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… Lifting Voices in Patient Care and Education Topics Research “My research focus has been in vulnerable populations. While vulnerable populations cover a large umbrella of individuals in society, my research specifically focuses on bringing individual voices to the forefront of patient care and education. Over the span of my career, I have examined the lived experiences of women living with HIV, Black …

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