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CUNY SPH is proud to announce that, effective July 1, Dr. Christian Grov, professor and investigator for the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) has been elevated to the rank of distinguished professor. He is one of five newly appointed distinguished professors across all CUNY campuses this year.
CUNY confers the title of distinguished professor on faculty who have built international reputations as leaders within their fields and have been consistent producers of innovative and influential research. Dr. Grov is a leading scholar in his field of sexual health.
His work spans substance use, sex work, HIV/STI prevention, and HIV care. His studies have been supported by both the NIH and the CDC. He has co-authored over 230 peer-reviewed articles, as well as several book chapters. He is co-author of the book, “In the Company of Men: Inside the Lives of Male Prostitutes,” and co-editor of “The Routledge Handbook of Male Sex Work, Culture, and Society.” He is an associate editor of the Journal of Sex Research, and on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals. Between 2018 and 2024, he served as chairperson of the Department of Community Health and Social Sciences and, from 2020 to 2024, as a standing member of the NIH’s HIV/AIDS Intra- and Inter-personal Determinants and Behavioral Interventions (HIBI) Study Section. He is former editor in chief of Sexuality Research and Social Policy and was a member of the NYC Department of Health’s HIV Prevention Planning Group as well as on the Board of Directors of HOOK, a non-profit dedicated to improving the health and well-being of men who are involved in sex work. In 2023, Dr. Grov was elected as a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) in recognition of his significant contributions to research and scholarship in the science of sexuality.
“We are thrilled the university has bestowed this special honor on Dr. Grov and we thank the CUNY Board of Trustees for supporting the school’s nomination,” says CUNY SPH Dean Ayman El-Mohandes. “We are proud of his major contributions to the field of public health and look forward to continuing to support and celebrate his work in this new chapter of his career.”
Dr. Grov joins an eminent group of distinguished professors at CUNY SPH including Professors Luisa N. Borrell, Nicholas Freudenberg, Renee Goodwin, Terry Huang, and Denis Nash.
