1 Silvia Amesty, MD, MPH, Msed Academic Appointments, Hospital Appointments, and Other Work Experience Academic Appointments

Silvia Amesty, MD, MPH, MSEd

Academic Appointments, Hospital Appointments, and Other Work Experience Academic Appointments

9/2019- Present Course Director, Community Medicine Center for Family and Community Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Family Medicine Residency Program, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

4/2019- Present Associate Director of Latin American Programs Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Program in Education for Global and Population Health, New York, NY

7/2012- 4/2019 Director of Research Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Program for Global and Population Health, New York, NY

7/2007- Present Assistant Professor of Medicine and Population and Family Health (in The Center for Family and Community Medicine) Columbia University, Center for Family and Community Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY

7/2007- Present Sexual and reproductive health clinician, Young Men’s Clinic, Center for Community Health Education, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY

2/2006- 12/2010 Research Fellow and Investigator New York Academy of Medicine, Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York, NY

8/2005- 6/2006 Visiting Professor Universidad de Costa Rica, Facultad de Medicina Rodrigo Facio, Escuela de Salud Pública, San José, Costa Rica

3/2003- 2008 Director of Research Center for Family and Community Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

7/2000- 6/2007 Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (in the Center for Family Medicine) Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

Hospital Appointments

7/2000- Present Assistant Attending New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

Education 7/2010- Present Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY M.S, Epidemiology, degree expected 2021

7/2000- 12/2001 Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY MPH, Sociomedical Sciences

9/1993- 5/1997 Temple University, Philadelphia, PA MD

8/1991-12/1992 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Post Baccalaureate Program

9/1984- 5/1986 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA M.S.Ed, Psychological Services, Human Development and Child Studies

09/1982- 05/1984 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA BA, Minor in Biological Basis of Behavior and Statistics

Explanation of Gap in education from 5/1986 to 8/1991: During this period, I worked as a psychotherapist at Camcare Health Center in Philadelphia, PA. Later I was the Clinical Director of the Kensington Mental Health Clinic until 7/1993 and stayed as a staff psychotherapist until 12/1993.

Other education 2019 Columbia University Narrative Medicine Program, Course on Socratic Dialogues Taught by Sinead Knox and Rita Charon

2017 Columbia University Narrative medicine program, Faculty Creative Writing Workshop Selected for the Faculty creative writing workshop, taught by Chris Adrian and Rita Charon

9/2015 Photovoice qualitative methodology training, London UK. Qualitative methodology used for community-based participatory research to document and reflect reality. It is an empowering and flexible process that combines photography with grassroots social action and is commonly used in the fields of community development, international development, public health, and education.

2009 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Minority Faculty Career Development Seminar

8/2005 University of Texas Family Medicine Residency, San Antonio Training in teaching Family Medicine Residents and conducting sessions around integrative care targeting complex medical patients.

6/2004 Harvard University, School of Public Health Intensive course in Health and Human Rights, Francois Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights

11/2001 Doctors of the World Human Rights Clinic . Training in human rigths, asylum law, medical and psychological evaluation of survivors of torture

Training 7/2000- 9/2001 Fellow, Academic Medicine Center for Family Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY

7/1998- 6/2000 Family Medicine Resident Beth Israel Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine, New York, NY

6/1997- 6/1998 Family Medicine Intern Beth Israel Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine, New York, NY

Licensure and Board Certification Licensure 7/1999 - Present Medical License, New York, Active

Board Certification 8/2000 - Present American Board of Family Medicine

Honors and Awards (Italicized text is honor/award’s description) 10/29/18 Letter, Congress of the United States, U.S. House of Representatives, New York’s 13th Congressional District For exceptional achievement, exchange of ideas, and work in the Dominican Republic

10/2017- 12/2018 Fulbright Lecture-Research Award Assessment of risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in high risk communities in Santo Domingo and La Romana, Dominican Republic.

8/2005- 5/2006 Fulbright Lecture-Research Award

Courses and research on Health and Human Rights, Social determinants of Health, Special courses on Health and Human Rights and practical applications, University of Costa Rica, School of Public Health and Medicine

2006 NCMHD/NIH Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award Research project on Hepatitis B Vaccination in a research storefront and Infection Among Young Drug-users In New York City

2004-2005 Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools Fellowship The Impact of the Latino Immigrant Experience and Social Environmental Factors on Self-Efficacy and Disease Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

1997 Jerry Zaslow Memorial Award Presented to a student, regardless of class status, who has demonstrated high academic achievement as well as well-rounded activity within the University and the community. Awarded for high academic achievement and well-rounded activity within Temple and the community

1997 Dr. Joseph Nathan Grossman Prize in Family Medicine Awarded for demonstrating a genuine commitment to family practice and concern for the human aspect of patient care

1995 Medical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania, National Medical Association Community Leadership Award This award is given to a medical student who has demonstrated exemplary community leadership

1981 FGMA Academic Scholarship, Venezuela Awarded to students who demonstrated high academic achievement

Academic Service Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health

1/2021-present Armory Medical Team volunteer, COVID-19 vaccination site

10/2020 Community Engagement & Partnerships Action Corps member, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health

10/2020 Provost's Faculty Seed Grants: “Addressing Racism: A Call to Action for Higher Education” Initiative “Addressing Racism Through Education, Intentional Recruitment & Advocacy” Himabindu Ekanadham, Krishna Desai, Richard Younge, Medicine; David Rosenthal, Health Policy & Management; Rebecca Leeds, Hannah Brooks, Family & Community Medicine; Nataliya Pilipenko, Medicine & Psychiatry, Silvia Cunto-Amesty, Medicine, Population & Family Health

9/2020- present Facilitator, SSGA Department of Medical Humanities and Mailman School of Public Health Reflection groups with Public Health students, focused on stimulating conversations about racism.

4/2020- present Facilitator, CSSC IPE Reflection Groups, Department of Medical Humanities Reflection groups with Health Science Students and interprofessional students addressing the work students have done in service learning, a process that started during the COVID 19 pandemic.

2016-2018 Columbia University Harm Reduction (CUHR)-Student-run clinic mentor and preceptor.

2012-present Global Health Lecture Series, Program in Education for Global and Population Health (former IFAP Global Health and IFHAP (International Family Health AIDS Program) Leadership Committee Member As one of the IFAP Program Committee members, I participated in the creation and inception of the Global Health Lecture Series, offered to medical students and other health professions students every Fall since 2015. Currently, students obtain credits for participating in this semester long lecture series Research Methods in Global Health: As students participated in the global health program, we identified the need to have formal lectures on research in global health, and this course was created in 2015 to address this need. Students currently receive credits for taking this 10-week course. Pre-departure symposium: This annual event was created and developed as a half a day event that would fully prepare students going abroad, providing information on the multiple existing resources and on the

University requirements to go abroad. Information about countries are discussed, including situations, expectations, and general information aimed to provide a context for the country the student will visit during the Summer months. Currently, other University programs that offer electives or experiences abroad participate in this predeparture symposium.

Professional Organizations and Societies Academic Organizations and Societies Membership

2008-2014 International AIDS Society

2006-2014 Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine

2003-2012 American Public Health Association

2000-2016 American Academy of Family Physicians

Consultative National 2012-Present Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Residency Program, science reviewer

International 2013-present Instituto Dermatológico de Cirugía y Piel Humberto Bogart. • Collaborate in the EPIC study • Mentorship of Global Health students 2012-present Clínica de Familia La Romana, La Romana, Dominican Republic (in- kind) Collaborate with the clinic in multiple capacities: • Continuing education for health professionals • Building research infrastructure • Teaching in various community and outreach programs for key population • Providing adolescent health workshops for teachers in schools • Bring innovation to the clinic approach regarding staff education • Build a program to eliminate staff stigma and discrimination in the workplace • Collaborate in academic productivity, Local and Columbia global health student mentoring, and creation of research projects and programs 2012-2016 Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña • Collaborated in building a research agenda for Medical Students and Residents • Taught CME courses on research

2005-2006 Universidad de Costa Rica, Facultad de Medicina Rodrigo Facio, Escuela de Salud Pública • Participated in public health courses as a guest speaker/visiting professor • Taught special courses in health and human rights, practical approaches to faculty, to health professionals, and public health students and physicians. • Collaborated with PAHO on research about the Public Health Workforce in Costa Rica 2005-2006 Ministry of Health, San José, Costa Rica • Collaborated on a Ministry Project about women’s health and development, in the application of human rights in health Advisory Boards 2012-present Fordham University, HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Institute (NIH-NIDA) Advisory Board member

2012-present Harlem Health Promotion Center Advisory Board Member

Journal ad hoc reviewer International Journal of STD and AIDS AIDS and Behavior BJM

Fellowship and Grant Support Present Support Feb 2020 Title: Health needs, and health care access among Venezuelan immigrant transactional sex workers in the Dominican Republic. Role: Co-Principal Investigator Granting agency: Montclair State University Direct costs: $3,000 Description: This is a qualitative study using photovoice methodology to assess health needs, and health care access among Venezuelan immigrant transactional sex workers in the Dominican Republic

6/2013- present Title: Health Needs Assessment of Adolescent Males and Young Men in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Role: Principal Investigator Description: This study aims to assess the needs and potential barriers/facilitators to healthcare access, perceptions of risk, risk behaviors, attitudes and knowledge about disease prevention, STI/HIV and pregnancy prevention, violence prevention, exposure to violence, and mental health.

Past Support 2/2019- 9/2019 Title: Data analysis of EPIC, a multisite study on prevalence and assessment of risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in high risk communities/key populations in Santo Domingo and La Romana, Dominican Republic Role: Principal Investigator Granting agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through COIN, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Direct costs: $13,000 Description: Data analysis of EPIC, a multisite study on prevalence and assessment of risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in high risk communities/key populations in Santo Domingo and La Romana, Dominican Republic

10/2018 Title: Health needs, and health care access among transactional sex workers in the Dominican Republic. Role: Co-Principal Investigator Granting agency: Montclair State University Direct costs: $3,000 Description: This is a qualitative study using photovoice methodology to assess health needs, and health care access among transactional sex workers in the Dominican Republic

7/2018- 6/2020 KL2 UL1 TR001873 Title: Unintentional Substance Overdose Risk among Homeless and Housing Unstable Heroin Users in Washington Heights. Role: Principal Investigator Granting agency: NIH/Columbia University Irving Medical Center Direct costs: $30,000/years 1-2 Description: This project examines the risk factors associated with homelessness and housing instability among heroin users in Washington Heights, New York City and its association with unintentional substance overdose.

