I am a PhD student in the joint program in Social Work & Sociology at the University of Michigan. My research examines how communities and organizations mobilize to address sexual health inequities, with a particular focus on sexual violence and HIV/AIDS.

Through oral history and archival research, I document the stories of early AIDS service organizations, aimed at honoring the prevention campaigns and mutual aid networks developed by young LGBTQ activists during the height of the crisis. Our team’s 100+ oral history interviews with former members of Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), the world’s first AIDS service organization, are available in the “GMHC Stories collection” in the New York Public Library, or online at gmhcstories.com.

As an action researcher and macro social worker, I partner with organizations across North America to co-design and evaluate programs related to sexual health promotion and sexual violence prevention. This includes partnerships with community health organizations in the U.S. and Canada, as well as the Sexual Citizens Project, an innovative campus sexual assault prevention course for first-year students at U-M.

Prior to doctoral studies, I served as the Assistant Director of PRYDE, an action research group within the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research at Cornell University. I am a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in the State of New York.

Please reach out!
caseyadr(at)umich.edu