Reasearch Faculty and Affiliated Investigators
Meet the faculty and affiliated investigators who are setting the stage for medical and social advancements, and setting the standards for others in their fields to follow. The fact that Fenway is so closely linked with the LGBT community has been invaluable in ensuring that important information reaches the people who need it most, and that traditionally underrepresented populations are included in important research studies.
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Kenneth H. Mayer Medical Research Director, Co-Chair of The Fenway Institute Appointments: Director, Brown University AIDS Program; Professor of Medicine and Community Health, Brown University Degree: Northwestern University, MD 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
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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
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Harvey J. Makadon Director of Professional Education and Development Appointment: Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Degree: Columbia University, MD Areas of Expertise: Global Health, LGBT Health, HIV, Primary Care
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Stephen 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.
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Patricia Case Senior Research Scientist Appointment: 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
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Lori A. Panther Associate Medical Director for Clinical
Research 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:
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection, HPV-Related Malignancy
Complications of HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS and HPV Epidemiology and Prevention
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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
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Matthew J. Mimiaga Affiliated Investigator Appointment:
Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General
Hospital 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
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Conall O’Cleirigh Affiliated Investigator Appointments:
Instructor in Psychology, 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
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Steven Safren
Affiliated Investigator
Appointments: Associate Professor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School; Director
Behavioral Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Degrees: University of Albany, State University of New York, MA; PhD
Areas
of Research: HIV Medication Adherence, Depression, Gay and Bisexual
Men’s Health, International HIV/AIDS, HIV Prevention: Secondary
Prevention, Behavioral Interventions |
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