Michele G. Shedlin, PhD, Professor, NYU College of Nursing, formerly held the Charles H. and Shirley T. Leavell Endowed Chair in Nursing & Health Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso where she was also Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology and Co-Director, of the NIH Hispanic Health Disparities Research Center. She is a medical anthropologist with extensive experience in reproductive health, substance abuse and HIV/AIDS research in Latin America and the U.S. She has designed and implemented behavioral studies and qualitative research training at the community, university and national levels, to inform and evaluate prevention and care.
Dr. Shedlin is currently involved in NIH-funded research on HIV risk for Colombian refugees in Ecuador, ARV adherence among US-Mexico border populations, acculturation and HIV risk for MSM populations and post-Katrina Latino migrant workers in New Orleans. She maintains adjunct faculty appointments at Columbia University, the University of Texas School of Public Health, University of Texas at El Paso and the University of Connecticut. She serves on a number of NIH study sections, and is a reviewer for various public health journals. Her recent publications report results of research on Latino immigrant groups in the United States and drug use and HIV risk in Nicaragua.
Research Interests: Substance abuse
HIV/AIDS
Immigrant health
Women's reproductive health
Sexual minority health
Shedlin, M. G., & Shulman, L. (2004). Qualitative needs assessment of HIV services among Dominican, Mexican, & Central American immigrant populations living in NYC. AIDS Care, 16(4), 61-78.
Shedlin, M. G., Decena, C. U., & Oliver-Velez, D., (2005). Initial acculturation and HIV risk among new Hispanic immigrants to New York. Journal of the National Medical Association, 97(7), 32S-36S
Shedlin, M., Drucker, E., Decena, C. U., Hoffman, S., Bhattacharya, G., Beckford, S., & Barreras, R. (2006). Immigration & HIV/AIDS in the NY Metropolitan Area. Journal of Urban Health 83(1).
Decena, C.U., Shedlin, M. G., & Martínez, A. (2006). "Los hombres no mandan aquí": Narrating Immigrant Genders and Sexualities in New York State in Special Issue: Unseen New York: Latino Immigrants and Suburban/Rural Politics. Social Text, 88, 24(3). Duke University Press.
Shedlin, M. G., & Shulman, L. (2006). New Hispanic Migration and HIV Risk in New York. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Services, 4(1), 47-58.
Bianchi F.T., Reisen C.A., Zea M.C., Poppen P.J., Shedlin M.G., & Penha M.M. (2007). The sexual experiences of Latino men who have sex with men who migrated to a gay epicentre in the USA. Culture, Health and Sexuality. 9(5), 505-518.
Moya, E. M., & Shedlin, M. (2008). Policies & laws affecting Mexican immigrant access & utilization of substance abuse treatment: Obstacles to recovery and immigrant health. Special Issue #43, Journal of Substance Use & Misuse.
Shedlin, M., Arauz, R., Ortells, P., Aburto, M., & Norori, D. (2008). Chapter 17, An Exploratory Study of Drug Use & HIV Risk in Nicaragua. Geography & Drug Addiction. Springer Publishing.
