Assistant Professor
Georgina Silva-Suárez is an assistant professor at Nova Southeastern University, College of Pharmacy in the Sociobehavioral and Administrative Pharmacy Department. She received her PhD in Public Health from Florida International University in 2014. Since early in her career, she has been interested in HIV and HIV prevention efforts. She has worked with human sexuality, sexual education and HIV/AIDS prevention mainly in Puerto Rico. As part of her doctoral program, she conducted a qualitative study among a cohort of first generation perinatally HIV-infected youth in Puerto Rico. Findings have been submitted for publication. She is assigned to teach PhD and PhramD level courses on public health and adolescent health. Her areas of interests are: adherence to ART, HIV prevention, adolescent health, human sexuality and sex education. She was affiliated to the Comprehensive Center for the Study of HIV Disparities in Puerto Rico. Currently, she is part of the Puerto Rico Mentoring Institute for HIV and Mental Health Research funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and participates as co-investigator in a Transnational Study assessing adherence to HIV medication in the Caribbean funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
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About Georgina Silva-Suárez
Georgina Silva-Suárez is an assistant professor at Nova Southeastern University, College of Pharmacy in the Sociobehavioral and Administrative Pharmacy Department. She received her PhD in Public Health from Florida International University in 2014. Since early in her career, she has been interested in HIV and HIV prevention efforts. She has worked with human sexuality, sexual education and HIV/AIDS prevention mainly in Puerto Rico. As part of her doctoral program, she conducted a qualitative study among a cohort of first generation perinatally HIV-infected youth in Puerto Rico. Findings have been submitted for publication. She is assigned to teach PhD and PhramD level courses on public health and adolescent health. Her areas of interests are: adherence to ART, HIV prevention, adolescent health, human sexuality and sex education. She was affiliated to the Comprehensive Center for the Study of HIV Disparities in Puerto Rico. Currently, she is part of the Puerto Rico Mentoring Institute for HIV and Mental Health Research funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and participates as co-investigator in a Transnational Study assessing adherence to HIV medication in the Caribbean funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
| Present | Assistant Professor, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Department of Sociobehavioral and Administrative Pharmacy | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2019 - Present | Member, Faculty Development, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University | 2017 - Present | Member, Awards Committee, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University | 2015 - Present | Member, Admission Committee, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University | 2015 - Present | Member, PhD SAP, Program Committee, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University | 2010 - Present | Member, American Public Health Association | 2015 - 2019 | Member, Assessment Committee, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University | 2015 - 2018 | Member, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy | 2015 - 2016 | Member, Curriculum Committee, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University | 2011 - 2014 | Member, Golden Key International Honor Society | 2008 - 2014 | Member, International AIDS Society | 2004 - 2009 | Member, International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) | 2003 - 2009 | Member, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality | 2006 - 2007 | Coordinator, Art and Health Committee, 3rd Public Health Puerto Rican Conference | 2004 | Member, Art and Health Committee, 2nd Public Health Puerto Rican Conference |
Honors and Awards
- May 2016, First place on best research student poster presentation at the V Puerto Rican Public Health Conference, in San Juan Puerto Rico
- June 2013, Dissertation Year Fellowship from University Graduate School, Florida International University
- November 2012, Honorable Mention by the Latino Caucus of the American Public Health Association for “Florida Department of Health workforce: Challenges and profile of Hispanic women.”
- May 2008, Honor Recognition for Academic Excellence, Class of 2008, awarded by the Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
| 2014 | Ph.D., Public Health, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Florida International University | |
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| 2006 | M.P.H.E., Public Health Education, University of Puerto Rico | |
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| 2000 | B.A., Social Work, University of Puerto Rico | |
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Contact Information
(787) 773-6570
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