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Health-related Quality of Life and Psychological Well-Being among People Living with HIV in Bhutan

Kaveh Khoshnood and colleagues outside Yale School of Public Health.Kaveh Khoshnood, Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and CIRA affiliate, hosted Bhutanese colleagues from the Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan (KGUMSB) at Yale School of Public Health in April. Khoshnood and Dan Bromberg, CIRA predoctoral fellow, are collaborating with Nidup Dorji and Wangchuk on a USAID-funded project, "Health-related quality of life and psychological well-being among people living with HIV in Bhutan". The team is currently analyzing their data and plans to present their findings to CIRA community in the fall.

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Special Issue Alert: "Prevention, Care and Treatment of HIV, Substance Use and Addiction"

Dr. Nidup Dorji facilitates a training session for research assistants. Photo courtesy of Dr. Dorji.In this Special Issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH), the problem of HIV prevention and control is seen through the prism of persons who use and abuse drugs. Papers include diverse perspectives from public health, primary, secondary, and tertiary health care with policy, research, community, and implementation science perspectives. Guest Editors for the Special Issue are CIRA affiliates – Sten Vermund, Jeffrey Wickersham, and Lauretta Grau.

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Psychology Faculty Member Isha Metzger Honored with Dean's Early Career Award

Isha MetzgerIsha Metzger, an assistant professor of psychology at the College of Arts & Sciences at Georgia State University (and a former Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS) fellow) whose work focuses on reducing mental health disparities, has been named as one of two recipients of the 2023 Dean's Early Career Award. The award recognizes early-career faculty who are emerging leaders in their field of research, scholarship, or creative activity.

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Villanova Nursing Names Dr. Bridgette M. Rice as Associate Dean for Research and Innovation

Dr. Bridgette M. RiceBridgette M. Rice, a former REIDS fellow, has been named Associate Dean for Research and Innovation at Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing (FCN). Dr. Rice, the Richard and Marianne Kreider Endowed Professor in Nursing for Vulnerable Populations - a role she will continue to hold - assumes her new position effective June 1.

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Training the next Black maternal health scholars: A Q&A with Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha

Ndidiamaka Amutah-OnukaghaNdidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, a former REIDS fellow, dedicates much of her work to training the next generation of Black maternal health scholars. Ending the maternal health crisis, she says, will take an "all hands on deck" approach, uniting academics, changing policies, collaborating with Black birthing people and communities and investing in workforce development.

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LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative holds forum in NYC

YSPH professor John Pachankis (center) makes a point at the Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative’s forum March 23 in New York.The Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative, based in New York City, recently hosted a forum on LGBTQ mental health, where they built connections with NYC LGBTQ community representatives, government officials, and funders. The Initiative is led by PI John Pachankis.

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"Meeting People Where They Are": New Haven's harm reductionists take new approach to drug overdose epidemic

Naloxone training and distribution is one example of a growing approach to drug use known as harm reduction. Rather than pressuring people to quit using drugs entirely, harm reduction advocates accept the reality that people use drugs and try to ensure that they do so as safely as possible, a marked change from traditional abstinence-only responses.

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Megan Ranney: What's Next for Public Health?

Megan RanneyGet to know Dr. Megan Ranney, the next dean of Yale School of Public Health and her vision for what is next for public health in the latest episode of Health & Veritas hosted by Drs. Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz. An internationally recognized public health leader, investigator, advocate, and clinician-scientist, Dr. Ranney will join Yale on July 1.

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REGISTER: HIV Implementation Science to Optimize Research Impact (HISTORI) Scientific Congress - June 7-8

HISTORI flyerIn partnership with NAESM, Inc., the second annual HIV Implementation Science to Optimize Research Impact (HISTORI) Scientific Congress will be held from June 7-8 in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting will provide Black investigators and stakeholders (community members, advocates, programming staff, sponsors, etc.) involved in research contributing to ending the HIV epidemic among Black communities in the continental U.S. to connect, learn, and engage in collective advocacy. Registration is free and meals will be provided. Please register by May 3, 2023.

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Events

Substance Use Prevention Services in Primary Care Challenge Chat Q&A
Date: May 2, 2023, 1:00 pm-1:20 pm
- Registration
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2022-2023 NINR Director’s Lecture Series: Prevention and Health Promotion
Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 11:00 am
Speaker: LaRon E. Nelson, Yale School of Nursing
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Hepatitis C Elimination at the Intersection of People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Settings
Date: Thursday, May 4, 2023, 11:00 am-1:00 pm
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Black Women and Maternal Health Inequities Lecture
Date: Thursday, May 4, 4:00 pm
Speaker: Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, Tufts University School of Medicine
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Implementation of the Florida’s IDEA Syringe Services Programs: Translating Research Evidence into Policy Action
Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
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OBSSR Director's Webinar: Violence as a Public Health Problem: What We Know, and Where We Are Going
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Speaker: Megan L. Ranney, Incoming Dean, Yale School of Public Health
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Treating Stimulant Use Disorder in HIV Settings
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
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A Behavioral Science Agenda for HIV Therapeutics
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
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CIRA Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG): "'It Was Organized from the Bottom': The Response from Community-Based Institutions During the 2014 Ebola Epidemic"
Date: Friday, May 19, 2023, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Speaker: Sabine Franklin, Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University
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2023 HISTORI Congress Meeting
Date: June 6-8, 2023
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Call for Submissions

