卡洛琳·金戈里博士.D. 英里每小时

研究 on human immunodeficiency virus (艾滋病毒) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (艾滋病) stigma has existed since the epidemic first became a global concern in the 1980s. Because the general public did not understand the origins of 艾滋病毒 infection and 艾滋病 disease, it created fear - a fear that brought on stigma and subsequent discrimination against those affected by the disease. Fear of discrimination and stigma further discouraged people living with 艾滋病毒/艾滋病 from disclosing their 艾滋病毒 and 艾滋病 status, 博士说. 卡洛琳Kingori, associate professor of social and public health.

Kingori has researched 艾滋病毒/艾滋病 prevention as well as stigma among people of African descent — African-Americans, immigrants and refugees — for over 15 years. With much of her research conducted in Kenya, Kingori examines health behaviors within cultural contexts, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. 除了, Kingori collaborates with the African 医疗 研究 Foundation (AMREF) in Kenya to enhance existing, 发展小说, social support programs from their research findings.

When developing prevention strategies, Kingori emphasizes that each cultural context is different; there is no one-size-fits-all strategy. Societal norms and attitudes often influence people to believe that those who are 艾滋病毒 positive are sinful, reckless or have broken cardinal rules.
To combat stigma, Kingori stresses it is important to:

• Understand the cultural contexts where stigmatizing behavior occurs.
• Examine different types of stigma instead of looking at 艾滋病毒 stigma as a whole.
• Revise current 艾滋病毒/艾滋病 policies that separate high-risk populations from the general population, and instead emphasize that everyone is at risk of acquiring 艾滋病毒/艾滋病.
• Enhance social support to encourage 艾滋病毒 positive individuals to disclose their status.

With regard to immigrants and refugees, Kingori has primarily worked with the Somali community in Columbus, 俄亥俄州. This project was made possible through a partnership with the Office of Minority 健康 within Columbus Public 健康. Kingori has extensive experience in community-based research in the U.S., Kenya and Botswana with upcoming projects in Ghana, Tanzania and Ecuador. In Ghana and Tanzania, Kingori and her co-investigators are investigating a link between 艾滋病毒 and other non-communicable diseases such as diabetes. She has published her research in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences.

Most recently, Kingori and her colleagues, Drs. 塔尼亚Basta and Zelalem Haile, formed the Reproductive and Sexual 健康 Initiative. The initiative is a collaborative endeavor among reproductive and sexual health scholars across newbb电子平台 campuses and external health-related organizations. The mission of the initiative is to foster interdisciplinary research and community-based participatory research globally, as well as train and mentor students and junior faculty in every aspect of the research process.