Although an entirely student-run initiative, KYS includes all levels of the academic community.
Co-Directors Jessica MacFarlane & Madeline McCrary
Dr. Hicks has a strong research interest in the treatment of HIV and is involved in a variety of studies of new antiretroviral therapies. He is also the leader of an initiative to study newly infected patients (those with the acute HIV infection syndrome), a project with collaborators at UNC and Emory University. In addition to his involvement in HIV patient care and clinical research, Dr. Hicks maintains an ongoing interest in the education and training of physicians, scientists, and students in HIV and its management. He is the principle investigator in the NIH-funded AIDS Training Grant at Duke.
Principle Investigator (UNC): Peter Leone
Treasurer: Brian Clement
Madeline McCrary is in the class of 2011 at the Trinity College of Duke University. She is pursuing a major in Cultural Anthropology, a certificate in Global Health, and pre-health coursework. Madeline is interested in the connections between society, culture, and disease, and during the summer of 2009 conducted a research project in rural northern Togo on child trafficking and health with the aim to develop a community-based intervention. Madeline joined Know Your Status to help decrease the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS and to inform students about the virus and ways to be healthy.
Email: lmm29@duke.edu
Jessica MacFarlane is a Duke undergraduate studying Psychology and Spanish and plans to graduate in May 2011. During several trips to South Africa to visit her family, she became interested in HIV/AIDS upon witnessing first-hand the tragedy it causes in rural Africa. She is dedicated to educating others about HIV, AIDS, and the importance of safe sexual practices; she hopes that the KYS program can also help to eliminate the stigma that often surrounds being tested. In addition to serving as a Co-Director and counselor for KYS, Jessica is involved in the Duke Healthy Devils as a Peer Educator on sexual health and nutrition. She is also a member of the Duke Roadrunners Running Club, Duke Tour Guides, and the Executive Board of the First-Year Advisory Counselors
Email: jcm47@duke.edu
Principle Investigator (Duke): Charles Hicks
Dr. Hicks is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Associate Director of the Duke AIDS Research and Treatment Center. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and the George Washington University School of Medicine. He completed his Infectious Diseases training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and served in the Infectious Diseases Division at Walter Reed before coming to Duke in 1994.
Brian Clement is a junior at Duke University majoring in Cultural Anthropology and completing a Certificate in Global Health. He spent last summer conducting research on maternal and child health in a rural fishing village on the shore of Lake Victoria in Kenya. Brian is Treasurer and a counselor for Know Your Status and represents KYS on the Duke Global Health Forum. He also serves on the Duke Global Health Placement of Life-Changing Usable Surplus (GH PLUS) Steering Committee and on the Duke Global Health Institute Student Council.
