Interviewing your favorite sex and drugs scientists about what they study and why. Each week features an interview with a scientist studying topics such as: por...
Natalie Brousseau: Stigma, Social Support & Opioids
Natalie Brousseau recently earned her PhD in Human Development & Family Sciences from the University of Delaware and will soon begin a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Connecticut. Natalie, Valerie, and Carly chat about their work on the UDisclose study, which focused on understanding disclosure experiences among people in recovery from opioid use disorders in Delaware. Natalie shares the results of her three dissertation studies, and Valerie and Carly wish Natalie good luck in her next round of science adventures.This is our last episode of the season. Follow us on instagram @sexdrugsscience to stay up to date on future episodes.
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Sarah Calabrese: PrEP and HIV Prevention
Sarah Calabrese is an Assistant Professor of clinical psychology at The George Washington University. Her research focuses on sexual health promotion among racial and sexual minorities and other socially marginalized groups. Sarah chats with Valerie about all things PrEP (an HIV prevention medication), including: how many people are (or aren’t) using PrEP, (arguably) conservative guidelines around PrEP recommendations, and provider bias in PrEP prescription that likely leads to inequities in who can access PrEP. Valerie asks Sarah about why it’s important to think about sexual pleasure when we’re studying HIV prevention and sexual health promotion. Learn more about Sarah’s work here: https://shel.columbian.gwu.edu/
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Dave Humes: Naloxone Policy
Dave Humes is a Board Member and the Public Policy Coordinator of aTAcK addiction, a naloxone trainer, and co-chair of the Changing Perceptions and Stigma Subcommittee of the Behavioral Health Consortium In Delaware. Dave shares his story of losing his son to an opioid overdose, and how that inspired him to advocate for policy change surrounding access to naloxone (an opioid overdose-reversal medication) in Delaware. Valerie and Carly ask Dave for advice about advocating for policy change and Dave shares advice for scientists. Learn more about aTAcK addiction here: https://www.attackaddiction.org/Follow Dave on Twitter: @Gregs_DadLearn more about how naloxone laws changed between 2001 and 2017 through the Prescription Drug Policy System site: https://pdaps.org/
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Judy Tan: Art, Aging & HIV
Dr. Judy Tan is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Prevention Science, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), at the University of California San Francisco. She is a behavioral and prevention scientist trained in social and health psychological theory, quantitative research methods, and intervention development. Judy chats with Valerie and Carly about her work with older people living with HIV, researching the role of romantic relationships in health promotion, and developing a choral intervention. Read more about Judy’s work here: https://profiles.ucsf.edu/judy.tanFollow Judy on Twitter: @JudyYTan
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Ben Levenson: Harm Reduction
Ben Levenson is the Chairman of The Levenson Foundation and founder of Origins Behavioral HealthCare. Ben chats with Valerie and Carly about harm reduction, or ways to “derisk” drug use for the millions of people who use drugs in the United States, and the gap between “the bench and the trench,” or between scientific findings and addiction treatment. Ben talks about international approaches to drug use and leaves Valerie and Carly with some excellent food for thought about the need to end stigma towards all people who use drugs, not just people in recovery from drug use disorders. Read more about Ben’s work with the Levenson Foundation here: https://levensonfoundation.org/Read about the Rome Consensus here: https://romeconsensus.com/ Read about the National Harm Reduction Coalition here: https://harmreduction.org/ Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenLevenson
Interviewing your favorite sex and drugs scientists about what they study and why. Each week features an interview with a scientist studying topics such as: pornography, opioids, HIV, harm reduction, and other topics. Co-hosted by Valerie Earnshaw and Carly Hill with help from the UD Stigma Lab. Follow @sexdrugsscience on Instagram for updates.
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