Sarahmona Przybyla
PhD, MPH
Assistant Dean, Director of Undergraduate Public Health Programs
Clinical Associate Professor
Research Topics
Primary and secondary prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections; impact of substance use on sexual risk behavior and medication adherence; nonmedical prescription drug use; patient-provider communication; and community-based participatory research.
Professional Summary
Sarahmona M. Przybyla, PhD, MPH, is a public health interventionist with training in HIV/STI prevention, substance use, and mixed methods research. She completed a NIH predoctoral fellowship in HIV/STD prevention at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a postdoctoral fellowship in alcohol etiology and treatment at the Research Institute on Addictions before joining the faculty at UB.
Her methodological focus is on the use of quantitative and qualitative studies to support the development, implementation and evaluation of health behavior interventions. She is the principal investigator on a project that examines alcohol, marijuana, and medication adherence among HIV-positive adults. She also serves as a co-investigator on a pilot study exploring Hepatitis C knowledge and treatment motivation among emergency room patients presenting with heroin use.
Education
- PhD, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- MPH, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Interdisciplinary Certificate in Health Disparities, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- BA, Health and Society, University of Rochester
Training
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Alcohol Etiology and Treatment Training Program, Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo
- Predoctoral Fellow, HIV/STD Training Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professional Affiliations
- American Public Health Association
- International AIDS Society
- Society for Public Health Education