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Evelyn S Iriarte Parra

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentCON-DEAN Administration
Phone303/724-7443
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ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-9618-7898 Additional info

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    Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, ChileBS01/2015NURSING
    Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, ChileMSN04/2017NURSING
    University of Miami, Miami, FLPHD07/2022NURSING
    University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, COPostdoctoral fellow09/2022Aging and HIV
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    2024 - 2027Sustained Training for Aging and HIV Research, University of California San Diego/National Institute of Mental Health
    2025 - 2027ACTG Early-Stage Investigator Mentorship Award, University of North Carolina/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    2025 - 2027Cohort VI CFAR Adelante Scholar Award, Emory Center For AIDS Research/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
    2024Dean’s Postdoctoral Research Award, Graduate School, University of Colorado Anschutz
    2023 - 2024Dean's Intramural Award, College of Nursing, University of Colorado Anschutz
    2022Academic Excellence Leadership and Service Awards, Category: Academic Excellence, Graduate Students Association, University of Miami
    2021Emerging Leader Award , Beta Tau Chapter and Karen S. Muth Memorial Nursing Leaders Endowed

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    Evelyn Iriarte, PhD, MSN, RN, is a bilingual nurse researcher with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nursing from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. She earned her PhD in Nursing from the University of Miami, Florida, and her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Aging and HIV at the University of Colorado College of Nursing. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado College of Nursing. She is also a scholar in the NIMH-funded Sustained Training in Aging and HIV Research (STAHR) program. Her research focuses on the intersection of aging and HIV, particularly among Latinos living in the US. Her work emphasizes HIV prevention, self-management, and the addressing of health disparities through participatory and community-engaged approaches.

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    P30AI050409     Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 1, 2027
    Emory Center For AIDS Research / National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
    A Community-Engaged Approach to Adapt and Pre-Implement SEPA+PrEP in Colorado: An Evidence-Based HIV Biobehavioral Intervention for Hispanic Women
    Role Description: CFAR Adelante Award
    Role: Principal Investigator
    UM1 AI068636     Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 1, 2027
    University of North Carolina/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
    Intrinsic Capacity and Functional Health Among Older People with HIV in the ACTG HAILO Cohort
    Role Description: ACTG Early-Stage Investigator Mentorship Award
    Role: Principal investigator
    UM1 TR004399     Aug 1, 2025 - Jul 31, 2026
    National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) UM1 TR004399 / Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI)
    Overcoming recruitment and engagement challenges in HIV research: Co-designing a website to deliver a video-based HIV self-management intervention
    Role: Principal Investigator
    UM1 TR004399     Aug 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
    National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) UM1 TR004399 / Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI)
    Building a partnership to improve HIV prevention and care among Latino communities in Colorado
    Role: Co-principal investigator
         Aug 1, 2023 - Aug 1, 2024
    University of Colorado Anschutz, College of Nursing -Dean’s Intramural Award
    Developing a culturally tailored telenovela (soap opera) to improve HIV self-management among Latinos with HIV
    Role: Principal Investigator
         Dec 1, 2022 - Dec 1, 2025
    University of Colorado Anschutz, College of Nursing -Dean’s Intramural Award
    Characterizing the adult gender expansive population in the Denver Colorado Metropolitan Area
    Role: Investigator

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    1. Iriarte E, Uribe-Joyner G, Burk-Leaver E, Stonbraker S, Jankowski C, Amura CR, Carrillo-Chavez S, Barrientos Ortiz C, Erlandson KM. Barriers and Strategies to Access HIV Prevention and Care Services among the Latino/a Community in Colorado. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2026 Mar 30. PMID: 41912759.
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    2. Byun JY, Jones R, Iriarte E, Xavier Hall CD, Krause KD, Wang CX, Pahwa S, Lam JO, Falutz J, Masters MC, Corley M, Marzolini C, Greene M, Vera J, Siegler EL, Margolick JB, Ellis RJ, Letendre S, Moore DJ. Current Perspectives and Emerging Directions in Research and Practice: Highlights from the 15th Annual International Workshop on Aging and HIV. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2026 Mar 24. PMID: 41872027.
