CHARM-Affiliated or Supported Projects

 

Project Title

Principal Investigator

Funding Mechanism

Project Start Date

Project End Date

Employment as prevention: Adapting a structural intervention to achieve HIV equity among immigrant Latino MSM

Jahn Jaramillo, MPH, Doctoral Candidate, CHANGE T32 Trainee

NIMH F31

Mar-24 Mar-25

A Randomized Control Trial of Striving Towards EmPowerment and Medication Adherence (STEP-AD) among Black Women Living with HIV

Sannisha Dale, Ph.D.

NIMH R01

Mar-24 Nov-28

Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute K12 Program

Candice Sternberg, M.D.

NCATS CTSI K23

Sep-23 Aug-28

Cannabis Use and Proximal Immune Dysregulation (CUPID)

Renessa Williams, Ph.D.

NIMHD K23

Sep-23 June-26

Psycho-neuro-immune Mechanisms Linking Stigma and Discrimination to Carotid Plaque Formation in Persons living with HIV

Roger McIntosh, Ph.D.

NHLBI R01

Aug-23 July-27

The study of Eicosanoids as Novel Inflammatory Mediators of CVD in Men and Women with HIV

Claudia Martinez, M.D.

NHLBI R01

Apr-23 Mar-27

Cardiovascular Research Empowerment Workforce

Sonjia Kenya, Ph.D. 

NHLBI R25

Aug-23 July-28

Exploring the Role of Novel Aging-Focused Syndemic Conditions on HIV Risk and Quality of Life among HIV-Negative Older Sexual Minority Men

Elliott Weinstein, MPH, M.S., Doctoral Candidate

NIDA R36

July-23 June-25

ÚNETE: Combining Friendship Support Networks and Targeted Messaging from Celebrity Influencers to Reduce Latinx Substance Use Disparities

Mariano Kanamori, Ph.D.

NIDA DP1

Aug-23 June-28

Relationship between methamphetamine use, viral reservoir dynamics and clinical progression in treated HIV infection

Mario Stevenson, Ph.D. / Hansel Tookes, M.D. / Adam Carrico, Ph.D.

NIDA R01

June-23

Apr-28

In pursuit of a one-stop shop: a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial of comprehensive tele-harm reduction for people who inject drugs

Hansel Tookes, M.D / Tyler Bartholomew, Ph.D.

NIDA R01

June-23

Mar-28

The CROWN study: Comprehensive Research on Oral and mental health among WomeN

Deborah Jones, Ph.D. / Maria Alciade, M.D. / Daniel Feaster, Ph.D. / Carrigan Parish, Ph.D.

NIDCR R01

June-23

May-28

Enhancing HIV Prevention and Treatment Referral and Engagement among Latino MSM: A Pilot Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of the JUNTOS Referral Network

Audrey Harkness, Ph.D.

NIMH R34

Sep-23

Aug-26

Five Point Initiative: A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Bundled Implementation Strategy to Address the HIV Epidemic in Black Communities

Sannisha Dale, Ph.D.

NIMH R01

Aug-23

May-28

Bon Bagay (Good Stuff): Biomedical HIV Prevention Among People of Haitian Descent

Candice Sternberg, M.D.

Diversity Supplement

Jul-22

Jun-23

LatiNET, a Multilevel Social Network Model to Examine and Address SARS-CoV-2 Misinformation in Low-Income Latinx Communities.

Mariano Kanamori, Ph.D.

NIMHD R01

Sep-22

May-27

Integrated Navigation Services for Treatment Adherence, Counseling, and Research (INSTACARE)

Sonjia Kenya, Ph.D. 

NIMHD R01

Sep-22

May-27

FINISHING HIV: An EHE model for Latinos Integrating One-Stop-Shop PrEP Services, a Social Network Support Program and a National Pharmacy Chain

Mariano Kanamori, Ph.D.

NIAID R01

June-22

May-27

reSET for the Treatment of Stimulant Use in HIV Clinics: Care Optimization Supporting Treatment Adherence (COSTA)

José Szapocznik, Ph.D.

NIDA R01

Sep-22

Jul-27

The Florida Node Alliance of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (23)

José Szapocznik, Ph.D.

NIDA UG1

Mar-22

Feb-23

Expansion of the efficacy trial of Tele-Harm Reduction into a federally qualified health center operated syringe services program

Hansel Tookes, M.D.

