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Leadership

Kamila A. Alexander, PhD, MPH, RN
JHU CFAR
Director - Mid-Atlantic CFAR Consortium Nursing Initiative
Profile kalexan3@jhu.edu
Areas of Interest: intimate partner violence, HIV prevention, sexual health disparities, LGBTQ health, Black women's health, social networks, behavioral interventions, safety strategies, women's well-being across HIV care continuum
Diane Santa Maria
Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, RN, PHNA-BC, ACRN, FSAHM, FAAN
Texas CFAR - Director of the Development Core
Dean; Professor, University of Texas
Diane.M.SantaMaria@uth.tmc.edu
Areas of interest: Adolescents and young adults, HIV prevention, nurse-led and mobile interventions, EMA/JITAI, MBIs, youth homelessness, substance use, and mental health.

Steering Committee Members

Sarah Abboud
Sarah Abboud, PhD, RN, FAAN
Third Coast CFAR
Associate Professor, Associate Department Head University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing
abbouds@uic.edu
Areas of interest: Sexual and mental health, immigrant health, LGBTQ+ health, health equity, social justice, qualitative methods, and community-based participatory research.
Nathaniel (Nate) Albright
Nathaniel (Nate) Albright, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, AAHIVS
Rustbelt CFAR (Cleveland and Pittsburgh)
Director, Nursing Research and Innovation, MetroHealth
NAlbright@metrohealth.org
Areas of interest: Community Engaged Research, Biomedical Prevention, Qualitative Methodology, LGBTQ+ Health.
Rasheeta Chandler, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Emory CFAR
Associate Professor, Emory
r.d.chandler@emory.edu
Areas of interest: Maternal health, HIV prevention, digital health innovation, health equity for Black women, AI interventions, mobile health
Wei-Ti Chen, RN, CNM, PhD, FAAN
UCLA-CDU CFAR
Professor, Lulu Wolf Hassenplug Chair in Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles Joe C. Wen School of Nursing
wchen@sonnet.ucla.edu
Areas of interest: Global Health (Southeast Asia), Asian Americans living with HIV, Migration, Stigma Reduction, Vulnerable Populations.
Rosina Cianelli. PhD, MPH, RN, IBCLC, FAAN
University of Miami CFAR
Professor, University of Miami, School of Nursing and Health Studies
rcianelli@miami.edu
Areas of interest: HIV prevention among cisgender and transgender women, Chronic Diseases, Breastfeeding, Women Health, Intervention adaptation.
Christine Horvat Davey, PhD, RN, FAAN
Rustbelt CFAR (Cleveland and Pittsburgh)
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
cmh166@case.edu
Areas of interest: Integration of behavioral, biological, and social science approaches to improve health outcomes among aging people with HIV
Joseph P. De Santis, PhD, APRN, ACRN, FAAN
University of Miami CFAR
Associate Professor, University of Miami
jdesantis@miami.edu
Areas of interest: HIV prevention - Hispanic men, transgender women, women, youth, HIV care and treatment, HIV-related mental health.
Crystal Chapman Lambert, Ph.D., CRNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, ACRN, FAAN
UAB CFAR - Associate Director for the Implementation and Community Science Core
Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Alabama-Birmingham
cclamber@uab.edu
Areas of interest: HIV management, women, social determinants of health, and behavioral clinical trials
Manya Magnus, PhD, MPH
GWU CFAR
Michael and Lori Milken Professor of Public Health Professor & Chair, Department of Epidemiology
manyadm@gwu.edu
Nick Metheny, PhD, MPH, RN, FNE
Emory CFAR
Assistant Professor, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
nick.metheny@emory.edu
Areas of interest: Intersection of sexual and intimate partner violence and HIV among women and SGM in the US and South Africa.
Jerry John Ouner, PhD, MS, RN, FAAN
UCSF CFAR - Internal Advisory Board Member
Associate Professor, University of California San Francisco
Jerry.Nutor@ucsf.edu
Areas of interest: Impact of environmental, social and economic factors on the health of women and children with particular focus on HIV/AIDS in low resource countries.
Schenita Randolph, PhD, MH, RN, FAAN
Duke University CFAR
Founding Director and Principal Investigator, HEEAT Lab
Associate Professor in the Duke University School of Nursing
schenita.randolph@duke.edu
Areas of Interest: Addressing root causes of health disparities promoting sexual health equity for racial/ethnic minority populations - specifically, Black women, adolescents, families, and communities.
Michael V. Relf, PhD, RN, AACRN, ANEF, FAAN
Duke CFAR - Associate Director, Social and Behavioral Sciences Core
Dean, Duke University School of Nursing; Associate Chief Nurse Executive of Academic Partnerships and Innovation, Duke Health; Research Professor, Duke Global Health Institute
michael.relf@duke.edu
Areas of interest: Stigma (HIV, intersectional), intimate partner violence, instrument development/measurement/psychometrics, behavioral clinical trials, global health.
Randi Singer, PhD, MSN, MEd, CNM, RN
Third Coast CFAR
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing
rbsinger@uic.edu
Areas of interest: Human sexuality, social justice, and equity education for healthcare providers, reproductive and sexual health disparities for vulnerable and marginalized populations.
Laura Starbird, PhD, RN
UPenn CFAR - Mid-Atlantic CFAR Consortium Nursing Initiative Lead
Associate Professor, UPenn
starbird@nursing.upenn.edu
Areas of interest: Substance use and HIV prevention among women who use substances, implementation science, cost analysis.
Allison R. Webel, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Washington CFAR - Board Member
Associate Dean for Research & Innovation; Health Promotion Endowed Chair UW/Fred Hutch CFAR; Mentor, Internal Advisory
awebel@uw.edu
Areas of interest: Healthy Aging, Mixed Methods, Symptoms
Grant number: P30A1094189

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