Sonia K. González, MPH

Beyond RHISC

  https://youtu.be/DKzgIG6ALM0

Abstract

Research shows that youth are tethered to their mobile devices to remain connected to social networks.  As such, assumptions are being made by providers and researchers that texting via mobile phones and social networking sites (SNS) are a viable way to reach vulnerable young people of color. This study sought […]

Tamara Buckley, PhD

The role of self-esteem and group identity in HIV risk behaviors among a sample of college-going women in New York City

 

https://youtu.be/Wu7m8D8YyG0 Abstract

Black women report higher self-esteem than women from other racial groups, and self-esteem has been protective against HIV in some groups. However, Black women’s self-esteem has not translated into lower […]

Adeyinká Akinşulurẹ-Smith, PhD, RPT-S

HIV knowledge, risk and protective factors among West African forced migrants in New York City

 

https://youtu.be/37NJ39E4rdk Abstract

With ongoing political and social instability throughout the continent, many Africans have become forced migrants. Unlike immigrants who choose to migrate, forced migrants flee their countries in search of safety and often endure multiple traumatic events […]

Geetha Gopalan, PhD

It takes a village: Family-based HIV risk reduction for adolescents exhibiting externalizing behavior difficulties

 

https://youtu.be/DW0P0AkPrcY Abstract

This study explored the feasibility and acceptability of “It Takes A Village” (ITAV), a ten week family-based intervention addressing concurrent HIV risk and externalizing behavioral difficulties among inner-city minority adolescents. ITAV incorporates sexual risk-reduction features and externalizing […]

Kaydian S. Reid, MA

Transfer of HIV-protective techniques to adolescent boys by mothers and fictive kin

 

https://youtu.be/fKxGzEhzAis Abstract

Male mentors can play a vital role in HIV primary prevention amongst adolescent males; especially those who reside in maternal single-parent households. In-depth interviews with ten triads (including mentors, mothers, and youth) describe their conversations with 9-15 year old […]

Nelson J. Tiburcio, PhD

Strategies to maintain wellness among HIV positive former heroin users: Uncovering resilience

 

https://youtu.be/5f1d2EzKKLw Abstract

This qualitative study focuses on strategies that HIV+ former opioid users employ to maintain wellness. HIV+ former opioid users who are addressing medication management, depression and other emotional issues, amid the already difficult process of opioid recovery, face multiple […]

Discussion

Thoughts and reflections on RHISC Dr. Beatrice J. Krauss, Principal Investigator beakrauss@gmail.com https://youtu.be/k9LBJYczAE4