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    3. Araya AX, Iriarte E, Fernández-Lorca MB, Cornejo C. Sex Differences in Predictors of Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Machine Learning Approach. Clin Nurs Res. 2026 Mar; 35(2-3):93-101. PMID: 41718754.
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    4. Kulik GL, Oliveira VHF, Wilson MP, Khuu V, Jankowski CM, Iriarte E, Davey CH, Cook P, Ghosh D, MaWhinney S, Webel AR, Erlandson KM. Comparing the Effectiveness of High Intensity Interval Training vs Continuous Moderate Intensity Exercise on Physical Function Among Older Adults With HIV. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2026 Jan; 13(1):ofag002. PMID: 41583703.
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    5. Villegas N, Maganga L, De Oliveira G, Iriarte E, Baeza MJ, Fernandez-Pineda M, Toledo C, Ojuwku E, Fernández-Sánchez H, Cianelli R. Perspectives of Latinas Regarding the Influence of Socio-Cultural Factors on HIV Prevention. Glob Qual Nurs Res. 2025; 12:23333936251400703. PMID: 41467216.
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    6. Cianelli R, De Santis JP, Iriarte E, De Oliveira GC, Williams R, Placide Reaves R, Castro JG, Hodge S, Thomas SO, Edwards C, Baeza Robba MJ, Villegas N, Montano NP. SEPA+PrEP-BW intervention: A feasible and acceptable HIV prevention intervention for Black women. PLoS One. 2025; 20(11):e0336435. PMID: 41252460.
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    7. Gorvetzian SR, Erlandson KM, Iriarte E, Church S, Walker J. Lessons Learned From A Geriatric Referral Model in People With HIV. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 Nov; 12(11):ofaf661. PMID: 41216422.
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    8. Iriarte E, Jones R, Wang CX, Xavier Hall CD, Byun JY, Krause KD, Kohli M, Erlandson KM, Sundermann EE, Moore DJ, Letendre S, Ellis RJ. Gait speed and neurocognition among older people with and without HIV. AIDS. 2025 Dec 01; 39(15):2191-2199. PMID: 40779506.
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    9. Iriarte E, Villegas N, Stonbraker S, Cook P, Baeza MJ, Cianelli R, Toledo C, Erlandson KM, Jankowski C. Development and acceptability of ViviendoPositivos: A culturally tailored telenovela (soap opera) intervention to improve self-management among Latinos with HIV. PLoS One. 2025; 20(6):e0326930. PMID: 40587509.
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    10. Valencia Guevara A, Iriarte E, Campos Romero S. [Barriers and facilitators in the care of dependent elderly people: A view from informal caregivers in primary care]. Aten Primaria. 2025 Aug; 57(8):103210. PMID: 40037262.
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    11. Iriarte E, Webel AR, Cook PF, Turner A, Ditzenberger GL, Erlandson KM, Jankowski C. What Motivates Older Sedentary People Living With HIV in the United States to Participate in an Exercise Trial? A Qualitative Study. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2025 Mar-Apr 01; 36(2):143-155. PMID: 39718367.
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    12. Iriarte E, Smyth HL, Schmiege S, Tassiopoulos K, Jankowski CM, Erlandson KM. Predictors of frailty trajectories among people with HIV. AIDS. 2025 Mar 15; 39(4):373-380. PMID: 39630590.
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    13. Wilson MP, Jankowski CM, Cook PF, Kulik GL, Iriarte E, SantaBarbara NJ, Fourman LT, Erlandson KM. Effect of a Supervised Exercise Program on Exercise Self-Efficacy in Aging Adults With and Without HIV: A Secondary Analysis of the Exercise for Healthy Aging Study. AIDS Behav. 2025 Feb; 29(2):535-545. PMID: 39472400.
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    14. Velasco RAF, Rael CT, Stonbraker S, Iriarte E, Anderson AM, Nuñez A, Golden M, Sun CJ. Health-Related Experiences of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Coloradans: A Scoping Review of the Literature. Public Health Nurs. 2025 Jan-Feb; 42(1):589-603. PMID: 39439120.
