HIV Prevention in Women, Intervention Research in Black Women Living with HIV, Nursing Workplace Psychological Safety
PhD, Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan
Dr. DeMarco is recognized nationally and internationally for her outstanding interdisciplinary research, scholarship, and community service. She was the recipient of the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) Presidential Award for Service in March 2021 for her extensive work in inclusion and equity in her research and work as President of ENRS from 2016-2018. She was also a member of the National Leadership Council, Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS). Her program of research includes the use of community-based participatory research to identify culturally relevant and gender-sensitive prevention interventions for women at risk and living with HIV infection and workplace psychological safety. A key focus of the intervention components in her studies includes the use of narrative communication interventions in the form of testimonial films to influence self-efficacy. Projects include 1) a peer-driven prevention program for underserved Black, Latina, and Vietnamese women, 2) co-production of the film Women’s Voices Women’s Lives© featuring African-American women giving candid messages about HIV/AIDS prevention, (translated in Vietnamese and Spanish), 3) a peer-led intervention program using this film called “Sistah Powah” addressing health care adherence, safe sex behaviors, and self-advocacy prevention outcomes in Black women living with HIV infection, 4) intervention enhancement research in women living with HIV and smoking cessation (WiSE Film-Women in Search of Empowerment); and 5) workplace civility, accountability, and safety interventions and measurement.
Undergraduate, Graduate, and Ph.D. Levels: HIV/AIDS and Mixed Methods Research
