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Greenwood native also served in Peace Corps in Zambia
August 4, 2009
Jason D. Coleman
HIV prevention researcher Dr. Jason D. Coleman has been selected as one of 14 persons in the U.S. to participate as a mentee in the American Psychological Association’s Cyber Mentor Program for Developing HIV Research in Communities of Color.
Coleman is a Greenwood native who earned his doctorate from the Arnold School in May. He works for the Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership under the direction of former Arnold School Dean Dr. Donna Richter.
His research interest is HIV prevention, “particularly in minority communities and communities of faith.”
Coleman will travel to Toronto next week to begin his participation in the program at the American Psychological Association’s annual meeting.
The Cyber Mentor Program will link Coleman and a volunteer mentor who has been or is currently a principal investigator on a NIH-supported RO1 grant and has similar research interests.
Over a period of two years, Coleman and his mentor will develop a professional online relationship aimed at helping him develop a career development plan and a high-quality research application to an NIH agency.
The program also will help Coleman build a network with other public health professionals with similar interests.
Coleman, who has a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from USC, is a veteran of the Peace Corps where he worked in Zambia. He also has a master’s degree from the Arnold School.
