Distinguished Lecture in Psychology
Location
Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery
Date & Time
April 16, 2020, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Canceled
Description
Social Sciences Forum
Distinguished Lecture in Psychology
Gail Elizabeth Wyatt
Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
University of California, Los Angeles
"Getting in Your Pants: Confronting the Lasting Effects of Racism, Sexism, and the Historical Void in HIV Research and Treatment"
This presentation will demonstrate how old myths and assumptions about behavior can derail prevention efforts to reduce the rates of HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections and unplanned pregnancies, especially in people of color. Based on over four decades of NIH funded research, Wyatt will discuss strategies that should be adapted to create prevention programs that are culturally congruent, women-centered, and realistic, as well as reasons why changes in policies meet with such resistance.
Reception to follow.
Sponsored by: Department of Psychology.
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