Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, PhD
Associate Director, Providence/Boston CFAR, Professor and Chair, Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health
Research Interests
social determinants of HIV prevention and care, implementation of HIV intervention, PrEP uptake, HIV among Latino/a/xs, HIV in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
Biography
Dr. Rodriguez-Diaz is an academic activist whose work focuses on the development, adaptation, implementation, and uptake of culturally congruent interventions to reduce health inequalities. He has developed several community-centered HIV prevention and care interventions, including e-health interventions. His current work is primarily with Latinx populations in the United States and communities in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean region, with a focus on HIV prevention and care among sexual and gender minorities. Dr. Rodriguez-Diaz is also developing strategies for community partnerships and achieving language justice in implementation science.