NIDA AVENIR Supplement

Sep-22

Apr-25

Looking into the Heart of Cannabis and HIV

Claudia Martinez, M.D.

NIDA AVENIR

Apr-22

Mar-26

mCARES: An HIV Adherence Intervention to Support Racial/Ethnic Minority Women with/at-risk of Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders

Lunthita Duthely, Ph.D.

NIDA/R34

Sep-22

Jul-25

Syndemics, the microbiome, and mucosal inflammation involved in HIV acquisition

Emily Cherenack, Ph.D.

NIAID/F32

Sep-21

Aug-24

CTN-0121: INTEGRATED CARE AND TREATMENT FOR SEVERE INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AMONG HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS

José Szapocznik, Ph.D.

NIDA/UG1 Supplement

Sep-21

Feb-22

TREATMENT RESEARCH INVESTIGATING DEPRESSION EFFECTS ON NEUROIMMUNE TARGETS (TRIDENT)

Adam Carrico, PhD, Steven Safren, PhD (MPIs)

NIMH/R01

Sep-21

Aug-26

DEFINING BRAIN PERICYTES AS A NOVEL AND MYELOID-DERIVED HIV RESERVOIR

Michal Toborek, MD, PhD

NIMH/R01

Jul-21

Apr-26

TOOLS TO VISUALIZE AND SUMMARIZE HIV RESOURCES, DISEASE BURDEN AND EHE INTERVENTIONS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

Raymond Balise, Ph.D.

NIMH EHE/CHARM Administrative Supplement

Jul-21

Feb-23

THE JUNTOS REFERRAL NETWORK: PLANNING AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY TO ENHANCE THE REACH OF HIV PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES TO LATINO MSM AND ADDRESS INTERSECTIONAL INSECURITIES

Audrey Harkness, Ph.D.

NIMH EHE/CHARM Administrative Supplement

Jul-21

Feb-23

UNDERSTANDING INTERSECTIONAL STIGMA AND SUBSTANCE USE THROUGH GPS SPATIAL MOBILITY DATA

Adam Carrico, PhD

NIDA/R01 Supplement

Jun-21

May-25

TELE-HARM REDUCTION FOR RAPID INITIATION OF ANTIRETROVIRALS IN PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Hansel Tookes, MD

NIDA AVENIR

May-21

Apr-25

MONITORING MICROAGGRESSIONS AND ADVERSITIES TO GENERATE INTERVENTIONS FOR CHANGE (MMAGIC) FOR BLACK WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV

Sannisha Dale, Ph.D.

NIMH/R01

Apr-21

Jan-25

CULTURALLY-FOCUSED HIV ADVANCEMENTS THROUGH THE NEXT GENERATION FOR EQUITY (CHANGE) TRAINING PROGRAM

Daniel Feaster, PhD

NIMH/T32

Apr-21

Mar-26

PREPARADOS: A MULTI-LEVEL SOCIAL NETWORK MODEL TO INCREASE PREP ENROLLMENT BY LATINO MSM SELF-IDENTIFIED AS GAY, BISEXUAL

Mariano Kanamori, PhD

NIMH/R01

Dec-20

Oct-23

DEVELOPING AND PILOT TESTING PEER AMBASSADOR STORIES FOR INCREASING HIV-PREVENTION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT UPTAKE AMONG LATINO MSM

Audrey Harkness, Ph.D.

NIMHD/K23 Supplement

Sep-20

Mar-23

TFH DYSFUNCTION IN HIV AND AGING

Savita Pahwa, M.D.

NIA/R01

Sep-20

Apr-25

EFFECTS OF SYNDEMICS ON HIV OUTCOMES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Jasper Lee, MS

NIMH/F31

Sep-20

Sep-21

INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SERVICES FOR TREATMENT ADHERENCE, COUNSELING, AND RESEARCH (INSTACARE)

Sonjia Kenya, Ed.D

NINR/R56

Sep-20

Aug-22

ADDRESSING LATINO MSM HEALTH DISPARITIES BY INCREASING ENGAGEMENT WITH BEHAVIORAL AND HIV-PREVENTION SERVICES: AN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE APPROACH

Audrey Harkness, PhD

NIMHD/K23

Sep-20

Mar-25

DIVERSIPREP: MULTI-LEVEL VARIABLES INFLUENCING IMPLEMENTATION SUCCESS OF A CLIENT-CENTERED PREP SERVICE MODEL WITH TELEHEALTH

