Dr. Magdalena Szaflarski, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Sociology, has written the cover story in the December issue of HIV Specialist, a publication of the American Academy for HIV Medicine. Dr. Szaflarski, who is also a member of the UAB Center for AIDS Research, studies religion and HIV/AIDS, Health Inequalities, and Mental and Behavioral Health, among other topics.

The American Academy of HIV Medicine is a professional organization that supports the HIV practitioner and promotes accessible, quality care for all Americans living with HIV disease. You can read Dr. Szaflarski’s article, “Spirituality, Religion and HIV,” online (pdf).