Deborah "Debbie" J. Konkle-Parker, PhD
Professor
Department:
SON-Instruction School Nursing
Email:
dkparker@umc.edu
Biography
Dr. Deborah Konkle-Parker, PhD, FNP is a researcher with expertise in adherence to HIV treatment and retention in HIV care, as two of the necessary components to successful control of the HIV virus to improve health outcomes and reduce transmission. She is also co-Principal Investigator for the joint UAB/UMMC cohort first for the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) from 2013-2019, and now for the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study as well as the Study of Treatment and Reproductive Options (STAR), observational cohort studies following women and men, and in the case of STAR, women in reproductive years, living with or at-risk for HIV. She facilitates investigators in the use of the huge MWCCS and STAR database for research purposes. In addition, she is a Family Nurse Practitioner for individuals living with HIV disease, offering specialty and primary care. She is also creator and Project Director for the Helping HAND substance abuse treatment program within the clinic setting.
Education
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, PhD, Nursing | 2002 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, MSN, Nursing | 1996 |
| University of Maine, BSN, Nursing | 1986 |
| Tufts University, BA, Social Psychology | 1979 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Family Nurse Practitioner | 08/1996 - 11/2011 |
| Licensure, Nursing | 08/1986 - 12/2010 |
| Certification, Advanced HIV/AIDS Certified Registered Nurse | 11/2005 - 11/2009 |
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine | 07/2014 - Present |
| Graduate Faculty, School of | 07/2003 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Medical Director, MS Site Delta Regional AIDS Education and Training Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 07/2011 - 06/2014 |
| Clinic Director, University of MS Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 10/2010 - 06/2012 |
| Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 07/2008 - 06/2014 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 07/2003 - 06/2008 |
| Assistant Professor, University of MS Medical Center, School of Nursing | 07/1999 - 06/2005 |
| Instructor, University of MS Medical Center, School of Medicine | 10/1996 - 06/2003 |
| Instructor, University of MS Medical Center, School of Nursing | 10/1996 - 06/1999 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, A Community-based Assessment of Preferences for Long-Acting Antiretroviral Therapy Options Among Cis-gender Black Women across Six Ending the HIV Epidemic Jurisdictions in the South, CDC | 09/2023 - 08/2025 |
| Extramural, Stigma and the non-communicable disease syndemic in aging HIV positive and HIV negative MSM, NIH/NHLBI | 02/2022 - 03/2025 |
| Extramural, Violence, substance use, sleep disturbances, and hypertension among women with HIV: A syndemic approach (VS2H2 Syndemic), NIH/NHLBI | 09/2021 - 07/2025 |
| Extramural, Intersection of Material-Need Insecurities on HIV and Cardiovascular Health Outcomes, NIH/NHLBI | 07/2020 - 06/2025 |
| Extramural, Women's HIV Cohort Study, NIH/NICHD | 12/2019 - 08/2025 |
| Extramural, MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study, NIH/NHLBI | 04/2019 - 03/2026 |
| Extramural, Provision of Treatment for Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Disorders in Mississippi to Reduce Transmission and Improve Clinical Outcomes in People Living with HIV, HRSA/SAMHSA | 09/2017 - 09/2022 |
| Extramural, SBIRT Training for Medical Students and Residents in Mississippi, HRSA/SAMHSA | 09/2015 - 08/2018 |
| Extramural, Mechanisms and longitudinal effects of stigma on women's adherence and outcomes, NIH/NIMH | 02/2015 - 12/2019 |
| Extramural, Physical activity levels, psychological stress levels, and immune variables in HIV-positive women, NIH/NIAID | 08/2014 - 07/2015 |
| Extramural, FACTORS INFLUENCING WOMEN IN THEIR SELF-PROTECTIVE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH HIV TRANSMISSION BEHAVIORS, NIH/NIAID | 08/2014 - 07/2015 |
| Extramural, Improving Retention in Care Among Postpartum HIV-infected Women in Mississippi, NIH/NIMH | 06/2014 - 05/2019 |
| Extramural, K23MH100955: Improving Retention in Care Among Postpartum HIV-infected Women in Mississippi, NIH/NIMH | 06/2014 - 05/2019 |
| Extramural, Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (The REPRIEVE Study), NIH/NHLBI | 06/2014 - 05/2020 |
| Extramural, Factors associated with adherence to boceprevir in combination with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in veterans with genotype 1 hepatitis C, Merck Investigator Studies Program | 03/2014 - 02/2015 |
| Extramural, U01 AI103401: Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS-V), UMMC cohort site, National Institutes of Health | 01/2013 - 12/2017 |
| Intramural, Interdisciplinary Research Center Formation, Office of Faculty Development | 07/2011 - 12/2012 |
| Extramural, Mississippi Local Performance Site of the Dellta Region AIDS Education and Training Center, HRSA | 07/2010 - 06/2015 |
| Extramural, R34MH84670: Multidimensional HIV Treatment Adherence Intervention, National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Mental Health | 07/2008 - 06/2012 |
| Extramural, A Physician-Delivered Intervention for HIV Positive Patients in Clinical Care: The OPTIONS Project, Department of Health and Human Services; Health and Resources Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Special Project of National Significance | 09/2005 - 08/2006 |
| Extramural, Ryan White Title III Primary Care Services Grant, Department of Health and Human Services; Health and Resources Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Ryan White CARE Act | 04/2005 - 03/2010 |
| Extramural, K23-NR09186: Multidimensional HIV Adherence Intervention, National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research | 09/2004 - 08/2008 |
| Extramural, Ryan White Title III Primary Care Services Grant, Department of Health and Human Services; Health and Resources Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Ryan White CARE Act | 10/2001 - 04/2005 |
Publications
Multicenter Study | |
| Frongillo EA, Bethancourt HJ, Norcini Pala A, Maya S, Wu KC, Kizer JR, Tien PC, Kempf MC, Hanna DB, Appleton AA, Merenstein D, D'Souza G, Ofotokun I, Konkle-Parker D, Michos ED, Krier S, Stosor V, Turan B, Weiser SD, Complementing the United States Household Food Security Survey Module with Items Reflecting Social Unacceptability. The Journal of nutrition, 2024 Apr;154(4):1428-1439 | 2024 |
