Ethan Morgan

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First Name

Ethan

Last Name

Morgan

Credentials

PhD

Associate Professor

Co-Director, PhD Program

morgan.1691@osu.edu

614-292-6231

Address

390 Newton Hall

Address (Line 2)

295 W. 10th Ave.

City

Columbus

State

OH

Zip Code

43210

Research interests

HIV, sexually transmitted infections (e.g. HPV, chlamydia), and co-infections
Systemic inflammation and immunology
Genetic epidemiology (e.g., GWAS, RNAseq)
Substance use and treatment

NCBI

Publications

Morgan E, McDade TW, Manning W, Kamp Dush CM. Assessing Inflammatory Biomarkers at the Intersection of Marijuana and PrEP Use: Preliminary findings from the NCHAT-BIO study. JAIDS 2025
Morgan E, Kamp Dush CM, McDade TW, Peng J, Andridge RR, Cole SW, Manning W, Christian LM. LGBTQ+ identity and its association with inflammation and cellular immune function. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 2025;126:333-341
Morgan E, Dyar C, Feinstein B, Hudson H, D’Aquila R, McDade T, Mustanski B. Inflammation Assessed by Latent Class Profiling Is Associated With Stress And Suicidality But Not Depression Among Young Sexual Minority Adults. Annals LGBTQ Health 2021
Christian LM, Wilson S, Madison AA, Kamp Dush CM, McDade TW, Peng J, Andridge RR, Morgan E, Cole SW. Sexual Minority Stress and Epigenetic Aging among Bisexual Women. Brain Behavior and Immunity 2025;126:24-29
Morgan E^, Mallory A, Albright N*, Dyar C. Alcohol and inflammation: Examining differences at the intersection of sexual identity and race/ethnicity. Alcohol 2024; 118:1-7
Christian LM, Cole SW, McDade T, Pachankis JE, Morgan E, Strahm AM, Kamp Dush C. A biopsychosocial framework for understanding sexual minority health: A call for action. Neuro Bio Rev 2021;129:107-116
Morgan E, Meites E, Markowitz LE, Xavier Hall CD, Querec T, Unger ER, Crosby RA, Newcomb ME, Mustanski B. Sexual positioning practices and anal human papillomavirus infection among young men who have sex with men and transgender women — Chicago, Illinois, 2016–2018. Sex Trans Dis 2021;48(10):709-713.
Morgan E, Taylor HE, Ryan DT, D’Aquila R, Mustanski B. Systemic inflammation is elevated among both HIV-uninfected and HIV-infected young MSM. AIDS 2019;33(4):757-759

Recent Research Activities

National Institute on Drug Abuse, R03DA052651, 2022-2024
Improving Sexual Minority Health: Differences in Substance Use, Substance Use Treatment, and Associated Chronic Diseases among Rural versus Urban Populations
Role: PI
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, R01HD094081, 2018-2023
Mechanisms underlying sexual minority health disparities in the United States
Role: Co-I
Health Resources and Services Administration, T1PHP39099, 2018-2023
Nurse Education Practice Quality Retention – COVID Primary Care
Role: Co-I
NIH Loan Repayment Program, 2019-2023
Substance use, stress, and HIV influences on systemic inflammation among YMSM
Role: PI
National Institute on Drug Abuse (F32DA046313), 2018-2020
Substance use, stress, and HIV influences on systemic inflammation among YMSM
Role: PI

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February 17, 2026

The Ohio State University College of Nursing ranks No. 6 nationally in NIH funding

College leads Ohio and Big Ten in federal research support

New rankings measuring National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant funding among schools of nursing nationwide show that The Ohio State University College of Nursing has risen to No. 6 in the nation and No. 1 among Ohio schools of nursing for fiscal year 2025, reinforcing its position as a national leader in nursing research.

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