Research Seminars

SHARC seeks to encourage integrative, cross-disciplinary connections through monthly one-hour seminars.

Researchers from the University of Florida and other affiliated institutions present their latest HIV and alcohol-related research for interaction and feedback, which supports the development of research-in-progress into high-quality papers and presentations.

Upcoming Seminars

Date time location speaker affiliation
09/25/2025 11:00am – 12:00pm EPI 150 Nathan Hansen, PHD Health Promotion & Behavior Professor at University of Georgia College of Public Health
10/23/2025 11:00am – 12:00pm EPI 150 Emeka Okafor, PhD Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Health San Antonio
11/21/2025 11:00am – 12:00pm EPI 150 Lisa Rosen-Metsch, PhD Dean, School of General Studies and Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University

Past Seminars

DATE SPEAKER AFFILIATION LINK
05/15/2025 Jennifer Applebaum, PhD and Yiyang Liu, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Global Health and Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology ––
03/06/2024 Kate Muessig, PhD Professor in the College of Nursing and is the founding Associate Director of the Institute on Digital Health and Innovation at Florida State University ––
02/06/2025 Bruce Rollman, PhD, MPH Director, Center for Behavioral Health and Smart TechnologyUPMC Endowed Professor of General Internal MedicineProfessor of Medicine, Psychiatry, Biomedical Informatics, and Clinical and Translational Science ––
01/13/2025 Sarahmona Pryzbyla, PhD, MPH Clinical Associate Professor & Assistant Dean, Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University of Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions ––
12/12/2024 Haesuk Park, PhD Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy Assessing the Impact of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Adherence on the risks of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections
10/9/2023 Preeti Manavalan MD, MSC Assistant Professor Of Medicine, University of Florida Epidemiologic complexities unraveled:Navigating the terrain of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
10/5/2023 Henna Budhwani, PhD, MPH Professor, College of Nursing, Florida State University Intervention Research and Implementation Science (IRIS) Lab Institute of Digital Health and Innovation (IDHI) HIV and intersectional stigmas as priority outcomes in HIV care and prevention research
9/14/2023 Leisha McKinley-Beach Founder and CEO of Black Public Health Academy Can We End HIV in America by 2030?
2/23/2023 Dr. Christian Grov, PhD, MPH Professor and Chair – Department of Community Health and Social Sciences, CUNY It’s Worth Than We Thought: Crystal Methamphetamine Is a Key Factor In Hiv Seroconversion Among Sexual and Gender Minorities
1/26/2023 Angela Starkweather, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN Chamings Professor & Assistant Dean For Research Development Applying Self-management Theory in Research on Alcohol and HIV