APHA 2026
The Research. The Policy. The People.
Three presentations.
Three perspectives.
One commitment to scholarship that serves the people it studies.
01 / HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM
ORAL PRESENTATION | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2026 | 4:30 - 4:45 PM
ROOM 303B
Policies That Kill
HIV Criminalization and the Political Determinants of Health for Black Women
HIV criminalization is more than a legal issue. It is a public health and human rights concern shaped by political decisions about whose lives are protected, whose experiences are believed, and whose health is placed at risk.
This presentation examines HIV criminalization through the Political Determinants of Health framework, with particular attention to its implications for Black women.
02 / APHA STUDENT ASSEMBLY
ORAL PRESENTATION | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026 | 3:15 - 3:30 PM
ROOM 301B
Scholar as Subject
Lived Experience as Method in HIV Research
What happens when the people most affected by a public health issue are also producing the research?
This presentation examines lived experience as a source of scholarly knowledge, asking how positionality, reflexivity, and methodological rigor can strengthen HIV research without reducing lived expertise to personal testimony.
03 / WOMEN'S CAUCUS
POSTER PRESENTATION | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM
EXHIBIT HALL 3 - 4
ROW 31
From Silence to Survival
Mental Health and HIV Stigma
Among Black Women
HIV stigma does not operate in isolation. It intersects with race, gender, social expectations, and the conditions that shape psychological well-being and access to care.
Drawing on a synthesis of existing literature, this poster examines how stigma affects Black women living with HIV and what the evidence suggests about support, agency, and care engagement.