Dr. Jamila K. Stockman is Professor and Vice Chief of Global Public Health in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Dr. Stockman is also Co-Director of the Health Equity Sociobehavioral Science Core within the San Diego Center for AIDS Research. Dr. Stockman is an infectious disease epidemiologist also trained in qualitative, mixed methods, and intervention research. For the past 15 years, Dr. Stockman has conducted HIV prevention research in the context of gender-based violence, substance use, mental health, and social and structural factors (e.g., discrimination, medical mistrust) affecting socially marginalized populations. Her research is conducted in the US, US-Mexico border region, Latin America and Caribbean. Dr. Stockman’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the California HIV/AIDS Research Program, garnering over 90 peer-reviewed papers.
In addition to her research, Dr. Stockman actively collaborates with local public health departments and community-based organizations to ensure ethical and cultural appropriateness of her research among members of the community. In 2015, Dr. Stockman received the Linda E. Saltzman Award for her accomplishments in the field of domestic violence research.
