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Proposals for applications from HIV Center investigators and fellows are accepted annually. A "request for proposals" package is distributed one to two months in advance of each submission date.

Coordinated by:

Patricia Warne

Contact person for more information:

Patricia Warne

The Pilot Studies Program fosters the HIV Center's research agenda in priority areas, stimulates new independently funded research projects, and brings new partners into the Center. Proposals for small exploratory studies must address the HIV Center's mission of conducting research on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic at the intersection of gender, sexuality, and mental health. Applications are encouraged in priority areas of research such as critical populations, consequences of new public health policies across countries, new prevention technologies, sustainability and translation of evidence-based interventions, and applications of IT to social science research in HIV/AIDS.

Proposed studies are expected to (1) lead to larger projects that will be appropriate for independent funding from a government institute or private foundation and (2)  result in at least one peer-reviewed publication to be submitted within six months of the end of the project funding period. In general, proposals may be submitted only by HIV Center investigators who wish to explore a new area of research.  Applicants must hold a doctoral degree and be affiliated with the HIV Center.

Recent Pilot Grant Awardees

2010

Joanne Mantell, Ph.D.: HIV/STI Risk, HIV Testing, and Reproductive Health among Women in Lebanon/Jordan

Susan Tross, Ph.D.: Developing Quality of Life/Stigma Assessment for Moroccan PLWHA

2009

Robert Klitzman, M.D. and Lisa Chin, J.D., Ed.D.: Informed Consent, Therapeutic Misconception and Participation Motivators in HIV Vaccine Trials

Ana Ventuneac, Ph.D : Designing a Virtual Support Environment for Ethnic Minority Young MSM

2008

Jennifer Hirsch, Ph.D. and Tonya Taylor, Ph.D.: Life Projects, Therapeutic Itineraries, and Antiretroviral Therapy in Washington Heights

Elizabeth Kelvin, Ph.D.: Prevalence, Methods and Acceptability of Female Condom Use for Anal Sex

2007

Mark Bradley, M.D.; Depression Symptoms and Antiretroviral Adherence in HIV-Positive Patients

Mary A. Cavaleri, Ph.D., LCSW; The Feasibility and Impact of the Bridge Program upon Accessing HIV Care

Katherine Elkington, Ph.D.; Measuring Mental Illness Stigma: Understanding HIV Risk in Youth with MI

Ana Ventuneac, M.A.; Rapid HIV Home Tests and Sexual Decision-Making among HIV-Negative MSM

2006

Shari Dworkin, Ph.D.: Impact of Threats to Masculinity on Sexual Behavior

Joanne E. Mantell, Ph.D.: HIV Risk among Migrant Entertainment Industry Workers in Eastern China

Robert H. Remien, Ph.D., and Alan Berkman, M.D.: Developing an HIV Adherence and Sexual Risk Reduction Intervention in the DR

2005

Sharlene Beckford, Ph.D.: The Partnerships and Sexual Behaviors of Caribbean Immigrant Men

Stephanie Marhefka, Ph.D.: Sexual Self-Concepts of Adolescent Girls Living with Perinatal HIV

Theo Sandfort, Ph.D.: Exploring Pathways to Adult Sexual Adjustment: Secondary Data Analysis

2004

Brian M. Dodge, Ph.D.: HIV Risk and Prevention Among High Risk MSMW

Peter Lin, Ph.D.: Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on HIV-Related Stress

Rogério Pinto, Ph.D.: Studying Academic-CBO HIV Research Collaboration Processes

2003

Shari Dworkin, Ph.D.: Distribution of Resources and Gendered Power

Rita Melendez, Ph.D.: Male to Female Transgenders and HIV Risk

Michael Stirratt, Ph.D.: Serosorting Practices and Risk Behavior among MSM

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