# Developing a trauma-focused intervention for older adults living with HIV

> **NIH NIH K01** · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · 2022 · $121,792

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The PI’s long-term goal is to develop trauma-focused interventions that will improve mental health, HIV care
outcomes along the treatment cascade, and overall health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for older populations
living with HIV. Her short-term career goals are to: 1) Acquire knowledge about the main facets of trauma-
focused intervention development addressing childhood sexual abuse (CSA) among older adults living with HIV;
2) Attain additional training in mixed-methods research and apply to formative work for intervention development;
3) Learn more about HIV and aging, and application of gerontological theories to research; 4) Learn more about
the syndemic of CSA and HIV; and 5) Obtain additional training in longitudinal data analysis for clinical trials
such as mixed-effect modeling and longitudinal mediational analysis. As an epidemiologist, the PI has a strong
background in advanced epidemiologic research methods, and has experience in doing research among
populations living with HIV. Nevertheless, to become an independent researcher in interventions for older people
living with HIV, she requires additional training, which can be obtained through the K01 award. As a result, the
PI proposes to receive training from Dr. Julianne Serovich, her primary mentor, in intervention development,
specifically for populations living with HIV. Dr. Timothy Heckman will provide training in interventions, specifically
for older adults living with HIV. Dr. Nathan Hansen will provide training in the syndemic of HIV and CSA, and
trauma-focused interventions. Dr. William Haley will provide training in application of gerontological theories to
research and Dr. Brent Small will provide training in longitudinal data analysis techniques for clinical trials. Each
mentor brings a specific area of expertise to her mentorship team and will help her to accomplish the goals
outlined. The PI will receive training at the University of South Florida (USF), which is a high-impact, global
research university with numerous research and health care partnerships with hospitals and not-for-profit
organizations in the Tampa metropolitan statistical area (MSA). The proposed project will take place in the
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences at USF, which houses relevant mental health disciplines housed
in the Departments of Aging Studies, Child and Family Studies, Mental Health Law & Policy and Social Work.
Study participants will be recruited from the Florida Department of Health, AIDS service organizations, and the
Tampa MSA. The PI also plans to conduct a qualitative study to explore the perceptions of aging with HIV and
its impact on HRQoL within the context of a history of CSA; and a quantitative study to assess the relationship
between CSA, mediators such as adaptive coping, substance use, depressive symptoms, and outcomes: ART
adherence, viral suppression and HRQoL. These studies will help to inform the development of The Coping with
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10414017
- **Project number:** 5K01MH115794-06
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Monique Janiel Brown
- **Activity code:** K01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $121,792
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-01-01 → 2024-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10414017

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10414017, Developing a trauma-focused intervention for older adults living with HIV (5K01MH115794-06). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10414017. Licensed CC0.

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