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Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) - Project THRIVE

Welcome to Project THRIVE!

Project THRIVE is a research project seeking new ways to encourage older adults (50+) living in rural areas of the American South to engage in regular medical care and medication adherence. The project is taking place in seventeen Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The project is being conducted by Medical College of Wisconsin faculty and staff and The Southern AIDS Coalition; it is funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).

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How can I participate in Project THRIVE?

You must be an older adult (age 50 or older) living in one of the following states to participate: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, or West Virginia. There are other eligibility criteria, as well.

If you are interested in seeing if you are eligible to participate in Project Thrive, complete the short survey below to see if you're eligible to participate.

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How will I benefit from participating?

You may or may not directly benefit from participation in Project THRIVE. However, you will help us develop new and better ways of assisting older adults remain engaged in medical care and take their prescribed medication regularly.

Who are the people conducting the project?

The MCW research team is working collaboratively with staff of the Southern AIDS Coalition on this project. Medical College of Wisconsin personnel include faculty investigators Jennifer Walsh, PhD, and Andrew Petroll, MD, MS, and staff members Olivia Algiers, MPH, and Liam Randall, PhD.

Southern AIDS Coalition personnel include David Wyley Long and Cynthia Rodgers.

Project Faculty and Staff

Jennifer Walsh, PhD

Associate Professor

Andrew Petroll, MS, MD

Professor

Olivia Algiers, MPH

Research Program Coordinator II

Liam Randall, PhD

Research Associate II

David Wyley Long

Southern AIDS Coalition

Cynthia Rodgers

Southern AIDS Coalition