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    15. Iriarte E, Cooley S, Wisch J, Erlandson KM, Ances BM, Jankowski C. Area Deprivation Index and Frailty Among Older People With HIV. J Appl Gerontol. 2025 Jan; 44(1):44-51. PMID: 39025783.
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    16. Iriarte E, Baeza MJ, Villegas N, Cianelli R, Stonbraker S, Cook P, Jankowski C. Telenovela (Spanish Soap Opera) Interventions on Latino Health: A Scoping Review. Hisp Health Care Int. 2025 Mar; 23(1):35-48. PMID: 38798109.
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    17. Araya AX, Iriarte E, De Oliveira G, Baeza MJ, Jankowski C. Factors Related to the Need for Informal Care Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Chile. J Gerontol Nurs. 2024 Feb; 50(2):43-52. PMID: 38290095.
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    18. Iriarte E, Cianelli R, De Santis JP, Alamian A, Castro JG, Matsuda Y, Araya AX. Multidimensional Frailty, Quality of Life and Self-Management in Aging Hispanics Living With HIV. J Appl Gerontol. 2024 07; 43(7):899-909. PMID: 38173356.
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    19. Cianelli R, De Santis JP, De Oliveira GC, Castro JG, Iriarte E, Baeza MJ, Thomas SO, Villegas N, Peragallo-Montano N. Feasibility and acceptability of SEPA+PrEP: An HIV prevention intervention to increase PrEP knowledge, initiation, and persistence among cisgender heterosexual Hispanic women. PLoS One. 2024; 19(1):e0296080. PMID: 38165906.
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    20. Iriarte E, Araya AX. Walking to Prevent Fear of Falling Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Scoping Review. J Gerontol Nurs. 2024 Jan; 50(1):15-21. PMID: 38170459.
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    21. Baeza MJ, De Santis JP, Cianelli R, Metheny N, Villegas N, Iriarte E. Sources of Well-Being for Hispanic Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence: A Scoping Review. Hisp Health Care Int. 2024 09; 22(3):178-189. PMID: 38037280.
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    22. Iriarte E, Cianelli R, De Santis JP, Villegas N, Irarrazabal L, Jankowski C, Provencio-Vasquez E. HIV-Related Stigma and Multidimensional Frailty Among Older Latinos With HIV. Hisp Health Care Int. 2024 06; 22(2):99-108. PMID: 37853706.
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    23. Araya AX, Iriarte E. [Factors associated with the perception of loneliness among older people living in the community]. Rev Med Chil. 2023 Aug; 151(8):1028-1037. PMID: 39093195.
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    24. De Oliveira G, Cianelli R, Solorzano Martinez AJ, Villegas N, Iriarte E. Biopsychosocial Factors of Depression Among Hispanic Women Aged =50 Years. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2023 Nov; 61(11):32-42. PMID: 37256745.
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    25. Iriarte E, Cianelli R, Fernandez-Pineda M. Multilevel Self-Management in Nursing Research: An Approach to Decrease Health Disparities in Chronic Diseases. Invest Educ Enferm. 2023 Jun; 41(2). PMID: 38589328.
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    26. Gerber K, Iriarte E, Sierra CJ. Multidimensional Frailty and Traumatic Brain Injury among Older Adults: A Literature Review. Invest Educ Enferm. 2023 Jun; 41(2). PMID: 38589320.
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    27. Cianelli R, De Oliveira G, Villegas N, Toledo C, De Santis J, Iriarte E, Baeza MJ, Thomas S, Montano NP. "ActuaYa": A Preliminary Efficacy Study of a Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Intervention for Older Hispanic Women. J Appl Gerontol. 2023 09; 42(9):1941-1952. PMID: 37157793.
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    28. Araya AX, Palacios J, Oyanedel F, Iriarte E. Providing Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experience of Formal Caregivers in Long-Term Care Facilities in Chile. J Gerontol Nurs. 2023 May; 49(5):39-44. PMID: 37126009.
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    29. Baeza MJ, Cianelli R, De Oliveira G, Villegas N, De Santis JP, Iriarte E, Peragallo Montano N. Disparities in Resource Availability, Psychological Intimate Partner Violence, and Depression Among Hispanic Women. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2023 May; 44(5):357-365. PMID: 37043674.
