Harnessing Social Networks and Next Generation Strategies in HIV Response in the Carolinas

Dr. Ann Dennis is an Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases and the Department of Medicine. As an infectious disease physician, Dr. Dennis is skilled in HIV clinical management, lending my research practical clinical grounding and relevance. Her research bridges basic, clinical, and epidemiologic science by using HIV-1 molecular epidemiology and phylogenetics to understand HIV transmission on a population level and use this information to direct prevention.

Dr. Meghan Zarwell is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health. Her public health research and service focuses on reducing health disparities among members of sexual and gender minority groups. Dr. Zarwell’s current projects use community-engaged and implementation science frameworks to enhance interventions and develop implementation strategies to reduce barriers to HIV services.