Mel DeFilippo

Roles:

HIV Navigator/Community HIV Counselor/Tester, APNH: A Place to Nourish your Health

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Biography:

Undertaking research/recruitment responsibilities for HIV Prevention Research focusing on social and medical needs of intravenous drug users and young men who have sex with men.

Upcoming CIRA Events

World AIDS Day 2024 CIRA Talk: "Long-acting Injectable HIV PrEP: Current Research and Implications for Access"

Tue, December 17, 2024 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Join CIRA for a CIRA Talk event featuring a presentation by Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu that will highlight current research on long-acting injectable HIV PrEP and a discussion on implications for access to promote HIV equity.
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CIRA's Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG)

Fri, December 20, Noon-1:00 pm
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Funding Opportunities

Download an Excel spreadsheet compilation of active funding opportunities. Selected opportunities are listed below.

NIMHD Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (MHRT) Program (T37 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Application Due Date: January 10, 2025

Just Leaders for a Just Health System (JUSTICE SQUARED)
Application Due Date: January 15, 2025

Remote Assessments of Substance Use Disorder (SUD)-Relevant Measurements
Application Due Date: January 15, 2025

Feasibility Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions for NCCIH High Priority Research Topics (R34 Clinical Trial Required)
AIDS Application Due Dates: March 10, 2025; July 15, 2025; November 18, 2025; March 17, 2026; July 14, 2026; November 17, 2026

Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials of Complementary and Integrative Interventions Delivered Remotely or via mHealth (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
AIDS Application Due Dates: March 10, 2025; July 15, 2025; November 18, 2025; March 17, 2026; July 14, 2026; November 17, 2026

Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment or Prevention (SBIRT/P) for alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) use and misuse in adult populations that experience health disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Required)
Application Due Dates: Standard AIDS Dates Apply (Expiration Date: May 8, 2027)

Research Opportunities for New and "At-Risk" Investigators to Promote Workforce Diversity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Application Due Dates: Standard Dates Apply (Expiration Date: November 6, 2027)

NIDA Research Education Program for Clinical Researchers and Clinicians (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
AIDS Application Due Dates: March 11, 2025; August 12, 2025; November 12, 2025; March 11, 2026; August 12, 2026; November 12, 2026; March 11, 2027; August 12, 2027; November 12, 2027

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health
Application Due Dates: Standard AIDS Dates Apply (Expiration Date: January 8, 2028)
- R01 Clinical Trial Optional
- R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed
- R21 Clinical Trial Optional

Integrating Mental Health Care into Health Care Systems and Non-Health Settings in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Application Due Dates: Standard Dates Apply (Expiration Date: January 8, 2028)

Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Application Due Dates: Standard AIDS Dates Apply (Expiration Date: January 8, 2028)

Recent Publications by CIRA Affiliates

Examining the Role of Posttraumatic Stress and Depressive Symptoms in HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Motivation Among Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Karlye A Phillips, Trace Kernshaw, Kamila A Alexander, Laurel Sharpless, Marina Katague, Tiara C Willie
AIDS and Behavior. 2024. Nov 25. doi: 10.1007/s10461-024-04531-8. Online ahead of print.

PrEP initiation and adherence among Black cisgender women in Mississippi: The role of HIV and PrEP stigma and social support
Deja Knight, Mauda Monger, Karlye Phillips, Amina Antar, Stefan Baral, Jamila K Stockman, Amy Nunn, Philip Chan, Kenneth Mayer, Leandro Mena, Trace Kershaw, Tiara C Willie.
Women's Health. 2024. Jan-Dec:20:17455057241296905. doi: 10.1177/17455057241296905.

HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections in Rhode Island: Trends, Disparities, and Health Equity
Lila Bhattarai, Caroline Gummo, Thomas Bertrand, Emma Creegan, Lauren Tosi, Erin Brown, Meghan MacAskill, Philip A Chan, Suzanne Bornschein
Rhode Island Medical Journal. 2024. Dec 2;107(12):9-12.

PrEP your step: Implementing an online crowdsourcing contest to engage young people in HIV prevention in Washington DC, USA
Tamara Taggart, Allison Mathews, Toni Junious, Joseph A Lindsey, Andrea Augustine, Charles Debnam, Yavonne Boyd, Seraiya Wright, Joseph D Tucker, Manya Magnus
PLoS One. 2024. Nov 18;19(11):e0313882. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313882. eCollection 2024.

COVID-19 and HIV Resources

During the pandemic, CIRA continues its commitment to support our affiliates. As part of this commitment, CIRA has launched a webpage that provides a wide range of resources surrounding COVID-19 and HIV.

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