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Fordham University Center for Ethics Education Director Dr. Celia B. Fisher and her co-PI Dr. Brian Mustanski (Northwestern University) have received a 4-year grant for $1,918,206.00 from the National Institute on Minority Health Disparities (NIMHD) on Ethics in HIV Prevention Research Involving LGBT Youth (1R01MD009561-01).
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth under age 18 [LGBTY] are at high risk for HIV and other negative health outcomes. However, LGBTY are often excluded from research that has the potential to improve their health – particularly their risk of HIV infection – due to lack of knowledge on how to conduct research with this population in an ethical, responsible way. In hopes of ultimately reducing LGBTYs’ barriers to participating in HIV prevention research, the goal of this grant is to assess LGBTYs’ knowledge of the risks and benefits of involvement in research related to HIV prevention, and the extent to which they are able to provide informed consent at a level equivalent to that of adults.
“We are delighted that this is the first grant on LGBT issues to be funded by the NIMHD,” Fisher commented.
Celia B. Fisher, PhD, is the Marie Ward Doty University Chair, professor of psychology, and director of the Fordham University Center for Ethics Education and the Fordham HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute. She has served on the National Academies’ Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Committee, the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections, chaired the Environmental Protection Agency’s Human Studies Review Board, and received the 2010 Health Improvement Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Human Research Protection.
Brian Mustanski, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University and directs the IMPACT LGBT Health and Development Program. He is also a faculty member of the Fordham University HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute. A central focus of his research is on the clustering of psychological, behavioral, and physical health, particularly as they relate to HIV in vulnerable populations. He has received a number of awards for his work, included being named a William T Grant Scholar and the 2011 recipient of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution to LGBT Psychology from the American Psychological Association Division 44.
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[…] Fisher and her co-P.I. Dr. Brian Mustanski of Northwestern University, were recently awarded a $1.9 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health Disparities to examine the ethic…. This research has included focus groups specifically designed to determine the needs of lesbian, […]
[…] Fisher and her co-P.I. Dr. Brian Mustanski of Northwestern University, were recently awarded a $1.9 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health Disparities to examine the ethic…. This research has included focus groups specifically designed to determine the needs of lesbian, […]
[…] the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She is also co-Principal Investigator of a federal grant on ethics in HIV prevention involving LGBT youth. It is the first grant on LGBT issues funded by the National Institute on Minority Health […]
[…] the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She is also co-Principal Investigator of a federal grant on ethics in HIV prevention involving LGBT youth. It is the first grant on LGBT issues funded by the National Institute on Minority Health […]
[…] and named a 2012 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She is also co-Principal Investigator of a federal grant on ethics in HIV prevention involving LGBT youth. It is the first grant on LGBT issues funded by the National Institute on Minority Health […]
[…] and named a 2012 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She is also co-Principal Investigator of a federal grant on ethics in HIV prevention involving LGBT youth. It is the first grant on LGBT issues funded by the National Institute on Minority Health […]
[…] Fisher presented with webinar with Fordham University HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute Faculty Member Dr. Brian Mustanski of Northwestern University, who is also her co-principal investigator on a federal grant on ethics in HIV prevention involving LGBT youth. […]
[…] Fisher presented with webinar with Fordham University HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute Faculty Member Dr. Brian Mustanski of Northwestern University, who is also her co-principal investigator on a federal grant on ethics in HIV prevention involving LGBT youth. […]
[…] Fisher’s research, sponsored by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), has demonstrated that regardless of whether transgender youth and young adults are receiving or desire to receive HRT in the future, “they do not necessarily see their bodies as creating sexual problems.” […]
[…] Fisher’s research, sponsored by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), has demonstrated that regardless of whether transgender youth and young adults are receiving or desire to receive HRT in the future, “they do not necessarily see their bodies as creating sexual problems.” […]
[…] Fisher’s research, sponsored by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), has demonstrated that regardless of whether transgender youth and young adults are receiving or desire to receive HRT in the future, “they do not necessarily see their bodies as creating sexual problems.” […]
[…] Fisher’s research, sponsored by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), has demonstrated that regardless of whether transgender youth and young adults are receiving or desire to receive HRT in the future, “they do not necessarily see their bodies as creating sexual problems.” […]
[…] Fisher's research, sponsored by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), has demonstrated that regardless of whether transgender youth and young adults are receiving or desire to receive HRT in the future, "they do not necessarily see their bodies as creating sexual problems." […]
[…] Fisher’s research, sponsored by Nationwide Institute on Minority Well being and Well being Disparities (NIMHD), has demonstrated that no matter whether or not transgender youth and younger adults are receiving or want to obtain HRT sooner or later, “they don’t essentially see their our bodies as creating sexual issues.” […]
[…] Fisher’s research, sponsored by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), has demonstrated that regardless of whether transgender youth and young adults are receiving or desire to receive HRT in the future, “they do not necessarily see their bodies as creating sexual problems.” […]