Safiya George Dalmida Associate Professor

Her area of research focus is on spirituality and coping with stress and its relationship to mental and physical health among women and people living with HIV/AIDS. Dr. Dalmida is a leading scholar in the field of HIV research and spirituality/religion and health. Her most recent book chapter focuses on the role of Religion in the HIV epidemic in a recently published book, Religion as a Social Determinant of Health (Edited by E. Idler) (Oxford University Press, 2014). Her current project examines the sociocultural factors that contribute to high rates of HIV in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Her most recent project focuses on examining the role of religion and cognitive function in the sexual decision-making and HIV/STI-associated sexual risk behavior of Black adolescent and young adult females.