10/2017- 12/2018 Title: The Fulbright Lecture-Research Award “EPIC (Estudio de Prevalencia de ITS en poblaciones Clave): a multisite study on prevalence and assessment of risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in high risk communities/key populations in Santo Domingo and La Romana, Dominican Republic Role: Principal Investigator Granting agency: Fulbright Costs: $32,000 Description: Support provided for the research study on prevalence and assessment of risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in high risk communities/key populations in Santo Domingo and La Romana,

Dominican Republic. We also trained research sites in the Dominican Republic for the project.

2016 Title: Effect of Having an HIV-Infected Family Member on HIV-Risk Behaviors of HIV-Uninfected or Behaviorally HIV-Infected Urban Adolescents and Young Adults: A Pilot Study Role: Co-PI Granting agency: Rutgers University, Fraçois Xavier Bagnoud Center Direct costs: $6,550 Description: This pilot study is to identify whether or not having a known HIV-infected family member is associated with increased sexual and substance using risk behaviors among young men in a high HIV prevalence, urban clinic. If such an association exists, then interventions to reduce the risks of adolescents affected by familial HIV can be developed.

1/2016-12/2016 Title: Health needs, and health care access among gay and transgender populations in the Dominican Republic. Photovoice. Role: Principal Investigator Granting agency: The Palette Foundation Direct costs: $10,000 Description: This is a qualitative study using photovoice methodology to assess health needs, and health care access among transactional sex workers in the Dominican Republic

5/2015-6/2020 Title: EPIC (Estudio de Prevalencia de ITS en poblaciones Clave): A multisite study on prevalence and assessment of risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in high risk communities/key populations in Santo Domingo and La Romana, Dominican Republic Role: Principal Investigator Granting agency: Bioreference Laboratories Direct costs: $800,000 direct/years 1-5 Description: The study aims were to assess prevalence and correlates of STI/HIV among key population in two sites in the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo and La Romana.

6/2012-1/2014 NIH-NICHD 5 R13 HD063194-03 Title: South Washington Heights Community Based Participatory Research Partnership PI: Richard Younge, MD Role: Co-Investigator Granting agency: NIH-NICHD Direct costs: $89,869 years 1-3 Description: The overall goal of this project is to improve health outcomes and decrease health disparities in the predominantly Latino/African American neighborhood of Washington Heights in Northern Manhattan. We propose to do this by building upon existing

relationships between community organizations, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University and by planning Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) that will utilize feedback from community leaders to jointly identify health care research priorities for the population of Washington Heights

9/2010-8/2016 NIH-NIDA 1 R01 DA030253-01 Title: Post exposure prophylaxis among IDU syringe customers-Pharmacy pilot intervention: improving access to effective HIV preventive strategies Role: Principal Investigator Granting agency: NIH/NIDA Direct costs: $4,033,714.00 years 1-5 Description: In this study we propose to use the ESAP pharmacy program to reach the drug using population and provide Post exposure prophylaxis to syringe customers as needed-Pharmacy pilot intervention: improving access to effective HIV preventive strategies

9/2010-8/2016 NIH-NIDA 5 R21 DA034841-02 Title: Exploratory study of drug user health-related internet and mobile technology use. Role: Principal Investigator Granting agency: NIH-NIDA Direct costs: $3,989,859 years 1-5 Description: e hypothesize that pharmacy customers who report infrequent internet and mobile technology use will be more likely to report structural (e.g. computer ownership, location of internet access (e.g. home vs. library), neighborhood broadband availability) and individual-level barriers to internet and mobile technology use (e.g. drug use or low affordability). Rationale: These barriers serve as practical limiting factors to accessing technology in any form.

9/2009-9/2012 NIH-NIDA RC-106 Title: Improving access and reducing HIV testing stigma among injection drugs users using a comprehensive testing and screening approach in pharmacies PI: Crystal Fuller, PhD Role: Co-Investigator Granting agency: NIH-NIDA Direct costs: $1,000,000.00 Description: This study evaluated a pharmacy-based pilot intervention that combines rapid HIV testing with other preventive screening services including blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol screening targeted to injection drug users (IDUs) who purchase syringes from pharmacies via the New York State Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) a program that increases sterile syringe access to reduce HIV transmission.

9/2007-9/2012 CDC/ DHAP/NCHSTP, U01 PS000698-01 (Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health) Title: Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (MARI), In-Pharmacy HIV testing utilizing the structure of the Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) in NYC Role: Principal Investigator Granting agency: CDC/ DHAP/NCHSTP Direct and indirect costs: $800,000/years 1-4 Description: The goal of this study was to assess the feasibility of providing HIV testing referrals to local testing sites in 10 ESAP-registered pharmacies and providing on-site HIV testing in 2 ESAP-registered pharmacies for ESAP customers who are generally injection drug users (IDUs). Specific outcomes were assessed for IDUs and pharmacy staff separately

2/2006 –1/2008 NIH/NCHMD, P60 MD00206 Title: Columbia Center for the Health of Urban Minorities (CHUM), PI: Olveen Carrasquillo, MD, MPH Role: Co-Investigator, Community Core Granting agency: NIH/NCHMD Direct costs: $ Description: In this capacity, I acted as the liaison between community and academia, providing expertise on conducting research, helping with ethics committee applications and all other aspects of research including research design and implementation. Two community based organizations received funds from CHUM for pilot projects: A)The Dominican Women's Development Center (DWDC) conducted a study about depression with two main goals: (1) to describe how Latina women in the Washington Heights community define, describe and experience depression (in relation to self or to close family members, friends, neighbors, others) and (2) to explore how Latina women perceive help- seeking and other preventive health care behaviors in the Washington Heights and Inwood (WH/ I) area. B) The ARC XVI Fort Washington Inc. serves the geriatric population and their project consisted on increasing physical activity among the elderly population in Washington Heights.

1/2006- 4/2008 NIH/NIDA 3 R01 DA0118061-01A1S1 Title: Diversity Supplement (B-VIVA, Venue Intensive Vaccines for Adults, Hepatitis B), New York Academy of Medicine. Role: Principal Investigator Granting agency: NIH-NIDA Direct costs: $99,777 Description: This Research project aimed to reach drug using populations and provide Hepatitis B Vaccination and testing for hepatitis B infection in a research storefront in New York City

9/2005-7/2008 Title: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Residency Grant, Columbia University, Family Medicine Residency Program. PI: Daria Boccher-Lattimore, DrPH Role: Co-Investigator Granting agency: Health Resources and Services Administration Direct costs: $188,000 Description: The overall goal of our project is to improve residents’ ability to provide culturally competent care in an urban, underserved community. We will accomplish this goal by 1) implementing a multi- disciplinary Integrative Care Conference curriculum that will provide intensive cultural-sensitivity training; 2) enhancing our existing geriatrics curriculum by incorporating the Columbia Cooperative Aging Program’s innovative Clinical Reasoning module; and 3) enhancing the cultural competency training of our home visits program by introducing a Narrative Ethics component.

8/2005-6/2006 Title: Fulbright Lecture-Research Award. Role: Principal Investigator Granting agency: Fulbright Costs: $20,000. Salary support, travel, relocation, research funds Description: Courses and research on Health and Human Rights, Social determinants of Health, Special courses on Health and Human Rights and practical applications. University of Costa Rica, School of Public Health and Medicine

2004-2005 Title: Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools Fellowship. Impact of the Latino Immigrant Experience and Social Environmental Factors on Self-Efficacy and Disease Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Role: Principal Investigator Granting agency: Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools Direct costs: $30,550 Description: This fellowship focused on exploring the impact of the Latino Immigrant Experience and Social Environmental Factors on Self- Efficacy and Disease Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

2003-2005 Title: Faculty Development in Family Medicine Fellowship, Columbia University, Health Resources and Services Administration. Role: Co-Investigator Granting agency: Health Resources and Services Administration Direct costs: $949,076.00 Description: Family Medicine Fellowship in Academic Medicine

Educational Contributions Direct Teaching/Precepting/Supervising

7/2019- present Columbia University, Center for Family and Community Medicine. Community Medicine Course Director, Farrell Family Medicine Residency program

7/2019- present PEO3P, Adolescent/Young Adult Health Elective preceptor, 8 medical students per year

9/2015-7/2019 Columbia University, Center for Family and Community Medicine. Community Medicine Core Faculty, Farrell Family Medicine Residency program

3/2016-7/2018 Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Washington Heights CORNER Project, CUHR student run clinic Mentor and Preceptor, Student run Harm Reduction Clinic

9/2012-Present Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Program in Education for Global and Population Health. Global health mentor for 1st year medical students Mentor for Global scholarly projects, 4th year medical students Mentor in global health for public health, dental, nursing and undergraduate students

9/2012-Present Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health Global health mentor for Public Health students

9/2006-Present Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Population and Family Health, Center for Community Health Partnerships. Adolescent and adult clinician and preceptor, FNP Supervisor, Family Planning Clinic/Young Men’s Clinic

9/2006- Present Clinical Practice I Young Men’s Clinic Field Placement Medical Preceptor for preclinical rotation for 1st year medical students.

9/2006- Present Family Medicine Pediatric and Adolescent Health Rotation Precept first- and third-year Family Medicine residents at the Young Men’s Clinic

9/2006- 11/2007 Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, School of Medicine, Primary Care Clerkship. Primary Care Cyberteacher

2005-Present Columbia University, Center for Family and Community Medicine, Integrative Conference Co-leader, Narrative rounds with Family Medicine residents with their patients, teaching cultural humility and structural competence in weekly experiential Integrative Care session.