| Sadinski LM, Westreich D, Edmonds A, Breger TL, Cole SR, Ramirez C, Brown TT, Ofotokun I, Konkle-Parker D, Kassaye S, Jones DL, D'Souza G, Cohen MH, Tien PC, Taylor TN, Anastos K, Adimora AA, Hypertension and one-year risk of all-cause mortality among women with treated HIV in the United States. AIDS (London, England), 2023 Mar 15;37(4):679-688 | 2023 |
Journal Article | |
| Tull MT, Berghoff CR, Bardeen JR, Schoenleber M, Konkle-Parker DJ An initial open-trial of a brief behavioral activation treatment for depression and medication adherence in HIV-infected patients. Behavioral Modification, accepted for publication | 2017 |
| Burton, MJ, Patel, A, Voluse, A, Konkle-Parker, DJ Measuring adherence to direct acting antiviral medications in hepatitis C infected Veterans: comparing Visual Analog Scale to pill counts and hepatitis C viral load. Southern Medical Journal, accepted for publication | 2017 |
| Ludema C, Cole SR, Eron JJ, Holmes GM, Anastos K, Cocohoba J, Cohen M, Cooper HLF, Golub ET, Kassaye S, Konkle-Parker D, Metsch L, Milam J, Wilson TE, Adimora AA. Health insurance type and control of hypertension among US women living with and without HIV infection in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study. Am J Hypertens. 2017 Jun; 30(6): 594-601. | 2017 |
| Konkle-Parker D, Fouquier MK, Arnold T, Harris C, Portz KJ, Wheeless L, Turan, JM Women's Decision-Making about Self-Protection during Sexual Activity in the Deep South Context: A Grounded Theory Study Culture, Health and Sexuality, accepted for publication | 2017 |
| Berghoff, CR, Gratz, KL, Portz, KJ, Pinkston, M, Naifeh, JA, Evans, SD, Konkle-Parker, DJ, Tull, MT The role of emotional avoidance, the patient-provider relationship, and other social support in AT adherence for HIV+ individuals. AIDS and Behavior. Epub 2017 March 9. DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1745-2 | 2017 |
| Ludema, D, Cole, SR, Eron, JJ, Edmonds, A, Holmes, GM, Anastos, K, Cocohoba, J, Cohen, M, Cooper, HL, Golub, ET, Kassave, S, Konkle-Parker, D, Metsch, L, Milam, J, Wilson, TE, Adimora, AA Impact of health insurance, ADAP, and income on HIV viral suppression among US women in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study, 2006-2009. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 73(3) 307-312. DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001078. PMCID: PMC5089078. | 2017 |
| Rehm KE, Konkle-Parker D Association of CD4+ T cell subpopulations and psychological stress measures in women living with HIV. AIDS Care, 2017 Jan 24:1-5. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1281880. | 2017 |
| Rehm KE, Konkle-Parker D. Physical activity levels and perceived benefits and barriers to physical activity in HIV-infected women living in the Deep South of the United States. AIDS Care, in press. | 2016 |
| Luema D, Cole SR, Eron JJ, Edmonds A, Holmes GM, Anastos K, Cocohob, J, Cohen M, Cooper HL, Golub ET, Kassave S, Konkle-Parker D, Metsch L, Milam J, Wilson TE, Adimora AA. Impact of health insurance, ADAP, and income on HIV viral suppression among US women in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study, 2006-2009. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 73(3) 307-312 | 2016 |
| Konkle-Parker, D. J. Nurses can facilitate safer sexual behavior counseling for persons living with HIV: Strategies for success. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 26(3): 229-234. | 2015 |
| Konkle-Parker, D. J., Amico, K. R., McKinney, V. (2014). Effects of an Intervention Addressing Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills on HIV Care Adherence in a Southern Clinic Cohort. AIDS Care. 2014; 26: 229-234 | 2014 |
| Konkle-Parker, DK Community-level HIV stigma is a public health threat. HIV Clinician. 2013; 25(2):7-9 | 2013 |
| Konkle-Parker, D. J., Erlen, J. A., Dubbert, P. M., May, W. Pilot testing of an HIV medication adherence intervention in a public clinic in the Deep South Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 2012, 24(8):488-98 | 2012 |
| Konkle-Parker DJ, Barnett, G Retention in HIV Care: A critical component to HIV chronic management HIV Clinician 24(1), 1-3. | 2012 |
| KonKle-Parker, DJ, Amico, KR, Henderson, HM. Barriers and facilitators to engagement in HIV clinical care in the Deep South: Results from semi-structured patient interviews. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2011; 22(2):90-99 | 2011 |
| Williams B, Konkle-Parker DJ, Amico KRA Qualitative Assessment of Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Treatment Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 22(4): 307-312 | 2011 |
| Konkle-Parker, DJ, Robertson, AA HIV discharge planning: from correctional setting to community care in Mississippi HIV Clinician. 2011; 23(1): 1-5 | 2011 |
| Konkle-Parker DJ How can we facilitate entry into and retention in HIV Care? HIV Clinician. 2010; 22(1): 10-11. | 2010 |
| Konkle-Parker DJ, Erlen JA, Dubbert, PM Lessons Learned from an HIV Adherence Pilot Study in the Deep South Patient Education and Counseling. 2010; 78(1):91-96 | 2010 |
| Amico KR, Barta W, Konkle-Parker DJ, Fisher JD, Cornman DH, Shuper P, & Fisher, WA The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model of ART adherence in a Deep South HIV positive Clinic Sample AIDS and Behavior, 13, 66-75 | 2009 |
| Konkle-Parker DJ, Dubbert PM, Erlen JA Barriers and facilitators to medication adherence in a southern minority population with HIV disease Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 19(2), 98-104 | 2008 |
| Amico KR, Konkle-Parker DJ, Cornman DH, Barta W, Ferrar R, Norton W, Trayling C, Shuper P, Fisher JD., Fisher WA Reasons for ART non-adherence in the Deep South: Adherence needs of a sample of HIV-positive patients in Mississippi AIDS Care 19(10), 1210 – 1218 | 2007 |
| Bondenlos JS, Grothe KB, Whitehead D, Konkle-Parker DJ, Jones GN, Brantley PJ Attitudes toward health care providers and appointment attendance in HIV/AIDS patients. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 18(3): 65-73. | 2007 |
| amico KR, Fisher WA, Cornman DH, Shuper PA, Redding CG, Konkle-Parker DJ, Barta W, Fisher JD Visual analog scale of ART adherence: Association with 3-day self-report and adherence barriers Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (JAIDS). 2006: 42:455-9 | 2006 |
| Reeves RR, Parker JD, Koknkle-Parker D New clinical awareness of war-related mental health problems in veterans retrning from Afghanistan & Iraq Journal of Psychosocial Nursing. 2005: 43(7): 1-10 | 2005 |
| Konkle-Parker D, Cramer C, Hamill C Standardized patient training: A modality for teaching interviewing skills Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. 2002; 33(5): 225-230 | 2002 |
