Selected Honors and Awards 

Invited Peer Reviewer, UCSF Ujima Scholars Program, San Francisco, CA, 2024.

Invited Panel Judge, National Academy of Medicine, NACCHO, and CDC Sexual Health Tech Hackathon, Irvine, CA, 2023.

NOW Award for Outstanding Leadership in Decolonizing Global Health, FHI 360, 2021.

Featured Article, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University, 2020.

Awardee, Ward Cates Emerging Scientific Leaders Program, FHI 360, Durham, NC, 2019.

NOW Award for Outstanding Work in Proposal Development, FHI 360, 2019.

Scholar, HIV Prevention Trials Network Domestic Scholars Program, 2018.

Featured Articles, LGBT HealthLink's Weekly Wellness Roundup and Huffington Post, 2017. 

Invited Reviewer, Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference Submission Committee, 2016. 

Featured Speaker, Disparities Poster Walk, AcademyHealth Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 2016. 

Invited Session Leader, National Institutes of Health and American College of Surgeons Symposium on Surgical Disparities Research, Bethesda, MD, 2015. 

Elected Roundtable Leader, 3rd Annual Social Determinants of Health Symposium presented by the Johns Hopkins University Urban Health Institute, Baltimore, MD, 2014. 

Alumni Inductee, Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society, Beta Upsilon Chapter, 2012.                 

Awardee, Johns Hopkins University Brown Scholarship in Community Health, 2010. 

Recipient, Behavioral Medicine Research Team Outstanding Graduate Research Director Award, 2010. 

Awardee, University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health Outstanding Community Involvement Award, 2009. 

Recipient, University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health Research Grail Award for Methodological Excellence, 2008. 

Four-Year Scholar, University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2007. 

Graduate, University of Florida Honors College, 2005. 

Inductee, Golden Key International Honour Society, 2005. 

Inductee, Bet Eta Sigma Honor Society, 2005. 

Selected Academic Mentees and Trainees

Bridgette Agbozo, BA                                       UNC Chapel Hill                                                   Jun 2022 – present 

John Rowell, BS                                                    UNC Chapel Hill                                                   Sep 2021 – present

Amandari Kanagaratnam, MPH                 George Washington University             Sep 2021 – present

Harsh Agarwal, MPH                              UNC Chapel Hill                                    Nov 2021 – present

Shana Abraham, BS                                 Duke University                                   Aug 2020 – present

Tia Williams, MS                                       Emory University                                 Jun 2021 – Jun 2023

Elizabeth Knippler, MPH UNC Chapel Hill Aug 2020 – Jun 2023

Constance Smith, BS*                            NC State University                             Feb 2021 – Jun 2022

Jackson Devadas, MPH                           UNC Chapel Hill                                    Oct 2021 – Jun 2022

Elizabeth Knippler, MPH UNC Chapel Hill Aug 2020 – Jun 2023

Ameya Sanyal, BS*                                  Duke University                                   Aug 2020 – Jun 2021

Elizabeth Aimone, MScGH*                   Duke University                                   Aug 2020 – Dec 2021

Katie Williams, MPH                                UNC Chapel Hill                                    Aug 2020 – Aug 2021

Talia Kieu, MSPH                                      UNC Chapel Hill                                    Aug 2020 – Aug 2021

Kate LeMasters, MPH                             UNC Chapel Hill                                    Aug 2019 – Aug 2021

Maleka Walker, MS*                               UNC Chapel Hill                                    Aug 2019 – Aug 2020

Yadurshini Raveendran, MScGH           Duke University                                   Aug 2019 – Dec 2020

Laura Mkumba, MScGH                          Duke University                                   Aug 2019 – Dec 2020

April Wu, MD                                            University of Sydney                           Jun 2008 – Dec 2020

Maya Torain, MD                                     Duke University                                   Apr 2014 – Jun 2020

Navin Changoor, MD                               Harvard University                              Apr 2014 – Jul 2016

Chase Knickerbocker, MD, MPH           University of Florida                           Jun 2008 – Jun 2014

Miten Patel, MD, MPH                            University of Florida                           Aug 2008 – Jun 2014

Liliam Jarquin, MOT                                University of Florida                           Aug 2008 – Jun 2012

Yotam Haimberg, MET                            Carnegie Mellon University               Jun 2007 – Jun 2010        

(* denotes thesis committee)

Scholarly Journal Reviews

American Journal of Drug Abuse and Addiction Editorial Board (2021–present)

Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved (2019–present)

AIDS & Behavior (2019–present)

American Journal of Public Health (2018–present)

Health Equity (2017–present)

Journal for Healthcare Quality (2015–present)                                    

BMC Medical Research Methodology (2015–present) 

Frontiers in Public Health (2014–present) 

Professional Societies and Affiliations 

Affiliate Member, Palliative Care Research Collaborative Group (2020–Present)

Member, Getting to Zero Community Group, Mecklenburg County Health Department (2020–Present)

Member, Access to Care Subcommittee, Partnership for a Health Durham (2019–present)

External Affiliate, RTI  International Global Gender Center (2019–Present) 

Institutional Member, Triangle Global Health Consortium (2019–Present) 

Member, UNC-Duke LGBTQ Community Advisory Board (2019–Present)

Member, International AIDS Society (2018–Present)

Co-Director, UNC CFAR Stigma Research Interest Group  (2021–2023)

Member, Sexual/Gender Minority Scientific Committee, HIV Prevention Trials Network (2018–2020)

Member, New Investigators Work Group, NIH Office of HIV/AIDS Network Coordination (2018–2020)

Planning Committee, SYNChronicity: National Conference on HIV, HCV, and LGBT Health (2018–2020)

Member, Society for Behavioral Medicine (2013–2020) 

Trainee, Association of Standardized Patient Educators (2019–2020)

Member, AcademyHealth (2016–2018) 

Advocate, LGBTQ and Allies Board at Harvard Medical School (2015–2016) 

Member, Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Program Board, Baltimore Chapter (2014–2015) 

Speaker, Johns Hopkins Outreach, Dissemination, and Ethics Work Group (2014–2015) 

Member, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (2012–2015) 

Member, Johns Hopkins LGBTQ Studies Certificate Program Work Group (2012–2014) 

Investigator, Johns Hopkins Community-Based Participatory Research Summer Institute (2012–2013) 

Member, American Public Health Association (2010–2015)