College of Pharamacy Faculty Profile

Ph.D. Program Academic & Industrial Experience (cont’d) x Graduate Assistant in the Community Based Participatory Research project “HIV Risk Reduction in High Risk Hispanic Migrant Workers in South Florida”, Florida International University, Miami, FL, (2009 - 2010). x Research Scholar (mentee) at the Mentoring Institute for HIV and Mental Health Related Research (NIHM funded program), University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, (2009 - present). x Health Educator and Project Coordinator, Comprehensive Center for the Study of HIV Disparities at the Maternal Infant Studies Center (CEMI Spanish acronym), University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, (2007 - 2009). x Research Assistant, Comprehensive Center for the Study of HIV Disparities at the Maternal Infant Studies Center (CEMI Spanish acronym), University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, (2005 - 2007). x Community Outreach/Investigator, Gamma Project , Conectar para Proteger ® at the HIV Pediatrics Department, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, (2005). x Health Educator Intern, Community Based Organization Iniciativa Comunitaria de Investigación , San Juan, PR, (2003-2004). x Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR (2002-2003). Scholarly Activities x Co-Investigator in the Adherence to Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART): a Trans-Caribbean Study. Research grant awarded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Grant Number # 5UMAI069415-10. x Principal Investigator of a developmental grant awarded from 2009-2014 within the Puerto Rico Mentoring Institute for HIV and Mental Health Research funded by NIMH grant # 1R25MH083617 ($15,000). Research project: Life experiences of youth who were born with HIV infection in Puerto Rico: The voices of young survivors. x Co-author 3 journal articles. x Made more than 20 presentations in national and international scientific meetings. Research Focus x Adherence to antiretroviral therapy x HIV prevention x Life experiences of youth living with HIV x Adolescent health