| Konkle-Parker D A motivational intervention to improve adherence to treatment of chronic disease Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 2001; 13(2):61-68 | 2001 |
| Konkle-Parker D Policital Activity: A nursing intervention Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2000; 11(3): 57-58 | 2000 |
| Penton-Eklund N, Konkle-Parker, DJ Using Standardized patients to train providers Isssues in HIV Servivce Delivery | 1997 |
| Rubtsova AA, Kempf MC, Taylor T, Konkle-Parker D, Wingood GM, Holstad MM Healthy aging in older women living with HIV infection: A systematic review of psychosocial factors Current HIV/AIDS Reports, accepted for publication. | |
| Konkle-Parker, D 2013 IDSA Guidelines for vaccinations of HIV-infected individuals HIV Clinician. 2014; 26(2):1-3 | 2014 |
| Konkle-Parker DJ Mississippi clinicians are involved in multiple HIV research projects HIV Clinician. 2009; 21 (2): 14-15 | 2009 |
| Konkle-Parker DJ NP mentors Nepal HIV clinics in clinical decision-making HIV Clinician. 2009; 21(1): 9-11. | 2009 |
| Konkle-Parker, DJ Medication adherence: What are the barriers and facilitators? HIV Clinician, 19(4): 8-9. | 2007 |
| Konkle-Parker D How can clinicians help motivate their clients to change? HIV Clinician. 2005; 17(2): 9 | 2005 |
| Konkle-Parker D HIV clinicians are in a position to help slow the epidemic. HIV Clinician. 2004; 16(2): 10-11 | 2004 |
| Konkle-Parker D How one clinic met a new demand without additional resources. HIV Clinician. 2003: 15(2):11-12. | 2003 |
| Konkle-Parker D Depression can be a serious problem for HIV-infected. HIV Clinician. 2002: 14(2): 10-11. | 2002 |
| Konkle-Parker D What is the best way to measure medication adherence? HIV Clinician. 2000: 12(3):11-12 | 2000 |
| Konkle-Parker D Early HIV deetection and treatment: An underutilized primary care service ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners. 1998: 6(9): 63-66 | 1998 |
| Cherenack EM, Brophy TF, Max MA, Graubard-Silebi A, Nogueira NF, Pan Y, Westreich D, Topper EF, Konkle-Parker D, Rana A, Kassaye SG, Sheth AN, Jones DL, Alcaide ML, Attitudes Towards Aging, Depression, Physical Functioning, and Pain Among Women Living with HIV of Reproductive Age. AIDS and behavior, 2025 May 6; | 2025 |
| SantaBarbara NJ, St Hilaire MA, Konkle-Parker DJ, Comulada WS, Cantrell J, D'Souza A, Foronjy R, Koletar SL, Mimiaga MJ, Palella FJ Jr, Merenstein D, Rubtsova AA, Raju S, Martinez CA, Hanna DB, Drummond MB, Weber KM, Wang R, Erlandson KM, Physical Activity, Cigarette Smoking, and Depression Among People with HIV. AIDS and behavior, 2025 Apr 29; | 2025 |
| Fujita AW, Mehta CC, Yang Q, Tisdale TT, Alcaide ML, Rana A, Konkle-Parker DJ, Westreich D, Kassaye SG, Topper EF, Sheth AN, Substance Use and Drug Treatment Among Reproductive-Age Women With and Without HIV in the Southern United States. Open forum infectious diseases, 2025 Apr;12(4):ofaf202 | 2025 |
| Breger TL, Westreich DJ, Edmonds A, Edwards JK, Cole SR, Ramirez C, Diggs AE, Ofotokun I, Kassaye SG, Brown TT, Konkle-Parker D, Palella FJ, Krier S, Jones DL, D'Souza G, Cohen MH, Tien PC, Taylor TN, Anastos K, Hinderliter AL, Eron JJ, Drummond MB, Floris-Moore MA, Incidence of statin initiation among people with and without HIV in the US: a prospective observational study. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2025 Apr 17; | 2025 |
| Sharma A, Hoover DR, Shi Q, Daubert E, Jones DL, Aouizerat BE, Gustafson D, Kassaye SG, Topper E, Ramirez C, Cribbs SK, Parker DK, French AL, Weber KM, Poor Sleep Quality is Associated with Frailty Among Women with and without HIV. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2025 Apr 3; | 2025 |
| Duarte MJ, Tien PC, Kardashian A, Ma Y, Hunt P, Kuniholm MH, Floris-Moore M, Fischl MA, French AL, Topper E, Konkle-Parker D, Minkoff H, Ofotokun I, Plankey M, Sharma A, Price JC, Microbial translocation and gut damage is associated with hepatic fibrosis but not steatosis in women with and without HIV. AIDS (London, England), 2025 Mar 25; | 2025 |
| Edwards JK, Breger TL, Cole SR, Zivich PN, Shook-Sa BE, Sadinski LM, Westreich D, Edmonds A, Ramirez C, Ofotokun I, Kassaye SG, Brown TT, Konkle-Parker D, Stosor V, Bolan R, Krier S, Jones DL, D'Souza G, Cohen M, Tien PC, Taylor T, Anastos K, Drummond MB, Floris-Moore M, Right censoring and mortality in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study and Women's Interagency HIV Study. Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), 2025 Mar 24; | 2025 |
| Dao TTD, Filipowicz TR, Edmonds A, Ramirez C, Pence BW, Alcaide ML, Jones DL, Kassaye SG, Konkle-Parker D, Sheth AN, Topper EF, Rana A, Westreich D, Depressive symptoms among women of reproductive age with and without HIV in the Southern United States: baseline description from the STAR cohort. AIDS (London, England), 2025 Mar 13; | 2025 |
| Xu K, Zhang X, Asam K, Quach BC, Page GP, Konkle-Parker D, Martinez C, Lahiri CD, Topper EF, Cohen MH, Kassaye SG, DeHovitz J, Kuniholm MH, Archin NM, Valizadeh A, Tien PC, Marconi VC, Hancock DB, Johnson EO, Aouizerat BE, Aberrant DNA methylation of genes regulating CD4+ T cell HIV-1 reservoir in women with HIV. Clinical and translational medicine, 2025 Mar;15(3):e70267 | 2025 |
| Peters BA, Xue X, Hanna DB, Wang Y, Wang Z, Sharma A, Floris-Moore M, Konkle-Parker D, Alcaide ML, Sheth AN, Topper EF, Weber KM, Tien PC, Merenstein D, Vásquez E, Chen Y, Mimiaga MJ, Stosor V, Brown TT, Erlandson KM, Dillon SM, Elsayed NS, Usyk M, Sollecito CC, Kaplan RC, Burk RD, Qi Q, Healthy Aging and the Gut Microbiome in People With and Without HIV. The Journal of infectious diseases, 2025 Apr 15;231(4):981-992 | 2025 |
| Maya S, Sheira LA, Frongillo EA, Pala AN, Kempf MC, Konkle-Parker D, Wilson TE, Tien PC, Wingood G, Topper EF, Neilands TB, Johnson MO, Logie CH, Weiser SD, Turan JM, Turan B, Brief Report: Internalized Poverty-Related Stigma and Interpersonal Violence Among Women Living With HIV in the United States. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2025 Feb 1;98(2):99-102 | 2025 |
| Norcini-Pala A, Stringer KL, Kempf MC, Konkle-Parker D, Wilson TE, Tien PC, Wingood G, Neilands TB, Johnson MO, Weiser SD, Logie CH, Topper EF, Turan JM, Turan B, Longitudinal associations between intersectional stigmas, antiretroviral therapy adherence, and viral load among women living with HIV using multidimensional latent transition item response analysis. Social science & medicine (1982), 2025 Feb;366:117643 | 2025 |
| Lahiri CD, Mehta CC, Yang Q, Maramba T, Musonge-Effoe J, Yang CA, Dumond JB, Alcaide ML, Lake JE, Rubin LH, French AL, Cocohoba J, Kassaye SG, Sharma A, Palella FJ, Mellors J, Konkle-Parker D, Topper E, Augenbraun M, Ali MK, Sheth AN, Ziegler TR, Ofotokun I, Alvarez JA, Short and Long-term Body Weight Change Following the Switch to or the Addition of Integrase Inhibitors in Persons With HIV Differs by Sex. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2025 Mar 17;80(3):575-584 | 2025 |
