ZAMBIAN INFORMED MOTIVATED AWARE AND RESPONSIBLE ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS (ZAIMARA)
ZAIMARA (Zambian Informed Motivated Aware and Responsible Adolescents and Adults). ZAIMARA is an HIV and STI prevention program designed for adolescent girls, young women, and their mother figures in Lusaka, Zambia. This study aims to better understand the impact of colorism on Zambian girls’ sexual development and health, with particular attention to understanding and interrupting the intergenerational transmission of colorist beliefs and behaviors.
COLORISM, MASCULINITY AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AMONG BLACK BOYS AND MEN
This is a newer area of our team's research which examines the role of colorism, masculinity and how that influences their relationships and protection of Black girls and women.