Dini Harsono, MSc

Program Director, Health Services and Global Research

Additional Titles

Research Associate 3, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS

Contact Info

dini.harsono@yale.edu

About

Titles

Program Director, Health Services and Global Research

Research Associate 3, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS

Biography

Dini Harsono serves in two roles at Yale – a program director at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA), Yale School of Public Health, and a researcher in Dr. E. Jennifer Edelman's research lab, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine.

She oversees the coordination of CIRA's programs that support HIV health services and global research, including the Clinical and Health Services Research Core, international research programs, the Yale Global HIV/AIDS Research Network, and the HIV, mobility, and displacement initiatives. As a researcher, she applies mixed methods approaches in support of studies and clinical trials that aim to improve engagement in and outcomes across the HIV and addiction care cascades. Trained in health psychology, her research interests are the behavioral aspects of human health, the socio-ecological factors affecting the uptake of evidence-based practices, and the ethical considerations in research.

Before coming to Yale, Dini held research and programmatic roles in the UK and Indonesia working in the fields of addiction, mental health, and HIV prevention. She earned her MSc in Psychological Approaches to Health at University of Leeds, and Bachelor in Psychology at Universitas Indonesia.

Departments & Organizations

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.

Promoting HIV Risk Reduction among People who Inject Drugs: A Stepped Care Approach Using Contingency Management with PrEP Adherence and Support Services (2020-2026)

A randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the impact of contingency management with stepped care to HIV prevention medication (pre-exposure prophylaxis - PrEP) adherence and support services among people who inject drugs. Principal investigator: Dr. E. Jennifer Edelman.

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.