Breaking Barriers

Robin Lin Miller is Professor in the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University, where she directs doctoral training in community psychology and is associate director of the master's degree and certificate in program evaluation. She earned her PhD in psychology from New York University. She began her career as an evaluation specialist for the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) in the earliest years of the HIV epidemic. She has since evaluated diverse community-designed and led programs in the US, Africa, and Caribbean for adolescents, Black gay and bisexual men, and other at-risk populations (e.g., ex-offenders, bisexual girls, male sex workers). George Ayala is the former Executive Director of MPact Global Action for Gay Men's Health and Rights, where he led the agency's overall strategic direction and high-level global advocacy with funders, governments, and multilateral organizations. He worked collaboratively with activists worldwise to advocate for equitable access to HIV and other health services for sexual and gender minority people. Dr. Ayala currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Alameda County Public Health Department where he oversees the cummunicable disease, chronic disease prevention, family health, and public health nursing divisions. He sits as the department's representative on the local HIV Planning Council and served as incident commander of Alameda County's Monkeypox response. He earned his PsyD in clinical psychology from Rutgers University. As a community psychologist, Dr. Ayala has focused his research on the socio- structural predictors of health, HIV service access and utilization among sexual minority men, and the comparative advantages of community-led HIV responses.

Series Foreword
Judah J. Viola and Robin Lin Miller
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Project ACT Timeline

Introduction: Avenir Jeune de L'Ouest

PART I STIGMA AND THE GLOBAL HIV EPIDEMIC
Ch. 1 We don't want to speak about it
Ch. 2 Our power is believing in a better life tomorrow
PART II THE MAKINGS OF PROJECT ACT
Ch. 3 The small and mighty
Ch. 4 Becoming a learning community
PART III ADVOCACY IN ACTION
Ch. 5 Promise rises
Ch. 6 We need allies
Ch. 7 Knocked back on our heels
Ch. 8 With a little bit of money and a little bit of time
Ch. 9 There will be no protests here

Epilogue
About the Evaluation
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Acknowledgements