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Emily Paolillo’s Article Highlighted as an Article of Public Interest
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research chose Ms. Paolillo’s article “At-Risk Alcohol Use is Associated with Antiretroviral Treatment Nonadherence Among Adults Living with HIV/AIDS” to be published in the August 2017 edition of the journal as an Article of Public Interest. Emily was an HNRP trainee and a student in the SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. Her research interests include the impact of HIV infection and substance use on neurocognitive and daily functioning outcomes. Specifically, she is interested in the modifying effects of alcohol and substance use on aging with HIV infection.
To read the write up by the Research Society on Alcoholism's News Wise click here.
Mariam Hussain Received Blue Ribbon Award at APA
Ms. Hussain received a Blue Ribbon Award at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) for her presentation “Age-Related Differences on The Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool (VRFCAT) in HIV Infected (HIV+) and /or Methamphetamine Dependent (METH+) Adults”.
She also was awarded a $300 APA Travel Award from the APA Science Directorate to attend this year's APA convention in order to present her findings.
She currently is an HNRP trainee and a student in the SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology.
Dr. Sundermann Selected for the Sustained Training on Aging and HIV Research (STAHR) Program
Congratulations to Erin Sundermann on being selected as a STAHR scholar! This award will sponsor her attendance to the 2017 STAHR Summer Workshop and Research Institute at UCSD and the 2018 and 2019 three-day STAHR summer workshops. She currently is an Assistant Project Scientist and a NeuroAIDS Fellow at UCSD. STAHR builds on the infrastructure and expertise available at two major research programs at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - the Stein Institute for Research on Aging and the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program.
PrEP in the Transgender Population: A 2-Part Series
Dr. Sara Gianella on behalf of Infectious Disease Advisor in Part 1 of the series interviews Dr. Sheldon Morris about an upcoming pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) study in transgender individuals at the UCSD AntiViral Research Center that will look at understanding HIV prevention within this population, uptake of PrEP, adherence to treatment, and other issues unique to this group. In Part 2 of the series she talks with Brooke Sullivan, a California-based transgender woman and HIV activist, about her transition, living with HIV, her experiences with activism, barriers to HIV prevention and care for transgender people, and taking part in clinical trials to enhance understanding of HIV research within this group.
Click Here to read Part 1 of the series.
Click Here to read Part 2 of the series.
Congratulations to Dr. Raeanne Moore on Receiving a Gilead Sciences Research Scholars Program Award
Dr. Moore received a Gilead Sciences Research Scholars Program award entitled, "Remote Sensing Technology to Improve Community-Based Fall Risk Assessment and Prevention Among Older Adults Living with HIV". Her research interests and specialization includes HIV and aging, mHealth, neurocognition and everyday functioning, and positive psychological traits.
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