| Wise JM, Konkle-Parker D, Raper JL, Heaton K, Vance DE, Azuero A, Wingood G, Adimora AA, Topper EF, Kempf MC, Understanding the psychosocial context of employment and occupational productivity among women living with HIV: A mixed-methods study. Work (Reading, Mass.), 2025 Feb;80(2):602-613 | 2025 |
| Rice WS, Ellison CK, Bruno B, Hussen SA, Chavez M, Nápoles TM, Walcott M, Batchelder AW, Turan B, Kempf MC, Wingood GM, Konkle-Parker DJ, Wilson TE, Johnson MO, Weiser SD, Logie CH, Turan JM, Piper K, Exploring the role of motherhood in healthcare engagement for women living with HIV in the USA. Culture, health & sexuality, 2025 Apr;27(4):436-450 | 2025 |
| Collins LF, Sheth AN, Tisdale T, Mehta CC, Daniel G, Westreich D, Kassaye S, Topper EF, Konkle-Parker D, Rana A, Alcaide ML, Philbin MM, Interest in and Preference for Long-acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy in the Era of Approved Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine Among Reproductive-aged Women in the US South. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2025 Feb 5;80(1):164-167 | 2025 |
| Martinez C, Haw NJ, Rodriguez VJ, Kizer JR, Post WS, Wu KC, Lima JAC, Wise JM, Alcaide ML, Plankey M, Konkle-Parker D, Kozlova S, Fischl MA, Adimora AA, Budoff M, Golzar Y, Lazar J, Palella FJ, Rodriguez CJ, Weinstein AM, Wingood G, Spence AB, McKay H, Jones DL, Depressive Symptoms and Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction Among Men and Women with HIV. European Medical Journal. Cardiology, 2024 Oct;12(1):106-120 | 2024 |
| Vance DE, Xu Y, Dastgheyb R, Maki PM, Zhang J, Springer G, Anastos K, Gustafson DR, Weber KM, Dykxhoorn DM, Milam J, Diaz MM, Kassaye SG, Waldrop D, Lee J, Kempf MC, Konkle-Parker D, Goodkin K, Leviner AJ, Wright M, Jones D, Rubin LH, Does cognitive intra-individual variability predict change in everyday functioning performance in women with and without HIV in the Women's Interagency HIV Study? Applied neuropsychology. Adult, 2024 Dec 24;:1-11 | 2024 |
| Chandran A, Feng X, Coburn SB, Kasaie P, Malone J, Horberg MA, Hogan B, Rebeiro PF, Gill MJ, McGinnis KA, Silverberg MJ, Karris MY, Napravnik S, Konkle-Parker D, Lee J, Freeman AM, Ghidey R, Garza V, Marconi VC, Kirk GD, Thorne J, Crane HM, Lang R, Kitahata MM, Moore RD, Althoff KN, The Contribution of Socioeconomic Factors to HIV RNA Suppression in Persons With HIV Engaged in Care in the NA-ACCORD. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2024 Nov 1;97(3):232-241 | 2024 |
| Knittel AK, Bullington BW, Edmonds A, Rahangdale L, Neal-Perry G, Ramirez C, Konkle-Parker D, Jones DL, Moran CA, Topper EF, Cejtin H, Seidman D, Kasseye SG, Wilson TE, Sharma A, Adimora AA, Substance use and menopausal symptoms among people with and without HIV in the US, 2008-2020. Menopause (New York, N.Y.), 2024 Oct 1;31(10):911-920 | 2024 |
| Aouizerat BE, Garcia JN, Domingues CV, Xu K, Quach BC, Page GP, Konkle-Parker D, Bolivar HH, Lahiri CD, Golub ET, Cohen MH, Kassaye SG, DeHovitz J, Kuniholm MH, Archin NM, Tien PC, Hancock DB, Johnson EO, Frequent Cocaine Use is Associated With Larger HIV Latent Reservoir Size. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2024 Oct 1;97(2):156-164 | 2024 |
| Blair J, Kempf MC, Dionne JA, Causey-Pruitt Z, Wise JM, Jackson EA, Muntner P, Hanna DB, Kizer JR, Fischl MA, Ofotokun I, Ramirez C, Gange SJ, Brill IK, Levitan EB, Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among women at risk or living with HIV in the US South. AIDS (London, England), 2024 Sep 1;38(11):1703-1713 | 2024 |
| Konkle-Parker D, Cleveland JD, Long D, Nair V, Fischl M, Wingood G, Edmonds A, Population Density and Health Outcomes in Women with HIV in the Southern United States: A Retrospective Longitudinal Analysis. Journal of women's health (2002), 2024 Aug;33(8):1111-1119 | 2024 |
| Duarte MJ, Tien PC, Kardashian A, Ma Y, Hunt P, Kuniholm MH, Adimora AA, Fischl MA, French AL, Topper E, Konkle-Parker D, Minkoff H, Ofotokun I, Plankey M, Sharma A, Price JC, Microbial Translocation and Gut Damage Are Associated With an Elevated Fast Score in Women Living With and Without HIV. Open forum infectious diseases, 2024 May;11(5):ofae187 | 2024 |
| Friedman MR, Badri S, Bowleg L, Haberlen SA, Jones DL, Kempf MC, Konkle-Parker D, Kwait J, Martinson J, Mimiaga MJ, Plankey MW, Stosor V, Tsai AC, Turan JM, Ware D, Wu K, Intersectional stigma and the non-communicable disease syndemic in the context of HIV: protocol for a multisite, observational study in the USA. BMJ open, 2024 Apr 25;14(4):e075368 | 2024 |
| Stringer KL, Norcini Pala A, Cook RL, Kempf MC, Konkle-Parker D, Wilson TE, Tien PC, Wingood G, Neilands TB, Johnson MO, Logie CH, Weiser SD, Turan JM, Turan B, Intersectional Stigma, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Depression, and ART Adherence Among Women Living with HIV Who Engage in Substance Use: A Latent Class Serial Mediation Analysis. AIDS and behavior, 2024 Jun;28(6):1882-1897 | 2024 |
| Shahid A, MacLennan S, Jones BR, Sudderuddin H, Dang Z, Cobarrubias K, Duncan MC, Kinloch NN, Dapp MJ, Archin NM, Fischl MA, Ofotokun I, Adimora A, Gange S, Aouizerat B, Kuniholm MH, Kassaye S, Mullins JI, Goldstein H, Joy JB, Anastos K, Brumme ZL, MACS/WIHS combined cohort study (MWCSS), The replication-competent HIV reservoir is a genetically restricted, younger subset of the overall pool of HIV proviruses persisting during therapy, which is highly genetically stable over time. Journal of virology, 2024 Feb 20;98(2):e0165523 | 2024 |
| Parra-Rodriguez L, O'Halloran J, Wang Y, Jin W, Dastgheyb RM, Spence AB, Sharma A, Gustafson DR, Milam J, Weber KM, Adimora AA, Ofotokun I, Fischl MA, Konkle-Parker D, Maki PM, Xu Y, Rubin LH, Common antiretroviral combinations are associated with somatic depressive symptoms in women with HIV. AIDS (London, England), 2024 Feb 1;38(2):167-176 | 2024 |
| Elbur AI, Ghebremichael M, Konkle-Parker D, Jones DL, Collins S, Adimora AA, Schneider MF, Cohen MH, Tamraz B, Plankey M, Wilson T, Adedimeji A, Haberer JE, Jacobson DL, Dual trajectories of antiretroviral therapy adherence and polypharmacy in women with HIV in the United States. AIDS research and therapy, 2023 May 13;20(1):29 | 2023 |
| Lahiri CD, Mehta CC, Sykes C, Weiser SD, Palella F, Lake JE, Mellors JW, Gustafson D, French AL, Adimora AA, Konkle-Parker D, Sharma A, Bolivar H, Kassaye SG, Rubin LH, Alvarez JA, Golub ET, Ofotokun I, Sheth AN, Obesity Modifies the Relationship Between Raltegravir and Dolutegravir Hair Concentrations and Body Weight Gain in Women Living with HIV. AIDS research and human retroviruses, 2023 Dec;39(12):644-651 | 2023 |
