Dr. Sannisha Dale is a tenured Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Miami (UM), a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Founder and Director of the SHINE (Strengthening Health through INnovation and Engagement) Research Program. Her primary research interests are (a) enhancing our understanding of the relationships between resilience, trauma, and health outcomes among individuals with HIV and those at risk for HIV, (b) investigating psychosocial and structural factors that relate to HIV health disparities, (c) developing effective prevention and intervention strategies to promote resilience and good health outcomes amongst survivors of trauma and individuals with or at risk for HIV, especially members of racial minority (e.g., Blacks/African Americans) and gender and sexual minority groups who are heavily burdened by the HIV epidemic, and (d) engaging community members and stakeholders in research. These include an R01 and R56 from NIMH focused on Black women living with HIV, T32 focused on training the next generation of HIV and mental health disparities researchers, K23 award from NIMH focused on an intervention for Black women living with HIV, EHE Implementation Science project from NIMH in Miami’s Black Communities, UM COVID-19 research award focused on COVID-19 factors impacting Black women living with HIV, Pilot Award from UMCFAR on addressing trauma among transgender women living with HIV, and a provost award from UM on PrEP for Black women placed at risk for HIV. In addition, she is also the Director for the Mental Health Disparities Core of CHARM and the Scientific Director for Community Engagement for CHARM where she established and oversees the Community Advisory Board. In addition to her noted research projects, Dr. Dale has given over 100 presentations of her work domestically and internationally, authored 56 publications, and received four researcher awards and a recent mentorship award.
