Division of Infectious Diseases & International Medicine
College of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine

Lynette J. Menezes, PhD

Director, International Programs, Division of Infectious Disease & International Medicine
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Disease & International Medicine
Biographical Sketch | Areas of Expertise | International Agreements | Current Research | Publications
Education
PhD, College of Public Health, University of South Florida
MSW, College of Social Work, Bombay University, India
BSc, Microbiology, Sophia College for Women, Bombay, India
Contact Information
E-Mail: lmenezes@health.usf.edu
Phone: (813) 844-8037
FAX: (813) 844-7605

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Lynette Menezes is Director of International Programs and an Assistant Professor of Medicine with the Division of Infectious Disease & International Medicine at the University of South Florida, College of Medicine. She received her PhD in Public Health from the University of South Florida. Dr. Menezes coordinates and manages all of the international programs in India, the Dominican Republic and China for the Division of Infectious Disease and the College of Medicine. Dr. Menezes has over six years of experience in research and evaluation, and has previous experience in working with the underserved populations in urban and rural communities in India. She has presented at both national and international conferences. Dr. Menezes' research interests focus on international health issues including socio-behavioral determinants of HIV/AIDS, adherence to ART, socio-historical analysis of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, maternal and child health and family violence.

Areas of Expertise

  • Research Methods: both qualitative and quantitative
  • HIV/AIDS: Socio-behavioral determinants of HIV/AIDS, adherence to anti-retroviral treatment and socio-historical analysis of HIV/AIDS
  • Family Violence
  • Program Evaluation

International Collaborative Agreements

  • Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand, In Process 2008.
  • Instituto Venozolano de Investigariones Cientificas (IVIC) Venezuela, In Process, 2008.
  • Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena (UNPHU), Dominican Republic, 10/07.
  • Policlínico La Vega, SA Dominican Republic, 2/07.
  • Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo (INTEC), Dominican Republic 10/06.
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), School of Medicine, China, 6/06. 
  • The Doctor Salvador B. Gautier Hospital,Dominican Republic, 5/06.
  • The Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Government of Maharashtra, India, 2006.

Current Research

Fogarty International Center; Role: Co-Investigator, 7/07-06/12. USF-India Program in Adolescent HIV/AIDS Research Training (PAHRT). Develop collaboration between the University of South Florida and Indian Collaborators at the Vadodara Medical College, Gujarat, India to build capacity to initiate and sustain and research and training program in adolescent HIV/AIDS.

USF-Division of Infectious Disease; Sinnott (PI); 7/05. The prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C co-infection in reportedly healthy Indian blood donors from Gujarat, India

USF College of Public Health; Naik (PI); 09/04. Factors Associated With Adherence/Non-Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Among HIV/AIDS Patients In Western India.

Pfizer foundation; Sinnott (PI); 03/06. Impact of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on the Tampa Bay Community.
Role: Co-Investigator

Publications

Pothiawala S, Menezes L, Deshpande A, Joshi A, Kim H, & Sinnott J. Depressive symptomatology and suicidal ideation among HIV-infected women in India. Presented at the IV annual IAS conference on HIV pathogenesis and treatment, Sydney Australia, 2007.

Pujari S, Gupte N, Mellinkeri S, Naik E, Menezes L and Sinnott J. Immunologic recovery amongst virologically suppressed HIV infected individuals in Western India. Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, 2007.

Menezes L, D'Souza K, Logan J, Naik E, D'Souza N, Palit M, Pazare A, D'Souza K. Free ART and familial support increase treatment adherence among low-income HIV patients in Mumbai, India. Abstract: A-042-0107-04990. CD-ROM Published. The IV Annual IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2007.

Velez A, Menezes L, Crespo A, (2006). Kawasaki-like syndrome possibly associated with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an HIV patient. The AIDS Reader, 16(9) 464-466.

Menezes LJ, Wills TS, D'Souza KM. Women infected with HIV and Human Papillomavirus (HPV): an emerging health problem in resource-constrained countries. Poster presented at the 135nd Annual American Public Health Association Conference, Boston, 2006.

Pujari S, Wills T, Naik E, Menezes L, Nadler J, Norris D, Sinnott J. Correlates of anemia for HIV patients in the HAART era: A single-center ambulatory clinical cohort in Pune, India. Presentation at the XVI International AIDS Conference. Toronto, 2006.

Menezes L, D'Souza KR, D'Souza KM, Somboonwit C, Amin S, Sinnott J. A socio-historical construction of the AIDS epidemic in India. Abstract: MOPE0724. Presentation at the XVI International AIDS Conference. Toronto, 2006.

Menezes L, Wills T, D'Souza K. (2005). HIV/AIDS in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. In F. Fernandez & P. Ruiz (Eds.), Psychiatric Aspects of HIV/AIDS: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Menezes L, Raja T, Tash K, Naik E, Nadler J, Sinnott J. Drug use fuels HIV and STDs in a semi-rural community in India. Abstract: A-001-0102-02995. Presented at the 3rd Annual IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2005.

Raja T, Menezes L, D'Souza K, Tash K, Galwankar S, Nadler J. Barriers to management of HIV Patients in a semi-rural community in India. Abstract: A-001-1101-03009. Presented at the 3rd Annual IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2005.

Naik E, Tash K, D'Souza K, Menezes L, Pazare A, Wable G, Sinnott J. Cost of treatment: The single biggest obstacle to treatment adherence in middle class Mumbai, India. Abstract: A-001-1207-03104. Presented at the 3rd Annual IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2005.

Detman L, Menezes LJ, Wallace K, Quinn G, Gorski P. Lessons learned for researchers and service providers from the national friendly access consumer and provider survey data. Paper presented at the 132nd Annual American Public Health Association Conference, Washington, DC, 2004.

Naik E, Furlonge C, Menezes LJ, Beharry N, Persad A, Tash K, Sinnott J. HIV-related risk behaviors: Any change two decades later? International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, 2004.

Menezes LJ & Coulter ML. Interventions for abused women: Provider versus women's perceptions. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Global Health Conference. Youth: Generation on the Edge, Washington, DC, 2004.

Menezes LJ & Coulter ML. Does rural society construct marital abuse differently? Lived experiences of women in Central India. Paper presented at the 131st Annual American Public Health Association Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2003.

Menezes LJ & Coulter ML. Alcohol related violence: Women's experiences in rural India. Poster presented at the 30th Annual Global Health Conference. Our Future on Common Ground: Health and the Environment, Washington, DC, 2003.

Menezes L. (2003). The social construction of marital abuse: Experiences of rural women in central India. Doctoral Dissertation.

Menezes LJ. Tuberculosis in India: A critical analysis. Poster presented at the 129th Annual American Public Health Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2001.

Coulter M, Hanson A, & Menezes L. The engaged university: Domestic violence within an academic, practice, and community research framework. Paper presented at the International Conference on the University as Citizens: Engaging Universities & Communities, 2001.

Coulter M, & Kuehnle K, Joly BM & Menezes L. (2001). The cost of family violence: Risk for impaired development. In: The cost of child maltreatment: Who pays? San Diego, CA: Family Violence Sexual Assault Institute.

Menezes LJ. Violence against asian american women: An overview of their help-seeking behavior. Poster presented at the 128th Annual American Public Health Association Conference, Boston, MA, 2000.

Coulter M, Kuehnle K, Joly B, & Menezes L. Young battered mothers and child witnesses. Paper presented at the Annual American Public Health Association Conference, Chicago, IL, 1999.

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