Sayward Harrison, SC Smartstate Center for Healthcare Quality (CHQ) Research Assistant Professor and Director of Research, who mentored the Magellan Scholar in studying knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus and human immunodeficiency virus among college students in South Carolina. “Dr. Harrison has given me valuable knowledge about the research process and about professional development in general,” Pascal says. “Her mentorship has greatly assisted me in my journey to graduation, and I know the lessons I have learned from her and the connections she has provided me with will continue to guide me throughout my professional life. Show more
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CHQ Welcomes Dr. Hyunsan Cho as Research Associate Professor
Dr. Hyunsan Cho is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her primary areas of interest are quantitative methodology, prevention research, policy evaluation, and adolescent risk behaviors including substance use, risky sexual behaviors, and suicidal behaviors. She has more than 17 years of research experience on many NIH funded projects in the field of adolescent risk behaviors, both in U.S. and global settings. Specifically, since 2007 her research has focused on HIV prevention among orphan adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa.
CHQ Welcomes Dr. Md Rifat Haider as a Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Mohammad Rifat Haider earned his Ph.D. in Health Services Policy and Management from the University of South Carolina. He also obtained his master’s degrees in Health Economics and Population Sciences and Bachelor degree in Medicine from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr. Haider’s current research interest includes health services research on infectious diseases, e.g., HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, big data analytics and its application in healthcare, economic evaluation of health programs, and health inequity in both developed and developing country settings.
CHQ Faculty and Scholars presenting at the American Public Health Association [APHA] Annual Meeting EXPO 2017
Abstracts
Will the village doctors in South China use a mobile-based HIV training? Factors for their acceptability, Shan Qiao1, Xiaoming Li, PhD1, Zhiyong Shen, MD2 and Yuejiao Zhou, MD3, (1)University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, (2)Guangxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning, China, (3)Guangxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Nanning, China
Changing Minds Through Communications: Utilization of theory to enhance village doctors’ willingness to treat people living with HIV/AIDS in rural China, Jo-Yun Li, University of South Carolina, Sayward Harrison, Ph.D., Shan Qiao and Xiaoming Li, PhD, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Disclosure of sexual orientation to healthcare providers among men who have sex with men: A systematic review, Shan Qiao, Guangyu Zhou, Ph.D. and Xiaoming Li, PhD, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Age differences in retention in care among HIV-positive patients in South Carolina, Yuchen Mao1, Alyssa Robillard, PhD2, Xiaoming Li, PhD1, Shan Qiao1 and Qun Zhao3, (1)University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, (2)University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC, (3)Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, China
Psychological resources buffer the effects of stigma on health among children affected by parental HIV/AIDS , Yanping Jiang1, Xiaoming Li, PhD1, Guangyu Zhou, Ph.D.1, Shan Qiao1, Junfeng Zhao, Ph.D.2 and Guoxiang Zhao2, (1)University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, (2)Henan University, Kaifeng, China
Prevalence of HIV Testing Among Adults with a Hepatitis C Diagnosis: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009 – 2014, Bankole A. Olatosi, PhD, MS, MPH, FACHE and Chamberline Ozigbu, MD, MPH, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Cardiovascular Disease Morbidity and Mortality Among HIV/AIDS Patients in South Carolina, Akhtar Hossain, MS1, Hrishikesh Chakraborty, DrPH1 and Xiaoming Li, PhD2, (1)Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, Columbia, SC, (2)University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
HIV Rountable 2 – HIV and Related Psychosocial Factors
Moderator: Shan Qiao
Psychological resources buffer the effects of stigma on health among children affected by parental HIV/AIDS Yanping Jiang1, Xiaoming Li, PhD1, Guangyu Zhou, Ph.D.1, Shan Qiao1, Junfeng Zhao, Ph.D.2 and Guoxiang Zhao2, (1)University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, (2)Henan University, Kaifeng, China