About Us

In our lab, we merge clinical and community psychology, health psychology, and public health to focus on vulnerable populations. We investigate the impact of social and structural determinants of health, such as stigma and poverty, on mental and physical health outcomes, including health behaviors. We strive toward a strengths-based approach. Additionally, we are interested in multilevel conceptualizations of the individual in context with an appreciation for intersectionality theory. As part of a multilevel approach, broadly defined, we also investigate intraindividual, biological substrates of stigma and other social and structural determinants of health. We use both quantitative and qualitative data-analytic methods in our work. 

Currently, Dr. Vincent is applying existing knowledge and emerging findings of his research to develop a cognitive-behaviorally informed, empowerment-oriented, mobile-health intervention to engage Black sexual-minority men living with HIV who have fallen out of HIV care back into care. This work is currently funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.

Much of Dr. Vincent’s work involves HIV or Black sexual minority men. We are also broadly interested in health disparities and prevention science. Our focus is on applying a multilevel, biopsychosocial lens to health that can apply to different populations and health conditions.