Participants
Since its inception in 1997, this training program has collaborated with 94 Visiting Professors. The information listed below reflects each participant’s area of concentration at the time of program entry.
Accepted in 2024
Angela Heads, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor, UTHealth Houston
Developing interventions for women with substance use disorders and/or trauma-related conditions to increase their use of effective HIV prevention strategies and their engagement in the PrEP care continuum
Samantha Hill, MD, MPH
Currently: Assistant Professor, Emory University
Incorporating mHealth and increasing social support for adolescents to facilitate increased uptake and success with pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV
Yan Wang, PhD
Currently: Adjunct Assistant Professor, UCLA
Biomarkers from the oral microbiome to predict HIV progression status and immune function in mother-infant dyads
Manuel Ocasio, PhD, MSPH
Currently: Assistant Professor, Tulane University
Digital health approaches to working with Black and Latinx sexual and gender diverse adolescents and young adults in the Deep South
Accepted in 2023
Steven Paul Meanley, PhD, MPH
Currently: Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
PrEP persistence among cisgender men who have sex with men with self-reported histories of intersectional adversity in social and healthcare contexts
Ayden Scheim, PhD
Currently: Assistant Professor, Drexel University
Integrating gender-affirming care and HIV services for trans populations
Brittany Shelton, DrPH, MPH
Currently: Assistant Professor, The University of Tennessee Knoxville
Access to transplantation and support for organ donation among people with HIV and people at high risk of HIV
Melonie Walcott, DrPH, MPH
Currently: Assistant Professor, University at Albany
At acceptance: Staff Scientist, Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute at the New York Blood Center
Engagement in HIV care, medication adherence, and viral suppression among Black men who have sex with men
Accepted in 2022
Aimalohi Ahonkhai, MD, MPH
Currently: Associate Physician in Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Integrating geospatial monitoring and qualitative inquiry to understand drivers of residential mobility for highly mobile PLWH
Donte Boyd, PhD, MSW
Currently: Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University
Examining the role of family supports and developmental assets of young Black gay and bisexual males
Lorraine T. Dean, ScD
Currently: Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Patient Perspectives on Missed HIV PrEP Pick-ups at the Pharmacy Point-of-Sale
Lunthita M. Duthely, EdD, MS.CTI
Currently: Research Associate Professor, University of Miami
At acceptance: Research Assistant Professor, University of Miami
A Mixed-Methods, Exploratory Inquiry of mCARES-H: An mHealth/Patient Navigation, HIV Adherence Intervention
Typhanye Vielka Dyer, PhD, MPH
Currently: Associate Professor, University of Maryland
B-WARRE: Black Women Assessing Risk and Resilience Epidemiologically
Suzan M. Walters, PhD
Currently: Assistant Professor, New York University
A social network intervention aimed to increase PrEP uptake and reduce stigma among persons who inject drugs
Accepted in 2021
Henna Budhwani, PhD, MPH
Currently: Professor, Florida State University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
HIV prevention among southern sexual and gender minority youth
Elena Cyrus, PhD
Currently: Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida
Brief interventions addressing substance use, mental health, and HIV risk among transwomen
Accepted in 2020
Karine M. Dubé, DrPH, MPhil
Currently: Associate Professor, University of California San Diego
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Disparities in access and outcomes related to HIV cure research
Yzette A.I. Lanier, PhD
Currently: Assistant Professor, New York University
Young heterosexual couples' use of HIV prevention methods
Allysha C. Maragh-Bass, PhD MPH
Currently: Scientist II in Behavioral, Epidemiological, and Clinical Sciences, FHI 360
At acceptance: Scientist I in Behavioral, Epidemiological, and Clinical Sciences, FHI 360
Implementation science approaches to routine HIV testing and PrEP uptake for youth of color in the South
Accepted in 2019
Shawnika Hull, PhD, MA
Currently: Associate Professor at Rutgers University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor at George Washington University
Increasing awareness and uptake of PrEP among Black women who are at risk for HIV exposure
Accepted in 2018
Rasheeta Chandler, PhD, RN
Currently: Associate Professor at Emory University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor at Emory University
Mobile HIV Prevention App for Black Women: Preferences and Prototype
Kristi E. Gamarel, PhD, EdM
Currently: Associate Professor at the University of Michigan
The development of a trauma informed HIV prevention intervention for transgender women
Julia Lechuga, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor, The University of Texas at El Paso
At acceptance: Assistant Professor at Lehigh University
Engagement in HIV Care Experiences of Substance Using People Living with HIV in the U.S.-Mexico Border: Patients’ and Providers' Perspectives
Omar T. Sims, PhD
Currently: Director of Hepatology Research, Cleveland Clinic
