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Psychology Professor Aids in HIV Prevention Program
Dr. Rocio Rivadeneyra
Dr. Rocio Rivadeneyra
Dr. Rocio Rivadeneyra (Assistant Professor, Psychology) has been selected as one of thirty-one summer fellows to participate in the Collaborative HIV Prevention in Ethnic Minority Communities Program. Rivadeneyra will spend six weeks at the Universityof California-San Francisco designing appropriate initial studies and planning subsequent research. Rivadeneyra will research how the media influences young Latinos' sexual attitudes, expectations, and behavior, including risky behaviors. "I am very excited about the opportunity afforded to me by this program," said Rivadeneyra. "It seemed like a natural fit with my research interests on the media's role in the sexual socialization of Latino youth."

The Collaborative HIV Prevention in Ethnic Minority Communities Program is designed to assist investigators already conducting HIV-prevention research with ethnic minority communities to improve their programs of research and obtain additional funding for their work. The program also seeks to increase the quantity and quality of HIV-prevention research targeting vulnerable ethnic minority populations, develop theory-based and culture specific research methods for effective HIV-prevention interventions, and increase the number of minority group members among principal investigators.

In order to be eligible for the Collaborative HIV Prevention in Ethnic Minority Communities Program each candidate must be committed to HIV and minority research, have conducted prior work with underrepresented minorities and community based organizations, be culturally sensitive and understanding, have past experience conducting research and writing papers, and have support from their home institution. "Dr. Rivandeneyra is to be commended for extending her research interests to this important initiative in minority communities," said David Barone, Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology. "Our confidence in her is now shared as she becomes one of the very few recipients of this external support for research development." 


 
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