BIG HART

Building Indigenuity, Generating HIV Science: HIV/AIDS Research Training (BIG HART)

 

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About BIG HART The UW/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is working in collaboration with scholars at University of Washington’s (UW) Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI) and the University of Hawaii (UH) to  continue the project titled “Building Indigenuity, Generating HIV Science: HIV/AIDS Research Training (BIG HART).” This exciting training opportunity is led by Jen Balkus, PhD, MPH, CFAR DEI Lead and Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, and Karina Walters, MSW, PhD (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Co-Director of IWRI, Professor and Associate Dean in the School of Social Work. Click here to learn about what other CFARs across the nation are doing as part of the CFAR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pipeline Initiative (CDEIPI), awarded by the District of Columbia (DC) CFAR.

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The BIG HART Seminar Series

Seminar series for American Indian, Alaska Native, Indigenous Latinx, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in learning more about HIV research and the various ways the epidemic impacts Indigenous communities across North America. The series features both Native and non-Native scientists and practitioners working across the spectrum of HIV science, including former scholars from the Indigenous HIV/AIDS Research Training Program (IHART). The sessions are held monthly during the academic year and all are welcome to attend. Students who watch at least 4 sessions are eligible to become a BIG HART Fellow (see below)! 

Click Here to: Register for the Seminar Series Via Zoom

 

BIG HART 2.0 (Current 2022-2023 Academic Year) 

*Seminars are from 12:00pm-1:00pm on the last Wednesday of the month.

• November 30, 2022 - Matthew Town - View Talk Information and Speaker Bio Here

  • Seminar Recording: Risk & Resilience: Stories of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Native LGBTQ+ People

 

• February 22, 2023 - Bonnie Duran
  • Seminar Recording: Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR): A Grounding for Action and Social Change

 

• April 26, 2023 - Crystal Lee - View Talk Information and Speaker Bio Here
  • Seminar Recording: Examining Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Native American College Students

 

• May 31, 2023 - Harlan Pruden - View Talk Information and Speaker Bio Here
  • (in person: Hans Rosling Center for Population Health. Rm# 101) 
  • Meet in greet lunch starts at 11:30am
  • Seminar Title: Relational Accountability/Being in Good Relations: Two-Spirit and Indigenous Health Research as a Site of Reconcilia(c)tion
  • Register Here: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtc-uvqDMqHdUG5jnSnHYewz0vAHmWxteN

 

• June 28, 2023 - Richard Armenta - View Talk Information and Speaker Bio Here (TBA)
  • Seminar Title: TBA

 

BIG HART 1.0 (2021-2022 Academic Year) 

• April 12, 2022 - Misty Pacheco, DrPH, MHA 

  • Seminar Recording: HIV/AIDS Research Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders: A Voyage That Started Oceans Away

 

• May 10, 2022 - Michelle Johnson-Jennings, EdM, PhD 

  • Seminar Recording: Indigenous wellbeing and gender rebalancing: finding love and promoting thriving

 

• June 14, 2022 - Sharon Day, Pamela Jumper Thurman, PhD, Tommy Chesbro, MHR, Antony Stately, PhD 

  • Seminar Recording: Elders and Practitioners Panel

 

• July 12, 2022 - Ramona Beltran, PhD, MSW, Peter Mataira, PhD, Roberto Orellana, PhD

  • Seminar Recording: Indigenous HIV/AIDS Research Training (IHART) Panel

 

*To view more information from BIG HART 1 (2022), please click here.

 

BIG HART - Mentoring the Mentor Seminars

Click Here - Mentoring the Mentors Page: Resources for Mentors.

Part 1:

December 15th, 2022 - Click here to view the event page

• Seminar Recording: Mentoring the Mentors Part 1

Part 2:

March 6, 2023 - Click here to view the event page

• Seminar Recording: Mentoring the Mentors Part 2

Part 3:

May 1, 2023 - Click here to view the event page

• Register for seminar: Click Here to Register 

 

Get Connected with BIG HART Mentors

Please check out the BIG HART Mentor Slide Deck complete with the BIG HART mentors' introductions, expertise, and contact information. If you would like any support or assistance in getting connected with specific mentors, please don't hesitate to reach out to Marcus Conde (mac94@uw.edu). 

 

Become a BIG HART Fellow

If you attend or watch at least four sessions from BIG HART 2.0, you will receive a BIG HART Fellow certificate. Please fill out this BIG HART Fellowship Form if interested, and to check your eligibility!

Among those who attend at least one session, interested UW & UH students will be given the opportunity to participate in mentorship with an IHART mentor and/or CFAR investigator. In addition, up to 10 graduate students will have the opportunity to participate in the UW Principles of HIV/STI Research and Public Health Practice Course.  

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2021-2022 BIG HART Cohort

	Cherry Ekelakela Yamane (Kanaka 'Oiwi) Graduate Student School of Public Health, University of Washington
	Emily Sage Vega (Chumash/Tohono O'odham) Graduate Student Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington
	Matthew Frank (Navajo Nation) Graduate Student School of Social Work, University of Washington
	Marcus Conde (Coahuiltecan/ Comanche descendant) Undergraduate Student (Graduated 2022) School of Public Health, University of Washington