As we conclude February 2025, it has been a notable month. There is a degree of uncertainty among our SHARC-affiliated faculty, staff, and students regarding the future funding for medical research. Our SHARC community partners also understandably have concerns about potential funding reductions that could impact health services related to…
Dr. Liana Hone’s lab has recently published two new publications. Hone, L.S.E, Almog, S., Masterson, A.P., Berry, M.S. (2024). High in the cloud: Alcohol, cannabis, and co-use before and during remote research participation. Substance Use and Misuse. Moran, J. B., Masterson, A.P., Eaton, C., Rohleen, T. K., & Hone, L.S.E.
Happy New Year! SHARC has several initiatives going on this spring semester. We are co-hosting an HIV Implementation Science workshop in Jacksonville in February, and we are actively planning for our annual Community Providers Researchers CPR HIV conference in April. Abstracts for the CPR conference are due February 16, and…
At the World AIDS Day HealthStreet event, we showcased and distributed SHARC resources, including brochures with helpful information on alcohol consumption and HIV, while engaging attendees in meaningful conversations about our ongoing research. Additionally, we gathered valuable feedback from participants on how SHARC can better address community needs in the…
Dr. Robert Cook It is December, and a new year is coming. Our SHARC team has already had two celebrations in December! First, we were able to help celebrate World AIDS Day with community partners including the Positives Empowering Positives (PEP Club), the Black AIDS Service and Education (B.A.S.E.)…
Dr. Fisk-Hoffman Paper Title: Recommendations for the Design and Implementation of Alcohol Pharmacotherapy Trials: Perspectives of Women With HIV Participating in the WHAT-IF Study Objectives: Naltrexone for alcohol reduction has been poorly studied in women with HIV (WWH), for whom heavy alcohol use is associated with negative HIV outcomes. This…
Competing Financial Needs and HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use: A Qualitative Study Among Sexual Minority Men Dr. Bleasdale SHARC T32 Postdoctoral Trainee Dr. Jacob Bleasdale represented SHARC at the 2024 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN, where he presented a first-author oral presentation summarized below: Background: Sexual minority…
Mark Britton Despite the availability of effective antiretroviral therapy, many people with HIV continue to experience changes in thinking and memory; these changes can affect quality of life and can lead to other negative health outcomes. However, relatively little is known about psychosocial factors that may be associated with cognitive…
What is your educational & work background? Sylvan Contreras I graduated from UF with my bachelor’s in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology in 2023. I am in the second year of pursuing a Master’s in Public Health, concentrating on population health management. I hope to matriculate into medical school in 2026.
