WRI 2026 Participants

Tia M. Morgan-Revere is a scientist, advocate, mother, and lifetime HIV survivor, also known as a dandelion, whose life reflects resilience, faith, and community.

Shibani Mukerji, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Mass General Brigham and Harvard Medical School.

Melissa "Mel" Mwembo is an HIV advocate, educator, speaker, and community leader based in Maryland.

Amaya Perez-Brumer is a Latina critical global health scholar, Assistant Professor in the Division of Social and Behavioural Health Science at the University of Toronto, and a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada Research Chair in Global Health Intervention Justice.

Bridgette Picou, LVN, ACLPN, is a licensed vocational and certified AIDS Care Nurse in Palm Springs, California.

Tonia Poteat, PhD is the Ruby L. Wilson Distinguished Professor in the Duke University School of Nursing, Associate Director of the Duke Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Developmental Core, and Faculty Co-Director of the Duke Sexual and Gender Minority Wellness Program.

Kate Powis, MD is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, a practicing internist and pediatrician at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a Research Associate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Christina Psaros, PhD is a clinical psychologist in the Behavioral Medicine Program at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), where she is also the Associate Director.

Leah H. Rubin is Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

Linda H. Scruggs, DLH, MHS, LPC has been an educator, activist, and leader in the HIV community for over 34 years.