In celebration of PRIDE month, for this interview, we sat down with Dr. Dennis Flores, an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, to discuss improving health in the LGBTQIA+ community. Dr. Flores does work with the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University, Asian Pacific American Nursing Student Association, and the Program on Sexuality, Technology, and Action Research. Much of his research, teaching, and clinical focus addresses the Social Determinants of Health in Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. We discussed our time as predoctoral colleagues at the Duke University School of Nursing, thinking of oneself as a nurse scientist, nurse researcher, and funding for nurse scientists. Dr. Flores lastly describes participating in Philadelphia PRIDE as a member of the local community.

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