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'The 'Global Closet' is Huge—Vast Majority of World's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Population Hide Orientation, YSPH Study Finds

John Pachankis, PhD (Yale) and Richard Bränström, PhD (Karolinska Institutet)The vast majority of the world's sexual minority population - an estimated 83 percent of those who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual - keep their orientation hidden from all or most of the people in their lives, according to a new study by the Yale School of Public Health that could have major implications for global public health.

John Pachankis, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the Yale School of Public Health and Director of CIRA's Community Research and Implementation Core, co-authored the study with Richard Bränström, Ph.D., an associate professor at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and research affiliate at Yale. Their collaboration is a result of CIRA’s International Visiting Fellow Program which pairs CIRA scientists with an established international partner researcher or a desired partner researcher. Dr. Bränström was one of the international scholars who visited CIRA and Yale in 2016 (more information).

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Former Yale REIDS Scholar to Study How Support and Coordination Services Impact PrEP

Dr. Raquel RamosFormer Yale REIDS (Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars) Scholar and NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing Assistant Professor, Dr. Raquel Ramos, was awarded $94,863 by the HIV Prevention Trials Network to study if perceived autonomy support and coordination services are associated with PrEP use. Her project is titled "Characteristics of Client Centered Care Coordination between Black MSM PrEP Users and Non-Users in HPTN 073: An Analysis of Perceived Autonomy Support and Care". This study is funded through a supplement from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

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Events

  • CIRA Cross-Core Meeting: Abstract Workshop for D&I Conference and Takeaways from the 2019 Symposium of the New England HIV Implementation Science Network
    Date: Monday, June 24, 2019, 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
    Location: CIRA Conference Room, Suite 200 (2nd Floor), 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
    Topic: Workshop ideas for abstracts to submit to this year's Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health (D&I Conference) and discuss key takeaways and next steps of the 2019 Symposium of the New England HIV Implementation Science Network.
    Contact dini.harsono@yale.edu to RSVP.
  • Webinar: Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America
    Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 1:00 pm
    Speakers: Laura Cheever, MD, ScM and Heather Hauck, MSW, LICSW from the HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration
    This webinar is hosted by the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care and will discuss the roles of nurses and other providers in the "Ending the HIV Epidemic" initiative, should Congress appropriate funding.
    Further Details and Registration
  • HIV/AIDS: Knowledge = Power
    Date: Wednesday, June 26, 12:00 pm-1:15 pm
    Location: Yale Health, 55 Lock Street, New Haven, CT
    Fighting the epidemic and staying healthy is easier and less expensive than what you might think. Join LGBTQ, WWN, YAAA, and YLNG for an empowering panel discussion on why some groups are more heavily impacted; new and inexpensive ways to prevent HIV; and helping to end the stigma. Free rapid HIV testing will be available following the discussion. Lunch will be served.
    Speakers: Dr. Merceditas Villanueva, Director of HIV/AIDS Program, Yale School of Medicine | Dr. Michael Rigsby, Medical Director, Yale Health | Daniel Davidson, Assistant Director, Community Research and Implementation Core, CIRA | Idiana Vélez, Director of PrEP Navigation, Anchor Health Initiative Corp
    Further Details and Registration
  • 15th Annual National Conference on HIV/AIDS & Aging
    Date: Friday, September 20, 2019
    Location: Omni Parker House Hotel, 60 School St, Boston, MA
    Scholarship applications are currently accepted through August 15, 2019
    Further Details

Call for Abstracts

  • 12th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health
    Submission deadline: July 16, 2019 at 5:00 pm
    Further Details
  • 11th Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference
    Submission deadline: August 25, 2019
    Conference dates: April 18-20, 2020
    Further Details
  • Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Disease Dynamics: A PLOS Cross-Journal Call for Papers
    Articles must be submitted by September 5, 2019.
    Further Details
  • 2020 National African American MSM Leadership Conference on Health Disparities and Social Justice
    The conference planning committee has officially launched a call for the submission of abstracts for posters, institutes, and workshops to be presented at the 2020 National African American MSM Leadership Conference on Health Disparities and Social Justice.
    Further Details

Funding Opportunities

Download a PDF compilation of active funding opportunities. Opportunities previously not listed are below.