| Elbur AI, Ghebremichael M, Konkle-Parker D, Jones DL, Collins S, Adimora AA, Schneider MF, Cohen MH, Tamraz B, Plankey M, Wilson T, Adedimeji A, Haberer J, Jacobson DL, Trajectories of Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Virologic Failure in Women With HIV in the United States. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2023 Jun 1;93(2):162-170 | 2023 |
| Elbur AI, Ghebremichael M, Konkle-Parker D, Jones DL, Collins S, Adimora AA, Schneider MF, Cohen MH, Tamraz B, Plankey M, Wilson T, Adedimeji A, Haberer JE, Jacobson DL, Dual Trajectories of Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Polypharmacy in Women with HIV in the United States. Research square, 2023 Jan 23; | 2023 |
| McAfee NW, Schumacher JA, Williams DC, Madson MB, Bagge CL, Konkle-Parker D, Paul IA, Houston LJ, Young KM, Multidimensional Evaluation of Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Training for Medical Students. Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry, 2023 Jun;47(3):258-262 | 2023 |
| Arnold T, Whiteley L, Elwy RA, Ward LM, Konkle-Parker DJ, Brock JB, Giorlando KK, Barnett AP, Sims-Gomillia C, Craker LK, Lockwood KR, Leigland A, Brown LK, Mapping Implementation Science with Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (MIS-ERIC): Strategies to Improve PrEP Use among Black Cisgender Women Living in Mississippi. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2023 Dec;10(6):2744-2761 | 2023 |
| Shitole SG, Lazar JM, Taub CC, Furlani AC, Konkle-Parker DJ, Dionne-Odom J, Fischl MA, Ofotokun I, Adimora AA, Topper EF, Golzar Y, Kassaye SG, Gustafson D, Anastos K, Hanna DB, Xue X, Tien PC, Kaplan RC, Kizer JR, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Cardiac End-Organ Damage in Women: Findings From an Echocardiographic Study Across the United States. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2023 Jan 13;76(2):210-219 | 2023 |
| Konkle-Parker D, Williams D, McAfee N, Schumacher JA, Parker J, Low-Burden Universal Substance Use Screening in a Primary Care Clinic to Lower Implementation Barriers. The journal of behavioral health services & research, 2023 Jan;50(1):108-118 | 2023 |
| Turan B, Budhwani H, Yigit I, Ofotokun I, Konkle-Parker DJ, Cohen MH, Wingood GM, Metsch LR, Adimora AA, Taylor TN, Wilson TE, Weiser SD, Kempf MC, Brown-Friday J, Gange S, Kassaye S, Pence BW, Turan JM, Resilience and Optimism as Moderators of the Negative Effects of Stigma on Women Living with HIV. AIDS patient care and STDs, 2022 Dec;36(12):474-482 | 2022 |
| Thompson EC, Muhammad JN, Adimora AA, Chandran A, Cohen MH, Crockett KB, Goparaju L, Henderson E, Kempf MC, Konkle-Parker D, Kwait J, Mimiaga M, Ofotokun I, Rubin L, Sharma A, Teplin LA, Vance DE, Weiser SD, Weiss DJ, Wilson TE, Turan JM, Turan B, Internalized HIV-Related Stigma and Neurocognitive Functioning Among Women Living with HIV. AIDS patient care and STDs, 2022 Sep;36(9):336-342 | 2022 |
| Norcini Pala A, Kempf MC, Konkle-Parker D, Wilson TE, Tien PC, Wingood G, Neilands TB, Johnson MO, Weiser SD, Logie CH, Turan JM, Turan B, Intersectional stigmas are associated with lower viral suppression rates and antiretroviral therapy adherence among women living with HIV. AIDS (London, England), 2022 Nov 1;36(13):1769-1776 | 2022 |
| Owen BN, Baggaley RF, Maheu-Giroux M, Elmes J, Adimora AA, Ramirez C, Edmonds A, Sosanya K, Taylor TN, Plankey M, Cederbaum JA, Seidman D, Weber KM, Golub ET, Wells J, Bolivar H, Konkle-Parker D, Pregartner G, Boily MC, Longitudinal determinants of anal intercourse among women with, and without HIV in the United States. BMC women's health, 2022 Jul 14;22(1):291 | 2022 |
| Price JC, Ma Y, Kuniholm MH, Adimora AA, Fischl M, French AL, Golub ET, Konkle-Parker D, Minkoff H, Ofotokun I, Plankey M, Sharma A, Tien PC, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Is Associated With Elevated FibroScan-Aspartate Aminotransferase (FAST) Score. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2022 Dec 19;75(12):2119-2127 | 2022 |
| Gette JA, McKenna KR, McAfee NW, Schumacher JA, Parker JD, Konkle-Parker D, Users of cannabis-only are less likely to accept brief interventions than other substance use profiles in a sample of people living with HIV/AIDS. The American journal on addictions, 2022 Sep;31(5):447-453 | 2022 |
| Price J, Ma Y, Adimora A, Fischl M, French AL, Golub ET, Konkle-Parker D, Kuniholm MH, Ofotokun I, Plankey M, Sharma A, Tien PC, Multisite prospective Liver Disease and Reproductive Ageing (LIVRA) study in US women living with and without HIV. BMJ open, 2022 Apr 7;12(4):e055706 | 2022 |
| Bullington BW, Edmonds A, Ramirez C, Rahangdale L, Neal-Perry G, Konkle-Parker D, Weiss DJ, Moran C, Golub ET, Cejtin H, Seidman D, Kassaye S, Wilson TE, Sharma A, Adimora AA, Knittel AK, Premature and early menopause among US women with or at risk for HIV. Menopause (New York, N.Y.), 2022 Jun 1;29(6):741-747 | 2022 |
| Nogueira NF, Beauchamps LS, Pan Y, Beato Fernandez P, Rodriguez MG, Kelsey G, Raccamarich P, Sternberg CA, Westreich D, Kassaye SG, Topper EF, Rana A, Konkle-Parker D, Jones DL, Sheth AN, Alcaide ML, Prevalence of genital and extragenital sexually transmitted infections among women of reproductive age with and without HIV in the Southern US: results from the study of treatment and reproductive outcomes. Frontiers in medicine, 2025;12:1537427 | |
| Gustafson DR, Shi Q, Thurn M, Holman S, Kuniholm MH, Fischl M, Floris-Moore M, Gange S, Konkle-Parker D, Plankey M, Price JC, Ross RD, Rubtsova A, Sharma A, Hoover DR, Frailty-Related Factors among Women Living with and without HIV Aged 40 Years and Older. The Women's Interagency HIV Study. The Journal of frailty & aging, 2024;13(1):40-49 | |
| Njie-Carr VPS, Zhu S, Stafford KA, Tong W, Plankey M, Sharma A, Milam J, Cohen M, Diaz MM, Rubtsova AA, Fischl MA, Konkle-Parker D, Gustafson D, Rubin LH, Intersectionality of Socioecological Factors Associated With Cognitive Function Among Older Women With HIV in the United States: A Structural Equation Model Analysis Using Data From the Women's Interagency HIV Study. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC, 2023 Jan-Feb 01;34(1):83-95 | |
| Edmonds A, Belenky N, Adedimeji AA, Cohen MH, Wingood G, Fischl MA, Golub ET, Johnson MO, Merenstein D, Milam J, Konkle-Parker D, Wilson TE, Adimora AA, Impacts of Medicaid Expansion on Health Insurance and Coverage Transitions among Women with or at Risk for HIV in the United States. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, 2022 Sep-Oct;32(5):450-460 | |
Abstracts | |
