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Nadia Dowshen is a faculty member at PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and serves as Director of Adolescent HIV Services in the Craig Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine at CHOP. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. In addition to specialized care for youth living with HIV/AIDS, Dr. Dowshen also provides general adolescent medical care at CHOP and Covenant House, PA, a youth shelter located in Philadelphia. She also co-founded the CHOP Sexuality and Gender Development Clinic which now provides medical and psychosocial support to gender variant children and adolescents. Dr. Dowshen received the 2010 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine New Investigator Award for her research identifying protective factors against HIV infection among transgender youth. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Sexual Information and Education Council of the United States, a national non-profit which promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, and advocates for the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices.
Dr. Dowshen's research focuses on using youth-friendly technology to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and improve other health outcomes for adolescents living with HIV/AIDS. She is also interested more broadly in research around issues of STD and HIV prevention and treatment as well as defining the health disparities experienced by other marginalized youth including LGBT and homeless adolescents and identifying protective and resilience factors associated with their well-being.
Description:
Possible secondary analyses of existing research databases or internship projects with tasks involving literature review, medical chart abstraction, data cleaning, participant enrollment, and other research activities.
Preferred Qualifications
Spring semester sophomores and up are preferred. Preference is given to those who can commit at least two semesters.
Paid positions will be considered depending on candidate and funding availability.
Details:
Preferred Student Year
Second-Year, Junior, Senior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring, Summer
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Yes
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