FEBRUARY 18, 2021 ZOOM EVENT: Ending the Epidemic Post 2020 Election Cycle: Advancing an Equitable and Diverse HIV Agenda in a Divided and Hostile Political Landscape
Join us for our February seminar:
Ending the Epidemic Post 2020 Election Cycle: Advancing an Equitable and Diverse HIV Agenda in a Divided and Hostile Political Landscape
Thursday, February 18, 2021
12 - 1 p.m.
Presented by: Darrell P. Wheeler, PhD, MPH
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY
Please see below for recording of this event
About the Speaker
Darrell P. Wheeler, PhD, MPH, MSW, is Provost and Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs here at Iona College. Previously he was, dean of the School of Social Welfare and Vice President for Public Engagement at the University at Albany SUNY Dean School of Social Work Loyola University Chicago and has held academic positions at Hunter College, Columbia University, and the University of North Carolina – Greensboro.
Wheeler has more than 25 years of research and community partnership experience in health disparities research – with extensive scholarly work with local and national Black men who have sex with men (MSM) communities. His research interests include behavioral and social science investigations of risk and resilience factors associated with HIV infection and transmissions. He has lead significant HIV prevention and intervention studies including: protocol co-chair for HPTN 061 (a study to explore the feasibility of a peer health navigation intervention with Black MSM); protocol chair for HPTN 073, the study of Black MSM and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) (2012-2015); and PI for Black Men Evolving (B-ME) a study evaluating locally developed homegrown HIV prevention interventions (NIH/NCHHSTP U01 PS001574): a randomized clinical trial evaluating a behavioral intervention for effectiveness to reduce sexual risk behaviors, (e.g. un-protected sex) among sexually-active African American MSM. While at the University at Albany, he was Co-PI on the NIMHD S21 Health Disparities Research Capacity and Resources grant entitled, Endowment for Community-Based Health Disparities Research and Training administered at UAlbany’s Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD) – a previous NIMHD-funded P20 and R24 Center. Wheeler currently services on the Executive Management Committee of the HIV Prevention Trials Network; co-chairs the HIV Prevention Trial Networks HPTN Scholars Program - This program has become a model for other mentoring programs to foster career development among underrepresented minority scholars; and is on the Board of Directors for the NASW Assurance Services Incorporated.
He has worked to promote the engagement and success of underrepresented minorities in HIV prevention sciences. His research, teaching and community engagement work has demonstrated a deep understanding of the use of data and evidence in developing innovative programs and policy initiatives especially related to health with marginalized and oppressed groups.
Learning objectives
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
1. Describe intersection between contemporary social movements and HIV prevention efforts in the United States.
2. Cite the importance of addressing historical and contemporary discriminatory policies and practices in order to move forward on an agenda to Ending the HIV epidemic.
3. List specific United States Federal policies and actions that enable or constrain HIV prevention and intervention efforts among diverse communities.