ANAC's HIV and Aging Scholars program was an inter-professional program that included individuals with clinical or community-based organization experience. It was open to individuals from any discipline (nursing, social work, pharmacy, medicine, physical therapy, psychology, dentistry, audiology, etc.) as well as people aging with HIV, advocates, peer navigators, case managers, home health workers, substance use counselors, hospice specialists or administrators.
Using a cohort-based model, Scholars participated in a six-month program that involved education on different aspects of HIV and aging, as well as skills building on advocacy and leadership development. Participants had the opportunity to implement a project related to various aspects of HIV and aging within their local community and/or organization. The Scholars had the opportunity to share findings via ANAC’s national dissemination pathways (including presentations at ANAC’s national conference and/or publication in the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC)).
Please join us in acknowledging the hard work, dedication and commitment our Scholars exhibited in addressing HIV and Aging in their communities:
| Participant | Organization/Location | Project |
| Sylvester Askins, Jr. | Urban League of Hampton Roads Norfolk, VA |
HIV and Aging Support Group |
| Chase Brexton Team: Jahi Omari, MPH Jaime Ramirez, BA |
Chase Brexton Healthcare Baltimore, MD |
REACH Project |
| Ruth Cooper, BSN | Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth Plymouth, MA |
A.L.L.S.E.T.: Aging, Living, Learning, Support & Empowerment Training |
| Joanna Hawkins, LMSW | 1917 Clinic, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL |
Increase the Number of Advance Directives with Patients at UAB 1917 Clinic |
| Huntridge Family Clinic team: Rob Phoenix, APRN, FNP-BC Mason McNamara Austin Barry BSN, RN JP Coleman Brooke Tom APRN, FNP-BC |
Huntridge Family Clinic Las Vegas, NV |
Incorporating Physical Function Screening Into a Primary Care Clinic for People Living with HIV |
| Erin Burk Leaver MPH, MBE | Colorado Health Network, Inc. Denver, CO |
Integration of a Cognitive & Functional Screening Program in a Community Based AIDS Service Organization |
| Sharon Miner, MSN, RN, AGCNP-BC, AACRN, DipACLM | Christiana Care Health Services Wilmington, DE |
Lifestyle Habit Assessment of Persons Living with HIV |
| Lakethia Patterson, MS | AIDS Foundation Chicago Chicago, IL |
AIDS Foundation Chicago Senior Services Case Management Assessment |
| Sheri Wilson, MSN, RN, ACPN | Northwestern State University of Louisiana Shreveport, LA |
Reducing the Stigma of Caring for Patients Aging with HIV in Nursing Students and Nurses |
| Anne Behr, BSN, RN, ACRN | West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV | Among the West Virginia hills - stories and images depicting aging with HIV in Appalachia |
| Contra Costa team: Jacqueline Taillant, MSW, LCSW Terri Clark, MSW, LCSW Marina Becerra, MSW, LCSW |
Contra Costa Health Services Contra Costa, CA |
Aging Through Resilience |
| Amanda Graves, BSN, RN, ACRN | Public Health Institute of Denver Health Denver, CO |
Patient Retention and Identifying Barriers |
| Casey Xavier Hall, MPH, PhD | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL |
Toward the validation of a scale to measure maltreatment and neglect in sexual and gender minority older adults for use in research and screening (Supporting Optimal Aging through Research: “Project SOAR”) |
| Laura Kovaleski, MPH | County of Santa Clara Public Health Dept. Santa Clara, CA |
A tailored and culturally responsive training program for front line staff working with people aging with HIV |
| Yookyong Lee, PhD, MSW | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL |
Older People Living with HIV who are Caregivers |
| Michael Maginn, BS | Illinois Public Health Association Chicago, IL |
Bill of Rights for LGBTQIA and PLWHA in long term care or other congregate living settings in Illinois |
| Genice Morton, MSW, LSW | Open Arms Healthcare Center Jackson, MS |
Open Arms Healthcare Center Resource Directory for HIV & Aging |
| Jennifer Powell, MSN, RN, CCM | York College of Pennsylvania Bel Air, MD |
A Matter of the Heart: Older Women impacted by HIV and Cardiovascular Disease |
| Parker Sturm, BA | Colorado Health Network, Inc Denver, CO |
Aging Positively: A Support Group for Long Term Survivors |
Cohort 3 |
| Ruth Rodriguez, BSW Melanie Cross, BSPH |