Mariano Kanamori, PhD

NIMH/Administrative Supplement

Aug-20

Feb-21

FIVE POINT INITIATIVE – REACHING MIAMI’S BLACK COMMUNITIES TO END THE HIV EPIDEMIC

Sannisha Dale, PhD

NIMH EHE/CHARM Administrative Supplement

Aug-20

Aug-22

FINISHING HIV: A SOCIAL NETWORK-BASED OUTREACH PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE UTILIZATION OF HIV PROTECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT SERVICES, CUSTOMIZED FOR LATINOS

Mariano Kanamori, PhD

NIMH EHE/CHARM Administrative Supplement

Aug-20

Aug-21

TARGETING INFLAMMASOMES IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV

Michal Toborek, MD, PhD

NIDA/R01 Supplement

Jul-20

May-25

OPTIMIZING PREP ADHERENCE IN SEXUAL MINORITY MEN WHO USE STIMULANTS

Adam Carrico, PhD

NIDA/R01

Jul-20

May-25

BON SANTE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIV PREVENTION AMONG HAITIAN AMERICANS

Candice Sternberg, MD

CHARM Pilot Award

Jun-20

Mar-21

ENGAGING HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS IN MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND HIV PREVENTION: A FATHER-SON INITIATIVE

Tatiana Perrino, PsyD

CHARM Pilot Award

Jun-20

Mar-21

THE SYNDEMIC OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT, MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE, AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE AMONG MARGINALIZED ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV

Kathryn Nowotny, PhD

CHARM Pilot Award

Jun-20

Mar-21

STIGMA, RESILIENCE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK AMONG WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV

Claudia Martinez, MD 

CHARM Pilot Award

Jun-20

Mar-21

MIAMI COVID COHORT: DEVELOPING THE FOUNDATION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO COVID-19

Maria Alcaide, MD

CFAR Pilot Award

Jun-20

Mar-21

NOVEL ROLE OF INFLAMMASOME ACTIVATION IN ART NEUROTOXICITY

Michal Toborek, MD, PhD

NIMH/R21

May-20

Feb-22

IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION IN HIV+ OPIOID USERS

Savita Pahwa, M.D.

NIDA/R01

Apr-20

Jan-25

SYNDEMICS, INFLAMMATION, AND BIOBEHAVIORAL HIV RISK AMONG TRANSGENDER WOMEN

Tiffany Glynn, MS

NIDA/R36

Apr-20

Mar-22

BAYESIAN VARIABLE SELECTION METHODS TO ACCELERATE IDENTIFICATION OF IMPORTANT PSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS AND NEURAL SUBSTRATES OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Sierra Bainter, PhD

NIMH/K01

Apr-20

Mar-25

EFFECTS OF COVID-19'S SOCIAL RESTRICTIONS ON LONLINESS AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SYMPTOMATOLOGY

Viviana Horigian, MD

University of Miami Office of the Vice Provost for Research

Apr-20

Sep-20

PROJECT SUSTAIN: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 AMONG BLACK WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV

Sannisha Dale, PhD

 

Mar-20

Apr-21

BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO MIAMI- DADE HIV TEST COUNSELORS’ PREP AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFERRALS: AN IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING PROJECT

Audrey Harkness, PhD

Copeland Foundation Award

Feb-20

Feb-21

INCREASING AVAILABILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF CIRCUMCISION IN ZAMBIA -LFLS 

Stephen Weiss, PhD

NIMH/R34

Sep-19

Jun-22

METHAMPHETAMINE USE AND HIV AS RISK FACTORS FOR COVID-19

Adam Carrico, PhD

NIDA/R01

Sep-19

Jul-24

SUPPORTING TREATMENT ADHERENCE FOR RESILIENCE AND THRIVING (START): A MHEALTH INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE ART ADHERENCE FOR HIV-POSITIVE STIMULANT USING MEN - DIVERSITY SUPPLEMENT

