Farnaz Kaighobadi, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute. She received her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Florida Atlantic University. Prior to her appointment at the HIV Center, Dr. Kaighobadi conducted research at the Evolutionary Psychology Lab at Florida Atlantic University, investigating predictors of men’s violence against women in intimate relationship.

Dr. Kaighobadi is interested in investigating the predictors of sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa, with implications for HIV prevention. More specifically, she is interested in studying social networks of MSM in South Africa and how information related to sexual risk behaviors disseminates in those networks. Her research interests also include investigation of the mediators of the relationship between safe-sex negotiations and intimate partner violence in heterosexual and homosexual relationships.

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