Who We Are

AIDSVu is presented by the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and is led by Patrick Sullivan, PhD, Associate Professor of Epidemiology. Dr. Sullivan worked in HIV/AIDS surveillance for 12 years at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including five years as a Branch Chief overseeing HIV/AIDS surveillance activities. Jennifer Taussig, MPH, Associate Director of Research Projects, serves as Project Director for AIDSVu. Ms. Taussig previously oversaw the HIV surveillance program for the Georgia Department of Public Health. Dr. James Curran, Dean of the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, is the Chair of the Advisory Committee for the project.

Cyclogram, a web development firm, is responsible for the site design and programming. Financial support for AIDSVu is provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Acknowledgements

AIDSVu was made possible through the guidance and assistance of our strategic and technical advisors, and through the collaboration of many organizations providing data for the site. In particular, we would like to thank:

• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, HIV Incidence and Case Surveillance Branch
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Prevention Information Network
• Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, HIV Subcommittee
• National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
• National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Division of AIDS
• Colin Shepard and Sarah Braunstein, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, HIV Epidemiology and Field Services Program
• Angelique Griffin and Tiffany Ojo-West, District of Columbia Department of Health, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration
• Douglas Frye and Virginia Hu, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, HIV Epidemiology Program.

• Gregg Alton, Executive Vice President, Corporate and Medical Affairs, Gilead Sciences, Inc.
• Shavon Arline, MPH, National Director, Health Programs, NAACP
• Guillermo Chacon, President, Latino Commission on AIDS
• Carl Dieffenbach, PhD, Director, Division of AIDS (DAIDS), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
• Kevin Fenton, MD, PhD, Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Kevin Frost, Chief Executive Officer, amfAR
• Evelyn Foust, MPH, Branch Head, Communicable Diseases, North Carolina Division of Public Health
• Jennifer Kates, MA, MPA, Vice President and Director of HIV Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation
• David Malebranche, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
• Henry Masur, MD, Chief, Critical Care Medicine Department, NIH Clinical Center
• Peter McLoyd, Community Co-Chair, Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services
• Eve Mokotoff, MPH, HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Manager, Michigan Department of Community Health
• Jason Rzepka, Vice President, Public Affairs, MTV
• Julie Scofield, Executive Director, National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors
• Ron Valdiserri, MD, MPH, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Tiffany West, MPH, MSPH, Chief, Strategic Information Bureau, HIV/AIDS, STD, Hepatitis and TB Administration, Department of Health, District of Columbia
• Phill Wilson, Founder and Executive Director, Black AIDS Institute

• Nanette Benbow, Chicago Department of Public Health, STD/HIV/AIDS Division, Surveillance, Epidemiology and Research Section
• Natalie Cramer, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
• Angelique Griffin, District of Columbia Department of Health , HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration
• Tom Liberti, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of HIV/AIDS
• Eve Mokotoff, Michigan Department of Community Health, HIV/STD/VH/TB Epidemiology Section
• Luke Shouse, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, HIV Incidence and Case Surveillance Branch
• Debbie Wendell, Louisiana STD/HIV Program

• Natalie Cramer, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
• Robert Johnson, Wyoming Department of Health, Communicable Disease Section, HIV Prevention Program
• Dan O'Connell, New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute, HIV, STD, Hepatitis C Prevention and Epidemiology
• Lisa Randall, Michigan Department of Community Health, HIV Prevention Programs
• Steve Saunders, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Public Health Services Branch, Division of HIV, STD and TB Services