Emily Arnold

Emily is Professor of Medicine and Anthropologist in the Division of  Prevention Science in the Department of Medicine. She Co-Directors the  long-standing Visiting Professor’s Program at CAPS supported through several  R25 training mechanisms and the Community Engagement Core at the ECO-Health  Center focused on the health impacts of extreme heat and wildfires, as well  as being Co-Director of the Community Engagment Core at CAPS. Her research  interests lie at the intersections of culture and health behavior, particularly  as this relates to gender, sexuality, and HIV-related risk behavior. Much of  her work has been concerned with sexual culture among gay and bisexual men,  and its influence on sexual identity, sexual behavior, and HIV-related risk  practices. She is also interested in identifying culturally appropriate HIV  prevention intervention mechanisms to reach young gay and bisexual men. Over  the past several years, she has also become committed to using community  collaborative research approaches to alleviate health disparities,  particularly those impacting ethnic and sexual minority communities.