At acceptance: Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Substance and Alcohol Use Patterns in Relation to Disease Severity in HIV Patients with HCV Co-infection
Sherry C. Wang, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor at Santa Clara University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor at Santa Clara University
Attitudes and beliefs of health staff working with ethnic minority HIV+ MSM in California
Accepted in 2017
Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, PhD
Currently: Assistant Professor, Rowan College
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Muhlenberg College
The moderating role of culturally-specific spirituality on the relationship between multilevel stressors and HIV risk behaviors among Black MSM
Omar Martinez, JD, MPH, MS
Currently: Associate Professor, University of Central Florida
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Temple University
Transhealth Information Project: A peer-led HIV prevention intervention to promote HIV protection for transgender women
Accepted in 2016
Kristina B. Hood, PhD
Currently: Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University
Feasibility and acceptability of implementing a single-session multimedia intervention with rural African American men
Tonia C. Poteat, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Feasibility and acceptability of recruitment strategies for reaching male sexual partners of transgender women (trans-attracted men) in Baltimore
Diane Santa Maria, DrPH
Currently: Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Texas
Employing ecological momentary assessment strategies to drive the development of an HIV prevention intervention for homeless and at-risk youth
Glenn-Milo Santos, PhD
Currently: Professor, University of California San Francisco
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of California San Francisco
Evaluating the use of ecological momentary assessment among substance-using men who have sex with men
Accepted in 2015
Russell Brewer, DrPH
Currently: Research Professor, University of Chicago Medicine and Director of Community Engagement, Chicago Center for HIV Elimination
At acceptance: Director of HIV/STI Program, Louisiana Public Health Institute
Neighborhood-level factors that are associated with high-risk sexual behaviors and syndemic conditions among BMSM in New Orleans
David Cordova, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor, University of Michigan
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Efficacy of an m-health version of Storytelling for Empowerment in preventing and reducing HIV/STI risk behaviors among adolescents in primary care
Matt G. Mutchler, PhD
Currently: Professor, California State University, Dominguez Hills
At acceptance: Professor, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Using sexual script theory to explore the critical factors (barriers and facilitators) that young Black gay men think are important to address in order to increase PrEP uptake among their peers
Robin Stevens, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor, University of Southern California
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Rutgers University - Camden
HIV and sexual risk related messages on social media and the influence of the social media environment on adolescent sexual risk behavior
Accepted in 2014
Louis F. Graham, DrPH, MPH
Louis Graham passed away in 2019.
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Preventing the co-occurrence of HIV vulnerability and mental disorders among African-American sexually marginalized men
Sheilla L. Rodriguez-Madera, PhD
Currently: Professor, Florida International University
At acceptance: Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico
Promotion of health equity for MTF-TG health in the Puerto Rican context
Emma M. Sterrett-Hong, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor, University of Louisville
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Louisville
Non-parental adult social support to young ethnic and sexual minority men
2013
No new participants were accepted because the program was at capacity.
Accepted in 2012
Marlon M. Bailey, PhD, MFA
Currently: Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Indiana University
Examining Black gay men’s raw sex practices with the aim to develop risk reductive, efficacious and culturally appropriate HIV/AIDS prevention strategies
Naomi M. Hall-Byers, PhD, MPH
Currently: Program Director, National Science Foundation
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Winston-Salem State University
Exploring a culturally grounded, multi-dimensional model of sexual decision-making and behavior among African American college students
Carolette Norwood, PhD
Currently: Professor, Howard University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
Factors that improve and undermine HIV prevention for African-American women in urban communities
T. Alex Washington, PhD, MSSW, MA
Currently: Professor, California State University, Long Beach
At acceptance: Associate Professor, California State University, Long Beach
A social networking intervention to increase HIV testing uptake among young Black men who have sex with men
Accepted in 2011
Sheldon Applewhite, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor, Borough of Manhattan Community College
