Kenneth H. Mayer
Medical Research Director, Co-Chair of The Fenway Institute
Appointments: Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Professor, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health; Director of HIV Prevention Research and Attending Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Community Health, Brown University
Areas of Research: International HIV/AIDS, Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health, HIV/AIDS Prevention, Microbicides, PrEP, PEP, Vaccines, Secondary Prevention, HIV/AIDS Treatment, Antibiotic Use and Molecular Epidemiology of Antibiotic Resistance

Judith B. Bradford
Director of the Center for Population Research in LGBT Health, Co-Chair of The Fenway Institute
Appointments: Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health and Director of Community Based Research, Institute of Women’s Health, Virginia Commonwealth University
Degree: Virginia Commonwealth University, PhD
Areas of Research: Survey Research, Program Evaluation, Research Methods for Hard-to-Reach Populations, HIV/AIDS Epidemiology and Prevention, Lesbian Health, Transgender Health, Access to Care

Harvey J. Makadon
Director of the National LGBT Health Education Center
Appointment: Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Degree: Columbia University, MD
Areas of Expertise: Global Health, LGBT Health, HIV, Primary Care

Stephen L. Boswell
Senior Research Scientist
Appointments: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard University
Degree: University of Washington, MD; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ABD
Areas of Research: HIV therapeutics, Health information systems, Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health

Aaron J. Blashill
Affiliated Investigator
Appointments: Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School, Dept. of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Degrees: Saint Louis University, MS/PHD in Clinical Psychology
Areas of Research: HIV medication adherence, HIV sexual transmission risk behaviors, Gay and bisexual men’s physical and mental health, cognitive behavioral therapy, body image disturbance.

Sean Cahill
Director of Health Policy Research
Appointments: Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Administration at New York University’s Robert Wagner School of Public Service
Degree: University of Michigan, PhD
Areas of Expertise: LGBT health policy, HIVpolicy, LGBT youth and education policy, LGBT and HIV+ elders, family policy, the anti-gay movement

Patricia Case, ScD
Senior Research Scientist
Appointments: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Research Faculty, Department of Psychology, University of Vermont; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Boston University
Degrees: University of California, Berkeley, MPH; Harvard School of Public Health, ScD
Areas of Research: Medical Anthropology, HIV/AIDS Prevention, Lesbian Health, Recreational Drug Use, International Health, Methodologist

Kerith J Conron
Research Scientist
Degrees: Boston University School of Public Health, MPH; Harvard University School of Public Health, ScD
Areas of Research: social determinants of mental health and interpersonal violence; child maltreatment; LGBT adolescent health; transgender health; measurement design and evaluation

Matthew J. Mimiaga
Affiliated Investigator
Appointment: Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health
Degrees: Harvard Medical School, Post-Doc; Harvard School of Public Health, ScD; Boston University School of Public Health, MPH
Areas of Research: HIV/AIDS, Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders, Psychiatric and Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Global Health

Jennifer Mitty
Affiliated Investigator
Appointments: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Program Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Degrees: New York University, MD,  Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
Areas of Research: Substance Use Disorders, HIV Medication Adherence, HIV Prevention, Incarcerated Populations

Conall O’Cleirigh
Affiliated Investigator
Appointments: Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Dept. of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Degrees: University of Miami, MS; PhD; Southern Illinois University, MS
Areas of Research: Adapting Cognitive-Behavioral Technology to address Primary and Secondary HIV Prevention, Trauma Treatment and Stress Management in HIV, Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health, Emotional Disclosure and Distress Tolerance, Psychosocial Factors Influencing HIV Disease Progression

David W. Pantalone
Behavioral Scientist
Appointment: Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Degrees: University of Washington, MS/PhD in Clinical Psychology
Areas of Research: intervention development related to HIV/AIDS; physical and mental health of MSM; substance abuse, especially stimulant use; interpersonal violence and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS

Lori A. Panther
Associate Medical Director for Clinical Research, The Fenway Institute, Boston, MA
Appointment: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Degrees: University of Iowa College of Medicine, MD; Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
Areas of Research:  Dr. Panther is board-certified in Infectious Diseases is the Associate Director for Clinical Research at The Fenway Institute in Boston, MA, where she provides clinical oversight for ongoing HIV prevention trials involving 1)  pre-exposure prophylaxis; 2) post-exposure prophylaxis; 3) HIV vaccines; and 4) topical microbicides.  Her research focuses on HIV/AIDS and HPV epidemiology and prevention

Sari L. Reisner
Associate Research Scientist
Degrees: Harvard School of Public Health, doctoral student, social & psychiatric epidemiology; Brandeis University, MA; Georgetown University, BA
Areas of Research: LGBT health disparities and LGBT population health; developmental and social determinants of mental and physical health across the life course; primary and secondary HIV/AIDS prevention; quantitative methods; national and global transgender health

Steven Safren
Affiliated Investigator
Appointments: Associate Professor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School; Director Behavioral Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Degrees: State University of New York, Albany, MA; PhD
Areas of Research: HIV Medication Adherence, Depression, Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health, International HIV/AIDS, HIV Prevention: Secondary Prevention, Behavioral Interventions

Scout
Research Scientist
Appointment: Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health
Degrees: George Mason University, MA;
Columbia University, PhD
Areas of Research: Tobacco Cessation and Policy, Transgender Health

S. Wade Taylor
Associate Research Scientist
Degrees: Baylor University, MSW; Boston College, PhD
Areas of Interest: HIV/AIDS, Social Work Research and Practice; Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health; Behavioral Interventions; Engagement in Care; Qualitative Research Methods

Aimee Van Wagenen
Associate Research Scientist
Degree: Boston College, PhD
Areas of Research: LGBT Older Adults, LGBT Health Disparities, Influence of Social Environment on Health, Qualitative Research Methods, Survey Research Methods