The NIH recognizes that “despite HIV scientific advances, stigma and discrimination continue to be critical barriers to the uptake of evidence-based HIV interventions.” HIV-related stigma research, in addition to being an NIH priority, is a topic of concern and interest for many of our CFAR investigators and for the community members who make up our Duke Collaborative Community Council (D3C).
On Wednesday, January 31st, researchers from Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, RTI International, and FHI 360 joined together to Untangle the Quagmire of Stigma. The joint UNC/Duke CFAR Social and Behavioral Sciences Core networking event was a huge success to meet in person and spark meaningful conversations and connections.
The event included presentations by Dr. Michael Relf, Dean of the Duke University School of Nursing (State of the Science on HIV & Stigma), Dr. Lawrence Yang, Founding Director of NYU’s Global Mental Health and Stigma Program (Stigma measurement), and Dr. Laura Nyblade, Health Policy Fellow at RTI International (Stigma interventions) and was moderated by Dr. Felicia Browne, Senior Research Social Epidemiologist at RTI International and Co-Director of the UNC CFAR SBS Core. Following the presentations and a panel discussion, attendees broke out into table discussions to network based on areas of research interest.
Learn more about the Social & Behavioral Sciences Core.
