Anthony Santella
Associate Professor, Public Health · Hofstra University
Professor Santella is a public health educator with specialties in sexual/LGBTQ health, dental health, and HIV research.
Coronavirus Public Health HIV/AIDS Research Sexual Health LGBTQ Health
Myron Cohen, M.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Health; Yeargan-Bate Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, and Epidemiology; Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases & Director, Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases · UNC at Chapel Hill
Myron S. Cohen, MD is the J. Herbert Bate Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology and Public Health.
Coronavirus Immunology Medicine Epidemiology Microbiology
Suzanne Wenzel
Richard M. and Ann L. Thor Professor in Urban Social Development · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Interdisciplinary researcher, specializing in the health-related needs of vulnerable populations.
Substance abuse treatment sexual risk behavior and risk reduction Post-traumatic stress disorder in women Homelessness and homeless women HIV and AIDS
Eric Rice
Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Social work expert, focusing on community outreach, network science, and the use of social networking technology by high-risk youth
Artificial Intelligence for Social Good Homelessness HIV Prevention Application of social networking methods to social work research Social Network Theory
Sandra Ka Hon Chu
Director of Research and Advocacy · Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network / Réseau juridique canadien VIH/sida
Human rights advocate for people living with, affected by and vulnerable to HIV.
Hiv / Aids Prison health Drug Policy Harm Reduction Sex Work and Prostitution Law
Kate Murzin
Health Programs Specialist · Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation
Kate's aims to build and nurture collaborative working relationships between the HIV, aging and/or chronic illness sectors.
Hiv / Aids Aging Chronic Illness Sectors Aging with HIV Health Promotion Program Planning
Angela Crawley
Scientist, Chronic Disease Program · Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Chronic Disease Program
Angela Crawley's lab studies the immunopathogenesis of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) infection.
Biomedical Research Immunology Chronic Disease T-cell biology Hepatitis C Virus Infection (Hcv)
Dr. Adey Nyamathi
Founding Dean and Distinguished Professor of Nursing · UC Irvine
Dr. Nyamathi conducts studies among vulnerable groups, including homeless, drug-addicted and incarcerated persons and gay/bisexual youth.
Vulnerable Populations Tuberculosis Role of Nursing Hiv/Aids Hepatitis
Shan-Lu Liu
Professor I Department of Veterinary Biosciences · The Ohio State University
Professor Liu studies virus-host interactions, in particular how RNA viruses enter host cells and cause pathogenesis in humans and animals.
Viral Infections HIV Ebola Lung Cancer Cancer Biology
David Wohl, MD
Professor of Med-Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Co-Director of HIV Services, North Carolina Department of Corrections · UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. Wohl is an infectious disease expert specializing in research related to HIV and Ebola.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infectious Disease Ebola
Jeffrey Bennett
Associate Professor of Communication Studies · Vanderbilt University
Medical humanities expert who specializes in health, citizenship, LGBT/queer studies, cultural studies and rhetorical theory and criticism.
Queer Healthcare Queer vernacular LGBTQ Health HIV Prevention HIV & AIDS
Petra Molnar
Lawyer and Researcher · International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto
Refugee and migration issues; technology and human rights; immigration detention; and the relationship between law, society, and culture
Technology and human rights Anthropology of Migration Ethnography and Ethnographic Writing Women's Rights Refugee and Human Rights Issues
Michele Tracy Berger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Women's and Gender Studies & Adjunct Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning & Director of the Faculty Fellows Program, Institute for the Arts and Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC at Chapel Hill
Teaching and research interests include multiracial feminism, HIV/AIDS activism and women's and gender studies scholarship. (see more below)
Women's and Gender Studies HIV/AIDS Activism Multi-racial feminism Faculty Development Women in Leadership
Avelardo Valdez
Cleofas and Victor Ramirez Professor of Practice Policy Research and Advocacy for the Latino Population Professor of Social Work and Sociology · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Valdez is an expert on the relationship between substance abuse and violence and health issues among high-risk groups.
Substance Abuse Hiv/Aids Behavioral Health Social Development and Policy
Sam Lai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Eshelman School of Pharmacy · UNC-Chapel Hill
Professor Lai’s research focuses on nanoparticle-based delivery of bioactive molecules to mucosal tissues.
PEG (polyethylene glycol) Non-hormonal Contraception Anti-drug Antibodies Mucosal Immunology Mucus
Harmony Rhoades
Research Associate Professor · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Harmony Rhoades's research centers on homelessness, housing, substance use, mental health, and other factors that influence health outcomes.
Mental Health Substance Abuse Hiv/Aids Health Homelessness
Bridgette M. Rice, PhD, MDiv, APRN, FAAN
The Richard and Marianne Kreider Endowed Professor in Nursing for Vulnerable Populations · M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing | Villanova University
Dr. Rice is an expert in community-based practice with a focus on gun violence, youth mental health, and health equity.
Community & Public Health Nursing Behavioral Health youth mental health Health Equity Substance Absue
Peter Gulick, DO FACP, FIDSA, FACOI
Professor of Medicine · Michigan State University
Take care of HIV/AIDS patients as well as Hepatitis C, B patients at 3 sites in Michigan
Hepatitis C Hiv/Aids Hepatitis B
Alice Cepeda
Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Cepeda focuses on the social epidemiology of drug use and the related health risk behaviors affecting urban Mexican-origin populations.
Urban Affairs HIV and AIDS Drug Use and Abuse Social Work Social Work Education
Jennifer Lewis
Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Integrated health and mental health expert, focusing on HIV, suicide prevention, stress, trauma and resilience.
Psychotherapy Mental Health Adults and Healthy Aging Health