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Borough of Manhattan Community College
HIV prevention for Black Same Gender Loving men in emerging and long-termed relationships
Jason Bird, PhD, MSW
Currently: Associate Professor, Rutgers University-Newark
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Rutgers University-Newark
Reducing HIV/STI health disparities for African American men who have sex with men
Loida Bonney, MD, MPH
Currently: Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Emory University
HIV prevention and treatment for African American women in the south
Angela Chia-Chen Chen, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC
Currently: Professor, Michigan State University
At acceptance: Associate Professor, Arizona State University
Understanding risk and resilience processes that affect mental and behavioral health among disadvantaged groups, in particular ethnic minority and immigrant youth
Maya Corneille, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor, North Carolina A & T State University
At acceptance: Associate Professor, North Carolina A & T State University
HIV prevention interventions for young adult African Americans
Latrice C. Pichon, PhD, MPH
Currently: Professor, The University of Memphis
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, The University of Memphis
Evaluation of faith-based HIV prevention initiatives serving African Americans
Accepted in 2010
Alida Bouris, PhD, MSW
Currently: Associate Professor, University of Chicago
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Chicago
Parents’ Role in Preventing HIV among Latino YMSM: Parent and Youth Perspectives
David Perez-Jimenez, PhD
Currently: Assistant Research Scientist, University of Puerto Rico
At acceptance: Assistant Research Scientist, University of Puerto Rico
Exploring the Relationship Dynamics in Young Adult Couples in Puerto Rico
LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP
Currently: Associate Professor, Yale University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Hearing Young Parents’ Experiences (HYPE) Project: Exploring Young People’s Experiences as Co-Parents and Sexual Partners
Michelle Teti, DrPH
Currently: Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia
At acceptance: Research Scientist, Drexel University
Picturing New Possibilities: Exploring the Use of Photovoice as a Tool of Empowerment and Change among Women Living with HIV/AIDS
Sinead Younge, PhD
Currently: Professor, Morehouse College
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Morehouse College
An Exploration of the Sexual Behaviors of Male Students Attending a Historically Black College
2009
No new participants were accepted because the program was at capacity.
2008
No new participants were accepted because the program was at capacity.
Accepted in 2007
Judith Cornelius, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina
HIV prevention among older African American women and the development of effective methods to teach nursing students to care of HIV-infected patients
Stacey B. Daughters, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor, UNC Chapel Hill
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Maryland
HIV risk behavior among inner-city African American adolescents
Fred Ssewamala, PhD
Currently: Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
At acceptance: Associate Professor, Columbia University
Development and evaluation of HIV/AIDS prevention programs in the US and in Africa
Accepted in 2006
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, LCSW, PhD
Currently: Dean of the School of Nursing, Duke University
At acceptance: Associate Professor, Columbia University
A community clinic partnership demonstrating social workers’ efficacy: A clinic-based intervention
Robert L. Miller, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor, University of Albany
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Albany
Exploring spiritual agency as a framework for HIV prevention in African American gay men
Leo Wilton, PhD
Currently: Professor, State University of New York at Binghamton
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Binghamton
Body attitudes and HIV risk behavior in Black gay and bisexual men
Accepted in 2005
Rocio Rivadeneyra, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor, Illinois State University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Illinois State University
Influence of media on Latino adolescents’ sexual attitudes and behavior
Laura Romo, PhD
Currently: Professor, UC Santa Barbara
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
Enhancing the protective potential of mother-daughter relationships in Latino families
Nelson Varas Diaz, PhD
Currently: Professor, Florida International University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico
AIDS Stigma among health professionals in Puerto Rico: Intervention development
Scyatta Wallace, PhD
Currently: CEO/Founder of Janisaw Company
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
The Role of culture and context in HIV prevention among Black American youth
Accepted in 2004
Mark B. Padilla, MPH, PhD
Currently: Professor, Florida International University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Columbia University
Structural, cultural, and interpersonal factors in HIV transmission among non-gay-identified Latino MSM and their partners in the urban U.S.