  • HIV-associated Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Research at Low- and Middle-Income Country (LMIC) Institutions
    This initiative aims to stimulate new research on the interplay between HIV and development of NCDs in people living with HIV and uncovering to what extent HIV infection influences the pathogenic effects of comorbid conditions
    Further Details
  • RWJF Research in Transforming Health and Health Care Systems
    Letter of Intent Deadline: July 2, 2019 at 3 pm ET
    Further Details
  • Strategic Partnerships and Planning to Support Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States
    Application Due Date; July 12, 2019
    Further Details
  • Elrha's Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC)
    Application Due Date: July 16, 2019
    Further Details
  • Adipogenesis, Adipocyte Function and Obesity Following HIV Infection, Antiretroviral Therapy, or Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
    AIDS Application Due Date(s): November 7, 2019
    Further Details
  • Clinical Studies of Mental Illness (Collaborative R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
    AIDS Application Due Date(s): first AIDS application is on January 7, 2020 followed by standard AIDS dates (expiration date: September 8, 2022)
    Further Details
  • HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Project from the NIH National Library of Medicine
    Proposal Submission Deadline: July 12, 2019, 2:00 pm
    Further Details

Publications

Resources

  • CDC's New State HIV Prevention Profiles
    New state HIV prevention profiles from CDC, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program state profiles, and city-level data and maps from AIDSVu help users better understand HIV in specific communities and tailor their responses to HIV accordingly.
    More from HIV.gov
  • Resources for Healthcare Providers on Adolescent Sexual Health
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have launched a variety of resources to support healthcare providers in improving awareness and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health care for adolescents. Resources include guidance and free sexual health courses.
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NOTE: All times expressed in Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. All dates refer to 2019 unless otherwise noted.

 

Spotlight on CIRA

CIRA Cross-Core Meeting

Monday, June 24, 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
Location: CIRA Conference Room, Suite 200 (2nd Floor), 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
Topic: Workshop ideas for abstracts to submit to this year's Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health (D&I Conference) and discuss key takeaways and next steps of the 2019 Symposium of the New England HIV Implementation Science Network.
Contact dini.harsono@yale.edu to RSVP.

IRM Core Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG)

All meetings will be held from Noon to 1:30 pm at 135 College Street New Haven, CT (Suite 200, Room 202).

  • Fri, June 21: Lauretta Grau, PhD and Skip Barbour, PhD, Yale School of Public Health "NTA vs Traditional Thematic Analysis: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?"
  • Fri, July 19: Deepa Camenga, MD, MHS and Leslie M. Rickey, MPH, MD, Yale School of Medicine
  • Fri, September 20: Sarah Brothers, Yale Sociology Department

CIRA's Interdisciplinary Research Methods Core

  • Next Meeting TBA

International Research Interest Group (IRIG)

All meetings will be held at 135 College Street New Haven, CT (Suite 200, Room 202). Contact: Dini Harsono (dini.harsono@yale.edu)

  • Next Meeting TBA

CIRA Peer Review Program

Peer ReviewAre you planning to submit a grant application? Do you have a manuscript in progress? Are you working on a presentation for a conference? Increase your chances for success by having your work peer-reviewed!

Why CIRA peer review? What are the benefits?

  • The spirit of our program is one of collegiality and respect; it is constructive rather than evaluative in nature
  • The investigator or author receives constructive feedback from a multidisciplinary group of colleagues with relevant expertise
  • It facilitates a discussion on how to communicate the content more clearly and effectively
  • The process allows the investigator or author to practice how to respond to reviewer feedback
  • The review sessions connect the investigator or author to a useful network for expanding knowledge and exploring potential collaborations across disciplines
  • It provides input on the relevancy of the proposal/manuscript/presentation to the funding agencies/mechanisms, journals, and audience

Email Katie Doucet (katie.doucet@yale.edu) for questions or to schedule a Peer Review session. Requests for peer review must be submitted 4 weeks prior to the requested review date.

Research Snapshot Series

Research Snapshot iconCIRA's Research Snapshot series features one page summaries of completed, peer reviewed and published studies conducted by our affiliated scientists. The summaries describe the reason for the study, the key findings, and implications for practice and policy, presented in plain language. Each of the briefs also include a link to a published article in a peer reviewed journal that derives from the featured study.

If you are a CIRA Affiliate and interested in submitting a brief for publication or just want to discuss the process, contact Pete Donohue, pete.donohue@yale.edu.

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Yale AIDS Prevention Training Program (Y-APT) and Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS)

Fellowship Opportunities at YaleCIRA has 2 fellowship programs seeking new applicants. Each program pairs fellows with a mentor from among the top HIV researchers at CIRA for a 2-year period. Review of applications will begin after the new year.

Visit the CIRA website for Eligibility Criteria and Application Requirements - http://cira.yale.edu/fellowships.

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CIRA is supported by National Institute of Mental Health Grant No. P30MH062294.
Paul D. Cleary, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
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