Nina Harawa, PhD

Dr. Harawa serves as Associate Director for the Charles Drew University’s Center for AIDS Research, Education and Services (Drew CARES). She is a Professor in the CDU College of Medicine as well as the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Her research involves developing and testing holistic interventions for encouraging prevention, care, and treatment for HIV, STIs, and substance use disorders and leading efforts to examine the impact of various policies on the domestic HIV epidemic. She will bring her strong connections to the CDU HIV research community and LA Department of Public Health and her expertise in community-based prevention interventions to the CFAR leadership.