About Us
Learn about the HIV Prevention Lab
About the HIV PREVENTION Lab
The HIV Prevention Lab conducts research on how to prevent HIV transmission among groups that are at a higher risk for acquiring HIV. We also conduct research on how to promote quality of life among people living with HIV. The mission of the HIV Prevention Lab is to conduct rigorous basic and applied research that can be used to prevent HIV transmission and promote positive sexual and mental health among vulnerable populations and people living with HIV. Dr. Trevor Hart is the director of the HIV Prevention Lab and the Director of the HOPE Centre for Sexual and Gender Minority People. The HIV Prevention Lab is staffed by Dr. Hart’s research team, which currently consists of four graduate students, a full-time lab manager, 2 full-time research coordinators, a research nurse, two post-doctoral fellows, and four volunteer research assistants.
RESEARCH
Sexual and gender minority Counselling Training Hub (SCTH)
Formerly known as the Gay Counselling Training Hub (GCTH), the SCTH provides high-quality counselling training to individuals and organizations involved in counselling gay men to use evidence-based approaches for promoting behaviour change, health, and well-being.
Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS)
The SAAS is available on an open-science basis and permission is granted to anyone looking to use the scale so long as the original citation is provided. The scale is calculated as a simple sum of items, with item #1 reverse-coded.
Loneliness Longitudinal Study
This is a mixed-method, 3-year study looking at loneliness, social support, and well-being.