AIDS Foundation Chicago Chicago, IL |
Thrivers R2R: Thrivers Roadmap to Resources |
| Terah Ann Green, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP, DNP candidate | AIDS Service Organization Indianapolis, IN |
Peer-Led Townhall Event: The Past, Present & Future of HIV & National Black HIV/AIDS Day (NBHAAD) Events |
| Justin Alves, RN, FNP-BC, ACRN, CARN, CME | Boston Medical Center Justice Resource Institute Boston, MA |
Program to evaluate loneliness in aging PLWH in a group foster home and interventions to address the issue |
| David Garcia, PhD, FNP-BC, NP-C | NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing New York, NY |
An HIV Status Neutral Approach to Safer Sex: A Dimensional Analysis Healthy Aging Program team |
| Haley Sanner, BS Janette Romero Saenz, MPH |
Colorado Health Network, Inc Denver, CO |
PATH2Digital_Connection: Conceptual Analysis for the Development of a Tablet/Hotspot Lending Program for Rural Older Adults Living with HIV |
| Chenglin Hong, MPH, MSW, PhD candidate | UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Los Angeles, CA |
Syndemics and mental well-being among aging sexual and gender minority individuals living with and without HIV during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| David “Jax” Kelly, JD, MPH, MBA | Let’s Kick Ass Palm Springs Palm Springs, CA |
Barbershop: A Black Men’s Space for Honest Talk about Sexual Wellness |
| Lepena Reid | Community Health Programs Tampa, FL |
Education for cisgender, black women aging and living with HIV in southern states on the importance of bone health, testing, screening |
| Jamie Smith, PhD, RN | Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Baltimore, MD |
Applying an evidence based model of aging care (CAPABLE) to older adults living with HIV |
| Jenn Sobolik, CNP, AACRN | Community Health Center of the Black Hills Rapid City, SD |
Barriers to Connection for PLWH and aging in rural SD: examining loneliness and exploring opportunities for interventions |
Cohort 4 |
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| Mia Earl, PhD, MPH, CHES | Abundant Wellness Solutions Memphis, TN |
Soleful Steps: Reflexology for mental wellness among aging individuals with Scholars Against Frailty |
| Robin Hardwicke PhD, FNP-C, AACRN, FAANP Nadia Salas MSN, APRN, AGNP-C Veronica Brady PhD, FNP-BC, ACRN, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES |
UT Health Houston Cizik School of Nursing Houston, TX |
Predictors of Frailty in a Population of People Living with HIV (PLWH) vs those without in a Community Sample in Houston, TX |
| Beren Crim Sabuncu, MSW | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL |
All illnesses are metaphors: Intimate Partner Violence SAVA Syndemic, and ART Adherence among MSMLHIV50+ |
Cohort 5 |
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| Alexa Cousineau, MPH | Colorado Health Network, Inc. Denver, CO |
STABLE: Stability Training Applications for Balance in Life Engagements |
| Stacey Draper, MSN, FNP-C, AAHIVS | Indiana University Health LifeCare Indianapolis, IN |
Increasing DEXA screening in an HIV Clinic |
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EPFL Team |
Empowerment Project For Life Roanoke, VA |
Developing a support group for aging people with HIV living in southwest Virginia |
| Ian McCusker, MS | New Orleans Regional AIDS Planning Council New Orleans, LA |
An investigation of the interplay between loneliness, isolation, and stigma among aging individuals living with HIV |
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MATEC Team |
MATEC Michigan Detroit, MI |
Development of educational webinars on HIV and Aging |
| NYC Team Renee James, MPH Doienne Saab, MSc Monika Pathak, MPH, MBA Taylor Colby, MPH |
New York Department of Health New York, NY |
An educational and awareness campaign for people living with over 50 |
| PRIDE Center Team Tramour Wilson, MSW Anastasia Curtis Lamar Brooks |
PRIDE Center Baltimore, MD |
Silver Circle: A support group for black men over 50 |
| Joe Robinson | Thrive SS Atlanta, GA |
Silver Linings: A support group for black men aging with HIV |
| Gabriel San Emeterio, MSW | Strategies for High Impact New York, NY |
Support group for aging people living with HIV and experiencing long COVID |
| Dayna Vango, MSN, RN | Capital Area Health Network Richmond, VA |
Increasing Cognitive Screening Assessments in a population of aging people living with HIV |
