The May/June issue of the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC), the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care’s official journal, is a special edition that summarizes 40 years of nursing science throughout the HIV epidemic. The issue features work from students and faculty. Michael Relf, associate dean for Global and Community Health Affairs, is the journal's editor. 

The issue features the following pieces by DUSON-affiliated individuals:

• "Nursing Science Throughout the Epidemic: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward." (Editorial)
  • DUSON Author: Relf
  • Citation: Swanson, Barbara PhD, RN, ACRN, FAAN; Cioe, Patricia PhD, RN, FNP-BC; Ramos, S. Raquel PhD, MBA, RN, FNP-BC; Webel, Allison PhD, RN, FAAN; Relf, Michael V. PhD, RN, AACRN, ANEF, FAAN Nursing Science Throughout the Epidemic, Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care: May-June 2021 - Volume 32 - Issue 3 - p 223-224; doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000269
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• "Nursing Contributions to Ending the Global Adolescent and Young Adult HIV Pandemic"

  • DUSON Authors: Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, incoming DUSON dean, Dalmacio Dennis Flores, PhD'16, Schenita Randolph, assistant professor

  • Abstract: The welfare of adolescents and young adults (AYA) is pivotal for a sustainable future. However, despite worldwide efforts, alarming disparities in HIV morbidity and mortality persist: AYA are disproportionately affected. Specific world regions and key populations particularly warrant increased efforts to improve prevention and treatment via the global 95-95-95 strategy. Although the idiosyncrasies of AYA represent a challenge to a global response, for the past four decades, nurses have initiated and contributed to advances in HIV policy, practice, and research with AYA. Their unique position within the health care system renders success of these initiatives contingent on the collective capacity to leverage the well-established potential of nursing care. In this article, we (a) characterize the global epidemiology of HIV among AYA; (b) discuss important youth-focused HIV nursing achievements and identify nurses' unique competencies compatible with adolescent and young adult needs; and (c) examine the implications for future youth-tailored HIV nursing science and practice.

  • Citation: Guilamo-Ramos, Vincent PhD, MPH, LCSW, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, AAHIVS, FAAN*; Flores, Dalmacio Dennis PhD, MSN, ACRN, BSN; Randolph, Schenita D. PhD, MPH, RN, CNE; Andjembe Etogho, Elvine Belinda MA Nursing Contributions to Ending the Global Adolescent and Young Adult HIV Pandemic, Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care: May-June 2021 - Volume 32 - Issue 3 - p 264-282; doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000227

• "Applying a Nursing Perspective to Address the Challenges Experienced by Cisgender Women in the HIV Status Neutral Care Continuum: A Review of the Literature"

  • DUSON Authors: Jiepin Cao, PhD student, Jacqueline Nikpour, PhD'21, and Randolph

  • Abstract: The field of HIV research has grown over the past 40 years, but there remains an urgent need to address challenges that cisgender women living in the United States experience in the HIV neutral status care continuum, particularly among women such as Black women, who continue to be disproportionately burdened by HIV due to multiple levels of systemic oppression. We used a social ecological framework to provide a detailed review of the risk factors that drive the women's HIV epidemic. By presenting examples of effective approaches, best clinical practices, and identifying existing research gaps in three major categories (behavioral, biomedical, and structural), we provide an overview of the current state of research on HIV prevention among women. To illustrate a nursing viewpoint and take into account the diverse life experiences of women, we provide guidance to strengthen current HIV prevention programs. Future research should examine combined approaches for HIV prevention, and policies should be tailored to ensure that women receive effective services that are evidence-based and which they perceive as important to their lives.

  • Citation: Bond, K. T., Chandler, R., Chapman-Lambert, C., Jemmott, L. S., Lanier, Y., Cao, J., Nikpour, J., & Randolph, S. D. (2021). Applying a Nursing Perspective to Address the Challenges Experienced by Cisgender Women in the HIV Status Neutral Care Continuum: A Review of the Literature. The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC, 32(3), 283–305. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000243

• "A Review of the State of the Science of HIV and Stigma: Context, Conceptualization, Measurement, Interventions, Gaps, and Future Priorities"

  • DUSON Authors: Relf, Lauren Holt, PhD student, Courtney Caiola, PhD'15

  • Abstract: Stigma is a fundamental cause of health inequities. As such, stigma is a major barrier to HIV prevention, care, and treatment. This review will examine the concept of stigma, explicating the mechanisms of action of HIV-related stigma while also examining intersectional stigma and structural stigma. Instruments to measure HIV-related stigma and its mechanisms of action, as well as stigma enacted and experienced by HIV health care providers, will also be reviewed. This article will conclude with a review of stigma interventions, gaps in the literature, and priorities for future HIV, intersectional, and structural stigma research.

  • Citation: Relf, Michael V. PhD, RN, AACRN, ACNS-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN*; L. Holzemer, William PhD, RN, FAAN; Holt, Lauren MSN, RN; Nyblade, Laura PhD; Ellis Caiola, Courtney PhD, MPH, RN, CNE A Review of the State of the Science of HIV and Stigma, Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care: May-June 2021 - Volume 32 - Issue 3 - p 392-407; doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000237