Dr. Wilson was recently awarded a 5-year R01 from the National Institute of Mental Health to conduct an ethnographic and epidemiological study of HIV risk and resilience among transgender female youth. Dr. Wilson is the PI for the evaluation of a HRSA-funded Special Projects of National Significance demonstration project to increase linkage and retention in care among transwomen of color in the U.S. She is also a Co-Investigator for a HIV surveillance study of transmen in San Francisco. Dr. Wilson is an expert in qualitative methods. Her current work includes formative data collection for country-wide behavioral surveillance studies of risk populations such as MSM, international faculty mentoring for teaching qualitative research courses through her affiliation with the Institute for Global Health at the University of California, San Francisco, and conducting standalone qualitative inquiries to better understand HIV risk and care seeking among transgender women. Dr. Wilson also provides mentorship and training at all levels including faculty, postdoctoral fellows, junior investigators, and undergraduates through the SHARP summer internship program.