Gladys E. Ibañez, PhD

Focus

HIV, substance abuse, LGBT health research, intervention development, qualitative methodology

Biography

Dr. Gladys E. Ibañez received her doctorate in Psychology from Georgia State University in 2002 and obtained a post-doctoral fellowship from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Her research focus is HIV, substance abuse, qualitative methodology, LGBT health research and intervention development. She has a special interest in Latino populations and integrative medicine. Dr. Ibañez has served as either principal investigator or co-investigator on numerous federally funded research projects including the development of a culturally appropriate HIV prevention intervention for Latino criminal justice clients.

Currently, she is principal investigator on an NIH funded study examining a mind-body intervention for people aging with HIV. She is also part of a large, collaborative project with the University of Florida’s Southern HIV & Alcohol Research Consortium (SHARC), which oversees several research studies on alcohol use and marijuana use among people with HIV.

Publications

Ibanez, G.E., Ahmed, S., Hu, N., Larkey, L., Fennie, K., Lembo, M., & Huertas, L. (2024). Acceptability and feasibility of a tai chi/qigong intervention for older people living with HIV. AIDS and Behavior, 28(4), 1291-1300.

Ibañez, G.E., Zhou, Z,, Algarin, A.B., Ayala, D.V., Spencer, E.C., Somboonwit, C., Teo, G.M., Cook, R.L. (2021). Incarceration History and HIV Care Among Individuals Living with HIV in Florida, 2014-2018. AIDS Behav. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03250-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33959828.

Ibañez, G.E., Zhou, Z., Cook, C.L., Slade, T., Somboonwit, C., Morano, J., Harman, J., Bryant, K., Whitehead, N.E., Brumback, B., Algarin, A., & Cook, R.L. (2020). The Florida Cohort Study: Methodological challenges and lessons learned in the design and implementation of a new cohort of persons living with HIV (PLWH). AIDS Care.

Ibañez, G. E., Algarin, A. B., Jaber, R., Ayala, D. V., Martin, S. S., & O’Connell, D. J. (2019). Gender, age, and ethnic differences in offending behavior among Hispanic/Latino criminal justice clients. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 17(4), 339–360. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377938.2019.1661058

Ibañez, G.E., Agudo, M.V., Martin, S.S., O’Connell, D.J., Auf, R., & Sheehan, D. (2017). Offending behavior, drug use, and mental health among foreign-born and U.S. born Latino criminal justice clients. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 19, 674-685. doi: 10.1007/s10903-016-0542-8.

View more of Dr. Ibañez's publications on FIU Discovery

Current research grants

Principal Investigator, A tai chi/qigong intervention to reduce depressive symptoms for older people living with HIV: A randomized clinical trial. (R01 AT012590), $2,400,000.