Further Examination of Intersectionality of HIV, Gender, & Poverty, and Health Provider Self-Care
Abstract
This presentation will bring forward results from last year's live survey that assessed participant perceptions of the intersectionality of HIV, gender, poverty, as well as self-care. Through live discussion and audience response, the presenters will engage participants in addressing emerging questions in rural HIV prevention and care.
About the Presenters:
Fayth M. Parks, PhD
Associate Professor and Licensed Psychologist
Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development
College of Education Georgia Southern University
Fayth M. Parks, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and licensed psychologist in the Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development at Georgia Southern University. She focuses on mental health treatment phenomena within healthcare contexts and the social and cultural environment. Dr. Parks was the 2009 David B. Larson Fellow in Health and Spirituality at The John W. Kluge Center of the Library of Congress. With more than 30,000 views, Dr. Parks presents a framework for conceptualizing culturally-responsive healing and coping strategies in her popular TEDx talk. After spending nearly five years as a volunteer trainer with the American Psychological Association’s (APA) HIV Office for Psychology Education Program, Dr. Parks founded the Rural HIV Research and Training Conference held annually in Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Parks is former chair of APA’s Committee on Psychology and AIDS (COPA). She is also co-editor of the book HIV/AIDS in Rural Communities: Research, Education, and Advocacy. Currently, she serves on the SE AETC Advisory Council for the Southeast AIDS Education and Training Center (SE AETC) Program.
Dr. Stacy W. Smallwood is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health Behavior and Education at the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health and affiliate faculty in the Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program at Georgia Southern University. Prior to joining the faculty of Georgia Southern, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the I. DeQuincey Newman Institute for Peace and Social Justice in the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina. His research interests include HIV prevention, sexual health, LGBT health, and community engagement and organizing within marginalized communities. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Exercise Science from Wake Forest University, and a Master of Public Health and PhD in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior from the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health.
Proposal Summary
Presenters will provide
Relevance And Significance
Presenter will provide
Session Format
Presentation Session
Location
Savannah, Ga.
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Parks, Fayth and Smallwood, Stacy, "Further Examination of Intersectionality of HIV, Gender, & Poverty, and Health Provider Self-Care" (2019). 9th Annual Rural HIV Research and Training Conference (2014-2019). 12.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ruralhiv/2019/2019/12
Further Examination of Intersectionality of HIV, Gender, & Poverty, and Health Provider Self-Care
Savannah, Ga.
This presentation will bring forward results from last year's live survey that assessed participant perceptions of the intersectionality of HIV, gender, poverty, as well as self-care. Through live discussion and audience response, the presenters will engage participants in addressing emerging questions in rural HIV prevention and care.
About the Presenters:
Fayth M. Parks, PhD
Associate Professor and Licensed Psychologist
Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development
College of Education Georgia Southern University
Fayth M. Parks, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and licensed psychologist in the Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development at Georgia Southern University. She focuses on mental health treatment phenomena within healthcare contexts and the social and cultural environment. Dr. Parks was the 2009 David B. Larson Fellow in Health and Spirituality at The John W. Kluge Center of the Library of Congress. With more than 30,000 views, Dr. Parks presents a framework for conceptualizing culturally-responsive healing and coping strategies in her popular TEDx talk. After spending nearly five years as a volunteer trainer with the American Psychological Association’s (APA) HIV Office for Psychology Education Program, Dr. Parks founded the Rural HIV Research and Training Conference held annually in Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Parks is former chair of APA’s Committee on Psychology and AIDS (COPA). She is also co-editor of the book HIV/AIDS in Rural Communities: Research, Education, and Advocacy. Currently, she serves on the SE AETC Advisory Council for the Southeast AIDS Education and Training Center (SE AETC) Program.
Dr. Stacy W. Smallwood is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health Behavior and Education at the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health and affiliate faculty in the Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program at Georgia Southern University. Prior to joining the faculty of Georgia Southern, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the I. DeQuincey Newman Institute for Peace and Social Justice in the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina. His research interests include HIV prevention, sexual health, LGBT health, and community engagement and organizing within marginalized communities. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Exercise Science from Wake Forest University, and a Master of Public Health and PhD in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior from the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health.