9/2005- 9/2007 Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Latino Health Elective for 3rd and 4th year medical students

2/2003-7/2006 New York Presbyterian Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program Co-director, longitudinal research curriculum for Family Medicine residents. Co-coordinator, Research Elective, Family Medicine Residents. Co-leader, Journal Club

9/2001-9/2006 New York Presbyterian Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program Adolescent Health Elective Rotation Course director, adolescent health rotation for Family Medicine residents

7/2000-Present New York Presbyterian Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program Teaching Attending Physician

7/2000-5/2010 New York Presbyterian Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, Family Medicine Inpatient Service Teaching Attending Physician

Lecturing

11/2019 Columbia University, School of Nursing. Sexual and reproductive health interest group Speaker: “Engaging and retaining young men in health care: a step toward healthier communities”

10/2019 Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Office of Diversity & Multicultural Affairs Panelist, discussion of film “Which way home” on immigrant unaccompanied minors.

4/2019 Columbia Commons Campus-Wide day of Interprofessional action. Second Annual IPE day Migrants with chronic disease: complexities of continuity of care Facilitators: Manuela Orjuela, MD, ScM and Silvia Cunto Amesty, MD, MPH, MSEd

3/2019 Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dígame Más program: Health in the Heights lecture series. Young men’s sexual and reproductive health

10/2018 Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Black and Latinx Student Organization: Panelist at event on Immigrant Health & Mental Health during Latinx Heritage Month

10/2018 Columbia University, School of Nursing Advanced Qualitative Methods Learning Studio. Photovoice project: Assessment of barriers to healthcare among transgender and gay populations.

2017 Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Digame program for medical students. Assessment of barriers to healthcare among transgender and gay populations.

8/2016-present Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Digame-Bienvenidos program, Incoming medical student class, elective program a week before the start of medical school. Participation of 50+ students annually. Global is local series- The Health of the Washington Heights community: Men’s Health in Washington Heights.

3/2015- Present Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Program in Education for Global and Population Health Teach Ethics in Research to 1st year medical students, nursing, dental, nutrition and public health students in preparation for their global health internship.

9/2013 – Columbia University, Center for Family and Community Medicine, Community Health Lecture series

2011 Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Health and healthcare disparities. Lecture given to the entire first year class

2008 Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Health in the Heights Discussion group- Physicians for Human Rights Local Chapter. Lecture series “Columbia student Forum of Global Health and Human rights”, panelist.

2015 Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health

Invited lecturer, LGBT health course: Addressing Men’s health and Racial/ethnic disparities in healthcare : An Essential Step Towards Health Equity and Healthy Communities

Lecturing at External Institutions 2019 Montclair State University, Invited lecturer Photovoice: Assessment of health needs and healthcare access among female transactional sex workers in La Romana, Dominican Republic

2015 Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Invited lecture: Valoración Crítica de Artículos de Investigación y Práctica Clínica Basada en la Evidencia. Lecture offered to a group of 40+ medical residents and faculty.

2015 Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña and New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Exchange Program Co-organizer and speaker Meeting of Family Medicine Residency Programs: Six Family Medicine Residency Programs from the Dominican Republic and the New York Presbyterian Family Medicine Residency Program participated, over 80 participants.

2014 Center for Health, Identity, Behaviors, and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS), Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University Invited lecturer, LGBT Health disparities course

2013 Lincoln Hospital, New York, NY Engaging and Retaining Men in Health Care: An Essential Step Towards Health Equity and Healthy Communities

8/2005-5/2006 Universidad de Costa Rica, Facultad de Medicina Rodrigo Facio, Escuela de Salud Pública, San José, Costa Rica. Visiting Professor Professional development course on “Tools for health services in the university environment”, section on health and human rights. May 2006 to June 2006

Universidad de Costa Rica, Facultad de Medicina Rodrigo Facio, Escuela de Salud Pública, San José, Costa Rica. Visiting Professor, Universidad de Costa Rica, Facultad de Medicina Rodrigo Facio, Escuela de Salud Pública, San José, Costa Rica. Invited professor, Postgraduate course “Health and Society”. August 2005 to December 2005

Universidad de Costa Rica, Facultad de Medicina Rodrigo Facio, Escuela de Salud Pública, San José, Costa Rica. Visiting Professor, Universidad de Costa Rica, Facultad de Medicina Rodrigo Facio, Escuela de Salud Pública, San José, Costa Rica. Special continuing education course “Integrating health and human rights concepts in the teaching of health and in the professional practice”. August 2005 to December 2005

Universidad de Costa Rica, Facultad de Medicina Rodrigo Facio, Escuela de Salud Pública, San José, Costa Rica. Visiting Professor, Universidad de Costa Rica, Facultad de Medicina Rodrigo Facio, Escuela de Salud Pública, San José, Costa Rica. Special continuing education course “Equity in health and Human Rights”. August 2005 to December 2005

Advising and Mentorship

Post-Doctoral candidates-post-doctoral thesis Nursing Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2019- Kodiak Soled Perinatal Social Support in Post-doctoral student, Underserved and Minority Columbia School of Populations Nursing 2016 Samantha Stonbraker Information visualizations to Post-doctoral student, K99/R00 (K99NR017829) facilitate clinician-patient Columbia School of communication in HIV care Nursing (Info Viz: HIV)

Family Medicine Residents- residency projects Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2016-2019 Sherin Habibullah Utilizing Photovoice to assess Georgetown University Family Medicine perceptions of Health Needs and Barriers to Healthcare among the Washington Heights Community 2001-2014 Nwando Onyejekwe Girltalk- a program for high Associate Director, school students in HIV Center for Excellence in prevention Primary Care, University of California San Francisco

MS in Narrative Medicine MD Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2015-2016 Juan Carlos Claro, MD Exploring Narrative Medicine Universidad Católica de encounters in a Family Medicine Santiago, Chile Residency Program: Integrative Chief of Medicine Conference with residents and patients

MD trainees, Doctoral (MD Candidates) Scholarly Research Projects in Global Health- Faculty Advisor/Capstone advisor Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2020 Catherine Nicholas Assessment of Risk Factors for MS4 Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnant adolescents in La Romana, Dominican Republic 2020 Walter Oliver Intimate partner violence among MS4 trans populations in the Dominican Republic 2020 Teresitta Valdez Assessing the Prevalence of MS4 Extragenital STIs among Pregnant Teens in Two Family Planning Clinics in Washington Heights 2020 Natnari Linwong Strengthening the support to Fairfax Family families of HIV positive in Medicine Residency La Romana Program 2019 Mark Bateman Assessment of risk factors for Internal Medicine sexually transmitted infections Resident, New York in high risk communities in Presbyterian Hospital Santo Domingo and La Romana, Dominican Republic: a follow up questionnaire and test of cure 2018 Sheyla Richards Evaluation of a Pediatric resident, Comprehensive Sexuality Children’s Hospital of Education Program in La Philadelphia Romana, Dominican Republic 2016 Kelsey Egan Assessment of risk factors for Pediatric Fellowship in sexually transmitted infections Academic Medicine, in high risk communities in Children’s Hospital of Santo Domingo and La Philadelphia Romana, Dominican Republic. 2015 Mili Mehta Evaluation of the HIV Cascade Internal Medicine at Clínica de Familia La resident Romana, Dominican Republic 2015 Kathryn Dubowski Assessing the efficacy of the Fellow, Pediatric pediatric nutrition program in Pulmonary and Critical the malnourished, HIV positive Care, Mt Sinai children at Clinica de Familia, La Romana, DR 2013 Kimberly Dessouces Health needs assessment of the Memorial Sloan for Centre de Sante Integral: La Kettering Cancer Center, Solidarité in Petit-Goave, Haiti GYN Oncology Fellow 2013 Rosa Mendoza An Action-Oriented Community Family Medicine Health Diagnosis of the Clerkship Director at municipality of Yucuaiquin, El Meridian Hackensack Salvador.

Seton Hall Medical School

MD/MS program trainees- Thesis and field advisor Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2020 Catherine Nicholas Assessment of Risk Factors for TBD Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnant adolescents in La Romana, Dominican Republic 2018 Sheyla Richards Cervical Cancer Screening Pediatric Resident, among Female Sex Workers in Children’s Hospital of La Romana, Dominican Philadelphia Republic

IFAP 12-Month Global Research Fellowship Advisor Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2016 Kelsey Egan Assessment of risk factors for Pediatric Fellowship in sexually transmitted infections Academic Medicine, in high risk communities in Boston Children’s Santo Domingo and La Hospital Romana, Dominican Republic. 2016 Elizabeth Van Dyke Assessment of risk factors for Pediatrician, sexually transmitted infections Children’s Hospital Los in high risk communities in Angeles Santo Domingo and La Romana, Dominican Republic. 2016 Angelina Gomes Assessment of risk factors for Internal medicine sexually transmitted infections physician, New York in high risk communities in University Santo Domingo and La Romana, Dominican Republic.

Doris Duke Fellowship Advisor Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2015 Rathika Nimalendran Evaluate the effectiveness and Family Medicine Doctor efficacy of a community sex in Chapel Hill, NC worker program in a comprehensive care clinic in La Romana, Dominican Republic

Summer internship in Global Health and local -Advisor Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2020 Anton Gillespie Exploring the relationship MS2 between impaired mobility and physical and emotional well-being in adults living in an urban setting

2020 Alaní Estrella Visualizing the experiences of MS2 undocumented women in Denver, Colorado during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020 Kelsey Badger IPV and mental health services MS2 among Female Sex Workers in La Romana, Dominican Republic 2020 Phoebe Greenwald Intimate partner violence among MS2 trans populations in the Dominican Republic 2020 Sonora Yun Perceptions of Care and Illness MS2 of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and adherence to therapy – a qualitative study 2020 Maxine McGredy Overdose risk among people who MS2 use heroin and participate in treatment programs in Washington Heights, NY 2019 Emily McNeal Nutritional Habits, Knowledge, MS3/4 and Attitudes among Children and Caregivers in Hoyo de Puchula, DR 2019 Jamie Aron The security of patients MS3/4 admitted to the hospital Toribio Bencosme in Moca, Dominican Republic 2019 Sabrina Shih Reproductive Health Needs of MS3/4 Young Men in La Romana, Dominican Republic 2018 Heydi Malave Intimate partner violence among MS3/4 trans populations in the Dominican Republic 2018 Walter Oliver Intimate partner violence among MS4 trans populations in the Dominican Republic 2018 Teresitta Valdez Health literacy and knowledge MS4 of medications among HIV positive patients in Santo Domingo 2018 Benjamin Meyer Epidemiology of Diabetic foot MS4 ulcers 2017 Catherine Nicholas Assessment of Risk Factors for MS4 Sexually Transmitted Infections in Sugar Cane communities in La Romana, Dominican Republic 2017 Michelle Chee Assessment of prevalence of Pediatric Sexually Transmitted Infections Resident, Seattle