Dexter Voisin, PhD, LCSW
Currently: Dean, School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Chicago
Predictors of HIV-related behaviors among urban African American youth
Celeste Watkins-Hayes, PhD
Currently: Professor, University of Michigan
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
The social consequences of HIV/AIDS in African American communities: an ethnographic study
Accepted in 2003
John J. Chin, PhD
Currently: Professor, Hunter College, City University of New York
At acceptance: Senior Research Associate, The New York Academy of Medicine
New York Asian immigrant community institutions and HIV prevention
Sheldon D. Fields, PhD, RN
Currently: Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, Penn State College of Nursing
At acceptance: Associate Professor, University of Rochester
Innovations in HIV prevention for a new generation of at risk young Black men who have sex with men
Wende E. Marshall, PhD
Currently: Adjunct Professor, Temple University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
Interpreting epidemic: HIV/AIDS and rural Southern Black women
Lois M. Takahashi, PhD
Currently: Professor, University of Southern California
At acceptance: Associate Professor, UC Los Angeles
The geography of HIV/AIDS in Asian Pacific Islander communities: Risk behaviors and organizational response
Accepted in 2002
Lauren E. Durant, PhD
Currently: Director, B & D Behavioral Health Services
At acceptance: Assistant Clinical Professor, Duke University Medical Center
Development of culturally relevant behavioral interventions that target low-income substance-dependent minority women
Sonja Feist-Price, PhD
Currently: Professor, University of Kentucky
At acceptance: Associate Professor, University of Kentucky
African American men who identify as heterosexual and secretly have sex with men: An HIV-prevention intervention
David Malebranche, MD, MPH
Currently: Senior Director, Global HIV Medical Affairs, Gilead Sciences
At acceptance: Clinical Instructor, Emory University School of Medicine
Manhood development and high-risk sexual behavior among Black men who have sex with men
Eric Whitaker, MD, MPH
Currently: Executive Vice President & Associate Dean, University of Chicago Medical Center
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Rush Medical College
HIV and the Black Church: Facilitators and barriers to HIV prevention
Accepted in 2001
Gauri Bhattacharya, DSW
Currently: Professor, Jackson State University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Columbia University
Contexts of immigration and HIV risk: Asian Indians in the United States
Sonya Grant Arreola, PhD, MPH
Currently: Research Director, UCSF
At acceptance: Principal Investigator, San Francisco Department of Public Heath HIV Research Section
Childhood sexual abuse and risky sexual behaviors among Latino gay men
Dorie J. Gilbert, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Texas
Young African American, HIV-affected daughters: A prospective assessment
Don Operario, PhD
Currently: Professor, Emory University
At acceptance: Associate Professor, Bio Med Community Health
Social identity, stigma, and the social context for HIV risk and protective factors among young gay men of color
Blanca Ortíz-Torres, PhD, JD
Currently: Professor, University of Puerto Rico
At acceptance: Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico
Normative beliefs, social networks and health-related outcomes among Puerto Rican HIV+ women
Accepted in 2000
Emma J. Brown, PhD
Currently: Associate Professor, University of Kentucky
At acceptance: Associate Professor, University of Central Florida
HIV-risk prevention in Southern rural African American women
Kimberly Jacob Arriola, PhD, MPH
Currently: Professor, Emory University
At acceptance: Faculty associate, Emory University
HIV/AIDS and social inequality among African American women
Lynn F. Roberts, PhD
Currently: Assistant Professor, City University of New York
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Hunter College, City University of New York
Awareness and experience of oppression, dating violence and HIV-risk behavior among African American and Latino/a high school students
Accepted in 1999
Lisa Bowleg, PhD
Currently: Professor, George Washington University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island
Gender norms and power in relationships of Black women and men
Héctor Carrillo, DrPH
Currently: Professor, Northwestern University
At acceptance: Post-doc Fellow, University of California San Francisco
HIV prevention among Mexican men who come to the U.S. to enact homosexual behaviors
Hirokazu Yoshikawa, PhD
Currently: University Professor, New York University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, New York University
Social networks and their role in HIV prevention for Asian men who have sex with men
Accepted in 1998
George Ayala, PhD
Currently: Deputy Director, Alameda County Department of Public Health
At acceptance: Consultant, AIDS Project Los Angeles
Race, class and unprotected sex among Latino gay men
Larry Gant, CSW, PhD
Currently: Professor, University of Michigan School of Social Work
At acceptance: Associate Professor, University of Michigan
Interventions to reduce risk in African American drug users
Jesus Ramirez-Valles, MPH, PhD
Currently: Professor and Director of the Health Equity Institute, San Francisco State University
At acceptance: Associate Professor, University of Illinois-Chicago
Effects of volunteerism and activism on unsafe sex practices among Latino gay men
Deborah Ridley Brome, PhD
Currently: Executive Vice President, GEARS, Inc.
At acceptance: Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Sexual self characteristics in African American adolescents
Accepted in 1997
Faye Belgrave, PhD
Currently: Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
At acceptance: Associate Professor, George Washington University
Sex and drug risk prevention interventions for African American adolescent females
Kurt Organista, PhD
Currently: Professor, UC Berkeley
At acceptance: Associate Professor, UC Berkeley
HIV prevention in Mexican migrant workers
Darrell Wheeler, PhD, MPH
Currently: Provost, Iona University
At acceptance: Assistant Professor, Columbia University
Physician-patient relationship and adherence to medication in HIV+ African American gay men
Maria Cecilia Zea, PhD
Currently: Professor, George Washington University
At acceptance: Associate Professor, George Washington University
Disclosure of HIV status in Latino gay and bisexual men