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Research Overview
Currently, Ms. Redding serves as the project manager on two grants; working on the development of an ART program with the Ugandan People’s Defense Force (UPDF), and a prevention for positives program with military personnel in Mozambique. Both programs are funded by the U.S. Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program as part of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Formerly, Ms. Redding served as the project manager for a multi-site, NIH-funded antiretroviral therapy adherence project for PLWHA, which is currently following over 500 study participants. In 2002, Ms. Redding was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, where she conducted a study about perceptions of HIV risk among educated women in Senegal. Ms. Redding has a passion for local government and public service and served as a member of the Mansfield Town Council for three years and has volunteered with various HIV/AIDS organizations.
Her emerging research interests include:
• The intersections of the military, poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa
• Collective violence (civil wars, genocide) as a major source of morbidity, mortality and ill-health
• The framing of HIV as a security issue and its treatment as a strategic interest to the developed world
LANGUAGE SKILLS
French (Fluent), Spanish (Advanced), Wolof (Conversational--resident language of Senegal)
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
Traveled extensively throughout: North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and also Antarctica, visiting over 60 countries.
Education
MSR, University of Connecticut, 2002 (political science -- concentration in survey research -- Center for Survey Research and Analysis)
B.A., University of Connecticut, 2001 (political science)
Featured Publications
Redding, C.G. (2003). Anti-AIDS drugs in South Africa: An argument for global community. Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) Bulletin, 2-4, 73-77.
Amico, K. R., Fisher, W. A., Cornman, D. H., Shuper, P. A., Redding, C.G. Konkle-Parker, D. J., Barta, W., & Fisher, J. D. (2006). Visual Analog Scale of ARV Adherence: Association with 3-Day Self Report and Adherence Barriers. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 42(4), 455-459.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Redding, C.R., Seacat, J.D., Kiene S.M., Cornman, D.H., Norton W.E., Langa, A.J, Ramadan, A.S., Hachimo, C.C., Thomas, A., Fisher, J.D. (July 2007) "Barriers to Safer Sex Practices among HIV-Positive Soldiers and Civilians in Clinical Care in Mozambique." AIDS IMPACT Conference, Marseille, France.
Shuper, P. A, Fisher, J. D., Cornman, D. H., Amico, K. R., Fisher, W. A., Barta, W., Ferrer, R., Little, J., Norton, W., Redding, C. G., Trayling, C. A. (March, 2006). Changing ART Adherence using Theory-Based, Computer-Delivered Interventions. Paper presented at the NIMH/IAPAC International Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence, Jersey City, NJ.
Shuper, P. A., Fisher, J. D., Cornman, D. H., Amico, K. R., Fisher, W. A., Barta, W., Lemieux, A., & Redding, C. G. (November, 2004). Using computer-based interventions to increase ART adherence among people living with HIV: An application of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model. Paper presented at the Third Annual Elements of Success Conference, Dallas, TX.
INVITED TALKS
Redding, C.R. "Anti-AIDS Drugs to South Africa: An Argument for Global Community." Presented Judged Conference Paper CODESRIA Conference on HIV/AIDS, Senegal, January, 2003.
Redding, C.R. Presentation of Fulbright research. "Government policy concerning HIV/AIDS and women’s rights." Academic Presentation, Suffolk University, Dakar Campus, March 5, 2003.
Redding, C.R. "HIV Prevention in the Ugandan Military." Symposium on HPV and HIV/AIDS, University of Connecticut, February 21, 2007.
Redding, C.R. "HIV/AIDS Treatment in South Africa." University of Connecticut Dodd Center, World AIDS Day Presentation, December 1, 2004.
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