| Rana A, Johnson K, Lanier C, Nash, B, Zlotnick C, Wingood G, Mena L, Konkle-Parker D, Wilson I. Mortality among HIV-infected women following delivery n Mississippi International Association of Providers in AIDS Care Adherence Conference, Miami FL | 2017 |
| Turan, B, Rice W, Atkins G, Kempf MC. Konkle-Parker D, Sosanya O, Wilson T, Plankey M, Milam J, Tien P, Cohen M, Golub E, Adimora A, Wingood G, Parish C, Neilands T, Johnson M Weiser S, Turan J. Longitudinal associations between internalized HIV-related stigma and antiretroviral treatment adherence among women living with HIV: The mediating role of depression. International Association of Providers in AIDS Care Adherence Conference, Miami FL June 4 – 6 2017 | 2017 |
| Konkle-Parker, D.J., Fouquier, M.K., Arnold, T., Harris, C., Portz, K., Wheeless, L., “Decision-making about self-protection from HIV when engaging in risky sexual behavior in the southern USA.”, Sixth International Workshop on HIV & Women, Boston, MA, February 21, 2016 | 2016 |
| Konkle-Parker DJ, Amico KR, McKinney V Intervention using Motivational Interviewing Improves Retention in HIV Care 2012 National Summit on HIV and Viral Hepatitis Diagnosis, Prevention, and Access to Care, Washington, DC | 2012 |
| Konkle-Parker DJ, Amico KR, McKinney V A Multidimensional Intervention Improves Retention in HIV Care 2012 International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care Adherence Conference | 2012 |
| Konkle-Parker, DJ, Amico, KR, McKinney, V Early Effects of a Multidimensional Treatment Adherence Intervention 2011 Annual Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Conference, Baltimore, MD, November 19, 2011 | 2011 |
| Konkle-Parker DJ, Williams B, Amico KR, McKinney V Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Medical Care 2010 International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care Adherence Conference, Miami, FL | 2010 |
| Konkle-Parker DJ & Henderson HM Barriers to HIV Clinical Care in a Minority Southern Population 2008 International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care Adherence Conference, Jersey City, NJ, March 17-18, 2008 | 2008 |
| Konkle-Parker DJ, Erlen JA, Dubbert PM HIV Adherence Pilot Study based on the IMB Model 2008 Society of Behavioral Medicine annual conference, San Diego, CA, March 26-28, 2008 | 2008 |
| Konkle-Parker DJ, Erlen JA, Dubbert PM HIV Adherence Barriers in a Southern Minority Population 2007 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care conference, Orlando, FL, November 8-11, 2007 | 2007 |
| Konkle-Parker DJ, Erlen JA, Dubbert PM The Use of a Computer-Assisted Self-Interview in a Sample of Patients with HIV Infection Living in the Deep South 2006 National State of the Science Congress in Nursing Resesrch, Washington DC | 2006 |
| Konkle-Parker D, Erlen JA, Dubbert PM Multidimensional HIV adherence intervention Enhancing Adherence: A State of the Science Meeting on Intervention Reseaarch to Improve Anti-Retroviral Adherence, New Haven, CT | 2005 |
| Konkle-Parker D Networked linkages in Mississippi between corrections and the community for discharge of HIV-infected women 2004 Minority Women's Health Summit, DHHS Office on Women's Health, Washington DC | 2004 |
| Konkle-Parker D Tailored adherence interventions for HIV-infected adults based on the Transtheoretical Model of Change American Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2000 |
| Aadia Rana High Mortality and Low Rates of Long Term Engagement in Care Following Delivery Among HIV infected Women in Mississippi | |
Book Chapter | |
| Konkle-Parker, D. & Lostalot, F. Rehabilitation in regulatory/metabolic and immune system dysfunction. In S. E. Hoeman (Ed.), Rehabilitation Nursing: Prevention, Intervention, & Outcomes (4th ed.) Mosby, St. Louis, 2008 (pp. 707-729). | 2008 |
Editorial Commentary | |
| Konkle-Parker DJ, Erlen, JA Commentary to Letter to the Editor: Technicalities: Getting and staying connected to people living with HIV/AIDS in the Southern United States by Farrell, Fabbri, and Ingersoll Patient Education and Counseling, 2011; 83:141 | 2011 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Process of Decision-making about HIV Self-Protection in the Deep South Context, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA | 11/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Decision-making about self-protection from HIV when engaging in risky sexual behavior in the southern USA., Sixth International Workshop on HIV & Women, Boston, MA | 02/2016 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Panel Moderator, University of Alabama at Birmingham "Ending AIDS" Summit, Birmingham, AL | 04/2015 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, HIV in Mississippi – Understanding the Impact of HIV in the Deep South, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL | 04/2015 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, HIV in Primary Care, UMMC Advanced Practice Council Annual Conference, Jackson, MS | 04/2015 |
| Invited Symposia, Patient-Provider Teams: Some Times the "Care Relationship:" is the Intervention, 9th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence/International Association of Providers in AIDS Care, Miami, FL | 06/2014 |
| invited panel, White House Office of National AIDS Policy Regional Listening Session, White House Office of National AIDS Policy, Jackson, MS | 05/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Motivational Interviewing: Application and Practice, Mississippi Primary Healthcare Association, Jackson, MS | 09/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Motivational Interviewing: Application and Practice, 6th Empowering Communities for a Healthy Mississippi Conference, Jackson, MS | 05/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, The State of HIV in Mississippi and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Where are we and Where are we Going?, Mississippi Nurses Association District 13/Theta Beta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, Jackson, MS | 02/2013 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Developing Training on Retention in Care, Delta Region AIDS Education and Training Center, Gulfport, MS | 06/2012 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Addressing HIV Screening: Testing in Health Care Settings and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Delta Region AIDS Education and Training Center, Biloxi, MS | 06/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, Retention in Care: Keep Them Corning Back, Delta Region AIDS Education and Training Center, New Orleans, LA | 04/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Introduction to Motivational Interviewing, MS Department of Health District Social Workers, Jackson, MS | 03/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, HIV Clinical Program of Research, UMMC Department of Medicine Research Council, Jackson, MS | 03/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, HIV Clinical Research at UMMC, UMMC, Jackson, MS | 01/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Improving Client Connections: Motivational Interviewing strategies, MS Department of Health, Greenville, MS | 01/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, Early Effects of a Multidimensional Treatment Adherence Intervention, 2011 Annual Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Conference, Baltimore, MD | 11/2011 |
