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Dini Harsono

Program Director, Health Services and Global Research

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Research Associate 3, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS

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Program Director, Health Services and Global Research

Research Associate 3, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS

Biography

Dini Harsono holds a dual role as a program director at Yale University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA), and a researcher in Dr. E. Jennifer Edelman’s lab at Yale School of Medicine.

At CIRA, she oversees the center’s programs that support HIV-related health services and global research. She leads the coordination of CIRA’s international research program and HIV/AIDS in humanitarian crises initiatives, and the Yale Global HIV/AIDS Research Network. As a member of the Edelman’s lab, she conducts mixed methods and qualitative studies in support of clinical trials and other projects focused on interventions and strategies to promote engagement in the HIV and addiction care cascade.

Before coming to Yale, she was a research associate at Keele University in England conducting research and program evaluation on patient engagement in addiction and psychiatric support services. She also worked as a clinical studies officer for the UK National Health Service’s National Mental Health Research Network. She previously served as a peer educator at Indonesia’s first AIDS service organization, Yayasan Pelita Ilmu. Dini earned her MSc in Health Psychology at University of Leeds, and Bachelor in Psychology at Universitas Indonesia.

Research

Overview

  • A SMART Approach to Treating Tobacco Use Disorder in Persons Living with HIV (2019-2024)

A clinical trial to identify the optimal adaptive intervention to promote confirmed smoking reduction among persons with HIV who smoke and receiving HIV care and its impact on HIV-specific outcomes, and to conduct an implementation-focused evaluation of a clinical pharmacist-delivered intervention involving nicotine replacement therapy, oral tobacco treatment medication, and contingency management. Principal investigators: Drs. E. Jennifer Edelman and Steve Bernstein.

  • Managing Health during Humanitarian Crises: Resilience, Establishing Health Priorities, and Impact on Health Care Workers (2023-2024)

A conference grant awarded by the Yale MacMillan Center’s Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund to Drs. Julia Rozanova and Sheela Shenoi to support a series of events focused on evidence and knowledge gaps on factors at the individual, organizational, and system level during and after a crisis, particularly related to 1) communicable disease control, 2) sexual and reproductive health, and 3) mental health, addiction, and psychosocial support.


  • HIV/AIDS in Humanitarian Crises (2020-2022)

A conference grant awarded by the Yale MacMillan Center’s Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund to Drs. Kaveh Khoshnood and Luke Davis to organize a series of events and research activities that aim to bring together researchers, practitioners, and all interested communities to discuss current knowledge and identify research questions related to the well-being of people with HIV or at risk for HIV and affected by humanitarian crises.

  • Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals with HIV with Tobacco Use: A Mixed-Methods Study (2020-2022)

A CIRA pilot project led by Dr. E. Jennifer Edelman that assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV care (HIV viral load, CD4 count, retention in care) and telehealth experiences among individuals with HIV (Aim 1); and to characterize COVID-19 awareness, behaviors, and experiences (Aim 2).

  • Project CIRCLE: CIRA International HIV Research Capacity and Collaboration: An Exploratory Study (2019-2021)

An assessment of international HIV research capacity and collaboration among CIRA affiliates and their international research partners in a mixed-methods exploratory study. This project is co-led by Dr. Kaveh Khoshnood and Ms. Dini Harsono.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Community Health Services; Ethics; Global Health; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; HIV; Program Evaluation; Public Health

Research at a Glance

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Academic Achievements and Community Involvement

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Locations

  • Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS

    Academic Office

    135 College Street, Ste 200

    New Haven, CT 06510