DC CFAR Investigator Leah Varga, PhD (DC Health) Receives a 2019 CFAR Adelante Award


July 18, 2019

Dr. Leah Varga
Please join us in congratulating DC CFAR investigator Leah Varga, PhD (DC Health) as the recipient of a 2019 CFAR Adelante Award. Through Adelante, the Centers for AIDS Research strive to develop early-career investigators who focus on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and care in the Latino/Hispanic community. The Adelante program is currently jointly administered by the Emory CFAR and the DC CFAR. Dr. Varga's project is entitled, "Latinos living with HIV in DC: Exploring experiences in engagement and retention in care".
 
This study will use an intersectionality framework to examine how the health outcomes of Latinos living with HIV in Washington, DC are impacted by multiple social-structural factors. Specifically, quantitative and qualitative data will be gathered using the DC Cohort and interviews and focus groups to help understand the multi-layered factors that support or deter engagement in health care and viral suppression among Latinos, with an emphasis on examining the health impacts of how these individuals experience different forms of inequality. DC CFAR Investigator Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, PhD will serve as a mentor on the project. 
 
Click here for more information on the CFAR Adelante Program.