| Invited Symposia, HIV Clinical Research in Progress, Brown University Center for AIDS Research, Providence, RI | 10/2011 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, At Risk for Non-Adherence, John D. Bower Annual Renal Update 2011, Jackson, MS | 05/2011 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Treatment in the Deep South, Delta Region AIDS Education and Training Center, New Orleans, LA | 04/2011 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Discharge Planning in Mississippi, Delta Region AIDS Education and Training Center, Jackson, LA | 03/2011 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Motivational Enhancement Strategies, 1st Annual Mental Health Issues and HIV Conference/ UMMC, Jackson, MS | 06/2009 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Motivational Enhancement Strategies, 2009 International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care Adherence Conference, Miami, FL | 04/2009 |
| Scientific Presentations, HIV Adherence Pilot Study based on the IMB Model, 2008 Society of Behavioral Medicine annual conference, San Diego, CA | 03/2008 |
| Scientific Presentations, Barriers to HIV Clinical Care in a Minority Southern Population, 2008 International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care Adherence Conference, Jersey City, NJ | 03/2008 |
| Scientific Presentations, HIV Adherence Barriers in a Southern Minority Population, 2007 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care conference, Orlando, FL | 11/2007 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Clinical Research: Multidimensional HIV Adherence Intervention, 2007 Annual Meeting, Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Beta Chapter/ Oglevee Research Day, University of MS Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 10/2007 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Fellow, American Academy of Nursing | 2014 |
| Mississippi Nightingale Nurse Researcher of the Year, Mississippi Nurses Association | 2014 |
| Nurse Resesarcher of the Year, UMMC Nursing Department | 2013 |
| President, Faculty Senate, elected, UMMC Faculty Senate | 2012 |
| Member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers | 2010 |
| Phi Kappa Phi member, Phi Kappa Phi | 2009 |
| Faculty Senate member, elected, UMMC Department of Medicine | 2009 |
| UMMC Leadership Development Program, UMMC Leadership Development Office | 2009 |
| HIVMA Board of Directors, elected, HIV Medicine Association | 2004 |
| Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society member, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society | 1997 |
| Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa | 1986 |
| Excellence in Research, Gold Level, University of Mississippi Medical Center | |
| Journal of Psychosocial Nursing Article of the Year, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing | |
| Excellence in Research Award, Bronze level, UMMC | |
| Rene Reeb Research Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing | |
| Rene Reeb Research Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing |
Professional Membership and Service
| NIH/NIAID, Chair and Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group ZAI1 PP-A (M1) | 2025 |
| NIH, Chair and Reviewer, ZRG1 F17B-H (20) | 2023 |
| School of Nursing, Lead Planner, SON Research & Scholarship Day | 2023 - 2024 |
| NIH, Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group 2023/01 ZRG1 F17B-H (20) L: HIV/AIDS Behavioral Health Topics Review Panel and 2023/01 ZRG1 CCHI-H (02) M: Member Conflict: HIV/AIDS Intra- and Interpersonal Determinants and Population and Public Health Approaches | 2022 |
| Office of Well-Being, Member, Continuing Education Planning Committee | 2022 - Present |
| UMMC Centers & Institutes Committee, Member, Centers and Institutes Committee | 2022 - 2024 |
| Faculty Forward Task Force, Member | 2014 - Present |
| Member Advocacy Program Leadership Group, Member | 2014 - Present |
| Intramural Research Support Program, Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2013 |
| BMJ Open, Reviewer, Journal Article | 2013 - Present |
| Theta Beta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, Officer, President/Elect/Past | 2012 - 2013 |
| AIDS Care, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 2012 - Present |
| In+Care Campaign Technical Working Group, Member | 2011 - Present |
| Mississippi Prevention, Action, and Treatment Coalition for HIV (M-PATCH), Officer, President/Elect/Past | 2011 - Present |
| Intramural Research Support Program, Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2011 |
| Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Editorial Review Board Member | 2011 - Present |
| Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Beta Chapter, Officer, President/Elect/Past | 2011 - Present |
| AIDS and Behavior, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 2011 - Present |
| AIDS Patient Care and STDs, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 2011 - Present |
| Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 2011 - Present |
| Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 2011 - Present |
| Journal of the International AIDS Society, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 2011 - Present |
| Global Medic Force, Clinical Mentor, Clinical Mentor in South Africa for HIV care | 2010 |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 2010 - 2011 |
| American Nurses Foundation, Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2010 - Present |
| NIH/NIMH Exploratory HIV/AIDS Intervention Research Study Section, Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2010 - 2011 |
| HIV Clinician, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 2010 - Present |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 2009 - 2010 |
| Board of Regents, State of Louisiana, Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 2009 |
| Patient Education and Counseling, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 2009 - Present |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 2008 - 2009 |
