NCID-1958
Edda Santiago-Rodríguez
Adjunct Professor
University of California, San Francisco
About
Edda I. Santiago-Rodríguez, DrPH, MPH, MA, completed all her studies at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR). She has a master's degree in Social-Community Psychology and another one in General Public Health. Her doctoral degree in Public Health was focused on Social Determinants of Health. For her doctoral dissertation, she completed a mixed methods study where she identified structural barriers and facilitators for HIV prevention services among young gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Puerto Rico. In the past, she was the STD/HIV Prevention Director and a Program Coordinator for the HIV Surveillance System at the Puerto Rico Department of Health. Edda plans to continue studying the impact of social determinants of health, including stigma, on the access and use of HIV Prevention Services among the Latino population in the US and Puerto Rico. Additionally, she plans to further develop her mixed methods research skills.
Current Work
Dr. Santiago Rodríguez is interested in understanding the structural and social determinants of health that put Latino/as in a vulnerable position when accessing and receiving health care services and HIV prevention services. She looks at how poverty, unequal access to health care, lack of education, stigma, racism, and language barriers prevent Latinos/as from receiving the proper care they need in the US and Puerto Rico. She employs both qualitative and quantitative methods to gain a more nuanced understanding of the factors that foster health inequities among this population.
Research Area Keyword(s)
barriers for engagement HIV stigma, HIV-related disparities, Latino(a) health, mixed methods research, vulnerable populations