Deborah Jones is a Research Associate Professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and has provided psychological services to survivors of domestic violence and abuse and men and women living with HIV/AIDS. She conducts research in HIV/AIDS in the US , India and Zambia. Her research publications address issues related to prevention, treatment and rehabilitation from chronic illness and include topics such as medication adherence, sexual behavior, stress management and disability management as well as the development of research infrastructures in medical settings. She is a contributor on a variety of national and international grants, e.g., the 035 Prevention study in Zambia for the HIV Prevention Trials Network, "Translating Effective Health Behavior Strategies into Practice for HIV+ Women," "HIV-1 C Clade Infection Progression and Neuro-AIDS" in India and "Acceptability of HIV Risk Reducing Strategies among Indian Couples." She is PI on " Implementing HIV Risk Reduction in the Zambian Community," "Interventions to Enhance Adherence in HIV+ Zambians," and "Enhancing Medication Adherence in India" and co-PI on "Reducing Risks for Multicultural HIV+/- Women & Partners." Dr. Weiss has been exploring the relationship of psychosocial factors to health and illness since the early 1960s. Receiving the Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Arizona in 1965, he joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1974 as Chief of Behavioral Medicine of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. During his tenure with NIH, he held adjunct appointments at the Uniformed Services School of the Health Sciences (Professor), The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health (Associate) and the NIH Graduate School (Lecturer). Retiring from the NIH in 1991, Dr. Weiss participated in international AIDS prevention activities as Deputy Director and Advisor to the Director of the AIDS Control and Prevention Program of Family Health International (1991 - 1993). In late 1993, he was appointed Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medicine, and Psychology, and Director, Division of Behavioral Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Medical Center. He was appointed Vice Chair for Research of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in 2002. Dr. Weiss has authored/edited ten books and over one hundred scientific papers, monographs, and book chapters related to health and behavior. He is the Principal Investigator for two NIH and CDC-supported multi-site research programs on behavioral interventions for women with HIV/AIDS (The SMART/EST Women's Project - R18PS000829; The New Opportunities for Women Project - R01MH63630) and Co-Principal Investigator for Implementing HIV Risk Reduction in Zambia (R01HD0 58481 ) and Behavioral, Social and Cultural Determinants of HIV Risk in Hispanic Women (CDC U01PS000084). He is also active in the Microbicide Trials Network concerning the acceptability of topical microbicides as sexual barrier methods to reduce HIV transmission. Dr. Weiss has served as President of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, the Division of Health Psychology of the American Psychological Association, the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research and the International Society of Behavioral Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Society of Behavioral Medicine, the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research and the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention of the American Heart Association.  Please RSVP by 20 February to: HSRC Cape Town: 12th Floor, Plein Park Building (Opposite Revenue Office)
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