Mentor - Silvia Cunto-Amesty, MD, MPH
Thematic Areas: Key Populations and Women's Health, Health and Human Rights, Adolescent Medicine, HIV, Cultural Issues in Health Care, Latino/Immigrant Access to Healthcare, Health Care Discrimination, Young Men's Health, LGBTQ Health, Infectious Diseases, Sexual Health, Violence and Health
Biography
Silvia Cunto-Amesty, MD, is the Associate Director of Latin America Programs at the Program for Education in Global and Population Health and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Public Health at the CUIMC, Center for Family and Community Medicine and the Mailman SPH, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University. Dr. Amesty is a health disparities and global health researcher and a clinician at Young Men’s Clinic in Washington Heights. She earned her MD from Temple University, her MSEd from the University of Pennsylvania, and her Academic Fellowship and MPH from Columbia University.
Mentored Research Summer Projects 2020
Help-Seeking Behavior in Female Sex Worker Survivors of Violence in La Romana, Dominican Republic
Student: Kelsey Badger (VP&S)
Prevalence of Chlamydia Among Pregnant Adolescents in La Romana, Dominican Republic
Students: Pilar Bancalari (MSPH)
Reported Violence and Its Influence on Receptiveness to Mental Health Care Among MSM and Transgender Women in the Dominican Republic
Student: Phoebe Greenwald (VP&S)
Drug Use and Overdose Risk Among Unstably Housed Individuals in Washington Heights Receiving Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Student: Maxine McGredy (VP&S)
Violence Against Female Sex Workers Based on Birth Country
Student: Nina Roth (MSPH)
Exploring the Relationship Between Impaired Mobility and Physical and Emotional Well-Being in Adults Living in an Urban Setting
Student: Anton Gillespie (VP&S)
Perceptions of Care and Illness of Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Adherence to Therapy – a Qualitative Study
Student: Sonora Yun (VP&S)
Mentored Research Summer Projects 2019
The Security of the Patient
Moca, Dominican Republic
Jamie Aron - Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Class of 2022
Evaluating Hospital Compliance with Biohazard Waste Regulations: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Hannah Jacobs-El and Tara Lucian - Mailman School of Public Health, Class of 2020
Nutritional Habits, Knowledge, and Attitudes among Children and Caregivers in Hoyo de Puchula, DR
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Emily McNeill - Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Class of 2022
Understanding the Types and Extent of Violence Experienced by Female Sex Workers in La Romana, Dominican Republic
La Romana, Dominican Republic
Jennifer Rodriguez - College of Dental Medicine, Class of 2022
Understanding Sexual and Reproductive Needs of Young Men in La Romana, Dominican Republic
La Romana, Dominican Republic
Sabrina Shih - Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Class of 2022 and Victoria A. Velazquez - College of Dental Medicine, Class of 2022