Featured Investigator: Typhanye V. Dyer, PhD, MPH, BS
![]() April 2022: Typhanye V. Dyer, Ph.D., MPH, BS
Associate Professor of Epidemiology School of Public Health, University of Maryland
Typhanye Vielka Dyer is an epidemiologist and health disparities scholar whose research examines the influence of social, psychological, and behavioral factors on STI and HIV risk in Black populations. Her work examines syndemics (intersecting psychosocial and structural barriers), including the impact of trauma, poor mental health, and criminal justice involvement on STI/HIV outcomes for Black sexual and gender minorities, as well as Black women living with HIV in the DC Metro Area.
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Q: Do you have any specific advice for working with and involving SGM populations in research? |
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