Destiny Ramjohn

Destiny Q. Ramjohn, Ph.D. is a medical sociologist, program evaluator,

and qualitative researcher whose work addresses the psychosocial

issues confronting socially vulnerable populations with chronic

illnesses, especially HIV/AIDS. The role of gender, sexuality, and

race/ethnicity in shaping the illness experience constitutes a primary

focus of her qualitative dissertation study, which examined

self-identity development among HIV-positive adolescents in New York

City. Dr. Ramjohn’s dissertation examined the ways in which

socio-contextual factors shape HIV-risk, providing a new perspective

on identity formation among Black and Latino youth living with HIV.

Previously, Ramjohn has served as a consultant with the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention, the Mailman School of Public

Health-Office of the Dean, the Harlem Health Promotion Center, and The

Commonwealth Fund. In 2003, Dr. Ramjohn was awarded a three-year

fellowship grant from the American Legacy Foundation. This graduate

fellowship award afforded her the opportunity to closely examine the

Harlem community's capacity for tobacco control through community

based participatory research methods. Dr. Ramjohn has several years'

experience teaching, moderating, and facilitating various workshops,

seminars, and courses employing qualitative methods within public

health evaluation, education, and practice. Recently, she completed a

summer fellowship in Tamil Nadu, India where she designed a process

evaluation of a community health worker program in three rural

villages.