Dr. Irie joined the School of Social Work in 2022 after completing her NIH funded postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School’s Department of Population Medicine. Dr. Irie’s primary research focuses on equitable access and effective implementation of biomedical HIV prevention strategies such as preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for Black Women in the United States. Her broader goal is to implement innovative solutions to complex problems at the environmental, structural, and social levels that improve, promote, and protect the sexual and reproductive health of Black women in the U.S. Dr. Irie’s research situates health disparities as a consequence of social and structural practices driven by systems of oppression rather than individual behavior.