CIRA and the Yale School of Public Health welcome eight junior faculty from around the U.S. appointed to the Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS). REIDS is successfully increasing the number and impact of racial and ethnic minority researchers dedicated to reducing HIV inequities in communities of color through education and training in cutting-edge biomedical and behavioral research. Scholars attend two consecutive four-week intensive summer institutes at Yale and monthly online professional development seminars.
This year's REIDS Scholars are:
- Dr. Joyonna Gamble-George, Postdoctoral Fellow, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
- Dr. Daniel Jacobson López, Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Social Work
- Dr. Karen Johnson, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama, School of Social Work
- Dr. Jallicia Jolly, Postdoctoral fellow and incoming Assistant Professor, Amherst College
- Dr. Ashleigh LoVette, Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
- Dr. Asa Radix, Senior Director of Research and Education, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center and Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, Columbia University
- Dr. Arjee Restar, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, University of Washington
- Dr. Portia Thomas, Postdoctoral Fellow, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Now in its 12th year, REIDS has trained 41 scholars and supported them to forge independent and impactful research careers in HIV research.
Published: Tuesday, April 5, 2022
