Latrice Pichon, PhD, MPH, CHES
Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences
About Latrice C. Pichon
Latrice C. Pichon, PhD, MPH, CHES, is a Professor in the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health. She completed her PhD in Public Health with a concentration in Health Behavior from the Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health at San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego. She received post-doctoral training in community-based participatory research (CBPR) in the Kellogg Health Scholars Program at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Her research focuses on exploring the role of the faith-based community in addressing HIV awareness and prevention, partnering with community-based organizations to understand HIV outreach, care, and utilization needs among vulnerable populations, and using the application of community-based participatory research approaches. Dr. Pichon was selected as a 2019 Transformative Grant partner by the COMPASS Initiative and the Southern AIDS Coalition (View photos). Dr. Pichon is currently the principal investigator of CDC U01PS005211 grant-funded as part of the Minority HIV Research Initiative. In 2021, she was awarded a University Research Professorship for her outstanding contributions to the University's educational, research, outreach, and service missions.
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Kellogg Health Scholars Program (Community Track), University of Michigan School of Public Health
- PhD, Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health at San Diego State University/ University of California, San Diego - Concentration: Public Health (Health Behavior)
- MPH, San Diego State University, Graduate School of Public Health - Concentration: Health Promotion
- BS, Xavier University of Louisiana – Psychology Pre-Medicine
Research Interests
- HIV prevention and care
- Community-based participatory research (CBPR)
- Faith-based research
Selected Publications
- Pichon, LC, Powell, TW. (2015). Review of HIV Testing Efforts in Historically Black Churches. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12: 6016-6026. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120606016
- Pichon, LC, Rossi, KR, Ogg, SA, Krull, L, Griffin, DY. (2015). Social Support, Stigma and Disclosure: Examining the Relationship with HIV Medication Adherence among Ryan White Program Clients in the Mid-South USA. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12, 7073-7084. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120607073
- Pichon, LC, Powell, TW, Ogg, SA, Williams, AL, Becton-Odum, N. (2016). Factors Influencing Black Churches’ Readiness to Address HIV. Journal of Religion and Health, 55(3), 918-927. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-015-0117-3
- *Obong'o, C. O., Pichon, L. C., Powell, T. W., & Williams, A. L. (2016). Strengthening partnerships between Black Churches and HIV service providers in the United States. AIDS care, 28(9), 1119–1123. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2016.1139666
- Pichon, LC, Powell, TW, Stubbs Williams, A, Becton-Odum, N, Ogg, SA, Arnold, TL, Thurston, IB. (2020). An exploration of southern faith leaders' perspectives of sexuality and sexual health teachings. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, 5734. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165734
- Pichon, LC, Rossi, KR, Chapple-McGruder, T, Krull, LJ, Kmet, J, Carswell, AL. (2021). A Pilot Outreach HIV Testing Project Among Homeless Adults. Frontiers in Public Health, 9: 1051. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.703659
- Pichon, LC, Teti, M, Betts, J, Brantley, M. (2021). ‘PrEP’ing Memphis via Peer Navigation Support and Evaluation. Evaluation and Program Planning Journal. 90:101989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2021.101989
- Pichon, L.C., Wilkins, M.L., Guerrero, G., Stubbs, A.L.W., Wiley, E.D., Dodson, J., London, C., & Teti, M. (2022). Sustaining an HIV Prevention and Wellness Program for Sexual Gender Minorities during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19 (4), 2114. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042114
- Pettit, A, Pichon, L.C., Ahonkhai, AA, Robinson, C, Randolph, B, Gaur, A, Stubbs, A, Summers, N, Truss, K, Brantley, M, Devasia, R, Teti, M, Gimbel, S, Dombrowski, JC. (2022). Comprehensive Process Mapping and Qualitative Interviews to Inform Implementation of Rapid Linkage to HIV Care Programs in a Mid-Sized Urban Setting in the Southern United States. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 90(S1):S56-S64. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000002986
- Pichon, L.C., Teti, M., McGoy, S. et al. Engaging Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the South in identifying strategies to increase PrEP uptake. BMC Health Serv Res 22, 1491 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08914-2.
- Pichon, L.C., Stubbs, A., Teti, M. (2022). Snap out of stigma photovoice project in the U.S. South. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1):795. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08147-3. https://rdcu.be/cP2UB
- Pichon, L.C., Teti, M., Brown, L.L. (2022). Triggers or prompts? When methods resurface unsafe memories and the value of trauma-informed photovoice research practices. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, (21) 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221113979
- Pichon LC, Jewell EN, Williams Stubbs A, Jones D, Campbell B, Kimble KM, Stewart GM, Hurd-Sawyer L, Carroll L, Powell TW. An Engaged Community of Faith to Decrease HIV Stigma in the U.S. South. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 24;20(3):2100. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032100
- *Denney MR, Pichon LC, Brantley ML. Violence, Discrimination, Psychological Distress, and HIV Vulnerability Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Memphis, Tennessee. Am J Mens Health. 2023 Mar-Apr;17(2):15579883231163727. https://doi.org/10.1177/15579883231163
- Pichon, L.C., Jewell, E.N., Diehl, R.E., Stubbs, A.W., Thompson, D.E., Hurd-Sawyer, L., Campbell, B., Teti, M. (2023). Sharing Lived Experiences of HIV Stigmatization: Process of Disseminating a Traveling Photovoice Exhibit. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 34(3), 57-68. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2023.a903352