022). The impact of stigma and sexual identity on PrEP awareness and use among at risk men who have sex with men in 4 US cities (HPTN 078). 9(3): 400-410. https://doi.org/10. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000413

Bergman, A. J., McGee, K., Farley, J., Kwong, J., McNabb, K. C., Voss, G. J. (2022). Combating Stigma in the Era of Monkeypox - Is History Repeating Itself? Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. Digital Health, 33(6):668-675. DOI: 10.1097/JNC. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000367

Kwong, J., McNabb, C. K., Voss, G. J., Bergman, A. J., McGee, K., Farley, J. (2022). Monkeypox Virus Outbreak 2022: Key Epidemiologic, Clinical, Diagnostic, and Prevention Considerations. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. Kwong, J., McNabb, C. K., Voss, G. J., Bergman, A. J., McGee, K., Farley, J. (2022). Monkeypox Virus Outbreak 2022: Key Epidemiologic, Clinical, Diagnostic, and Prevention Considerations. 33(6):657–667 DOI: 10.1097/JNC. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000365

Ogungbe, O., Sloan, S., Alharthi, A., McNabb, K., Bergman, A. J., Tomiwa, T., Farley, J. E., Himmelfarb, D., Davidson, P. M., Commodore-Mensah, Y. (2022). “Living like an empty gas tank with a leak”: Mixed Methods Study on Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19. Digital Health, PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279684

McNabb, K. C., Bergman, A. J., & Farley, J.E. (2021). Risk Factors for Poor Patient Engagement in MDR-TB Care in South Africa: A Systematic Review. Public Health Action. McNabb, K.C Bergman, A.J., Farley, J.E. (2021). Risk Factors for Poor Patient Engagement in MDR-TB Care in South Africa: A Systematic Review. 11(3): 139-145. doi: https://doi.org/10.5588/pha.21. https://doi.org/10.5588/pha.21.0007

Bergman, A., McNabb, K., & Farley, J. E. (2021). A Systematic Review and Psychometric Appraisal of Instruments Measuring Tuberculosis Stigma in Sub-Saharan Africa. Stigma and Health. Bergman, A., McNabb, K., & Farley, J. E. (2021). A Systematic Review and Psychometric Appraisal of Instruments Measuring Tuberculosis Stigma in Sub-Saharan Africa. https://doi.org/10. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000328Geiger, K., Bergman, A., & Farley, J. (2020). Evaluating integrated care for people living with HIV and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: A case-based approach using the chronic care mode. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 32. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000242