Shakima Tozay

Instructor, School of Social Work, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa

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Tozay’s research focuses on organizational leadership maternal health , program evaluation and implementation, policy/advocacy, and community engagement to effect systems change. Tozay serves on various local and national boards and projects promoting patient engagement in health research, healthcare navigation, and health systems quality improvement for the perinatal population.

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Expanding Access to Doula Care

Key Findings Brief, October 2025

Publications

"“I’m Not Going to Die from the AIDS”: Resilience in Aging with HIV Disease" (with Charles A. Emlet and Victoria H. Raveis). The Gerontologist 51, no. 1 (2011): 101-111.

Explores how older adults living with HIV/AIDS experience resilience and draw on personal strengths to cope with the disease. Identifies seven key themes of resilience: self-acceptance, optimism, will to live, generativity, self-management, relational living, and independence. Findings highlight the significance of these strengths in promoting well-being, suggesting the need for further research and practical approaches to assess and support resilience in this population.