PUBLICATIONS & ANALYSIS

INTRODUCTION
Peer-reviewed scientific research and legal analysis spanning epidemiology, global health, behavioral health, and scientific causation.

LEGAL & PRACTITIONER ANALYSIS

After Meta’s $17.1 Billion Deal, Causation Comes Next

Law360 — Expert Analysis — Forthcoming 2026

Post-Durnell: Linking Empirical Proof to Legal Liability

Law360 — Expert Analysis — July 2, 2026

Judicial Roundup verdict highlights the deep friction between legal standards and science

STAT First Opinion — June 27, 2026

PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Harouche M, Gherbi WS, Alareeki A, et al. The epidemiology of trichomoniasis in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions. eBioMedicine. 2024;105:105250.

Chemaitelly H, Harouche M, Smolak A, et al. Epidemiology of gonorrhea in countries of the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions. BMC Global and Public Health. 2024.

Rowley J, Vander Hoorn S, Korenromp E, et al. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2019.

Smolak A, Chemaitelly H, Hermez JG, Low N, Abu-Raddad LJ. The epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global Health. 2019.

Smolak A, Rowley J, Nagelkerke N, et al. Trends and predictors of syphilis prevalence in the general population: global pooled analyses of 1,103 prevalence measures including 136 million syphilis tests. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2018.

Smolak A, El-Bassel N, Malin A, Terlikbayeva A, Samatova S. Sex workers, condoms, and mobility among men in Uzbekistan: implications for HIV transmission. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 2015.

Smolak A. The association of HIV status and sexual behavior with female circumcision in Mali. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2014.

Smolak A. A meta-analysis and systematic review of HIV risk behavior among fishermen. AIDS Care. 2013.

Harouche M, Gherbi WS, Alareeki A, et al. The epidemiology of trichomoniasis in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions. eBioMedicine. 2024;105:105250.

Chemaitelly H, Harouche M, Smolak A, et al. Epidemiology of gonorrhea in countries of the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions. BMC Global and Public Health. 2024.

Rowley J, Vander Hoorn S, Korenromp E, et al. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2019.

Smolak A, Chemaitelly H, Hermez JG, Low N, Abu-Raddad LJ. The epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global Health. 2019.

Smolak A, Rowley J, Nagelkerke N, et al. Trends and predictors of syphilis prevalence in the general population: global pooled analyses of 1,103 prevalence measures including 136 million syphilis tests. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2018.