(STIs) and HIV in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2016 Matthew Johnson Assessment of prevalence of Anesthesiology & Pain Sexually Transmitted Infections Medicine Resident (STIs) and HIV in Santo Physician, University of Domingo, Dominican Republic Washington 2016 Andrew Thornton Evaluation of Human Papilloma Ob/Gyn Resident, Virus and Pap Smear Testing University of Minnesota Among HIV+ Women in La Romana, Dominican Republic, 2015-2016 2016 Meralis Lantigua Understanding sexual and Ob/gyn resident reproductive needs of young New York University men in La Romana, Dominican Republic. 2015 Zoe Becker Assessment of prevalence of Family medicine Sexually Transmitted Infections Resident, Lawrence, (STIs) and HIV in Santo Massachusetts Domingo, Dominican Republic 2015 Jonathan Miller Assessment of prevalence of Orthopedic Resident, Sexually Transmitted Infections Washington University (STIs) and HIV in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2015 Mark Bateman Assessment of risk factors for Internal Medicine sexually transmitted infections Resident, New York in high risk communities in Presbyterian Hospital Santo Domingo and La Romana, Dominican Republic. 2015 Rebecca Tsevat Health needs among adolescent Resident Physician, males in La Romana, University of California Dominican Republic Los Angeles

2014 David Bridgman- Stroke at Hôpital Pediatric Resident, Packer Albert Schweitzer Seattle Children’s Hospital 2014 Amulya Iyer Sexual, Reproductive Family Medicine and Preventive Needs of Resident, University of Young Men in La San Francisco Romana 2014 Elizabeth Ackley Sexual, Reproductive Ob/Gyn Resident, and Preventive Needs of Yale School of Medicine Young Men in La Romana

Medical student Local Projects Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2016 Michael Zingman Pharmacy-based HIV testing Psychiatry Resident NYU

2016 Lauren Bell Occupation and substance use Pediatric Resident at among Latino immigrants Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

International NIH-T37 Medical students Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2014 Oswaldo Hasbun Avalos Demographic study of users of Practicing physician, Los the women’s clinic program in Angeles CA Clinica de Familia La Romana

Research Elective in Family Medicine Year Name Project/Publications Residency Program 2015 Rosa Mendoza Sexual, Reproductive and Family Medicine Faculty, Preventive Needs of Young Men UMDNJ in La Romana 2013 Rosa Mendoza An Action-Oriented Family Medicine Community Health Diagnosis Faculty, UMDNJ of the municipality of Yucuaiquin, El Salvador. 2012 Farhad Modarai Characterizing Health Duke University Disparities for Ambulatory Care Family Medicine Sensitive Hospitalizations in New York City by zip code, 2010

Dental trainees (Doctoral) DDS candidates Summer internship in Global Health- Advisor Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2019 Victoria Velazquez Reproductive Health Needs of Columbia University Young Men in La Romana, School of Dental Dominican Republic Medicine 2019 Jennifer Rodriguez Understanding the Types and Columbia University Extent of Violence Experienced School of Dental by Female Sex Workers in La Medicine Romana, Dominican Republic

Masters Students in Public Health Summer internship in Global Health- Advisor Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2020 Pilar Bancalari Assessment of Risk Factors for MPH student Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnant adolescents in La Romana, Dominican Republic 2020 Catherine Rivas Digital Health Literacy and MPH student Telemedicine Access in Washington Heights during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 Nina Roth Types of Violence Experienced by MPH student Female Sex Workers in La Romana, Dominican Republic 2019 Hanna El-Jacobs Evaluating Hospital Compliance Research Assistant - with Biohazard Waste Mount Sinai Health Regulations: Santo Domingo, System Dominican Republic 2019 Tara Lucian Evaluating Hospital Compliance Program Associate, with Biohazard Waste Public and Patient Regulations: Santo Domingo, Engagement - Patient- Dominican Republic Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 2018 Allison Krugman Evaluation of virologic and Associate at Global immunologic failure at Clínica Health Strategies de Familia La Romana 2016 Angelika Gutierrez Evaluation of knowledge, Planning and Evaluation attitudes and behaviors of users Analyst at Center for who utilize counseling services Urban Community at Clínica de Familia La Services Romana 2014 Alex (Chip) Bowman Evaluation of patient care Internal Medicine cascade for HIV-positive resident, Mount Sinai patients diagnosed in La Hospital, New York Romana, Dominican Republic in 2011: a retrospective cohort study

MPH Practicum Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2020 Ginger Tissier, MD Digital Health Literacy and MPH Internship Telemedicine Access in Washington Heights during the COVID-19 Pandemic 2018 Jennifer Leimert Photovoice: A participatory Park East High School. action research needs assessment Special Education applied to young men of color’s Supervisor/Teacher sexual health 2016 Anayeli Torres Franco Occupation and substance use Registered Nurse, among Latino immigrants Community Health Woodburn, Oregon 2014 Suma Setty Increasing Health Information National Center for Accessibility and Healthy Eating Children in Poverty, in the South Washington Heights Bank Street School Community: The youth Community Health Ambassador Program

2014 Sindhura Gummi Increasing Health Information Program Associate at Accessibility and Healthy PCORI, Washington DC Eating in the South Washington Heights Community: The youth Community Health Ambassador Program 2013 Vera Ruangtragool South Washington Heights Founder and Executive CBPR partnership Director, Truly Well 2013 Yvonne Chang South Washington Heights Research Assistant at CBPR partnership McGill University 2013 Janette Karimi Munyi Research Agenda for Kenya Clínica de Familia La Romana

MPH Thesis Advisor Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2014 Alex (Chip) Bowman Evaluation of patient care Internal Medicine cascade for HIV-positive resident, Mount Sinai patients diagnosed in La Hospital, New York Romana, Dominican Republic in 2011: a retrospective cohort study 2011 Katherine Harripersaud Risk Factors associated with Doctoral student, Access to health care amongst University of Minnesota HIV negative high-risk IDUs in NYC 2009 Alexis Rivera Factors associated with Mailman School of serosorting and sexual networks Public Health, PhD New York City Department of Health

Undergraduate Students International NIH-T37 ICAP Program Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2018 Andres Maldonado Identifying the Sexual and Clinical Reproductive Health Needs of Research, UCSF Young Men in La Romana, Dominican Republic 2018 Olubunmi Fariyike Identifying the Sexual and Egleston Scholar Reproductive Health Needs of Young Men in La Romana, Dominican Republic 2017 Joshua Quach Understanding sexual and Client Services reproductive needs of young Representative at men in La Romana, Dominican Healthify Republic. 2017 Beatriz Duran-Becerra Understanding sexual and Community Outreach and reproductive needs of young men Engagement (COE)

in La Romana, Dominican group at the Herbert Republic. Irving Cancer Center as a navigator and project coordinator (applying for doctoral programs) 2016 Edith Antonio Understanding sexual and Columbia University reproductive needs of young Vagelos College of men in La Romana, Dominican Physicians and Surgeons Republic. 2016 Fernanda Pacheco Evaluation of Human Papilloma University of California Virus and Pap Smear Testing San Diego Medical Among HIV+ Women in La School Romana, Dominican Republic, 2015-2016 2015 Tiffany Porras Health needs among adolescent Donald and Barbara males in La Romana, Dominican Zucker School of Republic Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

2015 Cindy Saenz Evaluation of the Men’s Health Icahn School of Program in Clínica de Familia Medicine, Mount Sinai La Romana, Dominican Republic 2014 Harlington Hanna Demographic study of users of Northwestern the women’s clinic program in University, Feinberg Clinica de Familia La Romana School of Medicine 2014 Daisy Fernandez Demographic study of users of Graduate Student Emory the women’s clinic program in University Clinica de Familia La Romana

Undergraduate global health electives Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2018 Spencer Dahl Health literacy and knowledge of University of Rochester medications among HIV positive Medical School patients in Santo Domingo 2018 Sara Castro Health literacy and knowledge of Fulbright Award, medications among HIV positive Bogota, Colombia patients in Santo Domingo 2017 David Oliveros Assessment of prevalence of Clinical Research Sexually Transmitted Infections Coordinator, Mt (STIs) and HIV in Santo Sinai Domingo, Dominican Republic 2017 Kimberly Sanchez Assessment of prevalence of Research Coordinator, Sexually Transmitted Infections CUIMC Department (STIs) and HIV in Santo of Pediatrics Domingo, Dominican Republic 2016 Samuel Castro Evaluation of knowledge, Fulbright Scholar attitudes and behaviors of users who utilize counseling services

at Clínica de Familia La Romana 2016 Juan Jose Gonzalez Assessment of prevalence of Master of Public Health Sexually Transmitted Infections Candidate in (STIs) and HIV in Santo Environmental Health Domingo, Dominican Republic Sciences, UC Berkeley School of Public Health

2016 Yanette Rosario Assessment of prevalence of Teacher's College Sexually Transmitted Infections Columbia University, (STIs) and HIV in Santo Applied Developmental Domingo, Dominican Republic and Educational Psychology

2015 Catherine Nicholas Assessment of prevalence of Columbia University, Sexually Transmitted Infections Vagelos College of (STIs) and HIV in Santo Physicians and Surgeons Domingo, Dominican Republic 2014 Isabel Del Canto Substance use and condom use University of among the HIV positive California, Los population at Clinica de Familia Angeles Medical La Romana, Dominican Republic School

Pre-med volunteer students Year Name Project/Publications Current Position 2016 Daritza De los Santos Assessment of prevalence of Prepare Study, Sexually Transmitted Mount Sinai Infections (STIs) and HIV in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Program of Education in Global Health Mentor, the Harold Varmus Global Health Award recipient The Harold Varmus Global Health Award was created in 2020 for students who demonstrate excellence in Global Health, this is the first year of this award 2020 Alaní Estrella

Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Mentor, David E. Rogers recipients The David E. Rogers Fellowship Award is a national grant for medical and dental students in support of a 10-12-week mentored project. Recipients: 2017 Catherine Nicholas 2014 Amulya Iyer 2014 Elizabeth Ackley

ICAP, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Mentor, Dominican Republic. NIH T37 grant recipients:

2018 Andres Maldonado Olubunmi Fariyike 2017 Joshua Quach Beatriz Pena-Duran 2016 Edith Antonio Fernanda Pacheco 2015 Tiffany Porras Cindy Saenz 2014 Harlington Hanna Daisy Fernandez Oswaldo Hasbun Avalos

Community Education 2019 Young Men’s Clinic under the Modulo Anexo Materno Infantil (MAMI), Clinica de Familia La Romana Teacher’s workshop. Half day workshop for middle and high school teachers and counselor, in- kind projects. I led the workshop on “How to have a conversation with adolescents about sexual and reproductive health: a review of knowledge of STDs, education about STDs and resources for help for adolescent students. Twenty teachers from 10 different schools attended.

