Program Overview
For Summer 2025, SHARE will welcome a cohort of seven scholars into its program. Each of these scholars will conduct a focused research project under the mentorship of experienced faculty.
The research project will be jointly selected by the scholar and their mentor(s) in one of four priority HIV research areas:
- Health disparities
- Social determinants of health
- Prevention and care continuum
- Comorbidities
Scholars will also attend a series of weekly seminars on topics including research design and methods, HIV prevention approaches, substance use and mental health research, professional development, health and racial equity, and possible research careers. Scholars will also have opportunities to shadow existing research studies and participate in social and networking events with other scholars, as well as young investigators from other academic institutions.
Research Opportunities
At the beginning of the summer program, scholars will be matched with a “Science Mentor” who conducts research related to your interests. You will join the mentor’s research team as a contributing team member.
- Using existing data from mentors or from other sources, scholars will address a research question they would like to see answered.
- Prepare and deliver a presentation of the findings to fellow scholars and the SHARE team members at the end of the summer intensive.
- With support from mentors, scholars will prepare a manuscript describing your research findings for submission to peer-reviewed journals, and/or to present at national or international conferences.
- The research project will be jointly selected by the scholar and their mentor in one of four priority HIV research areas:
- health disparities
- social determinants of health
- prevention and care continuum
- comorbidities
Didactic Activities: Knowledge and Skills
Didactics consists of a lecture series (e.g., HIV-SUD research themes) and Research Educational Seminars (e.g., Research processes). The lecture series and seminars will enhance knowledge of topics and methods used in research and HIV/SUD-related topics, will provide a structure to help scholars with tasks related to their research projects, and will serve as a forum for scholars to discuss progress on their research projects. Professional and Career Enrichment consists of Professional development seminars (e.g., Research ethics) and Skills development workshops (e.g., Manuscript development). Some examples include:
- HIV/AIDS Health Inequities
- Social Determinants of Health
- HIV Prevention Care Continuum
- HIV Comorbidities
- Social and Behavioral Issues in HIV-Substance Abuse Research
- Health Inequities and Intersectionality
- Biostatistics and Statistical tools
- Research Processes Seminar
- Directed Readings
- Grand Rounds
- Responsible Authorship and Dissemination if research findings
- Journal Club
- Research Ethics and Responsible Conduct of Research
- Individual Development Plan, IDP
- Cultural competence training
- Dismantling and Overcoming Barriers to Success Experienced by Individuals from Diverse Backgrounds
- Strategies/methods for secondary data analysis
- Computer-based and web-based research tools (e.g., SPSS, SAS, Atlas.ti)
- Preparing for oral and poster presentations
- Writing abstracts and scientific manuscripts
- Reviewing IRB procedures and protocol requirements
Collaboration and Networking
- Scholars will gather for a career networking lunch, which alternates between inviting a recent graduate from an HIV training program for underrepresented minorities and a Latino faculty member who has an independent research program.
- Scholars will be able to find a mentor with whom they would like to work, build their network by connecting with other scholars, and chat in real time with others in their network.
- Networking webinar in which former and current SHARE Scholars, SHARE science and career mentors will have the opportunity to share each of their ongoing experiences