Bridgette Mercedez Brawner, PhD, APRN

Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Center for Health Equity Research and Center for Global Women’s Health
418 Curie Blvd., Floor 4, Room 419
Philadelphia, PA
USA 19104

Biographical Sketch: Dr. Brawner has been involved in several local and international research projects focused on improving health and reducing risk behaviors among racial and ethnic minority adolescents. Her program of research is devoted to ensure that these populations have access to evidence-based sexual health assessment, and biobehavioral HIV/STI risk reduction interventions. Dr. Brawner hopes that her research and practice will inform policies that shape the healthcare delivery system for stigmatized and disenfranchised populations.

Papers:
3040.0 When irbs still disagree: Challenges to conducting sexual health research with sexually-active adolescents, 2012-2013 3298.0 Contextual factors related to HIV/STIs among heterosexually-active black adolescents with mental illnesses 4047.0 Development and pilot testing of a barbershop based HIV/STI prevention program for young adult African American men 5008.0 Increasing access for adolescents: Integrating HIV/STI prevention programs into mental health care settings