Meet the Scholars
International Scholars 2018-2019
Yamikani Mbilizi, MBBS
Malawi College of Medicine-Johns Hopkins University Research Project, Blantyre, Malawi
Mentor(s)
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Sufia Dadabhai, PhDdirector, Malawi College of Medicine-Johns Hopkins University Research Project, Blantyre, Malawi
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Theo Sandfort, PhDprofessor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University and research scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York
Project
Risk perception and risk management among HIV-uninfected men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in sub-Saharan Africa in HPTN 075
Wilfred T. Gurupira, MPH
University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences Clinical Trials Research Centre (UZCHS-CTRC), Harare, Zimbabwe
Mentor(s)
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James Hakim, MBChBprofessor of medicine, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Taha Taha, MBBS, PhDprofessor of epidemiology and population, family and reproductive health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore and principal investigator, Johns Hopkins University-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit (JHU Blantyre-CTU), Blantyre, Malawi.
Project
Factors associated with HIV transmission in serodiscordant couples in an African setting in HPTN 052
Maganizo Chagomerana, PhD
UNC Project-Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
Mentor(s)
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Mina Hosseinipour, MD, MPHprofessor of medicine, University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC and scientific director, UNC Project-Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
Project
Sexually transmitted infections prevalence and risk of acquisition among HIV-infected index cases and their HIV-uninfected partners in HPTN 052
Domestic Scholars 2018-2019
Tamara Taggart, PhD, MPH
George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Mentor(s)
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Sten Vermund, MD, PhDdean and Anna M.R. Lauder professor of public health; professor of epidemiology (microbial diseases); professor of pediatrics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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Yusuf Ransome, DrPHassistant professor of social and behavioral sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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Ken Mayer, MDchair, HPTN MSM Scientific Committee; principal investigator, Fenway Health CRS; co-chair and medical research director, The Fenway Institute, Boston
Project
The influence of religiosity and other psychosocial factors on HIV risk behaviors among black men who have sex with men (BMSM) in HPTN 061
Maria Luisa Mittal, MD
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Mentor(s)
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Dave Metzger, PhDresearch associate professor and director of the HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Division, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA
Project
The role of counseling on medication-assisted treatment adherence and HIV risk reduction among people who inject drugs in HPTN 058
Darren Whitfield, Phd
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, Pittsburgh, PA
Mentor(s)
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Sheldon Fields, PhD, RNdean of the School of Health Professions, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), Old Westbury, NY
Project
The self-regulation processes and risk perception in risk reduction methods among black men who have sex with men (BMSM) in HPTN 073
Allysha Maragh-Bass, PhD, MPH
FHI 360
Mentor(s)
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Betsy Tolley, PhD, MPHdirector of Behavioral, Epidemiological and Clinical Sciences at FHI 360, Durham, NC and adjunct associate professor at The Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), Chapel Hill, NC
Project
Longitudinal behavioral patterns related to medication adherence among low-income participants of color living with HIV in HPTN 065
International Scholars 2017-2018
Ulrika Makuraj, MBBCH
Wits RHI
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Soweto, South Africa
Mentor(s)
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Sinead Delany-Moretlwe
Project
HPTN 039: A Quantitative Analysis of the risk factors that could affect HIV-1 Acquisition in HSV-2 Seropositive woman and men who have sex with men
Domestic Scholars 2017-2018
Michelle Odlum, EdD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Columbia University School of Nursing
New York, NY
mlo12@cumc.columbia.edu
Mentor(s)
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Sharon Mannheimer
Project
HPTN 064: Exploring HIV Risk within the Context of Gender-Based Imbalances in a US Population of Racial and Ethnic Minority Women at Risk for HIV/AIDS
Diana Sheehan, PhD, MPH
Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work
Dept of Epidemiology
Florida International University
Miami, Florida
dsheehan@fiu.edu
Mentor(s)
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Carl Latkin
Project
HPTN 037: Perceived network sexual norms and HIV sexual risk behavior among drug users and their risk partners
Emeka Okafor, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral Fellow
Division of Infectious Diseases
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
cokafor@mednet.ucla.edu
Mentor(s)
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Steve Shoptaw, Ken Mayer, and Christopher Hucks-Ortiz
Project
HPTN 061: HIV Disclosure and Sexual Transmission Risk among HIV-Positive African American MSM
Yordanos “Yordi” Tiruneh, PhD, MPhil
UT Health Science Center at Tyler
Mentor(s)
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Theresa Gamble
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Nirupama Sista
Project
The HIV Care Continuum in HPTN 065: Linkage to Care and ART Adherence Practices at Participating Testing and Care Sites
Jasmine Abrams, PhD
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Community Psychology
Department of Psychology
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
http://psychology.umbc.edu/people/corefaculty/
abrams/jaabrams@umbc.edu
Mentor(s)
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Paula Frew
Project
HPTN 064: Exploring the Sexual Health Programming Needs of African American Women and Men: Implications for Culturally Tailored and Gender Relevant Synergistic Interventions
Scholars Alumni
2016-2017
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
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2015-2016
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
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2014-2015
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
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2013-2014
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
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2012-2013
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
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2011-2012
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
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2010-2011
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