2015-present Middle and high-school talks to adolescent males Conduct sexual and reproductive health talks with adolescent males twice a year in schools in La Romana, nearby rural areas and bateyes (sugar cane communities). Provide education and hold Q&A sessions with adolescent males.

Report of Clinical and Public Health Activities and Innovations Public Health Service Activities 2019 Official presentation of the EPIC study (study of prevalence of STIs in key populations in La Romana and Santo Domingo) to government officials, community groups, and NGOs In-country sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centro de Orientación e Investigación Integral (COIN), Instituto Dermatológico de Cirugía y Piel, Clínica de Familia La Romana

2017 Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Government and Community Affairs Community Health Talks presented at a Community Forum: Columbia Global Health research. Special guest: Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY -13). Invited speaker: EPIC study (Estudio de Prevalencia de Infecciones de transmission sexual en poblaciones Clave) Assessment of risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in high risk communities in Santo Domingo and La Romana, Dominican Republic.

2015 Reviewer, NYS Guidance for the Use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to Prevent HIV Transmission document

2014-present Clínica de Familia La Romana, and active participation in the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña research committee: Preparation of sites for research activities, training and supervision Dominican Republic, as well as drafting of research agendas

2013- present Young Men’s Clinic under the Modulo Anexo Materno Infantil (MAMI), Clinica de Familia La Romana. I was part of the team that created the Young Men’s Clinic under at the MAMI, modeled after the YMC in New York. Currently I provide support, teaching and supervision of clinic staff and physicians.

2013 CDC DHAP, NCHSTP, HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) guidelines expert reviewer Invited by the CDC to serve as one of the HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) guidelines expert reviewer prior to the launching of these guidelines. In addition, I participated in Community webinar ahead of the publication of the PrEP guidelines

2012 NYSDOH AIDS Institute PrEP Advisory Panel I was part of the Expert Panel discussion regarding application of upcoming CDC guidelines on the use of HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).

2012 Draft of current research agenda and subsequent organization of a Research Symposium in La Romana, with prominent researchers from Columbia University and the Dominican Republic (DR), as well as students and health professionals from the US and DR.

Publications (mentees underlined) Peer Reviewed Publications

1. Stonbraker, S., Flynn, G., George, M., Cunto-Amesty, S., Alcántara, C., Abraído-Lanza, A., Halpern, M., Rowell-Cunsolo, T., Bakken, S., Schnall, R (2021). Feasibility and acceptability of using information visualizations to improve HIV-related communication in a limited- resource setting: A short report. AIDS Care Feb 10, 1-7, doi: 10.1080/09540121.2021.1883517

2. Perez-Figueroa R, Obonyo DJ, Santoscoy S, Surratt HL, Lekas HM, Lewis CF, Lyons JJ, Amesty S. (2020) Housing instability, structural vulnerability, and non-fatal opioid overdoses among people who use heroin in Washington Heights, NY. Revised, pending publication. Drug and Alcohol Dependence

3. Lewis CF, Lekas HM, Rivera A, Williams SZ, Crawford N, Pérez-Figueroa R, Joseph A, Amesty S. (2020) Pharmacy PEP Access Intervention Among Persons Who Use Drugs in New York City: iPEPcare Study-Rethinking Biomedical HIV Prevention Strategies. AIDS Behav. 2020 Jul;24(7):2101-2111 4. Perez-Figueroa R, Mittal I, Halpern M, Pérez-Mencia M, Donastorg Y, Taylor BS, Amesty S (2020). Drug use, sexual risk, and structural vulnerability among female sex workers in two urban centers of the Dominican Republic: The EPIC study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, May 2020, (212), 1-8. 5. Lewis CF, Lekas HM, Rivera A, Crawford N, Pérez-Figueroa R, Joseph A, Amesty S (2020). Pharmacy intervention to increase access to post-exposure prophylaxis among persons who use drugs in NYC: iPEPcare Study. AIDS and Behavior. AIDS and Behavior, January 16, 2020. 1-11. 6. Richards SD, Mendelson E, Flynn G, Messina L, Bushley D, Halpern M, Amesty S, Stonbraker S. (2019) Evaluation of a comprehensive sexuality education program in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Int J Adolesc Med Health, Jun 13. 7. Nicholas C, Soriano L, Berroa Nuñez D, Stonbraker S, Halpern M, Amesty S (2018). Assessment of risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in high-risk communities in Santo Domingo and La Romana, Dominican Republic. The Lancet Global Health, Volume 6, Special Issue, S52 8. Richards SD, Stonbraker S, Halpern M, Amesty S (2018). Cervical cancer screening among transactional female sex workers in the Dominican Republic. International Journal of STD and AIDS. Oct; 29(12): 1204–1214. 9. Bowman AS, Mehta M, Lerebours Nadal L, Halpern M, Nicholas S, Amesty S (2017). Strengthening the HIV Care Continuum in the Dominican Republic: Application of a Triadic Implementation Framework to Meet the UNAIDS 90-90-90 Treatment Goal. AIDS Patient Care and STDs VOL. 31, NO. 10 10. Bowman AS, Lerebours L, Amesty S, De la Rosa M, Gil E, Halpern M, Nicholas S, Lamb MR (2016). Evaluation of patient care cascade for HIV-positive patients diagnosed in La Romana, Dominican Republic in 2011: a retrospective cohort study. Int J STD AIDS. May 4. 11. Crawford ND, Dean T, Rivera AV, Guffey T, Amesty S, Rudolph A, DeCuir J, Fuller CM. Pharmacy Intervention to Improve HIV Testing Uptake Using a Comprehensive Health Screening Approach. Public Health Rep. 2016 Jan-Feb;131 Suppl 1:139-46. 12. Amesty S, Nandi V, Crawford N, Perez-Figueroa, R, Sutton MY, Weidle PJ, Willis L,Smith D, Rivera AV, Hernandez C, Harripersaud K, Lewis CF (2015). Evaluation of pharmacy- based HIV testing in a high-risk New York City community. AIDS Patient Care STDS. Aug;29(8):437-44. 13. Lewis CF, Rivera AV, Crawford ND, DeCuir J, Amesty S (2015). Pharmacy-randomized intervention delivering HIV prevention services during the syringe sale to people who inject drugs in New York City. Drug Alcohol Depend. Aug 1 14. Rivera AV, DeCuir J, Crawford ND, Amesty S, Harripersaud K, Lewis CF (2015). Factors associated with HIV stigma and the impact of a nonrandomized multi-component video

aimed at reducing HIV stigma among a high-risk population in New York City. AIDS Care. Jan 6:1-5. 15. Rivera AV, DeCuir J, Crawford ND, Amesty S, Lewis CF (2014). Internalized stigma and sterile syringe use among people who inject drugs in New York City, 2010-2012. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Nov 1;144:259-64 16. Wilson PA, Nanin J, Amesty S, Wallace S, Cherenack EM, Fullilove R (2014). Using syndemic theory to understand vulnerability to HIV infection among Black and Latino men in New York City. J Urban Health. Oct;91(5):983-98 17. Crawford ND, Amesty S, Rivera AV, Harripersaud K, Turner A, Fuller CM (2014). Community Impact of Pharmacy-Randomized Intervention to Improve Access to Syringes and Services for Injection Drug Users. Health Educ Behav. Apr 10;41(4):397-405. 18. Fuller CM, Turner AK, Hernández D, Rivera AV, Amesty S, Lewis MD, Feldman S (2013). Attitudes toward Web application supporting pharmacist-clinician comanagement of postexposure prophylaxis patients. J Am Pharm Assoc 2013 Nov-Dec;53(6):632-9. 19. Crawford ND, Amesty S, Rivera AV, Harripersaud K, Turner A, Fuller CM (2013). Randomized, community-based pharmacy intervention to expand services beyond sale of sterile syringes to injection drug users in pharmacies in New York City. Am J Public Health. Sep;103(9):1579-82 20. Ompad DC, Bell DL, Amesty S, Nyitray AG, Papenfuss M, Lazcano-Ponce E, Villa LL,. Giuliano AR (2013). Men Who Purchase Sex, Who Are They? An Interurban Comparison. Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. 21. Amesty S, Blaney S, Crawford ND, Rivera AV, Fuller C (2012). Pharmacy staff characteristics associated with support for pharmacy-based HIV-testing in pharmacies participating in the New York State Expanded Access Syringe Exchange Program. J Am Pharm Assoc 52:472–479. 22. Amesty S, Rivera A, Fuller,CM (2011). Overview of HIV Among Injection Drug Users in New York City: Critical Next Steps to Eliminate Racial/Ethnic Disparities. Subst Use Misuse. 46(2-3):285-94 23. Crawford ND, Blaney S, Amesty S, Rivera AV, Turner AK, Ompad DC, Fuller CM.(2011). Individual- and neighborhood-level characteristics associated with support of in-pharmacy vaccination among ESAP-registered pharmacies: pharmacists' role in reducing racial/ethnic disparities in influenza vaccinations in New York City. J Urban Health. 2011 Feb;88(1):176- 85. 24. Rivera AV, Blaney S, Crawford ND, White K, Stern RJ, Amesty S, Fuller C (2010). Individual- and neighborhood-level factors associated with nonprescription counseling in pharmacies participating in the New York State Expanded Syringe Access Program. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2010 Sep-Oct;50(5):580-7 25. Rudolph AE, Standish K, Amesty S, Crawford ND, Stern RJ, Badillo WE, Boyer A, Brown D, Ranger N, Orduna JM, Lasenburg L, Lippek S, Fuller CM (2010). A community-based approach to linking injection drug users with needed services through pharmacies: an evaluation of a pilot intervention in New York City. AIDS Educ Prev. 2010 Jun;22(3):238-51

