Upcoming and Past Events
Public, Private, and In Between: Rethinking Safety, Violence, and Access to Support
This webinar, facilitated by Dr. Rebecca Atkinson (John Jay College of Criminal Justice), brings together scholars whose research examines violence and safety across public and private spaces. Drawing on research with Black women living with HIV and survivors of intimate partner violence, Dr. Kamila Alexander (Johns Hopkins University) will explore the complexity of safety within intimate relationships, including how care and harm can coexist and how institutional stigma shapes access to formal systems of support. Dr. Franklin Cosey-Gay (University of Chicago) will connect the violence we see in communities like Chicago to a longer history of segregation and disinvestment, and share how hospital-based violence intervention programs with legal partnerships are working to meet survivors' needs. They will be joined by Dr. Angel Boulware (Northwestern University) and Clarice Robinson (University of Chicago), who contributed to data collection for these projects, for a conversation about what these findings teach us about safety, access to resources, and the ways people navigate systems that have not always been designed to serve them.
Together, the panel will challenge simple distinctions between “safe” and “unsafe” and between public and private violence, asking instead what becomes possible when research takes seriously the historical, structural, relational, and deeply human dimensions of how people experience and pursue safety.
This webinar is intended for anyone interested in developing, supporting, and leading impactful gun violence research in partnership with communities.
BRAVE Nursing Center Inaugural Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell Lecture
The BRAVE Nursing Center is hosting the Inaugural Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell Lecture at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing on October 21st, 2026, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm. Our featured keynote speaker is Duke Professor Dr. Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda. The BRAVE Nursing Center establishes one of the nation’s few nurse-led, interdisciplinary centers of excellence that advances violence and trauma science through research, practice, education, and policy expertise. Housed in the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, the Center leverages nursing leadership with strong interdisciplinary collaboration to reduce fragmentation and amplify institutional impact across the violence and trauma continuum. Please join us in appreciating all that Jackie has done for for the field of nursing, violence prevention, and her mentorships of the next generation.
https://nursing.jhu.edu/brave-nursing-center/events-brave-nursing-center/
Nurse-Led Science Shaping the Future of HIV Research: Charting the Path Forward
The Inter-CFAR Nurse Scientist Leadership Working Group presents Nurse-Led Science Shaping the Future of HIV Research: Charting the Path Forward. This event will discuss the role and future of nurse-led science and HIV research. There will be three main discussion; Why Nurse-Led Science Matters Now, Research Gaps and Strategic Funding Opportunities, and Building the Future Pipeline and Sustaining Mentorship. The speakers for this event will be Dr. Sheryl Zwerski, Dr. Diane Santa Maria, Dr. Leigh Willis, and Dr. Kamila A. Alexander.
This event is remote so please see the QR code to register.
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We’re studying how relationship experiences shape the sexual health decision-making of Black adolescent and young adult women.
If you identify as a young Black cisgender woman living in the U.S., we’d love to hear from you. Follow the link below to learn more.
ANAC2025 Philadelphia
Dr. Kamila Alexander will be apart of the CFAR panel at the ANAC 2025 Conference, guiding a conversation on the impact of funding cuts in HIV care and research. The session will highlight strategies to adapt, respond, and navigate financial challenges while sustaining critical services and advancing equity.
BPNS Writing & Wellness Retreat
The Black PhD Nurse Scientists (BPNS) Wellness Retreat is a rejuvenating space designed to foster connection, healing, and empowerment for nurse scientists navigating the demands of academia, research, and leadership.
26th Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International Conference
Dr. Kamila Alexander will be featured on the closing plenary panel at the 26th Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International (NNVAWI) Conference, a global gathering of researchers, clinicians, advocates, and community leaders advancing innovation in gender-based violence prevention and response. The 2025 conference runs October 6–8, 2025, with the closing plenary on Wednesday, October 8.
NINR's 40th Anniversary Scientific Symposium - Advancing Nursing Science to Improve Health for All: NINR’s Impact
Dr. Kamila Alexander to Present at NINR’s 40th Anniversary Symposium
Dr. Kamila A. Alexander, PhD, MPH, RN, will share her work on nurse-led HIV research at the NINR 40th Anniversary Scientific Symposium in Bethesda, MD. Her poster highlights strategies to close gaps in HIV prevention and care through innovative, community-responsive approaches.
BPNS Town Hall
Join Black PhD Nurse Scientists virtual town hall to hear from PhD program directors, students and recent graduates about the importance of PhD education for Black Nurses. Gain practical guidance for preparing a competitive application to succeeding on the path and beyond.
Black Women’s Health Summit
The goal of Shaping Health Equity’s Black Women’s Health Summit is to convene experts to develop a women’s and girls’ health agenda using a socio-ecological model approach to dismantle systemic inequities and transform health outcomes for Black women and girls across the lifespan in Baltimore City (and Maryland).
Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators Annual Convocation
Dr. Alexander, along with 4 Co-founding Fellows from the Inaugural Class of Betty Irene Moore Fellows developed the Black Nurse Scientist Mentoring Program to support Black nursing leaders and generate pathways for nurses to become PhD-prepared scientists.
SOCIAL SALON: Sexual & Mental Health Among MD & DC Young Black Women
Sexual health? Mental health and healing? Let's talk about it! You're invited to join the HER Experiences Study Team and Ballet After Dark for an engaging community conversation around sexual and mental health among young Black women in MD and DC. Be one of the first 25 guests and receive a swag bag. Visit bit.ly/social_salon to RSVP. Guests are welcome and snacks and refreshments will be provided.
NIH HIV & Women Scientific Workshop
Dr. Kamila A. Alexander will speak about reproductive coercion and abuse in the NIH HIV & Women Scientific Workshop: Centering the Health of Women in HIV Research on March 21-22. The 2-day virtual event will feature discussion among researchers and advocates on topics relevant to cisgender and transgender women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals.
Learn more: https://go.nih.gov/vzzwQRy
https://go.nih.gov/vzzwQRy
The event is open to the public and will be broadcast on NIH VideoCast.
