ATN Diversity Scholar
As a Medical Sociologist, my work is focused on the entanglements of technology in society; in particular, its role in constructing emerging conceptions of health, illness and identity, and as a means to disrupt the production of stigma, discrimination, social isolation and negative health outcomes. Deeply committed to adolescent health, I have represented youth communities in HIV community planning processes as a member of the HIV Prevention Planning Committees in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. I oversaw mobile health and HIV testing initiatives at Whitman-Walker Health and was a mobile HIV Case Manager for newly diagnosed HIV-positive youth in Los Angeles County. Currently, I am a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Public Health Research (CPHR) and the Trans Research Unit for Equity (TRUE) at the San Francisco Department of Public Health.