Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)

Implementation Science/HIV Scientific Working Group

The mission of this group is to increase implementation science HIV related projects. We offer resources (mentoring, consultations, education) on how to incorporate implementation science into HIV related projects.

Resources

This group is co-led by Trisha Arnold, Ph.D., a Research Scientist at Rhode Island Hospital and Assistant Professor of Research in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (DPHB) at Brown University, and Meredith Brooks, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Health at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH).

If you are interested in learning more about Implementation Science or being involved in the Scientific Working Group, you can email Dr. Arnold at trisha_arnold@brown.edu or Meredith Brooks at mbbrooks@bu.edu, or sign up for our listserv here.

CFAR IS SWG Consult Form

The Providence/Boston IS SWG offers free consultations from experts in implementation science (IS). The goal of the consultation is to integrate rigorous implementation science principles and methods into research undertaken by CFAR members. Our team has an array of experiences and can provide guidance an expertise across the implementation science spectrum.

CFAR IS SWG Consult Form

De-Implementation in Real Time: Responding to Funding Shifts in HIV Care

Title: De-Implementation in Real Time: Responding to Funding Shifts in HIV Care
Focus on de-implementation in the wake of recent federal funding changes, highlighting best practices for navigating and responding to rapid program changes.
Speakers
Gregg Rosen, PhD: Assistant Professor of Medicine (Research), Brown University
Kirsten Austad, MD, MPH: Assistant Professor, Boston University
Amy Linsky, MD, MSc: Associate Professor, Boston University

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HIV Implementation Research in Focus: Panel on the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes Special Issue

Join us for an insightful webinar on HIV Implementation Research! Watch the panel discussion on the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes Special Issue, featuring leading experts in the field.
Presenters:
Donaldson F. Conserve, PhD – Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
Valeria Cantos, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
Raiza Beltran, PhD – University of Minnesota School of Public Health

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Core Team

Trisha Arnold

Assistant Professor (Research) in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University , Research Scientist in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital, Co-Leader of the Implementation Science/HIV Scientific Working Group within the Boston/Providence Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Meredith Brooks

Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Health at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH)
Greg Rosen

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology (Research) at Brown University , Research Scientist in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Rhode Island Hospital
Kirsten Austad

Health Equity focused Implementation Scientist , Co-Director of Boston University's Evans Center for Implementation & Improvement Science (CIIS)
Sophia Bartels

Postdoctoral fellow and implementation scientist at the Center for Health Optimization and Implementation Research (CHOIR) at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Shana Burrowes

Assistant Professor in the Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Faculty member in the Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences at Boston University
Alethea Desrosiers

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University , Core faculty member in the Brown Research on Implementation and Dissemination to Guide Evidence Use (BRIDGE) Program
Mari-Lynn Drainoni

Research Professor in the Section of Infectious Diseases in the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and in the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management at the Boston University School of Public Health, Research Director of the Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences at Boston University
Whitney Irie

Associate Director of the HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Health Implementation Research Institute (HIGH-IRI)
Jana Jarolimova, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Division of Infectious Diseases, Brown University Health
Sarah Neville

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Brown University School of Public Health and the Brown Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz

Professor and Chair, Department of Community Health Sciences
Rebecca Rudel

Assistant Professor in the Section of Infectious Diseases at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine , Registered Dietitian , Co-Leader of the Implementation Science/HIV Scientific Working Group within the Boston/Providence Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Alysse Wurcel

Infectious Diseases Physician, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Associate Professor and Clinician Investigator in the Section of General Internal Medicine