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    30. Iriarte E, Larson ME, Behar-Zusman V. The Impact of COVID-19 Household Isolation on Conflict and Cohesion in One-, Two-, and Three-Generation Households With Older Adults. J Gerontol Nurs. 2023 Apr; 49(4):47-56. PMID: 36989472.
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    31. Iriarte E, Cianelli R, De Santis JP, Alamian A, Castro JG, Matsuda Y, Araya AX. Factors Related to Multidimensional Frailty Among Hispanic People Living With HIV Aged 50 Years and Above: A Cross-sectional Study. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2023 May-Jun 01; 34(3):259-269. PMID: 36917646.
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    32. Matsuda Y, Prather SL, Reaves RP, McEwing EM, Iriarte E, Everett-Thomas R. Understanding the student's experience of community health nursing simulations. Int J Nurs Educ Scholarsh. 2023 Jan 01; 20(1). PMID: 36632680.
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    33. Iriarte E, Cianelli R, De Santis JP, Baeza MJ, Alamian A, Castro JG, Matsuda Y, Araya AX. Frailty among older Hispanics living in the United States: A scoping review. Geriatr Nurs. 2022 Nov-Dec; 48:287-295. PMID: 36335855.
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    34. Iriarte E, Cianelli R, Villegas N, De Oliveira G, Toledo C, Smith L, Castro JG. Factors Associated With Psychosocial Illness Impact Among Black/African American and Hispanic Older Women Living With HIV. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2024 Jan-Feb; 30(1):52-62. PMID: 34796759.
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    35. Iriarte E, Cianelli R, De Santis J. Frailty in the Context of Older People Living With HIV: A Concept Analysis. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2021 Oct-Dec 01; 44(4):340-356. PMID: 34718255.
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    36. Matsuda Y, DeBastiani SD, Thalasinos RD, Ferranti D, De Santis JP, Iriarte E, Norris AE. Hispanic Mother-Daughter Communication About the Risks of Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol: Influences and the Strategies Mothers Use. J Pediatr Nurs. 2021 Nov-Dec; 61:325-330. PMID: 34530374.
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    37. Fernandez-Pineda M, Cianelli R, Villegas N, Matsuda Y, Iriarte E, Fernandez M, Montano NP. Preferred HPV and HPV Vaccine Learning Methods to Guide Future HPV Prevention Interventions Among Rural Hispanics. J Pediatr Nurs. 2021 Sep-Oct; 60:139-145. PMID: 33962303.
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    38. Araya AX, Iriarte E. Fear of Falling among Community-dwelling Sedentary and Active Older People. Invest Educ Enferm. 2021 Feb; 39(1). PMID: 33687817.
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    39. Cianelli R, Villegas N, Lewis-Pierre L, Valdes B, Iriarte E. Predictors of End of Life Discussions Among Minority Older Women Living With HIV Infection. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 Jun; 38(6):583-589. PMID: 33213192.
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    40. Iriarte ES, Jimenez DE. A Caregiver Must Be Healthy to Be Able to Care. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2021 05; 29(5):473-475. PMID: 33168389.
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    41. Fernandez-Pineda M, Cianelli R, Villegas N, Matsuda Y, Iriarte Parra ES, Montano NP. Salient factors among Hispanic parents in South Florida rural communities for vaccinating their children against human papillomavirus. J Pediatr Nurs. 2020 Sep - Oct; 54:24-33. PMID: 32521437.
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    42. Araya AX, Herrera MS, Iriarte E, Rioja R. [Changes in social psychological and functional variables among older people attending a day care center]. Rev Med Chil. 2018 Aug; 146(8):864-871. PMID: 30534864.
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    43. Araya AX, Valenzuela E, Padilla O, Iriarte E, Caro C. [Fear of falling: Validation of a measurement tool in Chilean elderly living in the community]. Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol. 2017 Jul - Aug; 52(4):188-192. PMID: 28559094.
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    44. Iriarte E, Araya AX. [Frailty criteria among older people living in the community: An update]. Rev Med Chil. 2016 Nov; 144(11):1440-1447. PMID: 28394961.
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