Lamar G.

Experience

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  Emory University

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Sexual Health Intern, Office of Health Promotion

  The Office of Health Promotion engages students and campus partners to implement initiatives in order to cultivate a culture where students engage in positive, protective health and well-being behaviors. As a Sexual Health and Evaluation Intern, I supported several health education initiatives including:- Spearheading a social marketing campaign to educate students about the university PrEP clinic- Presenting a clinical provider workshop at Student Health Services about the stigma surrounding race and sexuality in HIV prevention (part of the workshop was used by Dr. Michael Huey to educate nearly 2,000 student health professionals at the 2017 American College Health Association Conference)- Assisting in redeveloping the curriculum for a sexual health education program called "Sexpert" to be more inclusive for people of all sexual orientations, which reached more than 100 students.- Evaluating the community health education programs and provided recommendations for improvement Show less

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  Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University

  Aug 2018 - May 2019

  Student Researcher

  My research project, conducted under the guidance of Dr. Carol Hogue, sought to answer the question of why education and income do not serve as social protectants for Black women and birthing parents. The project included:- Conducting original social epidemiology research - Analyzing data from the CDC’s Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System - Completing a comprehensive review of the literature around the social and political context of the perinatal crisis in the U.S. disproportionately impacting Black women and birthing parents- Independently designing and executing quantitative models that examine the effects of perceived discrimination on rates of accessing prenatal care among higher-income Black women and birthing parents Show less

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  Center for Reproductive Rights

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Federal Policy & Advocacy Intern

  The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization of lawyers and advocates who ensure reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights for the dignity, equality, health, and well-being of every person. As the Federal Policy and Advocacy Intern, I supported several advocacy efforts including:- Leading research on reproductive rights issues and challenges in rural areas- Conducting research on Congress and Administrative Agencies to inform advocacy strategies- Lobbying in the House of Representatives for the 2019 Women’s Health Protection Act- Managing a coalition tracker to support partnership efforts and capacity-building for reproductive rights Show less

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  Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

  Aug 2019 - Aug 2020

  Truman Albright Fellow - Public Health Analyst

  Part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), FORHP has department-wide responsibility for analyzing the possible effects of policy on the 65 million residents of rural communities and provides grant funding at the state and local levels to increase access to high-quality health care. As a Fellow and Public Health Analyst, I contributed to projects including: - Writing a white paper and co-founding a workgroup on addressing rural LGBTQ+ health and social challenges- Managing a Health and Human Services workgroup focused on developing the rural health workforce - Assisting with a qualitative research project to study the barriers to healthcare access in rural areas- Assisting in managing the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services- Writing policy briefs and memos focused on rural HIV treatment and prevention challenges Show less

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  National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

  Nov 2020 - Apr 2021

  Administrative Specialist

  The mission of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) is to strengthen and transform efforts to end domestic violence. As the Administrative Specialist, I effectively performed administrative responsibilities with a high level of multi-tasking while ensuring the completion of several simultaneous priorities including:- Providing direction on administrative operations across the organization- Planning and implementing the NRCDV’s national meetings and events- Directly supporting the Board of Directors- Coordinating NRCDV’s evaluation efforts while accounting for organizational mission and goals. Show less

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  Prevention Access Campaign

  Apr 2021 - Jul 2022

  In 2016, Prevention Access Campaign (PAC) launched the “Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U)” campaign, now a health and human rights movement of over 1000 research associations, public health bodies, and HIV/AIDS organizations from over 100 countries uniting to communicate a game-changing but still widely unknown fact: people living with HIV who are on treatment and have an undetectable viral load cannot sexually transmit HIV. In other words, undetectable equals untransmittable.As the Social Justice Research Specialist, I led a mixed-methods, community-participatory research effort and wrote a comprehensive research report that will be used to advocate for fair pay and treatment when hiring people living with HIV (PLHIV). Show less

  • Social Justice Research Specialist

    Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Global Knowledge and Advocacy Assistant

    Apr 2021 - Jan 2022
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  Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

  May 2023 - now

  Navigator Specialist

  I work with the Rapid and Ready Program in the Division of HIV and STD Programs. In my role as a Navigator Specialist, I help people facing barriers to quickly access HIV prevention, treatment, and wraparound services.