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Curriculum Vitae

About Latrice C. Pichon, PhD, MPH, CHES

Latrice C. Pichon, PhD, MPH, CHES, is a Professor in the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health. She completed her PhD in Public Health with a concentration in Health Behavior from the Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health at San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego. She received post-doctoral training in community-based participatory research (CBPR) in the Kellogg Health Scholars Program at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Her research focuses on exploring the role of the faith-based community in addressing HIV awareness and prevention, partnering with community-based organizations to understand HIV outreach, care, and utilization needs among vulnerable populations, and using the application of community-based participatory research approaches. Dr. Pichon was selected as a 2019 Transformative Grant partner by the COMPASS Initiative and the Southern AIDS Coalition (View photos).  Dr. Pichon is currently the principal investigator of CDC U01PS005211 grant-funded as part of the Minority HIV Research Initiative. In 2021, she was awarded a University Research Professorship for her outstanding contributions to the University's educational, research, outreach, and service missions.

Education

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Kellogg Health Scholars Program (Community Track), University of Michigan School of Public Health
• PhD, Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health at San Diego State University/ University of California, San Diego - Concentration: Public Health (Health Behavior)
• MPH, San Diego State University, Graduate School of Public Health - Concentration: Health Promotion
• BS, Xavier University of Louisiana – Psychology Pre-Medicine

Research Interests

• HIV prevention and care
• Community-based participatory research (CBPR)
• Faith-based research

Selected Publications

1. Pichon, L. C., Jewell, E. N., Diehl, R. E., Stubbs, A. W., Thompson, D. E., Hurd-Sawyer, L., Campbell, B., & Teti, M. (2023). Sharing lived experiences of HIV stigmatization: Process of disseminating a traveling photovoice exhibit. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 34(3), 57–68.
2. Denney, M. R., Pichon, L. C., & Brantley, M. L. (2023). Violence, discrimination, psychological distress, and HIV vulnerability among men who have sex with men in ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ, Tennessee. American Journal of Men's Health, 17(2), Article 15579883231163727.
3. Pichon, L. C., Jewell, E. N., Williams Stubbs, A., Jones, D., Campbell, B., Kimble, K. M., Stewart, G. M., Hurd-Sawyer, L., Carroll, L., & Powell, T. W. (2023). An engaged community of faith to decrease HIV stigma in the U.S. South. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3), Article 2100.
4. Pichon, L. C., Teti, M., & Brown, L. L. (2022). Triggers or prompts? When methods resurface unsafe memories and the value of trauma-informed photovoice research practices. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21, 1–7.
5. Pichon, L. C., Stubbs, A., & Teti, M. (2022). Snap out of stigma photovoice project in the U.S. South. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), Article 795.
6. Pichon, L. C., Teti, M., McGoy, S., et al. (2022). Engaging Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the South in identifying strategies to increase PrEP uptake. BMC Health Services Research, 22, Article 1491.
7. Pettit, A., Pichon, L. C., Ahonkhai, A. A., Robinson, C., Randolph, B., Gaur, A., Stubbs, A., Summers, N., Truss, K., Brantley, M., Devasia, R., Teti, M., Gimbel, S., & Dombrowski, J. C. (2022). Comprehensive process mapping and qualitative interviews to inform implementation of rapid linkage to HIV care programs in a mid-sized urban setting in the Southern United States. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 90(Suppl. 1), S56–S64.
8. Pichon, L. C., Wilkins, M. L., Guerrero, G., Stubbs, A. L. W., Wiley, E. D., Dodson, J., London, C., & Teti, M. (2022). Sustaining an HIV prevention and wellness program for sexual gender minorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), Article 2114.
9. Pichon, L. C., Teti, M., Betts, J., & Brantley, M. (2021). ‘PrEP’ing ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ via peer navigation support and evaluation. Evaluation and Program Planning, 90, Article 101989.
10. Pichon, L. C., Rossi, K. R., Chapple-McGruder, T., Krull, L. J., Kmet, J., & Carswell, A. L. (2021). A pilot outreach HIV testing project among homeless adults. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, Article 703659.