Don Operario, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University
This research presentation will review the epidemiology and context contributing to HIV transmission among transgender women (transwomen), and will describe pilot findings as well as the study design for a randomized controlled trial to test a couples-focused HIV prevention program for transwomen and their partners.
Ridhi Kashyap, Associate Professor of Social Demography, Nuffield College, University of Oxford
University of Oxford demographer Ridhi Kashyap will present findings on how the proliferation of mobile phones can empower women in Sub-Saharan Africa and potentially contribute to the fight for gender equality.
Tyson Brown, Associate Professor of Sociology, Duke University
Duke sociologist Tyson H. Brown will discuss his research on the underexplored relationship between macro-level structural racism and population health in the United States.
Sonia Rupcic, PSTC Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown University
PSTC Postdoctoral Fellow Sonia Rupcic will introduce a paper that draws on 22 months of ethnographic fieldwork in South Africa and asks crucial questions about data collection and research on gendered violence.
Trevon Logan, Professor of Economics, The Ohio State University (joint with Shari Eli and Boriana Miloucheva, University of Toronto)
Dr. Logan will discuss racial differences in longevity through his findings on the monumental impact of physicians' racial bias when determining veterans' pension awards.
Angela Bengtson, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University
Dr. Bengtson will discuss her work on the intersection of HIV, obesity, and perinatal health and discuss preliminary findings from a pilot study among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in South Africa.