WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18

11:00am – 6:00pm: INSTITUTES
1:00 – 5:00pm: HIV PNC INSTITUTE
3:00 – 5:00pm: HIV PCP INSTITUTE
4:00 – 5:30pm: TRACK SESSIONS

THURSDAY, MARCH 19

9:00 – 10:30am: PLENARY SESSION
10:30am – 12:15pm: TRACK SESSIONS
12:30 – 2:00pm: LUNCH PLENARY
2:15 – 3:45pm: TRACK SESSIONS
4:00 – 5:30pm: TRACK SESSIONS

FRIDAY, MARCH 20

9:00 – 10:30am: PLENARY SESSION
10:45am – 12:15pm: TRACK SESSIONS
12:30 – 2:00pm: LUNCH PLENARY

This schedule is preliminary and subject to change.

Circe Le Compte, SD, SM

Circe Le Compte

Dr. Circe Le Compte is a postdoctoral scholar at Columbia University, in the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, a part of the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health.


A social epidemiologist by training, she holds Master of Science and Doctor of Science degrees from Harvard University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in social and behavioral sciences theory/research methods, and racial and sexual/gender minority health. In addition to her coursework, she holds four certifications in women, gender, and health; maternal and child health/children, youth, and families; health communications; and public health leadership.


Dr. Le Compte's independent research inquiries focus on improving the health of sexual and gender minorities, racial and ethnic groups, substance users, and unstably-housed persons. She leverages both qualitative and quantitative methods to understand how lived experience frames the conceptualization of health and sexual harm reduction practices of Black/African-American gay and bisexual men and transwomen. Her work at Columbia explores the influence of social networks, support, and resistance on the relationship between minority stress on cognitive health among Black gay and bisexual men ages 50 and older.


Dr. Le Compte has published in high-profile journals, including JAMA Online and Preventive Medicine Reports. In addition to her academic career, Dr. Le Compte has held multiple senior leadership positions in research and communications at national nonprofit organizations in the U.S., including the National Minority AIDS Council and HealthHIV. She has served as co-editor-in-chief of HPHR Journal (formerly Harvard Public Health Review) since 2014.

Sessions from this speaker

Today

  • Forward in SYNChronicity for HIV Care and Treatment

    Lived Experiences of Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in Washington, DC: Survival and Seroadaptation

    HIV Care and Treatment Track

    Understanding how BMSM, who represent less than 1% of the U.S. population, but account for over one-third of new HIV infections annually, practice seroadaptation can inform new interventions to improve their engagement in HIV services. To this end, we conducted a qualitative study (called the “PhotoUStudy”), which was guided by a conceptual model, the BMSM Intersectional Identity Framework Over the Life Course (BMSM Identity Framework). Thirty-six BMSM who lived in/accessed health services in Washington, D.C., aged 18-65, were recruited into a five-day photovoice activity and follow-up interview.

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