Community Engagement
Brings students, faculty, staff, and community members together to build relationships, plan engagement activities, provide education, and promote understanding of SHARC-related research in the community.
Monthly Meetings
Fridays: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
For more information on how to get involved, kindly indicate using the interest form below.
Student Lead: Chidinma Oli
coli@ufl.edu
Faculty Lead: Dr. Jose Colon Burgos
jcolonburgos@ufl.edu
Writing Group
The SHARC Writing Group will meet every Monday from 4-5:30pm in the Spring semester. The first 15 minutes of the working group are dedicated to a discussion of each member’s writing goals for the week. The next 75 minutes serve as a dedicated writing time. Members of the group offer each other support and guidance on scientific writing, as well as advice about professional development and time management. All members of SHARC, at all writing levels, are welcome to attend the weekly meeting via Zoom.
Weekly Meetings
Mondays 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Student Lead: Elena Kalina
ekalina@ufl.edu
STIGMA
In coordination with the Florida DoH, the group works to combat HIV-stigma, understand the impacts of stigma, and identify mitigation strategies.
Bi-weekly meetings
Mondays 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Student Lead: Adrian Albernas
Adrian.alberna@ufl.edu
Women’s Health Working Group
The Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium (SHARC) Women’s Health Working Group aims are twofold: (1) establish a culture of accountability through goal-directed scholarship and (2) foster trans-/inter- disciplinary relationships among faculty, staff, and students that focus on identifying, understanding, and addressing women’s health-related concerns through various learning modalities including substantive discussions, journal clubs, and scholarly works.
Bi-weekly Meeting Starting 9/24
Tuesdays 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Student Lead: Abby Masterson
amasterson@ufl.edu
Faculty Lead: Dr. Deepthi Varma
dvarma@ufl.edu
LGBTQ+ Health Colloquium
The purpose of the LGBTQ+ Health Working Group is to foster a community of likeminded individuals who have an interest in engaging in discussions about current research and topics pertaining to LGBTQ+ health. Members will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of discussions including a journal club emphasizing new research findings in LGBTQ+ health, various methods and measures used in LGBTQ+ health research, and “hot topic” conversations. Each semester, we will host one guest speaker to present their LGBTQ+-related research. Members will also be able to foster potential research collaborations with other group members.
Monthly Meetings (9/23, 10/21, 11/11*, 12/2)
Mondays 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Student Lead: Dr. Jake Bleasdale
jbleasdale@ufl.edu
Faculty Lead: Dr. Drew Westmoreland
westmorelanddrew@ufl.edu
*Meeting time in conflict with federal holiday, will be adjusted at a later date.
SHARC Working Groups are open to all students, staff, and faculty with interest in improving health outcomes among the diverse range of populations affected by alcohol and HIV.