HIV

Around the world, mobility is an increasing component of people’s daily lives and livelihoods, often in response to economic circumstances, climate change, emergency, and more. Researchers can learn from the lived experiences of female sex workers to improve HIV care and treatment interventions moving forward for those who are mobile. This study by Dr. Zoé Hendrickson and her team can inform the design and implementation of tailored, community-based HIV care and treatment interventions that meet the distinct needs of female sex workers living with HIV with diverse stories of mobility.

Drs. Kislovskiy and Jarlenski found that pharmacies were unlikely to carry PrEP or PEP, with event less carrying in rural compared to urban. Addressing pharmacy barriers to PrEP/PEP may enhance access to HIV prevention for those living at high risk of HIV.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1544319124001043

Dr. Emily Dauria recently conducted an exploratory qualitative study examining acceptability of strategies to improve access to substance use treatment and HIV prevention services for young adults on probation in Ukraine.

This World AIDS Day we want to highlight the work of Dr. Kislovskiy, Dr. Miller, Dr. Chang, and their team members who led a qualitative and community based participatory study on HIV awareness and PrEP perceptions among individuals who exchange sex.

Congratulations to Natalie Pino for their Dean’s Summer Research Program (DSRP) abstract being selected to receive an Arthur Mirsky Award for clinical science! We're so incredibly proud of the work that you have done around PrEP (pre exposure prophylaxis) access in Pennsylvania and Georgia alongside Dr. Kislovskiy and Dr. Jarlenski! 

Dr. Lindsay Sabik looked at Medicaid's role in reducing the burden of cancer in men with HIV as well as the need for improvement in the accessibility and affordability of care, continuous insurance coverage, and reducing the financial burden of cancer treatment.