Tag: RETI

Fordham RETI Fellow Discusses Addiction with U.S. Surgeon General on NPR

November 28, 2016
Dr. Erin Bonar, University of Michigan

Earlier this month, the United States Surgeon General issued a report declaring substance use disorders, like addiction, the “most pressing public health crises of our time.” The report called the country to action to both help those struggling with the chronic illness of addiction and change how addiction in the U.S. is perceived as a “criminal justice problem” rather than the public health problem that it is.

Fordham University Center for Ethics Education HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute (RETI) Fellow Dr. Erin Bonar, an assistant professor and researcher at the University of Michigan, recently addressed addiction in a panel along with the U.S. Surgeon General on NPR titled, “How To Spot — And Treat — Addiction In Your Family.”

“Many people still believe that addition is a moral failing or a sign of weakness, but decades of research as summarized in the surgeon general’s report support the notion that this is medical condition brought about by a number of factors, including genetics and environmental influences,” Bonar explained.

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Fordham RETI Fellow Addresses Stigma for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men

September 8, 2016
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Dr. Jonathon Rendina, Hunter College, CUNY

The minority stress theory suggests that health disparities experienced by gay and bisexual men (GBM) and other sexual minorities can be explained in terms of stigma-related stressors such as discrimination at work, school, religious institutions, communities and families. The unique stressors of an HIV-positive status experienced by GBM, however, has been overlooked within research on minority stress.

Fordham University Center for Ethics Education HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute (RETI) Fellow Dr. Jon Rendina, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Faculty Investigator and Director of Quantitative Methods at The Center for HIV Educational Studies & Training (CHEST) of Hunter College, CUNY, recently addressed this issue within a paper published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Dr. Rendina has been conducting HIV research with GBM for more than ten years. He explained the need to thoroughly test “the role of internalized stigma about sexual orientation, or internalized homophobia, and internalized HIV stigma within a unified model to see whether one or both have an impact on HIV-positive gay or bisexual men.” Although it is already established that GBM are negatively impacted by internalized sexual minority stigma, the purpose of this study was to further explore the impact of HIV-related stressors on the health of GBM.

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Welcome 2016 HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute Fellows!

May 23, 2016

The Fordham HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute is delighted to announce that the following individuals have been selected as the 2016 fellows:

Dr. Roberto Adabie, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Dr. Roberto Adabie, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Dr. Suzanne Carlberg-Racich, DePaul University
Dr. Suzanne Carlberg-Racich, DePaul University

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Fordham RETI Fellow Addresses HIV Prevention & PrEP-Related Stigma

October 9, 2015
Dr. Kristen Underhill
Dr. Kristen Underhill

While an effective HIV prevention medication exists, the stigma surrounding stereotypes of the sexual promiscuity of users has undermined its preventative potential.

Fordham University Center for Ethics Education HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute (RETI) Fellow Dr. Kristen Underhill, an associate research scholar at Yale University recently addressed this issue in a commentary piece in the American Journal of Public Health.

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Fordham RETI fellow & director awarded grant to adapt ethics training for American Indian & Alaska Natives

October 28, 2014
Dr. Cynthia Pearson, Research Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Research, Indigenous Wellness Research Institute University of Washington
Dr. Cynthia Pearson, Research Associate Professor and Associate Director of Research, Indigenous Wellness Research Institute
University of Washington

Fordham University HIV and Drug Abuse Research Ethics Training Institute (RETI) Fellow Dr. Cynthia Pearson and Director Dr. Celia B. Fisher have been awarded a grant to adapt a culturally specific ethics training course for American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) populations.

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Fordham RETI fellow examines gender-based violence, HIV, and the intersection of these two health threats

October 1, 2014
Dr. Elizabeth Reed
Dr. Elizabeth Reed

As a teenager growing up in Massachusetts, Elizabeth Reed became very familiar with scenarios of dating and sexual violence against women and girls, as well as the damaging impact of these forms of gender-based violence. She soon recognized that it was not just occurring in the town where she grew up, but that various forms of sexual exploitation, violence, and harassment of girls and young women occur in high proportions across the U.S. and abroad. This exposure initiated her interest in the prevention of partner, dating, and sexual violence against women and girls in the U.S. and across the globe.

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HIV Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute Now Accepting Applications for 2014

December 4, 2013
2013 HIV Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute Faculty, Fellows and Staff
2013 HIV Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute Faculty, Fellows and Staff

Now in its fourth year, the Fordham University HIV Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute (RETI) is now accepting applications for the 2014 Summer Institute and Mentored Research Program.

This NIDA-funded program, directed by Center for Ethics Education Director Dr. Celia B. Fisher, provides early career investigators in the social, behavioral, medical and public health fields with an opportunity to gain research ethics training.

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