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Jahmeel Scott

Student Spotlight: Jason DeFelice

Jason DeFelice, a pre-doctoral student at SHARC, was recently selected for the Stephanie Nicole Ross Foundation annual scholarship, which is an organization that assists graduate students studying cognitive or behavioral sciences at Florida universities. Join us in congratulating Jason on his accomplishments!…

Student Spotlight: Nanyangwe Siuluta

Recent Accomplishments Nanyangwe Siuluta, a pre-doctoral student at SHARC, recently presented at the Research Society on Alcohol conference and Society for Epidemiologic Research conference. Nanyangwe gave an oral presentation at SER entitled, “Latent Class Analysis of traumatic experiences in Florida.” She also received the Kathy Rose Scholarship to help with…

Student Spotlight: Jackie Pollack

Recently, Dr. Pollack presented two posters at the Society for Epidemiologic Research in Austin, Texas. The first poster she presented was entitled, “A State-Wide Assessment of Dynamic Prediction Modeling Strategies for 30-day Postoperative Mortality in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).” For the second poster, Dr. Pollack presented on, “Dynamic Updating…

Student Spotlight: Mark Britton

Recently, Mark’s paper entitled, “Association Between Cannabis Use Disorder and Greater Apathy in Adults with HIV,” was accepted at the Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal. Mark has also received the RSA HIV and Alcohol Satellite Meeting Travel award at $1500. Join us in congratulating Mark on his accomplishments!…

PhD Student Christina Parisi Successfully Defends Dissertation

Examining Late HIV Diagnosis in Florida: A Mixed-MethoDs Assessment of the Epidemiology, Outcomes, and Mechanisms Christina Parisi, MPH, successfully defended her dissertation this week on the topic of, “Examining Late HIV Diagnosis in Florida: a Mixed-Methods Assessment of the Epidemiology, Outcomes, and Mechanisms.” Join us in congratulating Christina on her…

Post-Doc Fellow Spotlight: Jacob Bleasdale, PhD

Recent accomplishments: Dr. Bleasdale has recently seen two papers published as first author through his participation in the T32 program. The first paper, entitled, “Perspectives on Injectable HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Providers in the United States,” was published in the AIDS Patient Care and STDs…

Student Spotlight: Abby Masterson

Recent Accomplishments: Abby Masterson is a current PhD student with SHARC, and she primarily works with Dr. Liana Hone and her research concerning reducing intoxicant induced sexual consequences. Recently, Abby assisted Dr. Hone in starting an alcohol administration study and ran their first participant. Abby also recently accomplished Level…

Publication Update: Elena Kalina

Title: A Test of the Self-Medication Hypothesis Using a Latent Measurement Model: Are Stress and Impaired Control over Alcohol Mediating Mechanisms of Parenting Styles on Heavy Episodic Drinking and Alcohol-Related Problems among University Students? Journal: Behavioral Sciences Journal Abstract: The self-medication hypothesis (SMH) suggests that individuals consume alcohol to alleviate…

PHD Student Rebecca Fisk-Hoffman Successfully Defends Dissertation

Long-acting antiretroviral therapy for hiv treatment: implementation, interest, and preferences for future options Rebecca Fisk-Hoffman, MPH, successfully defended her dissertation this week at the Clinical and Translational Research Building. Rebecca also recently had an article published entitled, “Perspectives Among Health Care Providers and People with HIV on the Implementation of…

Publication Update: Dr. Caroline Deaterly

Title: Associations of Intimate Partner Violence and Drug Use on Viral Suppression Among Women Living With HIV in South Florida: A Secondary Analysis Journal: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Suboptimal viral suppression is associated with worse outcomes and increased HIV transmission among women with HIV (WWH).