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Get to know us

FRESH is a research team at the Brown School of Public Health that is committed to understanding the drivers of social and health inequities among marginalized and stigmatized populations. The mission of Brown’s School of Public Health is to improve the health of all populations, especially those most vulnerable, by producing world-class public health scholarship, forging strong community partnerships, and educating the next generation of diverse public health leaders.

 

Our research is dedicated to identifying risk factors for health inequities among sexual, gender, and racial minority groups and developing interventions to prevent and treat HIV/STIs, substance use disorder, and other poor health outcomes. 

 

Through our work, we strive to promote sexual wellness, substance use support, and health equity through evidence-based investigation, education, and action. We are committed to developing strong partnerships in our local, national, and global communities to share information and learn from one another.

FEATURED STUDY:

PrEPare for Work

PrEPare for Work is a research study testing a program to support male sex workers and men who exchange sex for money, goods, drugs, or other items of value with other men get linked to PrEP services and discuss their options around sexual health.

 

The study is completely confidential, can be done online over video chat, and pays up to $475 over the course of the study. $50 at your first visit! 

FEATURED STUDY:

PrEP N' Shine
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PrEP N' Shine is a research study testing a program to help transgender women and trans-feminine people get linked to PrEP services and discuss their HIV risk.


The study is completely confidential, can be done online over video chat, and pays up to $220 over the course of the study.

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Active studies

Project impact

IMPACT is a research study testing a program to help men who have sex with men discuss their HIV risk, stimulant use, and mood.

 
The study is completely confidentia
l, can be done online over video chat, and pays up to $350 over the course of the study.

Prepare for work

PrEPare for Work is a research study testing a program to help male sex workers and men who exchange sex for money, goods, drugs, or other items of value get linked to PrEP services and discuss their HIV risk. 

 

The study is completely confidential, can be done online over video chat, and pays up to $475 over the course of the study. $50 at your first visit! 

Prep n' shine

PrEP N' Shine is a research study testing a program to help transgender women and trans-feminine people get linked to PrEP services and discuss their HIV risk.


The study is completely confidential, can be done online over video chat, and pays up to $220 over the course of the study.

trans aging project

The overall objective of this study is to create a comprehensive understanding of the comorbidities and healthcare use of older transgender and gender diverse adults.

Moud caps project

The objective of this application is to examine whether and how Medicaid Rx caps affect the care and health of people with opioid use disorder and other chronic health conditions.

Positive steps

A program for HIV+ adolescents and young adults under 30 who struggle with taking their ART. We have developed a series of technology-enhanced problem-solving strategies to help individuals overcome difficulties sticking to a daily medication regimen.

points

POINTS (Preventing Overdoses Involving Stimulants) is a study to survey and interview people who use and distribute drugs and conduct drug checking of the local drug supply to understand risk and protective factors for stimulant-involved overdoses in 4 communities – Providence, RI; Brockton, MA, Lawrence, MA, and Lynn, MA.

More studies

ATN Impact

PrEP for Health

Making ART Work (Brazil) 

Completed studies

stronger together

A couples-based approach to linkage to care and antiretroviral adherence in Atlanta, Boston, and Chicago.

Project grace

A mixed-methods study to assess the capacity of substance use treatment providers to care for trans people with substance use disorder.

combat

A Pilot RCT of a combined medication and behavioral activation treatment for people living with Opioid Use Disorder.

life skills

An efficacy test of uniquely targeted HIV risk reduction for young transgender women in Chicago and Boston.

prepare for work

A study among men who have sex with men about money, sex, and PrEP (a daily pill to prevent HIV).

voice now

A brief interview of transgender adults to voice their individual and community experiences.

pnup

An survey of adults who inject drugs and are living in non-urban areas across New England.

prepped to pay

A study among men who report paying for sex with other men about their interest in PrEP.

Meet the team

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Jennifer Olson, MBA

Project Director

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Vanessa Silva, BS

Project Manager

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Evan Davis, BS, MSW

Study Interventionist

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David Pletta, PhD, MPH

Research Scientist

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Madeline Noh, MPH

Project Coordinator

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Olly Richards, BSc

Research Assistant

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Lance Nelson, BA

Project Coordinator

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Yohansa Fernández, PhD, LMSW

Post-Doctoral Fellow

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William Lodge II, MSc

Doctoral Candidate

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Siena Napoleon, MPH

Doctoral Candidate

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Patrick Kelly, MPH

Doctoral Candidate

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Tyler Alexander, BA

Graduate Research Assistant

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Community partners

We are committed to developing strong partnerships in our local, national, and global communities to share information and learn from one another.

CommPart, UCLA

Fielding School of Public Health
650 Charles E Young Drive South
Los Angeles, CA 90095

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415 South Street MS035

Waltham, MA 02453

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100 Willow Street, 2nd floor

Lynn, MA 01901

CommPart, COBRE

Rhode Island Hospital

1125 N Main Street, Suite 215

Providence, RI 02906

CommPart, Weber

640 Broad Street

Providence, RI 02907

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30 North Main Street

Brockton, MA 02301

CommPart, Fenway Health

Fenway South End

142 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116

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100 Water Street

Lawrence, MA 01841

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