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Prevention
Symposia

Symposium 93 - Community-Engaged Research Approaches to Sexual Violence Revictimization, HIV, and Opioid Use Disorder: Improving Empirical and Clinical Outcomes Through Partnership

Saturday, November 16, 2024
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
Location: Grand Ballroom I/J, Level 5, Downtown Marriott
CE: 1

Keywords: HIV / AIDS, Violence / Sexual Assault, Substance Abuse
Level of Familiarity: Moderate to advanced
Recommended Readings: Livingston, N. A., Sarpong, A., Sistad, R., Roth, C., Banducci, A. N., Simpson, T., Hyde, J., Davenport, M. (2024). Gender differences in receipt of telehealth versus in person behavioral therapy, medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and 90-day MOUD retention during the pandemic: A retrospective veteran cohort study. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 156, 209188.,   Twitty, T. D., Hitch, A. E., Marais, L., Sales, J. M., Sharp, C., Cloete, J., Lenka, M., Rani, K., Gause, N. K., & Brown, J. L. (2024). Pregnancy and STI/HIV prevention intervention preferences of South African adolescent girls: findings from a cultural consensus modelling qualitative study. Cultural, Health & Sexuality, 26, 191-207.,   Wingood, G. M., & DiClemente, R. J. (2008). The ADAPT-ITT Model: A novel method of adapting evidence-based HIV interventions. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 47, S40-S46.,   Collins, S. E., Clifasefi, S. L., Stanton, J., LEAP Advisory Board, Straits, K. J. E., Gil-Kashiwabara, E., Rodriguez Espinosa, P., Nicasio, A. V., Andrasik, M. P., Hawes, S. M., Miller, K. A., Nelson, L. A., Wallerstein, N., Orfaly, V. E., & Duran, B. M. (2024). Community-based participatory research (CBPR): Towards equitable involvement of community in psychology research. American Psychologist, 73, 884-898.,  

As is reflected by ABCT’s 2024 theme, “inspiring community engagement, advocacy, and innovation to advance CBT,” updated ethical guidelines, and changing funding priorities, the field is increasingly embracing community-engaged research both to acknowledge the broader social and environmental contexts within which individuals exist and reduce long-standing health disparities (Collins et al., 2018). Community-engaged research methods offer reparation and appropriate autonomy to marginalized communities by equitably involving them in the development of knowledge about their communities (e.g., Auguste et al, 2023), increase scientific rigor (e.g., Jagosh et al., 2012), and lead to more effective interventions and improved health outcomes (e.g., O’Mara-Eves et al., 2015). In the proposed symposium, we contribute to a growing body of evidence suggesting that community-engaged psychological research is both feasible and effective by presenting findings from a diverse set of community-engaged research studies. Maloney and colleagues (2024) used a cultural adaptation model—ADAPT-ITT (Wingood & DiClemente, 2008)—to partner with sexual violence survivors and adapt empirically-supported sexual violence prevention methods to be used with survivors and delivered in real-time in survivors' daily lives. Hyde and colleagues (2024) developed a Community Research Panel (CoRP), comprised of individuals with lived experience, topical experts, and community stakeholders, to guide a mixed methods study of the impact of changes in prescribing practices for medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) during the Covid-19 pandemic. Brown and colleagues (2024) conducted community-based participatory research (CBPR) with adolescent co-researchers in Africa to update an HIV prevention program. These studies used different methods, addressed different public health concerns, and reached different populations across different settings, but shared a common goal to improve science and clinical outcomes by partnering with communities with lived experience of these concerns and ineffective policies to address them. Across studies, there was strong engagement from community partners and improved outcomes due to community-engagement, which demonstrates the flexibility and utility of community-engaged research to address various presenting concerns and meet the needs of various communities.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
  1. Discuss ways in which community-engaged research addresses health disparities and improves research and clinical outcomes.
  2. Use community-based participatory research (CBPR), cultural adaptation modeling, or community research panel approaches in future research.
  3. Describe changes in prescribing of medications for opioid use disorder during the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact on treatment utilization.
  4. Identify prevention approaches for sexual violence revictimization and describe their relative effectiveness.
  5. Define dual protection methods (i.e., methods that prevent both unintended pregnancy and HIV/STI) and discuss their relevance to sexual health.

Presentations:

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    (SYM 93) Preventing Sexual Revictimization Among College Women: A Qualitative Examination of Acceptability and Effectiveness of a Novel Prevention Program

    Speaker: Molly A. Maloney, M.S. (she/her/hers) – Purdue University, VA Boston Healthcare System

    Co-author: Daniel W. Oesterle, M.S. – Purdue University

    Co-author: Niamh J. Christie, B.A. – Purdue University

    Co-author: Christopher Eckhardt, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – Purdue University

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    (SYM 93) Utilizing Community Based Participatory Research to Develop a Culturally-tailored Sexual Health Intervention Approach for South African Adolescents

    Speaker: Jennifer L. Brown, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    (SYM 93) Engaging Community Representatives to Improve Our Approach and Understanding of the Impact of COVID-19 on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

    Speaker: Justeen K. Hyde, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), Veterans Affairs Bedford Healthcare System

    Co-author: Clara Roth, B.S. (she/her/hers) – BVARI, VA Boston

    Co-author: Nicholas Livingston, Ph.D. – Boston University School of Medicine & National Center for PTSD