Lisa Hightow-Weidman
Contact information130 Mason Farm Road TrainingUndergrad: UCLA Clinical/Research/Medicine Related InterestsHIV, adolescents, HIV prevention research Lisa's Background in her own WordsI am an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Disease (ID) and my work includes taking care of HIV+ patients, attending on both the inpatient ward and consult services as well as maintaining an active research agenda designing HIV prevention interventions. I completed both my ID fellowship as well as my MPH in epidemiology here at UNC. Prior to that I complete residency training in Internal Medicine at Stanford, medical school at UVA and undergrad at UCLA. As you can see I did a bit of flip flopping across the country before settling here in NC, where I have been for the past 8 years. I have been directly involved with the management of HIV-infected adolescents and adults at UNC-Chapel Hill since 2001. I headed the outbreak investigation that discovered increased cases of HIV infection among black men attending college on North Carolina campuses. Currently, I am the principal investigator on a HRSA Special Projects of National Significance grant to improve outreach, care and prevention to engage in care HIV seropositive adolescent men who have sex with men (MSM) of color and a K23 (career development award) to design a unique Internet HIV intervention for young African American MSM. My interests include acute HIV infection, HIV prevention for MSM, Internet prevention interventions and social and sexual network exploration. On a more personal note, my partner and I are currently moving from Durham to just outside Carrboro. We have one son, Jacob who is 2 years old and so I can provide insight into issues around finding the balance that is required to both raise a family and focus on one’s career in an academic setting. We spend a lot of time enjoying all that NC has to offer, hiking, biking and visiting the mountains whenever we can. |
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