Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science Program Students

Mavis Berko, BSN, RN

Research Interest: Improving HIV Care Continuum Outcomes in African Americans; Reducing HIV-related Stigma; Behavioral Interventions; Implementation Science; Psychiatric Epidemiology; Health Equity.

Philemon Buadee, BSN, RN

Research Interest: The role mental health plays in the treatment and care of people living with HIV.

Karen Daniela Neira Fernández, BSN, RN, MSN

Research Interest: Maternal–child health, obesity prevention, digital health, Latinx populations, health disparities.

Charles Nukunu Gagbe, BSN, RN

Research Interest:HIV/AIDS management and prevention, social determinants of health, health disparities, LGBTQ health, and the implementation of PrEP

Benedictus Hlormenu, BPHN, RN

Research Interest: Cannabis & polysubstance use · Cardiovascular disease risk · Health disparities among Black cancer population

Brannon W. Lynn, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C

Research Interest: Mental health and trauma among sexual and gender minorities affected by intimate partner violence.

Abdul-Manaf Mutaru, BSN,MPH,RN

Research Interest: Maternal-Child Health, Social, Environmental and Biological determinants of Positive child health; Neurodevelopmental outcomes of underserved populations

Sela Sanders, BSN, RN

Research Interest: Maternal-child health · Early childhood development · Postpartum mental health · Family-centered preventive care

Macarena Calderón Silva RN, MPH

Research Interest: HIV prevention among transgender women and sexual minority men; sexual health promotion; PrEP implementation and engagement; health equity; social and structural determinants of health; and community-engaged research.

Bright Yaw Tamakloe, BSN, RN

Research Interest: Cannabis & psychedelics · Substance use disorders · Health disparities · HIV prevention in key populations

Theodora Tertus, BSN, RN

Research Interest: Social determinants of risky sexual behavior, Intimate Partner Violence, and sexual violence Aro-Caribbean populations

Lina Paola Buitrago Ubaque, BSN, RN

Research interest: Sociocultural factors of health, chronic conditions, and cardiometabolic risk in Hispanic/Latino populations