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The Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training (CHEST) was founded in 1996 by Dr. Jeffrey T. Parsons, currently faculty at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). CHEST Co-Investigators are on the faculty at Brooklyn College, Kingsborough Community College, and LaGuardia Community College. CHEST also has collaborative relationships with researchers at the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) at Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University School of Public Health, Purdue University in Indiana, and Wayne State University in Michigan.
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CHEST conducts research on social and psychological factors that contribute to HIV transmission, with a particular emphasis on the promotion of sexual health.
Studies at CHEST also seek to identify and promote strategies that prevent the spread of HIV and that improve the lives of people living with HIV. Our current research focuses on the intersections between sexual risk practices and substance use among men who have sex with men (MSM), club drug use among young adults, and secondary prevention efforts among HIV-positive persons who abuse methamphetamine and other drugs, including alcohol. In addition to carrying out formative research, CHEST aggressively disseminates the findings of its studies to organizations serving persons with HIV and at risk for HIV .
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CHEST Hours of Operation:
Monday - Thursday 9am-9pm
Friday 9am-5pm
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