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 SHARC Seminars

Date Speaker Location
November 12th, 11AM-12PM Kaku So-Armah, PhD CTRB 2161
September 29th, 11AM-12PM Susana Valente, PhD CTRB 2161

Past Seminars

DATE SPEAKER Presentation Title AFFILIATION
2/19/2026 Deepthi Varma, PhD Conceptualizing Trust in Community-Academic Research Partnerships Using Concept Mapping University of Florida: Department of Epidemiology
10/23/2025 Emeka Okafor, PhD Rewarding Change: A Pilot Study of Contingency Management in People with HIV University of Texas Health San Antonio: Division of Infectious Diseases
09/25/2025 Nathan Hansen, PHD Using Technology to Facilitate Sexual Health and Substance Use Research University of Georgia College of Public Health: Department of Health Promotion & Behavior
05/15/2025 Jennifer Applebaum, PhD Expanding Social Needs Provision for People with HIV University of Florida: Department of Environmental and Global Health
5/15/2025 Yiyang Liu, PhD The case of unmet pet-related needs’ and ‘Leveraging data science, AI and big data for HIV prevention and care University of Florida: Department of Epidemiology
03/06/2025 Kate Muessig, PhD 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 Florida State University: College of Nursing
02/06/2025 Bruce Rollman, PhD, MPH Online Treatment for Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care University of Pittsburgh: Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technology
01/13/2025 Sarahmona Pryzbyla, PhD, MPH Exploring Patient and Provider Perspectives on Long-Acting Injectable PrEP University of Buffalo School of Public Health: Department of Community Health and Health Behavior
12/12/2024 Haesuk Park, PhD Assessing the Impact of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Adherence on the risks of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy
09/09/2024 Robert Cook, PhD The State of the SHARC University of Florida: Department of Epidemiology