Akshay Sharma

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Pronouns
he/him/his
SOAR position
Title
Assistant Professor
School or College
University/Institution
University of Michigan
Research Biography

Trained as a physician and an infectious disease epidemiologist, Dr. Sharma’s research interests include designing and evaluating new approaches for increasing the frequency of HIV and STI testing among sexual and gender minorities in the United States, with a focus on telehealth and home self-testing.

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, 2016
Ph.D., Epidemiology, Emory University Laney Graduate School, Atlanta, GA, 2015
MPH, Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, 2010
MBBS, Medicine and Surgery, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, India, 2006