Kristin Kennedy
Program Manager
Biography
Kristin Kennedy, MS, MPH, CPH (she/they) has more than 15 years of experience focused on the intersections of race, gender identity, and sexual orientation; HIV/sexual and reproductive health; positive youth development and youth engagement; and addressing systemic oppression and health equity. Their expertise includes the design, implementation, evaluation, and scaling up of health and educational programs, particularly sexual and reproductive health programs for Queer and Trans Youth of Color in the US South, while utilizing technical knowledge and creative solutions to accelerate innovation.
Kristin received an MPH in Public Health Administration from University of South Florida, as well as an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and BS in Psychology from University of North Florida.
Current Projects
- Gilead’s COMPASS Initiative®
- HepConnect
- Youth Engagement Network
- RYSE Innovation Hub
Publications
Kennedy, K., Fuega, J., McGoy, S.L., Silver, G., & Udoh, I. (2023). Centralizing Evaluation to Amplify the Impact of Focused Grantmaking and Capacity Building Across a Southern US Large-Scale HIV Initiative. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 34(3), 162-182. doi:10.1353/hpu.2023.a903359.
Myers, J. J., Kang Dufour, M. S., Koester, K. A., Udoh, I., Frazier, R., Packard, R., Kennedy, K., Erguera, X., Horowitz, J., Grant, R., & Burack, J. H. (2019). Adherence to PrEP Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men Participating in a Sexual Health Services Demonstration Project in Alameda County, California. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 81(4), 406–413. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000002051
