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

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Department

Office

McLeod 5036

dhm8ax@virginia.edu

Biography

Alanna Bergman, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, RN, AACRN is an assistant professor in the school of nursing. Her research considers how to leverage social and behavioral factors to improve infectious disease care engagement. She has a particular interest in the way that interpersonal, institutional, and structural stigma impacts HIV and tuberculosis outcomes and quality of life. While completing her dissertation at Johns Hopkins University, she earned an NRSA training grant from NINR evaluating how TB/HIV stigma changes over time and in relation to hallmark clinical events. This work developed and deepened her interest in behavioral interventions, stigma reduction and global health equity.

A primary care nurse practitioner and HIV specialist certified by HANCB, Bergman has worked providing HIV treatment and prevention and management of opportunistic infections for more than 10 years. Her work at Ryan White Clinics spans clinical care, quality improvement, community engagement and grants management. She also has extensive experience as a substance use nurse practitioner in primary care clinics and with the Behavioral Health Leadership Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. Since joining the University of Virginia, Dr. Bergman is part of the Heysell Lab and maintains a clinical practice at the UVA Ryan White Clinic.

Dr. Bergman earned her BSN from Temple University, an MSN from La Salle University, and a PhD from Johns Hopkins University. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Virginia School of Nursing in 2025 and was a fellow of the Nursing Science Incubator for Social Determinants of Health Solutions at the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Solutions in the 2026 cohort. Dr. Bergman is an editor for the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. She brings extensive clinical and nursing leadership experience with a particular interest in global health equity and infectious disease care.

Publications

Online Journals

Bergman, A.J., Relf, M.V., Mthinkhulu, N., Kdlouvu, N., Lowensen, K., Farley, J.E. (2025). Stigma and Time: A Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis of co-occurring HIV and Tuberculosis stigma in South Africa. AIDS & Behavior, 29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-025-04803-x

Bergman, A. J., Hanson, G. C., Jenkins, C., et al. (2025). Moral injury, moral resilience, and organizational effectiveness among nurse leaders: A descriptive analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Nursing, 24, 1100. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03744-z

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/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2025.104999

Bergman, A.J., McNabb, K., Relf, M.V., Dredze, M. (2024). Where No One Has Gone Before: Questions to Ensure the Ethical, Rigorous, and Thoughtful Application of Artificial Intelligence to Qualitative HIV Research. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 35. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000483

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

Rushton, C., Nelson, K. E., 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, 2024. 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, 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17924-0

Salazar-Austin, N., Bergman, A. J., Mulder, C., Tudor, C., Fiseha Mulatu, Gidea Conradie, 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 Services Research, 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11451-9

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. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003932

Bergman, A., & Rushton, C. H. (2023). Overcoming stigma: Asking for and receiving mental health support. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 34(1), 67–71. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2023684

Bergman, A. J., McNabb, K. C., Mlandu, K., Akumbom, A., & Flores, D. D. (2023). Identity management in the face of HIV and intersecting stigmas: A metasynthesis of qualitative reports from sub-Saharan Africa. PLOS Global Public Health, 3. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000706

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

Ogungbe, O., Slone, S., Alharthi, A., Tomiwa, T., Kumbe, B., Bergman, A., McNabb, K., Smith Wright, R., Farley, J. E., Dennison Himmelfarb, C. R., Cooper, L. A., Post, W. S., 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. PLOS ONE, 17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279684

Geiger, 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

Journal Articles

Bergman, A.J., Thomas, T. (2025). Overview of the Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Clinical Considerations for People Living with and at risk for tuberculosis in the United States. Nursing Clinics of North America. 60 (3), 491-506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2024.10.004

Mulder, C., Bergman, A.J., Mulatu, F., Chaisson, R., Churchyard, G., Bedru, A., Kerrigan, D., Salazar-Austin, N. (2025). Optimising child-friendly TB preventive treatment regimens. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2 (11), 671-676. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtldopen.25.0369

Albright, N., Leonard, A., Bergman, A.J. (2025). Preexposure Prophylaxis: Clinical Considerations for Overcoming Barriers to Uptake and Persistence. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 36 (3), 315-322. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000549

Bergman, A. J., Kadernani, Y. E., Mlandu, K., Lowensen, K., Ndjeka, N. N., Evans, D., & Farley, J. E. (2025). Substance use during rifampicin-resistant TB treatment. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 29 (8), 378-380. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.24.0591

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. 36 (3), 315-322. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000549

Bergman, A. J., Szanton, S. L., LaFave, S. E., 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/10.1007/s40615-023-01870-5

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 descriptive analysis. Nursing Management. 55 (12), 16-26. https://doi.org/10.1097/nmg.0000000000000196.

Geiger, K., Patil, A., Bergman, A. J., Budhathoki, C., Heidari, O., Lowensen, K., Mthimkhulu, N., et al. (2024). Exploring HIV disease indicators at MDR-TB treatment initiation in South Africa. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 28 (1), 42-50. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.23.0242

Bergman, A., McNabb, K., & Farley, J. E. (2024). A systematic review and psychometric appraisal of instruments measuring tuberculosis stigma in Sub-Saharan Africa. Stigma and Health. 9 (1), 81-93. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000328

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. (2024). 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. 9 (3), 400-410. 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. 33 (6), 668-675. https://doi.org/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. 33 (6), 657-667. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnc.0000000000000365

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. 11 (3), 139-145.

Bergman, A. J., Farley, J. E., Agarwalla, V., & Relf, M. V. (2021). Reframing intersectional stigma for a South African context integrating tuberculosis, HIV and poverty stigmas. Journal Association Nurses AIDS Care. 33 (1), 22-32. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnc.0000000000000296