Sari Reisner, University of Toronto

Research

Gender Transgender Women Community-Engaged Intervention Gender Responsive Hiv Lmic Peru Status-Neutral

Latest funding

Clinic-Community Puentes (Bridges): Piloting a Gender-Responsive and Status-Neutral HIV Intervention for Transfeminine Individuals in Peru
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Investigating the impact of individual and structural housing precarity on HIV acquisition risks and PrEP use among transgender women: a multi-level mixed methods analysis of contextual vulnerabilities
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$140,000
Puentes (Bridges): Developing A Gender-Responsive and Status-Neutral HIV Intervention for Transfeminine Individuals in Peru
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$100,000

Clinic-Community Puentes (Bridges): Piloting a Gender-Responsive and Status-Neutral HIV Intervention for Transfeminine Individuals in Peru

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Pr.Gr.- PA: Sex/Gend. in Health Res.- Sex/gender sci. health equity pri. Comm.

Principal investigators: Perez-Brumer, Amaya G; Konda, Kelika A; Reisner, Sari L; Silva-Santisteban, Alfonso

Keywords: Community-Engaged Intervention; Gender; Gender Responsive; Hiv; Lmic; Peru; Status-Neutral; Stbbi; Transgender Women

$100,000

Investigating the impact of individual and structural housing precarity on HIV acquisition risks and PrEP use among transgender women: a multi-level mixed methods analysis of contextual vulnerabilities

SupervisorCIHR2025Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program

Principal investigators: Apedaile, Dorothy

Keywords: Hiv; Housing; Longitudinal Data; Mixed Methods; Multi-Level Modelling; Structural Determinants Of Health; Transgender Health

$140,000

Puentes (Bridges): Developing A Gender-Responsive and Status-Neutral HIV Intervention for Transfeminine Individuals in Peru

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - Priority Announcement: HIV/AIDS and STBBI

Principal investigators: Perez-Brumer, Amaya G; Konda, Kelika A; Reisner, Sari L; Silva-Santisteban, Alfonso

Keywords: Gender; Hiv Treatment And Prevention; Latin America; Transgender Women

$100,000

Proyecto RADIANTE: Improving HIV and STBBI Prevention and Care for refugee and displaced Venezuelans engaged in sex work in Lima, Peru

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - PA: HIV/AIDS and STBBI Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Perez-Brumer, Amaya G; Konda, Kelika A; Silva-Santisteban, Alfonso

Keywords: Hiv/Aid And Stbbi Prevention; Migrant Health; Refugee And Displaced; Sex Work; Venezuelan Diaspora

$300,000

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Gender Dear Professor Reisner, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on gender connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Clinic-Community Puentes (Bridges): Piloting a Gender-Responsive and Status-Neutral HIV Intervention for Transfeminine Individuals in Peru" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]