Aviana graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut (UConn) in 2014 with a double major in Psychology and Human Development & Family Studies, earned her Master's of Science in Health Promotion Sciences from the University of Connecticut in 2021, and is currently a doctoral student in Health Promotion Sciences at UConn. She was awarded a 3-year research fellowship with the Social Processes of AIDS T32 Training Program. Research interests include HIV/STI prevention among sexual and gender minorities, youth, and Latinos; mental health research in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic; and general health promotion.