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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/19/2026 | 11:00am – 12:00pm | EPI 150 | Deepthi Varma, PhD | Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of Florida |
Past Seminars
| DATE | SPEAKER | AFFILIATION | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/23/2025 | Emeka Okafor, PhD | Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Health San Antonio | Rewarding Change: A Pilot Study of Contingency Management in People with HIV |
| 09/25/2025 | Nathan Hansen, PHD | Health Promotion & Behavior Professor at University of Georgia College of Public Health | Using technology to facilitate sexual health and substance use research |
| 05/15/2025 | Jennifer Applebaum, PhD and Yiyang Liu, PhD | Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Global Health and Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology | ‘Expanding social needs provision for people with HIV: the case of unmet pet-related needs’ and ‘Leveraging data science, AI and big data for HIV prevention and care’ |
| 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 | Online Treatment for Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care |
| 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 | Exploring Patient and Provider Perspectives on Long-Acting Injectable PrEP: a Qualitative Analysis |
| 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 |
| 09/09/2024 | Robert Cook, PhD | Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Director of SHARC | The State of the SHARC |
| 03/21/2024 | Jessica Islam, PhD | Assistant Member, Cancer Epidemiology Program Moffitt Cancer Center, Assistant Professor, Division of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida | Supportive Care Inequities Among People Living with HIV and Cancer in the United States |
| 1/16/2024 | Rob Turrisi, PhD | Professor, Biobehavioral Health and Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University | Engaging Parents in Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention |