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

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Department

Office

McLeod 5036

dhm8ax@virginia.edu

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

Online Journals

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

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., 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