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Latrice Pichon, PhD, MPH, CHES
Latrice Pichon

Latrice Pichon

Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences

901.678.1675209 Robison Halllcpichon@memphis.edu

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About Latrice C. Pichon, PhD, MPH, CHES

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

  1. 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
  2. Denney, M. R., Pichon, L. C., & Brantley, M. L. (2023). Violence, discrimination, psychological distress, and HIV vulnerability among men who have sex with men in Memphis, Tennessee. American Journal of Men's Health, 17(2), Article 15579883231163727. https://doi.org/10.1177/15579883231163727
  3. Pichon, L. C., Jewell, E. N., Williams Stubbs, A., Jones, D., Campbell, B., Kimble, K. M., Stewart, G. M., Hurd-Sawyer, L., Carroll, L., & Powell, T. W. (2023). An engaged community of faith to decrease HIV stigma in the U.S. South. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3), Article 2100. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032100
  4. 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
  5. 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), Article 795. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08147-3
  6. Pichon, L. C., Teti, M., McGoy, S., et al. (2022). Engaging Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the South in identifying strategies to increase PrEP uptake. BMC Health Services Research, 22, Article 1491. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08914-2
  7. Pettit, A., Pichon, L. C., Ahonkhai, A. A., Robinson, C., Randolph, B., Gaur, A., Stubbs, A., Summers, N., Truss, K., Brantley, M., Devasia, R., Teti, M., Gimbel, S., & Dombrowski, J. C. (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. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 90(Suppl. 1), S56–S64. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000002986
  8. 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. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), Article 2114. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042114
  9. Pichon, L. C., Teti, M., Betts, J., & Brantley, M. (2021). ‘PrEP’ing Memphis via peer navigation support and evaluation. Evaluation and Program Planning, 90, Article 101989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2021.101989
  10. Pichon, L. C., Rossi, K. R., Chapple-McGruder, T., Krull, L. J., Kmet, J., & Carswell, A. L. (2021). A pilot outreach HIV testing project among homeless adults. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, Article 703659. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.703659