JoAnne Keatley, MSW
Director, Center of Excellence for Transgender HIV Prevention
JoAnne Keatley, MSW, was born in Mexico City and became a citizen of
the U.S. in 1986. Ms. Keatley received her Master of Social Welfare
degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Beginning at CAPS
in 1999 JoAnne has directed numerous NIH transgender research projects
and co-founded the Transgender
Resources and Neighborhood Space (TRANS) project. She is Chair of
San Francisco Transgender Empowerment Advocacy and Mentorship (SFTEAM)
and has served on the UCSF Chancellor’s Advisory committee on
LGBT issues since 2000. In addition, she has consulted on transgender
health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and at the Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA). As Director of the Center
of Excellence for Transgender HIV Prevention (CoE), Ms. Keatley
is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the CoE scope of work.
She develops the infrastructure to support a successful and sustainable
CoE, provides day to day leadership of CoE staff, oversees the state-wide
Community Advisory Board, supervises the design and implementation of
the website, identifies potential funding sources, assures the quality
of deliverables, and is the liaison with the California Department of
Public Health, Office of AIDS and community partners.
Current research
- Center of Excellence for Transgender HIV Prevention
- The Transitions Project: Enhancing HIV Prevention in Transgender Communities
Education
- MSW, University of California, Berkeley
Publications
Contact
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
50 Beale St., 13th Floor Box 0886
San Francisco , CA. 94105
Voice: (415) 597-4960
Fax: (415) 597-9386
Email: JoAnne.Keatley@ucsf.edu
