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Research Faculty and Investigators


Meet the investigators and faculty 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.

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

 

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 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

 

 

Steven Safren
Senior Behavioral Scientist
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

 

 

Patricia Case
Senior Research Scientist
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

 

 

Conall O’Cleirigh
Behavioral Scientist
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

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

Matthew J. Mimiaga
Research Scientist
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