Dr. Judy Y. Tan is the Principal Investigator of the By Your Side Team. She is a social psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Division of Prevention Science, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, at UCSF, with graduate certifications in Quantitative Research Methods and Health Psychology. She is interested in how social inequality manifests in health disparities among racial/ethnic, sexual, and gender minority communities in the U.S. Her current research focuses on developing mobile health interventions to address health disparities.
Jovon Bright is a Recruiter working with the By Your Side team. Jovon has experience with social work and clinical work serving people living with HIV, People of Color, transgender and same-gender loving clients. Since Jovon arrived in the Bay Area in 2008, his personal connection to the work has driven his engagment and developement. He has volunteered, become a certified HIV/HepC Counselor, and achieved a Phlebotomy certification, becoming increasingly involved to HIV specialized work.
Hyunjin (Cindy) Kim is the Clinical Research Coordinator of the By Your Side Team. She has a background in Public Health, most specifically in Behavioral Science and Health Education.
While she holds many research interests, she is most interested in using mobile tools to improve health outcomes, along with learning about peoples' stories to better understand their behaviors and what influences them. Cindy was drawn to work with By Your Side out of her goal to address health disparities and engage with communities living with HIV. She believes that there is more work to be done to eliminate stigma surrounding HIV.