Call for Late-Breaker Abstracts: IAS 2023
Submission Due Date: May 10, 2023
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Call for Applications: Brandeis-Harvard SPIRE Center Substance Use Disorder Systems Performance Scholars Program
Application Due Date: May 12, 2023
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Call for Applications: Intensive Program in Intersectional BIPOC SGM-focused HIV Science
Application Due Date: May 22, 2023
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Call for Applications: Fellowship in Addiction Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Science
Application Due Date: May 30, 2023
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Call for Abstracts: Addiction Health Services Research Conference 2023
Submission Due Date: May 31, 2023
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Call for Abstracts: 2023 Global Mental Health Conference: Research Without Borders
Abstract Submission Due Date: May 31, 2023
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Call for Papers: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for People Who Use Drugs
Submission Deadline: September 1, 2023
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Call for Applications: CDC Public Health Law Fellowship
Application Due Dates: October 1, 2023 (spring 2024 cohort), January 15, 2024 (summer 2024 cohort), April 17, 2024 (fall 2024 cohort)
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Funding Opportunities

Download an Excel spreadsheet compilation of active funding opportunities. Opportunities previously not listed are below.

Yale Program for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Team Science (POINTS)
Letter of Intent Due Date: May 1, 2023 (next LOI deadline: November 1, 2023)
Full Application Due Date: July 15, 2023 (next application deadline: January 15, 2024)
Eligibility: Teams of scientists led by a YSM faculty member may apply. Non-YSM investigators are allowed to participate as project leaders, collaborators, etc.
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NOSI: Administrative Supplements for HIV/AIDS and Aging Research
Open Date: May 22, 2023
Expiration Date: May 23, 2023
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Behavioral Interventions Scholars (Dissertation Research)
Application Due Date: June 5, 2023
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Assuring Comprehensive Perinatal, Maternal and Infant Health and the Elimination of Perinatal HIV in the United States
Application Due Date: June 6, 2023
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A Status Neutral Approach to Improve HIV Prevention and Health Outcomes for Racial and Ethnic Minorities – Implementation Sites
Application Due Date: June 12, 2023
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A Status Neutral Approach to Improve HIV Prevention and Health Outcomes for Racial and Ethnic Minorities – Evaluation and Technical Assistance Provider (ETAP)
Application Due Date: June 12, 2023
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Minority AIDS Initiative: The Substance Use and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Navigator Program for Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Application Due Date: June 20, 2023
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Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CARS)
Application Due Date: June 27, 2023
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Health Equity Scholars for Action 2023
Optional Applicant Webinar: May 10, 2023, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Letter of Intent Due Date: May 31, 2023
Full Proposals Due Date (By Invitation): July 20, 2023
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Understanding Persistent Oral Human Papillomavirus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Co-infection and Its Role with Oropharyngeal Cancer Induction
AIDS Application Due Date: July 24, 2023
- R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed
- R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed

Ending the HIV Epidemic: Focus on Justice Populations with SUD (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
AIDS Application Due Date: August 16, 2023
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Ending the HIV Epidemic: Resource Center to Engage Justice-Involved Populations (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Date: August 16, 2023
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Ending the HIV Epidemic: Focus on Justice Populations with SUD-Data Coordination and Dissemination Center (UM1 Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Date: August 16, 2023
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Implementation Science for Cancer Control in People Living with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Date: December 15, 2023
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International Research in Infectious Diseases (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
AIDS Application Due Dates: August 2, 2023; August 2, 2024; August 1, 2025
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Publications

Ending the HIV Epidemic for Persons Who Use Drugs: the Practical Challenges of Meeting People Where They Are
Sandra A Springer
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2023. Mar 31. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08142-2. Online ahead of print.

How do we reach men? Offering HIV testing in evenings and weekends in the HPTN 071 (PopART) community-based trial in South Africa
Blia Yang, Rosa Sloot, Sian Floyd, Dolapo Awoniyi, Sam Griffith, Helen Ayles, Sarah Fidler, Richard Hayes, Sten H Vermund, Peter Bock; HPTN 071 (PopART) Study Team
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2023. Mar 31. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003197. Online ahead of print.

