The Interdisciplinary Sexual Health and HIV Research (INSHHR) group leverages investigator diversity, creativity, experience, and skills across multiple disciplines at the University of Rochester School of Nursing to increase innovation, productivity, and impact in the conduct of research aimed at improving sexual health and HIV-related outcomes with a focus on marginalized and vulnerable populations. The INSHHR group aims to advance sexual health and HIV science that has an impact on ending the HIV epidemic nationally and globally.
INSHHR News
On July 1, 2021, the UR School of Nursing and the INSHHR Group welcomed Dr. Rose Muheriwa as a new postdoc. Dr. Muheriwa began her career in Malawi as a Nurse and a Midwife. She taught Midwifery at several colleges in Malawi. In 2017, she relocated to Florida to pursue a PhD program. At the University of Miami, she continued instructing students in Midwifery as she completed her PhD. Dr. Muheriwa’s research interest is in young adolescent girls' sexual health and HIV prevention in minority populations. We welcome her experience and look forward to supporting her research goals.
INSHHR group member, Mitchell J. Wharton, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, an accomplished educator, researcher, and clinician, has been named Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion at the University of Rochester School of Nursing. His research focuses on identifying asset-based modalities of HIV prevention and health maintenance in marginalized populations.