26. Crawford ND, Blaney S, Amesty S, Fuller CM.(2009). Pharmacy and neighborhood-level characteristics associated with in-pharmacy vaccination. American Journal of Epidemiology, 169, S60 27. Crawford ND, Blaney S, Amesty S, Fuller CM.(2009). Pharmacy and neighborhood-level characteristics associated with expanded syringe access program support and syringe customer utilization. American Journal of Epidemiology, 169, S27 28. Amesty S, Ompad DC, Galea S, Fuller CM, Wu Y, Koblin B, Vlahov D (2008). Prevalence and Correlates of Previous Hepatitis B Vaccination and Infection Among Young Drug-users In New York City. J Community Health, Jun;33(3):139-48. 29. Amesty S., Solano, P. Castillo, A (2006). Relatoría sobre la Caracterización y Desarrollo de la Fuerza de Trabajo en Salud Pública desde la perspectiva de Género. Pan American Health Organization, 2006, San Jose, Costa Rica. 30. Amesty S (2003). Barriers to physical activity in the Hispanic community. Journal of Public Health Policy. 24 (1). Invited and/or Peer-Selected Presentations at International, National, or Regional Levels Conference Presentations/Abstracts

1. Badger K, Baez Caraballo P, Roth N, Amesty S. Help-Seeking Behaviors in Female Sex Workers in the Dominican Republic. Addressing Critical Gaps in Global Health and Development. Consortium of Universities for Global Health Annual Conference (Virtual). March 12-14, 2021

2. Bancalari P, Nicholas C, Halpern M, Stonbraker S, Taylor B, Soriano L, Ljubicic D, Amesty S. High Prevalence of Rectal Chlamydia among Pregnant Adolescents in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Addressing Critical Gaps in Global Health and Development. Consortium of Universities for Global Health Annual Conference (Virtual). March 12-14, 2021 3. Bancalari P, Nicholas C, Halpern M, Stonbraker S, Taylor B, Soriano L, Ljubicic D, Amesty S. Chlamydia among Pregnant Adolescents in La Romana, Dominican Republic Unite for Sight 18th Annual Global Health and Innovation Conference (Virtual), April 8-11, 2021

4. Greenwald P, Sansbury S, Stonbraker S, Halpern M, Baez P, Oliver W, Amesty S. Reported violence and its influence on receptiveness to mental healthcare among MSM and transgender women in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Addressing Critical Gaps in Global Health and Development. Consortium of Universities for Global Health Annual Conference (Virtual). March 12-14, 2021

5. Amesty S, Halpern-Lozada M, Juniu S. Stories of discrimination in the trans and MSM communities in the Dominican Republic. Oral presentation, 148th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, Denver Colorado (Virtual)• October 24-28, 2020.

6. Amesty S, Halpern-Lozada M, Juniu S. Health needs among transactional sex workers in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Oral presentation, 148th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, Denver Colorado (Virtual)• October 24-28, 2020.

7. Arielle Richey Levine1, Michelle De Freitas-Montes1, Ambar Ruiz1, Silvia Bhatt-Carreño1 , Daniela Rodriguez1, Hector Pinilla1, Rosemary Gonzalez1, Maria Marti2, Jairo Guzman3, Magdalena Luna3, Elena Guevara3, Lily Bodinson1, Michelle Valentin1, Samantha Norris4, Salina Guzman5, Silvia Amesty6, Roberto Lewis-Fernandez7, Manuela Orjuela-Grimm1,8 . Ethical Dilemmas in Meeting Health Needs of Migrant Youth and Mothers during COVID19 in New York City. Resisting Borders II: Refugee and Migrant Health: Caring on the Landscape of Displacement. June 16, 17, 18, 2020 (Virtual)

8. Perez-Figueroa R, Lekas HM, Santoscoy S, Obonyo DJ, Lyons JJ, Amesty S, Lewis CF, Surratt HL. Discrimination, structural vulnerability, and overdose risk among people who use opioids in Washing Heights, NYC. Poster presentation. 148th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, Denver Colorado (Virtual)• October 24-28, 2020.

9. Crystal Lewis, PhD, Adriana Joseph, MPH, Rafael Perez-Figueroa, MD, MPH, Babak Tofighi, MD, Helen-Maria Lekas, PhD and Silvia Amesty, MD, MPH, MSEd. Table 3. Internet and mobile technology utilization among heavy drug-involved communities in New York City: WebHealth4Us pilot study. Session: Closing the Gap: Roundtable On Addressing Mental Health Impacts of Discrimination & Parity. 147th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association Philadelphia, PA • November 2- 6, 2019

10. Rafael Perez-Figueroa, MD, MPH, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Lexington, KY, Helen-Maria Lekas, PhD, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, Silvia Cunto-Amesty, MD, MPH, MSEd, Columbia University Medical Center and Crystal Lewis, PhD, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY. Barriers to initiating PEP after being potentially exposed to HIV among people in heavily drug-involved communities of NYC: The iPEP care study. 147th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association Philadelphia, PA • November 2- 6, 2019

11. Richards, S., Mendelson, E., Flynn, G., Messina, L., Bushley, D., Halpern, M., Amesty, S., Stonbraker, S. (October 2019). Evaluation of a comprehensive sexuality education program in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Poster Presentation. Annual Global Health Conference of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA. 12. Nicholas C, Soriano L, Berroa Nuñez D, Stonbraker S, Halpern M, Amesty S. (2018). Brote de hepatitis B en dos bateyes en el sureste de la República Dominicana. Conferencia Nacional de Epidemiologia, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, Mayo 2-4, 2018 13. Nicholas C, Soriano L, Berroa Nuñez D, Stonbraker S, Halpern M, Amesty S (2018). Assessment of risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in high-risk communities in Santo Domingo and La Romana, Dominican Republic. 9th Annual CUGH Global Health Conference, New York, New York

14. Duran-Becerra B, Quach J, Messina L, Halpern M, Amesty S (2018) Understanding the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Young Men in La Romana, Dominican Republic. 9th Annual CUGH Global Health Conference, New York, New York 15. Amesty S, Perez-Figueroa R, Halpern M, Donastorg Y, Perez-Mencia M, Nicholas S, Taylor B. Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among transactional sex workers in Dominican Republic (2017). 14th International Conference on Urban Health, Coimbra Portugal, September 26-29, 2017. 16. Perez-Figueroa R, Perez Mencia M, Donastorg Y, Halpern M, Nicholas S, Taylor B, Amesty S. (2017). Correlates of drug use among female sex workers in two urban centres of the Dominican Republic.14th International Conference on Urban Health, Coimbra Portugal, September 26-29, 2017. 17. Pacheco FV, Thornton A, Amesty S (2017). Human Papillomavirus and Pap Smear Testing Among HIV+ Women in La Romana, Dominican Republic, 2015-2016. 8th Annual CUGH Global Health Conference, Washington, DC 18. Amesty S, Perez-Figueroa R, Zingman M, Rivera A, Fuller C (2016). Correlates of pharmacy-based HIV testing referral utilization in a high-risk community. 13th International Conference on Urban Health, San Francisco, California, April 1-4, 2016 19. Perez-Figueroa R, Amesty S, Fuller Lewis C (2016). Healthcare utilization as a predictor of in-pharmacy HIV testing. 13th International Conference on Urban Health, San Francisco, California, April 1-4, 2016. 20. Rivera A, Rudolph A, Crawford N, Amesty S, Jani B, Fuller C. Impact of an educational video on knowledge of non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among a high-risk New York City population: The iPEPcare study. 143rd APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition: Oct. 31 - Nov. 4, 2015, Chicago 21. Amesty S, Nandi V, Sutton M, Weidle P, Willis L, Fuller C. Pharmacy- based HIV testing: Reaching those at risk for HIV with limited healthcare access. 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. March 3-6, 2013, Atlanta, GA. 22. Rivera A, Crawford N, Turner A, Amesty S, Harripersaud K, Austin A, Fuller C. Factors associated with HIV-related stigmatizing attitudes and early findings on impact of a comprehensive chronic disease prevention video aimed at reducing HIV-related stigma among an urban, low income population in New York City, 2009-2011. 140th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association San Francisco, CA • October 27- 31, 2012 23. Fuller C, Garnes P, Crawford N, Rivera A, Amesty S, Turner A, Harripersaud K. Can pharmacy chronic disease screening services reach high-risk, vulnerable populations? 140th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association San Francisco, CA • October 27- 31, 2012 24. Fuller C, Turner A, Crawford N, Rivera A, Amesty S, Harripersaud K. Individual and structural barriers to chronic disease screening among illicit drug users in New York City population, 2009-2011. 140th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association San Francisco, CA • October 27- 31, 2012 25. Amesty S, Nandi V, Sutton M, Weidle P, Willis L, Crawford N, Rivera A, Turner A, Fuller CM. Correlates of in-pharmacy HIV testing among injection and non-injection drug using

