2014 Conference Archive (Archived)

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Schedule
2014
Friday, September 12th
10:15 AM

Linking to Care: Perspectives from Rural African American People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and Frontline Service Providers

Jill Rowe, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS

Room 210

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Mental Health Impact of HIV/AIDS

Jacob Warren, Mercer University School of Medicine

Room 211

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM

A Shelter-Based Model of Mental Health Care for the Homeless

Elizabeth Mayfield Arnold, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Sebastian G. Kaplan, Wake Forest School of Medicine

Room 216

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

More Than Our Share: The Unchecked HIV/AIDS Crisis in Mississippi

Susan Hrostowski, The University of Southern Mississippi

Room 217

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
1:15 PM

Removing Stigma in Care for HIV-Positive Abandoned Children in Haiti

Marie F. Denis-Luque, Caring for Haitian Orphans with AIDS
Yelena Tarasenko Dr., Georgia Southern University
Nancy Romero-Daza Dr., University of South Florida
John "Juan" S. Luque Dr., Georgia Southern University

Room 111

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM

Advantages of Syphilis Testing at Non-Traditional Testing Sites

Leonardo S. Parker, Georgia Department of Public Health
LaKeshia M. Strong, Georgia Department of Public Health
Lamont Scales, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Anthony McWilliams, Emory University

Room 129

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Do Social Networks Influence HIV-Related Behaviors? Evidence from Malawi

Allison Kaminaga, Bryant University

Room 129

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Removing Care Barriers: Cross-Training HIV and Mental Health Peer Staff

Brian Anderson, Medical College of Georgia
Kathleen Childs, Medical College of Georgia
Walidah Walker, Medical College of Georgia
Lara M. Stepleman

Room 129

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Routine HIV Screening in Primary Care

Angela F. Brazzeal, Southside Medical Center
Kimberly Jackson, Southside Medical Center

Room 129

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

SHE PREVAILS: Reducing HIV Risk for African American Women

Lara M. Stepleman
Kena Arnold, Medical College of Georgia
Amy House, Medical College of Georgia
Cheryl Newman-Whitlow, Medical College of Georgia
Lauren Penwell-Waines, Medical College of Georgia
Abbey Valvano, Medical College of Georgia
Walidah Walker, Medical College of Georgia
Kristina Kintziger, Independent Evaluator

Room 129

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Saturday, September 13th
12:30 PM

The CAPUS Project-Innovative Solutions for HIV/AIDS Linkage to Care

Melanie Gwynn, GA Department of Public Health-Care and Prevention in the United States (CAPUS)
Jamila Ealey, GA Department of Public Health-Care and Prevention in the United States (CAPUS)
Kate Racoff Musgrove, GA Department of Public Health-Care and Prevention in the United States (CAPUS)

Room 210

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Presentation Materials Available
12:45 PM

Rural HIV Stigma: It’s Not What We Thought It Was

Sondra E. Solomon Ph.D., University of Vermont
Carol T. Miller Ph.D., University of Vermont
Janice Y. Bunn
James J. Hodge MA, University of Vermont
Susan E. Varni Ph.D.

Room 218

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Strategies to Improve Social-Interaction and Mental-Health among Rural HIV/AIDS Populations

Dr. Carmelia Lowman, Mental Health Therapist Armstrong State University

Room 217

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM

The Powers of the Quilt: Fostering HIV-AIDS Literacy in and through the Arts

Tahirih A. Pleasant, GSU Curriculum, Foundations and Reading
Tahirih A. Pleasant, The Powers of the Quilt Initiative
Tahirih A. Pleasant, Savannah Chatham County Public Schools

Room 211

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM