Dr. Alicia Diggs

Alicia Diggs is a transformative thought leader, humanitarian, advocate, and author dedicated to equity, empowerment, and community engagement. As the Manager of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE) at the University of North Carolina Center for AIDS Research (UNC CFAR), she oversees initiatives that amplify community voices in HIV research and care. Alicia’s leadership ensures the Meaningful Involvement of People with Lived Experience (MIPA) is not just practiced but honored.

Living unapologetically as a Black woman with HIV, Alicia brings authenticity and compassion to every space she enters. Alicia holds advance degrees in Social Work and Public Health. She has served on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), a current member of the National HIV and Aging Advocacy Network (NHAAN), and REPRIEVE Community Advisory Board, among others.

As the author of Standing On My Healing: From Tainted To Chosen, Alicia also inspires self-reflection and restoration through Still Waters: 30 Days of Scripture, Reflection, and Restoration as well as In Love with Myself: Finding Inner Peace and Acceptance Journal. Her mission is clear; to educate, empower, and elevate communities until every person can live fully, freely, and without fear.