pharmacy customers. XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), Washington, D.C., July 22-27, 2012 26. Amesty S, Weidle P, Willis L, Sutton M, Lin S, Fuller C. Support for in-pharmacy HIV services among pharmacists working registered in the New York State Expanded Syringe Access Program: Findings from the PHARM-HIV study. American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting & Exposition, March 2012, New Orleans, LA. 27. Amesty S, Nandi V, Sutton M, Weidle P, Willis L, Fuller C. Pharmacy- based HIV testing: Reaching those at risk for HIV with limited healthcare access. 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. March 3-6, 2013, Atlanta, GA. 28. Rivera AV, Crawford ND, Turner AK, Amesty S, Fuller CM. Factors associated with HIV- related stigmatizing attitudes and early findings on impact of a comprehensive chronic disease prevention video aimed at reducing HIV-related stigma among an urban, low-income population in New York City, 2009-2012. XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), Washington, D.C., July 22-27, 2012 29. Amesty S, Turner A, Rivera A, Crawford N, Fuller C. Pharmacy- based post exposure prophylaxis for injection drug users as a strategy to minimize racial/ethnic disparities in HIV. International Conference on Urban Health, Belo Horizonte, Brazil: November 1–5, 2011. 30. Amesty S, Crawford N, Rivera A, Blaney S, Fuller C. HIV testing among sterile syringe pharmacy customers: Preliminary findings from the Pharmacies as Resources Making Links to HIV Testing (PHARM-HIV) study. International Conference on Urban Health, Belo Horizonte, Brazil: November 1–5, 2011. 31. Crawford ND, Amesty S, Rivera A, Harripersaud K, Turner A, Cook S, Fuller C. Pharmacies expanding services beyond non-prescription syringe sales: Results from the PHARM-Link Intervention Study. International Conference on Urban Health, Belo Horizonte, Brazil: November 1–5, 2011 32. Turner A,, Amesty S, Rivera A, Crawford ND, Harripersad K, Fuller V. Clinician experience prescribing post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and attitudes toward provision of PEP to injection drug users. International Conference on Urban Health, Belo Horizonte, Brazil: November 1–5, 2011 33. Rivera A, Amesty S, Crawford ND, Turner A, Harripersaud K, Fuller C. Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) pharmacies: is there potential to provide expanded services to HIV- positive injection drug users? International Conference on Urban Health, Belo Horizonte, Brazil: November 1–5, 2011 34. Cook S, Amesty S, Turner A, Rivera A, Crawford ND, Harripersaud K, Fuller C. Correlates of exchanging sex for money among a pharmacy-recruited sample of drug users in New York City: Using a pharmacy setting for HIV prevention efforts. International Conference on Urban Health, Belo Horizonte, Brazil: November 1–5, 2011 35. Ompad DC, Nyitray AG, Bell DL, Amesty S, Lazcano-Ponce E, Villa LL, Giuliano AR. Correlates of purchasing sex among men in three cities: An interurban analysis. International Conference on Urban Health, Belo Horizonte, Brazil: November 1–5, 2011

36. Ompad DC, Bell DL, Amesty S, Nyitray AG, Lazcano-Ponce E, Villa LL, Giuliano AR. U.S. men who purchase sex, who are they? 139th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association Washington, DC • October 29- November 2, 2011 37. Amesty S, Blaney S, Rivera A, Crawford N, Hernandez C, Harripersaud K, Fuller C Predictors of in-pharmacy HIV testing among drug users: Findings from the Pharmacies as Resources Making Links to HIV Testing (PHARM-HIV) study. National HIV Prevention Conference, August 14-17, Atlanta, Ga 38. Willis L, Castellanos T, Amesty S, Brown E, Nanin J, Prado G, Sneed C, Torres M, Wallace S, Wilson P. MARI: Black and Hispanic HIV Prevention Researchers Working in Black and Hispanic Communities, 2011. National HIV Prevention Conference, August 14-17, Atlanta, Ga 39. Blaney S, Amesty S, Crawford N, Rivera A, Ompad D, Fuller C. Predictors of Injection Risk Behavior Among injection drug users (IDUs) enrolled in the PHARM-link Study: a gender- stratified analysis. The College on Problems of Drug Dependence. June 18-23, 2011, Hollywood, Fl 40. Amesty S, Blaney S, Rivera A, Ompad D, Fuller C. Predictors of discussing HIV testing with customers among pharmacy staff registered in the New York State Expanded Syringe Access Program: Preliminary findings from the PHARM-HIV study. The College on Problems of Drug Dependence. June 18-23, 2011, Hollywood, Fl 41. Amesty S. Pharmacies and HIV Prevention in NYC: New Opportunities to Reach the Injection Drug User (IDU) Population. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Turning Research into Prevention, Atlanta GA, January 26, 2011 42. Amesty S, Rivera A, Blaney S, and Fuller C. Predictors of Discussing HIV Testing with Customers among Pharmacy Staff Registered in the New York State Expanded Syringe Access Program: Preliminary Findings from the Pharmacies as Resources Making Links to HIV Testing (PHARM-HIV) Study. Abstract presented at the 2010 National Summit on HIV Diagnosis, Prevention and Access to Care, Washington DC (December 2010). 43. Amesty S, Brown EJ, Nanin J, Prado G, Sneed C, Torres M, Wilson PA, Lanier Y, Willis LA, Sutton MY. Implementing an Effective National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Recommendations from Black and Hispanic/Latino HIV/AIDS Investigators Working in Highly Affected Black and Hispanic/Latino Communities. American Public Health Association Conference (November 6-10, 2010, Denver,C0) 44. Wilson PA, Amesty S, Nanin J, Wallace SA. Preparing for PrEP: Understanding Perceptions High-risk Black and Hispanic Populations Have about HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. American Public Health Association Conference (November 6-10, 2010, Denver,C0) 45. Rivera A, Fuller C, Amesty S, Ompad DC. Crack smoking among recent and non-recent Puerto Rican migrants residing in New York City: Migratory and acculturative differences. American Public Health Association Conference (November 6-10, 2010, Denver,C0) 46. Blaney S, Amesty S, Crawford N, Rivera A, Fuller C. Predictors of Injection Risk Behavior Among injection drug users (IDUs) enrolled in the PHARM-link Study. The 9th international Conference on Urban Health (October 27-29, 2010, New York, NY).

47. S Amesty, ND Crawford , RJ Stern, CF Fuller. Predictors of support of in-pharmacy HIV testing: Preliminary findings from the Pharmacies as Resources Making Links to Community Services (PHARM-Link) study. American Public Health Association Conference (November 7-11, 2009, Philadelphia, PA) 48. Crawford ND, Amesty S, Hensel K, Ompad DC, Fuller C. Individual characteristics associated with support of in-pharmacy vaccination: Preliminary findings from the Pharmacies as Resources Making Links to Community Services (PHARM-Link) study American Public Health Association Conference (November 7-11, 2009, Philadelphia, PA) 49. Stern RJ, Hernandez C, Blaney S, Amesty S, Crawford ND, Fuller C. Pharmacy barriers to the sale of non-prescription syringes in New York City American Public Health Association Conference (November 7-11, 2009, Philadelphia, PA) 50. Amesty S, Crawford N, Fuller C. New York pharmacy staff attitudes towards the Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) and provision of HIV prevention services: PHARM-Link study findings. US-Russia HIV/AIDS Prevention Science Conference. NIH-ECAAC, October 28-30, 2009, Moscow, Russia 51. Amesty S, Blaney S, Crawford N, Stern R, Hernandez C, Fuller C. Demographic and supervisor-level predictors of ESAP support among non supervising pharmacy staff International Conference on Urban Health (October 19-23, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya) 52. S Amesty, ND Crawford, RJ Stern, CF Fuller. Predictors of Expanded Syringe Access Program support: Preliminary findings from the Pharmacies as Resources Making Links to Community Services (PHARM-Link) study International Conference on Urban Health (October 19-23, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya) 53. Natalie D. Crawford, Shannon Blaney, Silvia Amesty, Crystal Fuller. Influence of pharmacy attitudes to injection drug users (IDUs) on pharmacy syringe sales through the Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) in New York City International Conference on Urban Health (October 19-23, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya) 54. Rachel J Stern, Shannon Blaney, Natalie Crawford, Silvia Amesty, Crystal Fuller. Individual and neighborhood-level predictors of frequent health-related counseling in pharmacies participating in the New York State Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) International Conference on Urban Health (October 19-23, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya) 55. Ompad DC, Trezza C, Amesty S, Benjamin E, CCIWG members Knowledge of HPV and the HPV vaccine among women in Harlem and the Bronx, New York City International Conference on Urban Health (October 19-23, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya) 56. Trezza C, Benjamin EO, Blaney S, Amesty S, Ompad D. Perception of how HPV vaccination will affect sexual behavior in New York City (NYC) International Conference on Urban Health (October 19-23, 2009, Nairobi, Kenya) 57. S Amesty, RJ Stern, ND Crawford, C Fuller. Differences in Chain and independent pharmacists’ attitudes towards HIV prevention services: Preliminary PHARM-Link Study findings CDC HIV Prevention Conference (August 22-26, 2009, Atlanta, Ga 58. S Amesty, RJ Stern, ND Crawford, C Fuller. Attitudes towards provision of HIV testing services in pharmacies among New York City pharmacists and pharmacy technicians CDC HIV Prevention Conference (August 22-26, 2009, Atlanta, Ga

59. RJ Stern, S Amesty, ND Crawford, C Fuller. Differences between pharmacists and pharmacy technician attitudes towards HIV prevention services: Preliminary PHARM-Link Study findings CDC HIV Prevention Conference (August 22-26, 2009, Atlanta, Ga 60. Patrick A. Wilson, Silvia Amesty, Jose Nanin, & Scyatta A. Wallace. Using a Syndemics Framework to Explain Heightened Risk for HIV/AIDS among Black & Latino Men Living in New York City CDC HIV Prevention Conference (August 22-26, 2009, Atlanta, Ga 61. Madeline Sutton, Jose Nanin, Patrick Wilson, Myriam Torres, Scyatta Wallace, Silvia Amesty, Emma Brown, Dawn Smith Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (MARI): Progress and Challenges for Black and Hispanic Researchers Working to Fight the Domestic HIV/AIDS Epidemic CDC HIV Prevention Conference (August 22-26, 2009, Atlanta, Ga 62. Natalie Crawford, Shannon Blaney, Silvia Amesty, Crystal Fuller. Pharmacy and neighborhood level predictors of Expanded Syringe Access Program support and syringe customer utilization. Society for Epidemiologic Research Conference (April 2009, Anahaeim, CA) 63. Natalie Crawford, Shannon Blaney, Silvia Amesty, Crystal Fuller. Pharmacy and neighborhood level characteristics associated with in-pharmacy vaccination Society for Epidemiologic Research Conference (April 2009, Anahaeim, CA,) 64. Benjamin EO, Amesty S, White K, Nandi V, DelVecchio S, Vlahov D, Fuller CM, Ompad DC. Correlates of Hepatitis C infection among Hispanic injection drug users in New York City. 7th National Harm Reduction Conference, Miami, FL, November 13-16, 2008 65. Crawford ND, Blaney S, Standish K, Amesty S, Fuller C. Expanding services to injection drug users (IDUs) in pharmacies reduces risky behaviors and facilitation of HIV transmission: Pilot results from the PAT-Link study. 7th National Harm Reduction Conference, Miami, FL, November 13-16, 2008 66. Crawford ND, Standish K, Amesty S, Fuller C. Pharmacy staff characteristics and perceptions of injection drug using syringe customers in Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP)-registered pharmacies in New York City. 7th National Harm Reduction Conference, Miami, FL, November 14, 2008 67. Amesty S, Standish K, Crawford N, Fuller C. Pharmacy-based HIV testing and referral to non-prescription syringe customers. 136th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, October 25 – 29, 2008 68. Amesty S, Benjamin EO, Kusick M, Nandi V, Vlahov D, Ompad DC. Acceptability of hepatitis B vaccine among drug users in a community-based sample. 136th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, October 25 – 29, 2008 69. Kusick M, Amesty S, Benjamin EO. Nandi V, Ompad DC, Vlahov D. Reasons for refusing free hepatitis B vaccine in a community-based sample of drug users. 136th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, October 25 – 29, 2008 70. Benjamin EO, Amesty S, Kusick M, Nandi V, Vlahov D, Ompad DC. Immediate vs. delayed availability of free hepatitis B virus vaccine in a NYC research setting. 136th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, October 25 – 29, 2008

