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…
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…
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).
Lauren attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for undergrad, where she received her B.S. in Neurobiology. She then went on to receive her Master’s of Public Health degree with a concentration in Epidemiology from the University of Florida.Lauren has joined SHARC as a SMILE study coordinator.Research experience:…
SHARC WELCOMES ABBY GRACY! Abby graduated from UF in May of 2022 with her Bachelor’s degree in Health Science. She will be working at SHARC as study recruiter on the Florida Cohort Project and with the Marijuana Consortium. Abby started at SHARC on May 16th, if you see her…
Christina’s study aims to describe the population diagnosed with HIV at a late stage of infection as well as the incidence of late diagnosis, examine longitudinal outcomes (viral load and CD4 count) following a late diagnosis, and explore mechanisms of late diagnosis, missed opportunities for HIV…
What an amazing conference we had in Gainesville last week! The Florida Community Providers Researchers (CPR) for HIV Conference, co-sponsored by SHARC and the Florida Consortium for AIDS Research, had over 120 people registered and the main conference room was packed. There were over 30 posters, including three best abstracts whose presenters also gave oral presentations…
The SHARC Team traveled to Key West and Monroe County, Florida to meet with the Health Officer for Monroe County, Dr. Carla Fry, and several others involved in HIV Care and Prevention in the Keys. We met with three HIV care providers as well as leaders of…
Title: Adaptation and implementation of a behavioral mHealth intervention to reduce anxiety and depression and end the HIV epidemic in the rural South. Aim 1: Seek stakeholder perspectives on a behavioral intervention that integrates community health worker-delivered counseling for anxiety and depression and mHealth support for HIV care engagement. Aim 2:…
Elijah Jordan joins the SHARC team as a data analyst. Elijah took some time to tell us about his career path and to share a glimpse of his life away from campus. Tell us about your educational background.I graduated from Georgia College & State University in 2016 with a…