Adam Carrico, PhD

NIDA/R01

Sep-19

Jul-24

EVALUATION OF LIFE-STEPS TO ENHANCE ADHERENCE AND ENGAGEMENT IN PREP CARE

Steven Safren, PhD

NIMH/R01

Sep-19

Aug-24

WOMEN HIV COHORT STUDY: HIV INFECTION AND TREATMENT AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE

Maria Alcaide, MD

NICHD/R01

Sep-19

Jul-23

IMPLEMENTATION OF TELEMEDICINE TEST AND TREAT FOR ON-SITE INITIATION OF ART AT MIAMI’S IDEA EXCHANGE SYRINGE SERVICE PROGRAM

Hansel Tookes, MD

NIMH EHE/CHARM Administrative Supplement

Sep-19

02/2021 (NCE)

FINISHING HIV: AN HIV PROTECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT NETWORK FOR LATINOS

Mariano Kanamori, PhD

NIMH EHE/CHARM Administrative Supplement

Sep-19

02/2021 (NCE)

FIVE POINT INITIATIVE

Sannisha Dale, PhD

NIMH EHE/CHARM Administrative Supplement

Sep-19

02/2021 (NCE)

MONITORING MICROAGGRESSIONS AND ADVERSITIES TO GENERATE INTERVENTIONS FOR CHANGE (MMAGIC) FOR BLACK WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV

Sannisha Dale, PhD

NIMH/R56

Aug-19

Aug-21

MYTPILL: A NOVEL STRATEGY TO MONITOR ANTIRETROVIRAL ADHERENCE AMONG HIV+ PRESCRIPTION OPIOID USERS

Adam Carrico, PhD

NIDA/R01

Jun-19

Apr-23

CHASE: AN INNOVATIVE COUNTY-LEVEL PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN NEW YORK STATE

Daniel Feaster, PhD

NIDA/UM1

Apr-19

Mar-23

MACS/WIHS -CCS

Deborah Jones, PhD Maria Alcaide, MD

NHLBI/U01

Apr-19

Mar-26

LONGITUDINAL COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT OF ENGAGEMENT IN HIV- PREVENTION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AMONG LATINO MSM

Audrey Harkness, PhD

CLARO Developmental Award

Mar-19

02/2021 (NCE)

SYNDEMIC BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO ENGAGEMENT IN HIV- PREVENTION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR LATINO MSM IN MIAMI

Audrey Harkness, PhD 

CFAR Developmental Award 

Feb-19

02/2021 (NCE)

ADAPTIVE INTERVENTION STRATEGIES TO OPTIMIZE PREP CLINICAL EVALUATION AND UPTAKE IN STIMULANT-USING MEN

Adam Carrico, PhD

NIDA/R34

Feb-19

Jan-22

COMMUNITY-BASED AWARENESS FOR MINORITY POPULATIONS (CHAMP)

Sonjia Kenya, PhD

Florida Department of Health

Jan-19

Dec-21

MECHANISMS UNDERLYING RECURRENT BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS AND HIV RISK - A MULTIDICIPLINARY APPROACH

Maria Acaide, MD

NIAID/R01

Aug-18

Jul-23

HIV-RELATED CHANGES TO THE CENTRAL-AUTONOMIC NETWORK AND ASSOCIATED RISK FOR HYPERTENSION

Roger McIntosh, PhD

NHLBI/K01

Feb-18

Feb-23

A MULTI-SITE MULTI-SETTING RCT OF INTEGRATED HIV PREVENTION AND HCV CARE FOR PWID

Daniel Feaster, PhD

NIDA/R01

Aug-17

Jul-22

ENHANCING CAPACITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND CARE IN CAMBODIA

Adam Carrico, PhD

NIMH/R01

Aug-17

Jul-22

INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL ACTIVATION AND HIV RISK REDUCTION COUNSELING FOR MSM WITH STIMULANT ABUSE

Steven Safren, PhD

NIDA/R01

Apr-17

Jan-22

A CLUSTER RCT TO INCREASE HIV TESTING IN SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT PROGRAMS

Daniel Feaster, PhD

NIDA/R01

Sep-16

Jul-22

POSITIVE CONNECTIONS: COPA2

Deborah Jones, PhD

NIMH/R01

Aug-16

May-21

ADDRESSING PSYCHOSOCIAL COMORBIDITIES IN HIV TREATMENT AND PREVENTION

Steven Safren, PhD

NIDA/K24

Aug-16

Jul-21

NURSE-DELIVERED CBT FOR DEPRESSION-ADHERENCE IN HIV PRIMARY CARE S. AFRICA

Steven Safren, PhD

NIMH/R01

Aug-15

Apr-21

 

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