Biography
Dr. Budhwani is a Professor in the Florida State University College of Nursing (CON) and leads the Intervention Research and Implementation Science (IRIS) lab. As an Implementation Scientist and sociobehavioral interventionist, Dr. Budhwani conducts studies to address the causes and consequences of disparities among stigmatized populations that experience adverse health outcomes in resource-constrained settings. Dr. Budhwani’s research is informed by sociological constructs, guided by human rights frameworks, and adopts a multidimensional view of how to address public health and clinical care inequities. She has methodological expertise in qualitative and mixed-methods research, mHealth and digital health interventions, and pragmatic clinical trial design. As a community-engaged health equity scholar, she has conducted studies with a range of underserved populations, such as adolescents and emerging adults, pregnant women, sexual minority men, transgender women, and minoritized racial and ethnic populations in the United States and abroad across Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa.
Education
HD, Medical Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
MPH, Policy and Organization, University of Alabama at Birmingham
MA, Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
BS, Northern Illinois University, Biology/Psychology
Awards & Honors
- Co-Recipient of the International Robert Carr Research Awards. AIDS 2020, 2020
- Smart Party Honoree. The Women’s Fund of Alabama, 2017
- Vulcan Award Recipient. City of Birmingham, 2016
- Top 40 under 40 Awardee. Birmingham Business Journal, 2016
- Inductee. Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, 2008
- Inductee. Alpha Kappa Delta Sociological Honor Society, 2005
Henna Budhwani
Areas of Interest: Implementation Science, Stigma Reduction, HIV Prevention, Mental Health, Innovative Clinical and Pragmatic Trials, Community Engaged Action-Oriented Research, Health Equity, Global Development, Health and Digital Health
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