Funded Pilots

Awards were presented for innovative projects that are highly significant for the field. Each awardee has mentors who will offer guidance in the conduct of their studies and bring a broader transdisciplinary perspective to their work.
2026 Pilot Project Awards
Lee, TingFang
Building Sustainable PhotoVoice Capacity for a PrEP-Specific HIV Prevention Intervention With Women Who Inject Drugs in Harlem

This study adapted and systematized PrEP-specific PhotoVoice materials for an intervention with women who inject drugs (WWID). The study team used the training sessions to refine PrEP-specific prompts, facilitation guides, photography ethics procedures, participant safety protocols, and session materials. These products will support the subsequent launch of PhotoVoice with WWID and will contribute to a replicable intervention manual integrating PhotoVoice, intersectional stigma reduction, PrEP education, and warm handoffs to onsite or partner PrEP care.

Mentors:
Walters, Suzan
NYU Langone Health
Stigma Experiences Among Women Who Inject Drugs in Harlem: How Do These Impact Service Uptake and HIV Prevention Behaviors

This project developed and finalized a baseline survey for women who inject drugs that measured substance use stigma, HIV stigma, PrEP stigma, PrEP awareness and knowledge, PrEP motivation, social support, PrEP norms, and related contextual vulnerabilities.

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