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NIH HIV & Women Scientific Workshop: Centering the Health of Women in HIV Research

Agenda: Day 1

March 21, 2024
NIH VideoCast

The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) and Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) are hosting NIH HIV & Women Scientific Workshop: Centering the Health of Women in HIV Research, a two-day virtual workshop to review the state of the science on HIV and women to inform the future research agenda. View the agenda for Day 2 of the workshop, or learn more about the HIV and Women Signature Program.

 
TimeDescriptionTopicSpeakerAffiliation
9-10:10 a.m. ETSession 1: Community- Led Research
Moderators:
Elizabeth Barr, Ph.D., NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health

Coretté Byrd, RN, M.S., NIH Office of AIDS Research
Workshop IntroductionElizabeth Barr, Ph.D.NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health
U=U: A Game ChangerDavina ConnerPoz Haven Foundation
Community Co-LABDazon Dixon Diallo, D.H.L, M.P.H.SisterLove
ACTG’s Team WomenDanielle Campbell, M.P.H.iSTRIVE Research Lab
University of California, San Diego
No Data No MoreJD DavidsStrategies for High Impact
DiscussionElizabeth Barr, Ph.D.NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health
10:10-11:20 a.m. ET

Session 2: Structural Factors

Moderators: 
Christopher Barnhart, Ph.D., NIH Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office 

Melissa Herrera, M.P.H., NIH Office of AIDS Research

Session IntroductionChristopher Barnhart, Ph.D.NIH Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office
Organizing With Sex Workers in IndiaTejaswi SevekariSaheli Sangh
National Network of Sex Workers (India)
BJ Medical CRS and National AIDS Research Institute (India)
Improving HIV Outcomes Among Sex WorkersDeanna Kerrigan, Ph.D., M.P.H.Milken Institute School of Public Health 
The George Washington University
Mobility and HIVKate Clouse, Ph.D., M.P.H.Vanderbilt University School of Nursing 
Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health  
Stigma Interventions With CliniciansValerie Earnshaw, Ph.D.University of Delaware Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
DiscussionChristopher BarnhartNIH Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office

10-minute break
 
11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m. ETSession 3: Intimate Partner Violence

Moderators: 
Teri Senn, Ph.D., NIH National Institute of Mental Health

Joana Roe, NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Session IntroductionTeri Senn, Ph.D.NIH National Institute of Mental Health
Reproductive CoercionKamila Alexander, Ph.D., M.S.N., M.P.H., RNJohns Hopkins School of Nursing 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Interventions With MenSuzanne Maman, Ph.D., M.H.S.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Gender-Based Violence and HIV InterventionsSithabile MngadiWits Health Consortium, University of Witwatersrand
Sexual Violence and HIV RiskMimi Ghosh, Ph.D., M.S.Milken Institute School of Public Health 
The George Washington University 
DiscussionTeri Senn, Ph.D.NIH National Institute of Mental Health

35-minute break
 
1:25-2:50 p.m. ETSession 4: Alcohol and Substance Use

Moderators: 
Kathleen Borgmann, Ph.D., NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse 

Angela Lee-Winn, Ph.D., NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse
Topic introductionKathleen Borgmann, Ph.D.NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse
Substance Use and Misuse Among Transgender WomenAlex Keuroghlian, M.D., M.P.H.Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
HIV and Hepatitis/Liver OutcomesPhyllis Tien, M.D., M.Sc.University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco VA Health Care System
Sex Differences and Substance UseRosemarie Booze, Ph.D.University of South Carolina
Alcohol and Gender-Based ViolenceIjeoma Ogbonnaya, Ph.D.Arizona State University School of Social Work
Community PerspectiveTana PradiaPositive Women’s Network Greater Houston Texas Chapter 
Board of Directors
DiscussionKathleen Borgmann, Ph.D.NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse

15-minute break
3:05-4:20 p.m. ETSession 5: Pregnancy and Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding

Moderators:
Gretchen Buckler, M.D., M.P.H., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 

Jacquelyne Alesi, Prevention Access Campaign
Topic IntroductionGretchen Buckler, M.D., M.P.H.NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Perinatal Transmission and Animal ModelsSallie Permar, M.D., Ph.D.Weill Cornell Medicine
New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
PregnancyCarmen Zorilla, M.D.University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
Updates to HHS Breastfeeding/ Chestfeeding GuidelinesKathleen Powis, M.D.Harvard Medical School 
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
STAR CohortMaria Alcaide, M.D.University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Community PerspectiveCiarra CovinThe Well Project
DiscussionGretchen Buckler, M.D., M.P.H.NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
4:20-5:30 p.m. ETSession 6: Life Course Perspectives

Moderators: 
Kristen Porter, Ph.D., NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Alicia Diggs, M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research
Topic IntroductionKristen Porter, Ph.D.NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Resilience Interventions with Adolescent Girls and Young WomenMaryam Shahmanesh, Ph.D.University College London Institute for Global Health
Africa Health Research Institute
Dandelions/Lifetime SurvivorsAntoinette JonesDandelion’s Movement
Menopause and Heart Health in Women With HIVMarkella Zanni, M.D.Harvard Medical School 
Massachusetts General Hospital
End-of-Life ResearchSara Gianella Weibel, M.D.Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
University of California, San Diego
DiscussionKristen Porter, Ph.D.NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

This page last reviewed on March 11, 2024