Morayo Akande, MPH, presented at the LGBTQ Health 2021 Conference. Her poster titled, "Intervention Development to Promote Safe and Affirming Sex for Transgender Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence" presented qualitative findings from service providers working with transgender women (TW) in Rhode Island.

Dr. Patricia Cioe was recently promoted to Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences! 

Her current work is focused on the development of innovative smoking cessations interventions for people with HIV (PWH), and examination of the effects of cigarette smoking on HIV clinical outcomes, including biomarkers of monocyte activation and inflammation. Dr. Cioe is also conducting research that examines the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems for harm reduction in PWH who smoke and are unable or unwilling to quit.

Dr. Scott recently published a manuscript titled, "Implementation support for contingency management: preferences of opioid treatment program leaders and staff" in Implementation Science Communications. Co-authors included CAAS Faculty Drs. Sara Becker and Cara Murphy along with current and former CAAS Research Assistants Shelly Jarman, Samantha Moul, Kimberly Yap, and RTI International collaborator Dr. Bryan Garner.

Dr. Sara Helseth and CAAS colleagues, including Dr. Kelli Scott, Katherine Escobar, Frances Jimenez, and Dr. Sara Becker recently published new work in Substance Abuse examining what kinds of information and support parents need to help their teens transition from residential to continuing care.

School of Public Health faculty, Drs.

Dr. David Zelaya co-authored a book chapter titled "Psychosocial Risk and Resilience Factors in LGBTQ PoC Mental Health" in "Heart, Brain and Mental Health Disparities for LGBTQ People of Color" published in Palgrave Macmillan. 

Palgrave Macmillan describes this book as:

Dr. Kristina Jackson recently received notice of award for an R01 funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism called "Prevalence, onset and progression of substance use in adolescents and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders" as a multiple-PI with Drs. Anthony Spirito and Stephen Sheinkopf. 

The RSA and ISBRA Publication Committees and ACER leadership recently announced the recipients of the ACER Journal Award for Outstanding Paper by an Early Career Investigator. Postdoctoral fellow, Dr.