HIV/AIDS in Rural Communities (PDF)

Fayth M. Parks, PhD, is an associate professor and licensed psychologist in the Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development at Georgia Southern University. From 2010-2012, she was an HIV/AIDS trainer through the American Psychological Association's (APA) HIV Office for Psychology Education (HOPE). In 2012, Dr. Parks was inspired by the HOPE training program to found the Rural HIV Research and Training Conference held annually in Savannah, Georgia. She serves on the Steering Committee for the Southeast AIDS Education and Training Center (SE AETC). She is also chair of the APA Ad Hoc Committee on Psychology and AIDS (COPA). Dr. Parks has written and lectured extensively on cultural diversity in health and illness, healing practices, and traditional medicine. In 2009, she was the David B. Larson Fellow in Health and Spirituality at The John W. Kluge Center of the Library of Congress.



Gregory S. Felzien, MD, AAHIVS, is board certified in both internal medicine and infectious diseases and also certified as an American Academy of HIV specialist. He is medical advisor within the Georgia Department of Public Health's Division of Health Protection/IDI-HIV. As part of this position, Dr. Felzien continues to care for and focus on the needs of rural HIV positive individuals throughout the state. Dr. Felzien practices infectious diseases with an emphasis on HIV, Tb, and Hepatitis. He is actively involved in the rural community through coordinating HIV awareness and education and writing and speaking at the local, state, and national level. He is also as a member of the provider advisory board for the CDC's HIV medical monitoring program and Steering Committee for the Southeast AIDS Education and Training Center (SE AETC).



Sally Jue, MSW, is former manager of AIDS Project Los Angeles. During her time with the AIDS Project Los Angeles, Ms. Jue created and managed one of the first HIV mental health programs in the United States. She and