| International Center for Equal Health Care Access, Clinical Mentor, Clinical mentor for HIV care in Nepal | 2008 |
| Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Beta Chapter, Officer, Other Officer | 2008 - 2011 |
| International Association of Physicians in AIDS CAre, Member | 2008 - Present |
| Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 2008 - Present |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 2007 - 2008 |
| Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 2007 - Present |
| Southern Nursing Research Society, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Annual meeting | 2007 - Present |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 2006 - 2007 |
| CDC Provider Advisory Board for the Medical Monitoring Project, Committee Member | 2006 - Present |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 2005 - 2006 |
| Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Reviewer, Conference Paper, Annual meetings | 2005 - Present |
| HIV Medicine Association, Board of Directors of a Company | 2004 - 2008 |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 2004 - 2005 |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 2003 - 2004 |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 2002 - 2003 |
| Infectious Diseases Society of America, Member | 2002 - Present |
| Society of Behavioral Medicine, Member | 2002 - Present |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 2001 - 2002 |
| Southern Nursing Research Society, Member | 2000 - Present |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 2000 - 2001 |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 1999 - 2000 |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 1998 - 1999 |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 1997 - 1998 |
| Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Member | 1996 - Present |
| AIDS Education and Training Center, Guest Speaker, Multiple training programs provided by the AIDS Education and Training Center | 1996 - 1997 |
| American Nurses Association, Member | 1996 - Present |
Committee Service
| Infectious Diseases Research Council, Chair | 2012 - Present |
| Medical Center - Library Faculty Advisory, Member | 2012 - 2013 |
| SACS Reaffirmation Leadership, Member | 2012 - 2013 |
| School Of Medicine - Continuing Education Liaison, Member | 2012 - 2013 |
| Department of Medicine Research Council, Member | 2011 - Present |
| School of Medicine Performance Improvement Committee, Member | 2007 - 2010 |
| UMMC Faculty Development Committee, Member | 2007 - 2013 |
| University of Mississippi Alumni Association, Member | 2006 - 2008 |
Community Service
| unfunded research: "HIV care linkage and retention in selected sites in Mississippi: exploring care delays and those never linked to care"; PI: Sprague and Simon, co-investigator | 10/2014 - Present |
Other Service
| research mentoring, mentor | 12/2023 - Present |
| research mentoring, mentor | 12/2021 - Present |
| Faculty Senate, President | 07/2012 - 06/2013 |
| Epic Super User | 03/2012 - 08/2012 |
| Collaboration for Research in Communicable Diseases, Founder/Director | 09/2010 - Present |
| Faculty Senate, member | 07/2009 - Present |
| Inter-Departmental Writing Improvement Group, founder and chair | 07/2007 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| PHN712, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Introduction to Grant Funding | Spring 2025 - 2025 |
| PHN705, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Writing Proposals | Spring 2024 - 2024 |
| PHN710, Graduate, Lab, Lab Director, Directed Research | Summer 2023 - 2024 |
| PHN705, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Writing Proposals | Summer 2023 - 2023 |
| 633, Nursing, Course, Course Presenter, Research Methods | Spring 2013 |
| 633, Nursing, Course, Course Presenter, Research Methods | Spring 2012 |
| 633, Nursing, Course, Course Presenter, Research Methods | Spring 2012 |
| 633, Nursing, Course, Course Presenter, Research Methods | Spring 2011 |
| 708, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Quantitative Research | Summer 2010 |
| 633, Nursing, Course, Course Presenter, Research Methods | Spring 2010 |
| 798, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Dissertation Research | Spring 2009 |
| 717, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Research Practicum | Spring 2009 |
| 679, Nursing, Course, Course Presenter, Scholarly Inquiry II | Spring 2009 |
| 798, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Dissertation Research | Fall 2008 |
| 678, Nursing, Course, Course Presenter, Scholarly Inquiry I | Fall 2008 |
| 701, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Seminar | Fall 2008 |
| 682, Nursing, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Therapeutic Management in Primary Care | Fall 2008 |
| 701, Nursing, Course, Course Presenter, Seminar | Summer 2008 |
| 701, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Seminar | Spring 2008 |
| 717, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Directed Research | Winter 2008 |
| 798, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Dissertation Research | Winter 2008 |
| 701, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Seminar | Winter 2008 |
| 708, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Quantitative Research | Winter 2007 |
Directed Student Learning
| Dissertation Committee Chair, The Interplay and Impact of Psychosocial Factors among People Living with HIV Advised: Matthew Byrd | 2024 - Present |
| Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Intention to Engage in Advance Care Planning by Community-Dwelling Adults Advised: Leslie Thweatt | 2024 - 2025 |
| Dissertation Committee Chair, Relationship Between Vitamin D and Chronic Pain in People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Advised: Aubri Hickman | 2023 - 2024 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Occupational Health Outcomes in Women Living with HIV Advised: Jenni Wise | 2017 - 2018 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Monica Gordon | 2015 - Present |
| Capstone Project committee member, Proactive Evaluation to Assess the Perceived Need for Routine HIV Testing in the Community Health Center Advised: Sherikee Causey | 2015 - 2018 |
| clinical preceptor, Advised: Emily Strebeck, James Wilson | 2013 - 2013 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Effects of Portable Play Equipment at Daycare on Young Children's Physical Activity. Advised: Melissa Temple | 2012 - 2014 |
| Directed Individual/Independent Study, Advised: Wren Hand | 2009 - 2009 |
| Dissertation Committee Member, Relationship between Co-Dependency and Over-eating Advised: Denise Bynum | 2008 - 2011 |