Talk on women, HIV/AIDS Wednesday

5:22 p.m., Oct. 25, 2004--Lisa Bowleg, associate professor of psychology at the University of Rhode Island, will give a lecture titled “Oppression Embodied: Women, Ethnicity, Class and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic,” at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 27, in the President’s Room at the Blue & Gold Club.

The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is the first event in the 2004-05 Delaware Seminars in Women’s Studies dinner series, sponsored by UD’s Women Studies Interdisciplinary Program. A reception will be held at 5:30 p.m.

Bowleg received her doctoral degree in applied social psychology from George Washington University. Her research and publications focus on stress and resilience among black, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons.

Bowleg has published book chapters and journal articles, including “Sexual Identity in Sociocultural Context” in Mental Health, Mental Illness and Personality Development in a Diverse Society and “Gender Roles, Relationship Power Strategies and Precautionary Sexual Self-Efficacy: Implications for Women’s Condom/Latex Barrier Use” in Sex Roles.

For more information, call (302) 831-8474.

Article by Martin Mbugua

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