Dr. Tricia Bent-Goodley Promoted to Professor at Howard University
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WELCOME!
2008 TRAINEE COHORT
The HISTP proudly announces the selection of the 2008/2009 Trainee Cohort. We would like to congratulate and welcome (pictured below, in order from left):
E. Roberto Orellana, MSW, MPH, a research fellow at Columbia University’s Social Intervention Group. Beginning in fall of 2008, he will be an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at Portland State University. His research experience includes an ethnographic/epidemiologic study of HIV/STI among different indigenous groups in the Peruvian Amazon jungle.
Vera Lopez, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the School of Justice & Social Inquiry at Arizona State University. Dr. Lopez received her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Lopez’s ongoing research interests include adolescent delinquency, drug use, and sexual risk taking.
Michele Rountree, Ph.D, a tenure–track Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work. Dr. Rountree received her doctoral degree from Arizona State University. Her scholarship focuses on the areas of health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities as they relate to meeting the needs of marginalized populations.
Rosalie Corona, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and a Research Affiliate of the Clark-Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development and the Center for Cultural Experiences in Prevention. Dr. Corona holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Corona’s research focuses on adolescent health promotion, particularly among Latino and African American youth.
The 2008 cohort began HISTP activities in June 2008.
2007 Trainee Cohort
The HIV Intervention Science Training Program for Racial/Ethnic Minority Investigators (HISTP) announced the selection of the first trainee cohort in August 2007 (pictured below, in order from left): Jessica Adams-Skinner, MPH, EdD (HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute), Rita Melendez, PhD (San Francisco State University), Xiaochun Jin, PhD (New School University, Department of Psychology), and Tricia Bent-Goodley, PhD (Howard University School of Social Work) . All of the trainees submitted innovative pilot concept ideas with their applications focusing on underrepresented populations within the HIV/AIDS intervention science field.
HISTP is funded through the National Institute of Mental Health through the R25 grant mechanism. The search for the first cohort of trainees was announced in May, 2007 with application processes extending through the summer. The trainees, who have identified mentors at their local institutions, will also be matched with mentors in broader HIV/AIDS research communities to facilitate pilot project development and implementation and grant funding activities. The trainees will attend a week long training institute at Columbia University October 15th – 19th at which time they will present their pilot research proposals, attend multiple workshops, including health disparities research and grant writing, and collaborate with researchers in the New York City area.
For additional information about HISTP, contact Aimee Campbell, Program Coordinator, at 212-851-2417 or histp@columbia.edu
