Dr. Christopher Coleman, PhD, MS, MPH, APRN-BC, ACRN, FAAN, an Assistant Professor at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Nursing, has released a new book, Dangerous Intimacy:  Ten African American Men with HIV.

Dangerous Intimacy offers a compelling, up-close look into the lives of ten men living with HIV. Based on interviews with a diverse group of African Americans – a grandfather who grew up in segregated Chicago, a Viet Nam veteran, and others - Dr. Coleman and his fellow author Dr. Christopher Brooks have written a book that offers an intimate look into the daily lives of African American men with HIV.

Dr. Coleman has done extensive research in the field of HIV/AIDS, serving as the Principal Investigator on a number of NIH-funded studies. Outside of his research, he also teaches clinical and theoretical courses on psychiatric nursing at both the undergraduate and graduate level at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Dr. Coleman is an associate faculty member at the Center for Health Disparities Research.

The book is available for purchase at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/DANGEROUS-INTIMACY-Ten-African-American/dp/1607970392 

For more information about Dr. Coleman, and for a list of his publications, please visit: http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/faculty/profile.asp?pid=1200 

A photograph of Dr. Coleman is available upon request.