Policy and Ethics Core
The purpose of the CAPS Policy and Ethics Core is to assure that HIV prevention and policy research at CAPS meets the highest ethical standards, addresses pressing policy questions, and has a high impact on the policy-making process.
CAPS Consultations
Core researchers provide consultations to CAPS researchers on:
- IRB issues
- Ethics issues
- Grants review
- Policy relevance of research
- Presenting research to policymakers
- Developing research proposals
- Training and mentoring policy and ethics researchers
To set up a consultation, please contact Jay Newberry.
Consultations to Policymakers
The Policy and Ethics Core conduct extensive consultations with local, state, federal and international agencies responding to AIDS issues. To set up a consultation, please contact Jay Newberry.Presentations/Seminars
See the list of upcoming seminars, Town Halls and Forums.Publications
- Policy monographs. Policy Forums produce monographs that synthesize the presentations and make recommendations for policies and future research. See list of Policy monographs we have developed.
Ethics and Policy Research
The AIDS Policy Research Center (APRC) is currently conducting several research projects, including:
- AIDS Education and Training Center National Evaluation Center
- Community-Based HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing: Zimbabwe
- Enhancing Prevention with Positives Evaluation Center (EPPEC)
- Understanding the Social and Psychological Context of Acute HIV Infection
Core staff
- Director: Stephen F. Morin, Ph.D. (Policy)
- Co-Director: Bernard Lo, M.D. (Ethics) Leslie Wolf, J.D., M.P.H. (Legal)
- Policy Assistant: Stuart Gaffney
- Affiliated Faculty: Janet Myers, Ph.D., M.P.H. (Health Services); Edwin Charlebois, Ph.D., M.P.H. (Biostatistics); Tim Lane, Ph.D., M.P.H. (International); Wayne T. Steward, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Hong-Ha Truong, Ph.D., MPH
- Affiliated Academics: Kim Koester, M.A. (Qualitative); Andre Maiorana, M.A., M.P.H.; Gertrude Khumalo-Sakutukwa, M.S.S.W. M.M.S. ; Sebastian Kevany, MIPH
- Affiliated Statistician: Starley Shade, PhD, MPH
- Senior Advisor: Philip R. Lee, M.D.