Yvette Cuca, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.I.A.

Research Interests:
Focuses on sexual and reproductive health, and on childbearing decision-making for women living with HIV/AIDS, with a particular focus on the role of social stigma. Currently collaborating with the UCSF Women’s HIV Program to implement and evaluate a new model of trauma-informed primary care that acknowledges and addresses the impact of current and lifelong trauma (abuse, neglect, structural violence) on the lives and health outcomes of women living with HIV.Also, examining the experience of prescription opiate tapering on providers and patients in a clinical setting.