Meet the Scholars
Kathryn Thompson, PhD, MHA
Domestic Scholar 2024-2025
Location
Boston University
Mentor(s)
Dr. Danielle F. Haley
Dr. Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz
Project
Unraveling the Interplay of Sexual Partnerships and Healthcare Access: Understanding HIV Disparities Among Black Women at Elevated Risk of HIV Infection (HPTN 064)
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Daisy Ramírez-Ortiz, PhD, MPH
Domestic Scholar 2024-2025
Location
Florida International University
Mentor(s)
Dr. Jason E. Farley
Dr. Diana M. Sheehan
Project
The Role of Connectedness to the LGBT Community in the Association Between Intersectional Stigmas and HIV Care Outcomes among Men who Have Sex with Men in Four U.S. Cities (HPTN 078)
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Patricia Fadzayi Mandima, MBChB, MPH
International Scholar 2024-2025
Location
University of Zimbabwe Clinical Trials Research Centre
Mentor(s)
Dr. Rivet Amico
Dr. Lynda Stranix Chibanda
Project
Impact of social harms on coverage of sexual acts with oral PrEP in cisgender women, men who have sex with men and transgender women (HPTN 067)
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Rita Nakalega, MBChB, MPH, MMED
International Scholar 2024-2025
Location
Makerere University – John Hopkins University (MUJHU)
Mentor(s)
Dr. Deborah Donnell
Dr. Peter Bock
Dr. Helen Ayles
Project
Exploring the correlates of non-disclosure of HIV-positive status in the population cohort at 2 years (HPTN 071)
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HPTN Scholars Alumni
International Cohort 8 and Mentors
Phionah Kibalama Ssemambo – Connie Celum, Jennifer Velloza, and Sinead Delaney Moretlwe
Domestic Cohort 13 and Mentors
Melonie Walcott – Hong Van Tieu and Victoria Frye
Olatokunbo Osibogun – Jessica Justman and Irene Kuo
Abubaker Saeed – Connie Celum, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, and Deborah J. Donnell
International Cohort 7 and Mentors
Kudzai Hlahla – Nyaradzo Mgodi
Victoria Ndyanabangi – Mina Hosseinipour
Domestic Cohort 12 and Mentors
Sophia Zamudio-Haas – Sybil Hosek and Jennifer Velloza
Maria Christina Herrera – David Metzger
David G. Zelaya – Kenneth Mayer
Donte T. Boyd – Leo Wilton and Typhanye Dyer
Margaret (Waru) Gichane – Connie Celum
International Cohort 6 and Mentors
Manuela Bullo – Audrey Pettifor
Nomtha Bell-Mandla – Peter Bond, Lungiswa Nkonki, and Ayana Moore
Chiti Bwalya – Virginia Bond and Musonda Simwinga
Domestic Cohort 11 and Mentors
Noelle M. St. Vil – Danielle Haley and Gina Wingwood
Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha – Audrey Pettifor
Donaldson Conserve – Chris Beyrer
Adedotun Ogunbajo – Kenneth Mayer
Please note there were no Scholars cohorts for 2020-2021
International Cohort 5 and Mentors
Rogers Sekabira – Craig Hendrix
Elzette Rousseau-Jemwa – Linda-Gail Bekker and Rivet Amico
Anita Marais – Theo Sandfort and Ravindre Panchia
Domestic Cohort 10 and Mentors
Rodman Turpin – Typhanye Penniman-Dyer (primary) and Ken Mayer
S. Raquel Ramos – LaRon Nelson
Derek Dangerfield II – Irene Kuo
International Cohort 4 and Mentors
Yamikani Mbilizi – Sufia Dadabhai and Theo Sandfort
Wilfred T. Gurupira – James Hakim and Taha Taha
Maganizo Chagomerana – Mina Hosseinipour
Domestic Cohort 9 and Mentors
Tamara Taggart – Sten Vermund, Yusuf Ransome, and Ken Mayer
Maria Luisa Mittal – Dave Metzger
Darren Whitfield – Sheldon Fields
Allysha Maragh-Bass – Betsy Tolley
International Cohort 3 and Mentors
Ulrika Makuraj – Sinead Delany-Moretlwe
Domestic Cohort 8 and Mentors
Jasmine Abrams – Paula Frew
Michelle Odlum – Sharon Mannheimer
Emeka Okafor – Steve Shoptaw, Ken Mayer, and Christopher Hucks-Ortiz
Diana Sheehan – Carl Latkin
Yordanos “Yordi” Tiruneh – Theresa Gamble and Nirupama Sista
International Cohort 2 and Mentors
Nomhle Khoza – Sinead Delany-Moretlwe and Catherine MacPhail
Emily Makunike-Shava – Yuhua Ruan and Yiming Shao
Jabulani Ncayiyana – Kathleen Kahn and Audrey Pettifor
Domestic Cohort 7 and Mentors
Victoria Ojeda – Craig Hendrix and Rivet Amico
Yusuf Ransome – Kenneth Mayer
Carlos E. Rodríguez-Díaz – Steve Safren
Glenn-Milo Santos – Steven Shoptaw
Laurens Van Sluytman – Carl Latkin
Kiyomi Tsuyuki – Steven Shoptaw
International Cohort 1 and Mentors
Emilia Jalil – Dr. Beatriz Grinsztejn
Jesne Kistan – Dr. Linda-Gail Bekker
Domestic Cohort 6 and Mentors
Brandon Brown – Dr. Tom Coates
Dustin Duncan – Dr. Steve Safren and Ken Mayer
Mandy Hill – Dr. Carl Latkin
Florence Momplaisir – David Metzger and Dr. Carl Latkin
Tonia Poteat – Dr. David Celentano
Domestic Cohort 5 and Mentors
Laramie Smith – Carl Latkin and Steffanie Strathde
Nicole Salazar-Austin – David Celentano
Tiarney Ritchwood – Audrey Pettifor
Bisola Ojikutu – Steven Safren and Ken Mayer
Domestic Cohort 4 and Mentors
Tandrea Carter – Carol Golin
Grace "Chela" Hall – Beryl Koblin
DeMarc Hickson – Ken Mayer
Malika Roman Isler – Carol Golin
Larissa Jennings – Audrey Pettifor
Brooke Montgomery – Sally Hodder
Jennifer Stewart – Ada Adimora
Domestic Cohort 3 and Mentors
C. Andres Bedoya – Ken Mayer and Steven Safren
Oni Blackstock – Sharon Mannheimer
Grace "Chela" Hall – Beryl Koblin
Sophia Hussen – Carlos del Rio and Robert Stephenson
Malika Roman Isler – Carol Golin
Brooke Montgomery – Sally Hodder
Chevette Williams – David Metzger
Domestic Cohort 2 and Mentors
Russell Brewer – Darrell Wheeler
Yvonne Carter – Ada Adimora
Risha Irvin – Susan Buchbinder
LaRon Nelson – Ken Mayer
Typhanye Penniman Dyer – Steven Shoptaw
Domestic Cohort 1 and Mentors
Russell Brewer – Darrell Wheeler
Yvonne Carter – Ada Adimora
Risha Irvin – Susan Buchbinder
LaRon Nelson – Ken Mayer
Typhanye Penniman Dyer – Steven Shoptaw
Zandretta Tims-Cook – Carlos del Rio and Paula Frew