Health Inequalities and Social Determinants of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health
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The Black PRAISE Study
*+-Research Team: Winston Husbands (principal investigator), Marvelous Muchenje-Marisa, Nicole Greenspan, Valérie Pierre-Pierre, Jelani Kerr, Liviana Calzavara (co-PI), Wangari Tharao (co-PI), Orville A. Browne, Henry Luyombya (coordinator) What is this research about? Black PRAISE* is evaluating an intervention to reduce HIV-related stigma among Black church congregations in Ontario. The intervention is based on previous research with …
This is Not Art Therapy
*+-Research Team: Suzanne Paddock (co-principal investigator), Andrew Zealley (co-principal investigator) What is this research about? The creative arts have played a vital role in HIV expression, education, and activism. Throughout the history of the HIV movement, artistic practices have vocalized anger, loss, and hope and have increased the power of people living with HIV to …
Participatory Program Evaluation Project for Toronto PWA Foundation
*+-Research Team: Murray Jose-Boerbridge (principal investigator) What is this research about? OHTN supports community based service agencies in the ongoing evaluation of their programs and services, both through our Evidence-Based Practice Unit and through community-based research evaluation grants for larger projects. This grant will allow the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation, Ontario’s largest agency serving …
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Angiogenesis and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with HIV
*+-Research Team: Lena Serghides (principal investigator), Mona Loutfy, Kellie Murphy, Mark Yudin, Sharon Walmsley What is this research about? HIV-positive women who become pregnant may have a greater risk of certain complications, such as pre-term delivery and low birth weight infants, but the underlying reason for this elevated risk was not well understood. Pregnancy health …
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Exploring the role of Social Work in supporting people affected by HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
*+-Research Team: Andrew Eaton (nominated principal investigator), Jocelyn Watchorn (co-principal investigator), Shelley Craig (co-principal investigator), John McCullagh, David McClure, Chantal Mukandoli, Robert Wallace What is this research about? The researchers surveyed older HIV-positive adults (over 50 years of age) in Toronto about their knowledge of HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND) and social work services. The …
Seeking a Research Leader in HIV, Mental Health and Substance Use
*+-November 2, 2016 – OHTN is partnering with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to recruit a policy-focused leader and innovator as OHTN-CAMH Applied Research Chair in HIV, Mental Health and Substance Use. This is a five-year award, with the option of renewal. This Chair …
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