Health-related quality of life and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Sichuan, China: A cross-sectional study
Hua Zhong, Fuling Wei, Yuqing Song, Hong Chen, Zhao Ni
Frontiers in Public Health. 2023. Mar 13;11:1133657. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1133657. eCollection 2023.

Employment Opportunities

National Community Outreach Coordinator
Organization: Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP)
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Resources

Recording and Slides – CIRA Talk: "Integrating Hypertension Screening and Treatment into HIV Care in Uganda"
A recording and slides from this webinar held on March 29, 2023 are now available. The talk was presented by Dr. Martin Muddu (Makerere University and Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration).

Recording and Slides – CIRA Talk: "Sankofa 1 and 2 -Implementation Research to Optimize Disclosure of HIV Status to Children in Ghana”
A recording and slides from this webinar held on April 19, 2023 are now available. The talk was presented by Drs. Elijah Paintsil (Yale School of Public Health) and Nancy Reynolds (Johns Hopkins School of Nursing).

Recording – CIRA's Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG): "Engaging Formerly Homeless Supportive Housing Residents in Qualitative Research: Challenges & Opportunities"
A recording from this webinar held on April 21, 2023 is now available. The talk was presented by Nick Christian (Yale School of Medicine | VA HSR&D Postdoctoral Fellow).

Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Science Pilot
Supported by SAMHSA in collaboration with NIMH and NIDA, this database provides information about Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) interested in developing a knowledge base on successful adoption, implementation and sustainment of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in community behavioral health clinics. This site is for CCBHCs and researchers looking to establish contact to explore opportunities for collaborative practice-oriented research.
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Supplements: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2021
The 2021 report captured information on the following topics: student demographics (sex, sexual identity, race and ethnicity, and grade), youth health behaviors and conditions (sexual; injury and violence; bullying; diet and physical activity; obesity; and mental health, including suicide), and substance use behaviors (electronic vapor product and tobacco product use, alcohol use, and other drug use).
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NOTE: All times are expressed in Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. All dates refer to 2023 unless otherwise noted.

 

Spotlight on CIRA

CIRA's Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG)

Fri, May 19, Noon-1:00 pm
Sabine Franklin: "'It was organized from the bottom': The response from community-based institutions during the 2014 Ebola epidemic"
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Fact Sheets and Resources on Mpox

Monkeypox imageThis webpage provides fact sheets, resources, recorded sessions and literature on Mpox collated by CIRA.

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COVID-19 and HIV Resources

Coronavirus microscopeThis webpage provides a wide range of resources surrounding COVID-19 and HIV collated by CIRA, including funding opportunities, call for papers, and repositories of literature and research tools.

CIRA Peer Review Program

Peer ReviewCIRA's Peer Review Program is designed to enhance the quality of grant proposals, manuscripts, and research presentations written by CIRA affiliates by sharing them with a multidisciplinary group of colleagues for their critique and feedback. The spirit of our program is one of collegiality and respect; it is constructive rather than evaluative in nature. We encourage peer review at any stage of development, from a 2-3 page concept sheet to a penultimate draft.

Please submit your request for Peer Review 4 weeks prior to requested review date. Review materials are due:

  • Specific Aims: 5 days in advance of the review date
  • Grant Sections (i.e. approach, significance etc): 7 days in advance of the review date
  • Full Grant proposal: 14 days in advance of the review date
  • Sections of a paper (i.e. methods, tables, discussion etc): 7 days in advance of the review date
  • Full Manuscript: 10 days in advance of the review date
  • Concept paper: 5 days in advance of the review date
  • Conference Presentation: nothing due in advance
  • Conference Poster: 5 days in advance of the review date

Sessions are held at CIRA's Offices (135 College Street, Suite 200, New Haven CT) on Zoom, or via email and last around one hour. Reviews are typically led by a primary reviewer; whose role is to provide oral and written feedback on each proposal. This is followed by the other reviewers’ feedback and then we hold a group discussion.

The peer review process has multiple benefits: Researchers gain from practical advice on products. Also, they offer a rare opportunity for a cross-section of the entire CIRA community – scientists, staff, community representatives and post-doctoral fellows – to keep abreast of and discuss the very latest research, to forge additional, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and to expand and build on professional networks.

To request a Peer Review, please click here. For further information or questions, please contact Daniel Davidson (daniel.davidson@yale.edu).

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.

Meeting Challenges & Taking Action: Highlights of CIRA Activities and Accomplishments

Meeting Challenges & Taking Action cover photoCollaborators past, present and future, we invite you to peruse this concise summary of "CIRA Highlights" from the past year, and welcome any comments/suggestions you may have for future representation of your engagement with CIRA.

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Did you know our eBulletin is Archived?

Did you know? graphicFor your convenience, we have archived all issues of CIRA's eBulletin. No need to dig through your emails to find an old issue.
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