71. Ompad, DC, Boyer A, Palermo AS, Rudolph A, Amesty S, Vlahov D, and Cervical Health Intervention Working Group, Harlem Community and Academic Partnership. Are attitudes and beliefs about the HPV vaccine specific to that vaccine? 136th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, October 25 – 29, 2008 72. Ompad DC, Boyer A, Palermo AS, Rudolph A, Amesty S, Vlahov D, and Cervical Health Intervention Working Group Harlem Community and Academic Partnership. Influences on decision making for the HPV vaccine among Blacks and Hispanics in New York City. 136th Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA, October 25 – 29, 2008 73. Stein T, Amesty S, Jackson E, Gold M. Addressing the Health Issues of Lesbians and WSW (Women who have sex with women). 41st Annual Spring Conference, Society Teachers of Family Medicine, Baltimore, MD, April 30 - May 4, 2008 74. Joo P, Amesty S. An Interactive Web-based Approach to Teach Third-year Students Continuous Quality Improvement. 34th Annual Predoctoral Education Conference, Society Teachers of Family Medicine, Portland, OR. January 24-27, 2008 75. Amesty S, Ompad D, Galea S, Chan C, Vlahov D. Prevalence and correlates of previous hepatitis B vaccination and infection among Latino drug users in New York City. APHA, Washington DC, November 2007 76. Joo P, Krakov S, Amesty S, Bregman R, Figueroa, E. An Interactive Web-based Approach to Teach Third Year U.S. Medical Students Practice Based Learning and Improvement in a Primary Care Clerkship. AMEE , Oslo, Norway, August 2007 77. Amesty S, Ompad D, Galea S, Fuller C, Wu Y, Koblin B, Vlahov D. Prevalence and correlates of previous hepatitis B vaccination and infection among young drug users in New York City. College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Quebec, Canada, June 2007. 78. Amesty S., Gurdian A. Integrating human rights principles across health curricula. APHA 134th Annual Meeting, Public Health and Human Rights, Boston, MA, November 4-8, 2006 79. Amesty S., Lopez, M.E., Castillo, A., Quiros, E., Rojas, A., Sanchez, A. Designing effective reproductive health policies in the context of human rights. APHA 134th Annual Meeting, Public Health and Human Rights, Boston, MA, November 4-8, 2006 80. Amesty S., Lopez, M.E. Expanding and ensuring the provision of reproductive health services in Costa Rica through the inclusion of a reproductive health chapter in the General Health Law. Poster presentation at the APHA 134th Annual Meeting, Public Health and Human Rights, Boston, MA, November 4-8, 2006

Invited presentations National COVID-19: A Color Canvas of Inequality, Arturo Schomburg Symposium, Philadelphia, February 21, 2021 Panelist, “…and speaking of inequalities…”

Montclair State University, Office of International Engagement Invited Speaker, Leaders of the World 2019 & Would Confederation of Education 2019. Barriers to Healthcare among women in Disadvantaged Communities

Bronx Community College, Invited Speaker, Hispanic Heritage Month Men’s Health event. Men’s Health, importance of going to the doctor for prevention. 2016

City College Caduceous Premedical Society. Invited career series speaker: A Career in Family Medicine. 2012

International III Congreso Adolescentes 2014 “Adolescentes de Hoy, Adultos de Mañana: Oportunidades y Desafíos en el Abordaje de la Salud”, 25-27 de Septiembre, 2014, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. Promoción de la Salud Sexual Y Reproductiva. La importancia de incluir a los adolescentes y hombres jóvenes en programas de atención de la salud y prevención: Un paso hacia la construcción de comunidades saludables.

III Congreso Adolescentes 2014 “Adolescentes de Hoy, Adultos de Mañana: Oportunidades y Desafíos en el Abordaje de la Salud”, 25-27 de Septiembre, 2014, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 1.Taller Adolescentes Multiplicadores de los Cursos Pre-Congreso.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dominican Republic/Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña. Including Men in health programs: importance of including men in health and healthcare agenda (2013)

Amesty S, Crawford N, Fuller C. New York pharmacy staff attitudes towards the Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) and provision of HIV prevention services: PHARM-Link study findings. US-Russia HIV/AIDS Prevention Science Conference. NIH-ECAAC, October 28-30, 2009, Moscow, Russia

Round table discussion “Integración de los servicios primarios de salud en respuesta al VIH”. Invited speaker at the III Latin American and Caribbean Forum of HIV/AIDS/STD, IV Central American Congress of STD/HIV/AIDS (CONCASIDA 2005), and IV Central American encounter of people living with HIV/AIDS, San Salvador, El Salvador. November 5-8, 2005

Amesty S. La perspectiva de derechos humanos en salud. Invited speaker at the Taller sobre “El Proyecto de Reforma a la Ley General de Salud desde el enfoque de derechos”. Ministerio de Salud, San José, Costa Rica. Octubre 6, 2005

Amesty S. Introduction to Health and Human Rights. Inaugural Conference, Master of Public Health program, Universidad de Costa Rica, sede Liberia. August 19, 2005.

Letters to the editor Portnoi V, Redling, T, Amesty, S (2000). Delirium in hospitalized older patients, Letter to the Editor. New England Journal of Medicine, 341(5), 369. Other media

Webinars

2016 SAMHSA Liaison webinar for HIV National Coordinators. HIV testing and prevention at the Young Men’s Clinic

2013 AIDS Education and Training Program, National live webinar: Engaging and Retaining Men in Health Care: An Essential Step Towards Health Equity and Healthy Communities

2011 CDC/DHAP Community Webinar on Pre exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Guidelines

Grand Rounds Presentations 2017 New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Family Medicine Residency Program. Photovoice : Assessment of barriers to healthcare among transgender and gay populations in La Romana, Dominican Republic

2012 New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Family Medicine Residency Program. Engaging and Retaining Men in Health Care: An Essential Step Towards Health Equity and Healthy Communities

2006 Weill Medical College of Cornell University Adolescent Obesity

2006 New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Family Medicine Residency Program. Health and human rights

2003 New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Family Medicine Residency Program Working with Asylum /immigrant and survivors of torture, providing physical evaluations and affidavits for use in the asylum applications.

Media______Newspaper articles 2019- Presentan resultados del Estudio de Prevalencia de Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual en Poblaciones Clave/Presentation of results of the research study on prevalence of sexually transmitted infection in key populations. Dominican Republic

Diario Salud: Accessed October 15, 2019 http://diariosalud.do/do/categoria-clinicas-y-hospitales/22485-presentan-resultados-del- estudio-de-prevalencia-de-infecciones-de-transmision-sexual-en-poblaciones- clave.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=titulo_last_na me_presidenta_sodonep_expone_en_congreso_internacional_de_nutricion_clinica&utm_ term=2019-10-08

TRANSSA Bulletin: Accessed October 15, 2019

https://transsa.org/2019/09/20/fue-realizado-panel-discusion-de-los-resultados-del- estudio-de-prevalencia-de-its-en-poblaciones-clave-epic/

Boletín No. 9 - Clínica de Familia La Romana: Accessed October 15, 2019 www.clinicadefamilialaromana.org.do

La Romana/Bayahibe News: Accessed October 15, 2019 https://www.laromanabayahibenews.com/2019/10/infecciones-de-transmision-sexual-en- poblaciones-clave/

2019 Taller para Coordinadores, psicólogos y profesores de Centros Educativos de La Romana: “Cómo abordar a los adolescents: revisión de la información sobre temas de salud de adolescents” Workshop for school teachers, coordinators, counselors, La Romana, Dominican Republic

Diario Salud: Accessed October 15, 2019 http://diariosalud.do/do/categoria-clinicas-y-hospitales/21461-como-abordar-a-los- adolescentes-en-temas-de- salud.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=titulo_last_na me_cmd_uasd_y_otras_entidades_marcharan_contra_proyecto_de_examen_residencias_ medicas&utm_term=2019-06-05

La Romana/Bayahibe news: Accessed October 15, 2019 https://www.laromanabayahibenews.com/2019/05/mami-adolescentes-y-salud-sexual/

Video/television Interviews Amesty S. (2014) Programa de TV Tiempo en Familia. Medicina Adolescente: La importancia de salud del hombre. Dra Amesty. 1ra y 2da parte. Accessed October 15,2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UhnNMRQmD0

E-Publication interviews Harlem Health Promotion Center, Accessed at http://www.gethealthyharlem.org/ Dr. Silvia Amesty Talks about how high blood pressure affects young men (2011)

Dr. Silvia Amesty Talks about her important work at the Young Men’s Clinic (2011)

Harlem Word: Dr. Silvia Amesty, a physician at the Young Men’s Clinic, explains why many young men come into the clinic (2011)

Volunteer work Doctors of the World asylum applications: Provided physical and psychological evaluations for survivors of torture for use in their asylum applications in conjunction with lawyers working in these cases. 2001-2005