About

Vivian Go is Professor of Health Behavior, Associate Director of the Center for AIDS Research Social and Behavioral Science Core, and Member of the Institute for Global and Infectious Diseases (IGHID) at UNC. Her research focuses on the intersection between HIV and co-morbidities including mental health and opioid use disorders, stigma and discrimination among key populations including people who inject drugs and men who have sex with men, and scaling up evidence-based HIV interventions. Her work integrates intervention research, implementation science, qualitative methods, and mixed methods. Examples of current or recently funded projects include REDART (Reducing Alcohol to Improve ART Adherence), a NIDA R01 randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of two brief alcohol reduction interventions to the standard of care among antiretroviral therapy (ART) clients in Vietnam; SNaP (Systems Navigation and Psychosocial Counseling); a NIDA R01 implementation science trial to scale up an HIV intervention among people who inject drugs who are living with HIV in Vietnam; OHOP (Ohio Opioid Project) a NIDA/CDC/SAMSA UG3/UH3 to identify and address harm reduction service delivery gaps in southern rural Ohio. She is also co-Director of an NIH D43 implementation science training program for Vietnamese researchers and policymakers.

In the news

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  UNC Vietnam Publishes Landmark Findings: A Tailored Implementation Approach Improves HIV Intervention for People Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam

  A UNC Vietnam team led by Vivian Go, PhD, and Bill Miller, MD, PhD, researchers with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases–in collaboration with Hanoi Medical University and the Vietnam Ministry of Health–found that tailoring implementation strategies to local clinic needs significantly improved the delivery of a proven HIV intervention for people … Read more

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  Webinar: Global Threats, Local Actions

  “We at the Institute for Global Health and infectious diseases are a large community of multi-disciplinary investigators,” said Sonia Napravnik, PhD, in her webinar welcome message during University Research Week. “And essentially, we all focus on improving health globally and locally, here in North Carolina and across the US.” “Our focus is really on research, … Read more

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  Hanoi Medical University Names Vivian Go and Bill Miller Honorary Professors

  Hanoi Medical University named Dr. Vivian Go and Dr. William (Bill) Miller honorary professors on June 20. The award ceremony recognized their outstanding contributions in the fields of training, scientific research and development of international cooperation with Vietnam over the past decade. Go is a professor in health behavior at Gillings School of Global Public … Read more

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  Anticipated Acceptability of Blended Learning Among Lay Health Care Workers in Malawi

  HIV index case testing (ICT) aims to identify people living with HIV and their contacts, engage them in HIV testing services, and link them to care. Enhancing capacity through centralized face-to-face training is logistically complex and expensive. A decentralized blended learning approach to HCW capacity-building, combining synchronous face-to-face and asynchronous digital modalities, may be an … Read more