The Summer Research Fellowship is designed to provide financial support for students and post-doctoral trainees to conduct a mentored research project during the academic summer break. We encourage a broad range of research topics pertaining to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including basic science, clinical investigation, program science, educational scholarship, etc.
The goals of the Summer Research Fellowship are to:
- Encourage trainees to conduct STI research
- Provide financial support that permits trainees to dedicate time to a STI-related research project
- Encourage STI researchers to dedicate time to mentoring trainees and recognize the mentor’s contribution with an honorarium
- Advance the ASTDA mission to foster scientific knowledge, develop leadership, and champion practice in the field of sexually transmitted infections.
ASTDA is please to announce the 2022 Summer Fellowship Awardees:
Aubrey Alavrenga (l) and Renata Sanders (r)
Aubrey Alvarenga
Making STDs Sexy: Adolescent and Young Adult Engagement with mail-in self-collected POC STI Testing and Sexual Health Services
Mentor: Renata Sanders, MD, MPH, ScM
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Tara Reid (l) and Victoria Cegielski (r)
Victoria Cegielski
Identifying Treponema pallidum Proteins that are CD4 T-Cell Antigens
Mentor: Tara Reid, MD, PhD
Affiliation: University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and University of Washington
Jane Chen (l) and Irving Hoffman (r)
Jane Chen
Genital and Extragenital Gonorrhea in Symptomatic Women in Malawi
Mentor: Irving Hoffman, PA, MPH
Affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health
Carinna Emilio (l) and Jonathan Zenilman (r)
Carinna Emilio
The Public Health Implications of Perinatal STIs
Mentor: Jonathan Zenilman, MD
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Bucky Foster (l) and Abigail Norris Turner (r)
Bucky Foster
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on STIs among LGBTQ+ People in Columbus, Ohio
Mentor: Abigail Norris Turner, PhD
Affiliation: The Ohio State University
Left image: Jalisa Holt (l) and Casey Pinto (r). Right image: Doug Leslie
Jalisa Holt
The Impact of Regional Emergencies on STI Testing Services in the United States
Mentors: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH, and Doug Leslie, PhD
Affiliation: Penn State University School of Medicine
Amanda Luff (l) and maria Gallo (r)
Amanda Luff
Improving our Understanding of Condom Use Reporting Behaviors
Mentor: Maria Gallo, PhD
Affiliation: The Ohio State University
Jerusha Mogaka (l) and Jillian Pintye (r)
Jerusha Mogaka
Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in Pregnancy in Kenya
Mentor: Jillian Pintye, RN, MPH, PhD
Affiliation: University of Washington
Jessica Morgan (l) and Tamika Smith (r)
Jessica Morgan
Racial Discrimination and Sexual Health Practices Among African American Women
Mentor: Tamika Smith, PhD
Affiliation: The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bekezela Siziba (l) and Nyaradzo Mgodi (r)