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Michele Andrasik is an Affiliate Associate Professor in the Departments of Global Health and Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington. She has 25 years of experience focused on HIV prevention and is recognized for her work on social structural factors that contribute to health inequities, stigma, and discrimination faced by marginalized communities, including racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minorities. As a clinical health psychologist, she directs the Social Behavioral Sciences Community Engagement for the Fred Hutchinson-based HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN). Dr. Andrasik has established a robust research agenda centered on Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and qualitative methods. Her extensive experience includes facilitating training on implicit bias, stigma, microaggressions, and trauma for researchers and community-based organization staff within health departments. Furthermore, she has mentored students and has made significant contributions to research in community engagement and HIV prevention models.
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