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Investigating Syndemic and Trauma Related Influences on HIV/AIDS Etiology

OUR MISSION

The mission of the iSTRIVE Research Lab is to conduct high-caliber research to investigate the combined epidemics—known as “syndemics”—of gender-based violence, adverse mental health, substance abuse, and HIV acquisition/transmission with the goal of 1) advancing our understanding of the underlying immunological and physiological mechanisms linking these epidemics, 2) examining the psychological, social, sexual, and reproductive health outcomes due to syndemics, and 3) developing and implementing interventions that provide maximal reductions in these syndemics while reducing disparities in prevention, care, and treatment.

OUR VISION

The iSTRIVE Research Lab will improve the health and social conditions of marginalized populations and underserved communities through rigorous research study designs, scalable interventions, policy recommendations, and dissemination of scientific findings.

PROJECTS

Women SHINE

LinkPositively: A Technology-Delivered Peer Navigation and Social Networking Intervention to Improve HIV Care

The BRIDGES Project: Bridging Resources to Engage Women in Integrated HIV Care and Support Services

The THRIVE Study: Sexual Trauma and HIV Susceptibility among Women

The Essence Project: Examining Stress, Sexual Experiences, and Neighborhood Correlates of HIV Risk

Jóvenes Sanos: Preventing IPV and Reproductive Coercion among Underserved Adolescents

SALUD: Syndemic Alcohol Use Disorders, Violence, and HIV/STI in Young Latino Men

Double Vulnerabilities of Violence and HIV among Women in Brazil

Adapting an Intervention to Reduce IPV and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Adolescent Girls in Mexico

MuMi: Estimating labor exploitation and HIV/STI risk and infection among female migrants at the Mexico-Guatemala border

Not Just The Needle: Prevention in HIV positive substance users globally in Brazil, Thailand, Zambia

The Role of Peer Navigators and Social Support in the HIV Care Continuum: Perceptions of HIV-Positive Women

HIGHLITES: A pilot program for stimulant-using women in abusive relationships

Proyecto Compadre: Community Engagement to Prevent, Detect, and Treat HIV/AIDS among Latino Men

The COPE Study: Capturing Women’s Experiences with Mental Health and Violence in Outbreak and Pandemic Environments

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THE LATEST FROM iSTRIVE

January 15, 2021

iSTRIVE RESEARCH LAB BRINGS THE THRIVE STUDY, THE BRIDGES PROJECT, TO INSTITUTE OF VIOLENCE, ABUSE, AND TRAUMA (IVAT) 2020 SAN DIEGO SUMMIT

Held August 30th-September 2nd, 2020, the Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma’s (IVAT) 25th Annual San Diego Summit featured presentations...
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January 15, 2021

LAUNCH OF UCSD-FUNDED STUDY ON WOMEN’S PANDEMIC EXPERIENCES- THE COPE STUDY

Responsive to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Jamila K. Stockman and Ms. Katherine Anderson of the UCSD iSTRIVE Research Lab...
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January 11, 2021

Clinical Research Coordinator Matriculates To Top PhD Program

Beginning August 2020, Katherine (Kate) Anderson, Clinical Research Coordinator at the UCSD iSTRIVE Research Lab, matriculated into the PhD program...
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March 6, 2020

San Diego CFAR to host 24th Annual National CFAR and National CFAR CAB Coalition Meetings in 2020

San Diego Center for AIDS Research (SDCFAR) is honored to host the 24th Annual National CFAR and National CFAR CAB...
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March 6, 2020

San Diego CFAR Seeks Community Guidance

Your input is needed! What do you want to know about HIV? Community members and scientists at the San Diego...
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March 5, 2020

San Diego CFAR (SDCFAR) Holds Ending the HIV Epidemic Community Summit

San Diego CFAR (SDCFAR) Holds Ending the HIV Epidemic Community Summit On Saturday, February 29th, 2020, the San Diego Center...
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September 10, 2019

Dr. Kiyomi Tsuyuki selected for NCLAM

Dr. Kiyomi Tsuyuki was selected as junior faculty for the 2019-2020 National Center for Leadership in Academic Medicine (NCLAM), UC San Diego Health...
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September 10, 2019

Dr. Jamila K. Stockman in The Chronicle of Higher Education

Jamila K. Stockman, PhD, MPH was featured in the latest issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education in the article entitled,...
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September 10, 2019

Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative (EHE)

The San Diego Center for AIDS Research (SDCFAR) has been awarded $1.2 million in planning grants from the Ending the HIV Epidemic...
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