Updated tasks and strategic priorities for UAlbany's HIV Center

Below you will find ongoing tasks that UAlbany's HIV Center has prioritized for the upcoming months and year. Despite developing the center during a pandemic, CCHRPP is proud to announce that many tasks have been completed or are now considered ongoing work within the center. We would like to thank CCHRPP's members, UAlbany staff, affiliate faculty, the NY Department of Health, and other academic partners for being part of our efforts and helping them come to fruition. If you would like to find out more information about the status of these goals, please email [email protected].

CCHRPP Priorities	Task	Specifics/Details
Strategic Priority A: Develop Evidence-Base through Research and Evaluation	Engage affiliated faculty Assist with development of AIDS Institute Center for Program Development, Implementation, Research and Evaluation research agenda HIV Seminar series	Hold initial call to discuss research collaborations, COVID/HIV research underway, AI research agenda and connections, and seminars Help with planning of meeting if needed, convene to discuss items that should be on AI research agenda Host at least 3 seminars each semester at SPH and circulate relevant seminars from SUNY Downstate and other CCHRPP partners
Strategic Priority B: Strengthen Career Development	Develop graduate certificate program Coordinate student internship program with AI Improve recruitment and retention of doctoral students at SPH	Develop and submit graduate certificate program in HIV studies Collect internship proposals, host virtual seminar, plan orientation and presentation days each semester Utilize HIV Studies Award for recruitment of doctoral students
Strategic Priority C: Leverage and Expand Collective Capacity	Maintain inventory of academic and programmatic assets Assist with development of AIDS Institute Center for Program Development, Implementation, Research and Evaluation research agenda	Update list of current research and grants each semester Help with planning of meeting if needed, convene to discuss items that should be on AI research agenda
Strategic Priority D: Establish Thought Leadership	Assist with planning for NYSDOH AI Virtual ETE Conference Participate in metric meeting to discuss ETE (End the Epidemic) metrics Highlight leading efforts on response to COVID-19 and other emerging diseases	Help with planning of meeting. Details to come Advise on future ETE metrics and discuss impact of COVID on ETE Include relevant publications and press on CCHRPP website and other outreach
Strategic Priority E: Develop Sufficient Infrastructure	Apply for Developmental CFAR	Seek to apply for Developmental CFAR grant
Cross-cutting Strategic Priority F: Identify and Build Strategic Alliances and Partnerships	Reach out to NYU CDUHR regarding formal partnership	We have held previous conversations with CDUHR members and Dean Healton during which we have discussed a CCHRPP-CDUHR partnership. In light of COVID collaborations, it seems even more timely to formalize this partnership
Cross-cutting Strategic Priority G: Improve Diversity in Field Leadership, Research Focus, and Population Engagement	Improve diversity among CCHRPP affiliated faculty	Invite new additional faculty members to improve diversity and inclusion among CCHRPP faculty
Cross-cutting Strategic Priority H: Establish Center as Key Source for Technical Assistance	N/A	N/A
Cross-cutting Strategic Priority I: Implement Effective, Ongoing Internal and External Marketing and Communications Focused on Research, Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis	Increase communications with students and faculty via web resources	Improve access to CCHRPP related news, job opportunities, faculty research/projects, etc