The Influence of Psychological Predictors and Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management Intervention on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Adherence Among HIV-Positive Female Haitian Alcohol Users

Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Adherence Among HIV-Positive Female Haitian Alcohol Users, having been approved in respect to style and intellectual content, is referred to you for judgment. We have read this dissertation and recommend that it be approved. iii DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to my parents Lionel and Maud Jean for all the sacrifices that they made so that my siblings and I could have all the opportunities in order to live a fulfilled life. This is also dedicated to my grandparents for teaching me about the role of family and about faith. Most importantly, this is dedicated to Haiti and the people of Haiti, for teaching me about perseverance and how to overcome adversities. I hope that with this PhD, I am able to make a difference for the people of Haiti and similar communities. iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First, I would like to thank my dissertation committee members, Dr. time and guidance throughout the years and dissertation process. A special thank you to Dr. Michèle Jean-Gilles and Charlene Brown for providing me with a great deal of support and advice during this process. Thank you to all my professors, both in Dietetics and Nutrition and in Public Health, as well as the staff and fellow students at FIU who I have had the pleasure of meeting. A million thanks to my family and support system. Manmie, Papi, Christine and Junior; no words could express my gratitude for the significant role that you play in my life; thank you for loving me and supporting me. Thank you to my wonderful niece and nephew, Leah and Karim for giving me pure joy; being your Tatie Pas is my greatest accomplishment. A special thank you to Stephanie Wade and Cetremia Roberts, for the calls, texts, encouraging quotes, emails and prayers which help me survived the dissertation writing process. Finally, I would like to thank Tania Rivera and Marie Sandra Severe for their friendship and unconditional support through the final stages of this dissertation process.