Research Working Group

The National Working Positive Coalition Research Working Group seeks to become the premier international resource for the employment issues of persons living with HIV/AIDS.

Mission:

The NWPC Research Working Group promotes the practice of research for the development, facilitation, implementation and evaluation of strategies and interventions addressing the employment needs of PLWHA.

Goals:

  1. Support research endeavors in the area of HIV/AIDS employment
  2. Validate instruments and define key constructs for HIV/AIDS employment research
  3. Discuss current HIV/AIDS employment research findings and challenges
  4. Post key research information to the NWPC web site (bios, research abstracts, links, bibliography) and review content on a quarterly basis to ensure material is accurate and current
  5. Provide support to new scholars in the field to promote high quality HIV/AIDS employment research
  6. Provide leadership in HIV/AIDS employment policy initiatives
  7. Identify and investigate emerging issues in HIV/AIDS as they relate to employment

Activities:

HIV/AIDS and Employment Research Bibliography

Abstracts of Research Manuscripts

Special Issues of Journals Related to HIV & Employment:

 

Members:

Liza Conyers, Chair

Brent Braveman
Karen Escovitz
Kenneth C. Hergenrather
Betty Kohlenberg
Dave Martin
Mark Misrok
Lisa A. Razzano
Jeffrey Rindler
Meredith W. Watts

Primary Contact:

Liza Conyers
Penn State University
313 CEDAR Building, CNED, CNPSY, and REHAB
University Park , PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-6115
lmc11@psu.edu