For nearly 30 years, A. Toni Young has been a dedicated advocate and researcher in public health, focusing on HIV/AIDS and marginalized populations.

Her work encompasses mobilizing communities, managing organizations, and fostering partnerships to address health challenges.

Toni’s influential studies have examined HIV vulnerability among Black women with incarcerated partners, contextual factors affecting HIV prevention in African American women, and optimizing HIV testing strategies. Toni emphasizes the meaningful involvement of people living with HIV in research and highlights the importance of diversity and inclusion in HIV cure studies.

Originally from Washington, D.C., Toni now resides in Lost City, West Virginia.