Center for Drug Use and HIV Research

Sherry Deren, Ph.D., Director
Holly Hagan, Ph.D., Deputy Director

CDUHR, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, is the first center for the socio-behavioral study of drug use and HIV in the United States. The Center is dedicated to increasing the understanding of the drug use-HIV/AIDS epidemic, particularly among high-risk individuals. The Center's theme is "An Interdisciplinary Approach to HIV and Other Infectious Diseases." The Center facilitates the development of timely new research efforts and disseminates information to researchers and service providers. It provides a research infrastructure to assist affiliated faculty, investigators and staff conducting HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases research among drug users at the New York University College of Nursing, the National Development and Research Institutes (NDRI) and Beth Israel Medical Center's Chemical Dependency Institute.

CDUHR is organized into five Cores:

Administration Core provides scientific leadership for the Center, and ensures that all activities contribute to synergy across projects and collaborative efforts across investigators. This Core facilitates coordination across Cores, provides centralized services, and promotes the use of interdisciplinary approaches to HIV research.
Core Director: Sherry Deren, Ph.D.
Deputy Core Director: Holly Hagan, Ph.D.

Operations Coordinator: Dorline Yee

Administrative Coordinator: Carmen Priester

Infectious Diseases Core serves as a resource regarding clinical infectious disease issues among drug users and provides consultation and training for investigators to enhance interdisciplinary studies.
Core Director: David C. Perlman, M.D.
Deputy Core Director: Don C. Des Jarlais, Ph.D.

Theoretical Synthesis Core provides theoretical training and consultation and engages in theory development to integrate theories drawn from diverse disciplines.
Core Director: Samuel R. Friedman, Ph.D.

Deputy Core Director: Marya Gwadz, Ph.D.

Interdisciplinary Research Methods Core fosters optimal approaches to study design and analyses of infectious diseases and prevention in drug users and their communities by providing consultation and training on new methodologies. 
Core Director: Holly Hagan, Ph.D.
Deputy Core Director: Don C. Des Jarlais, Ph.D.
Deputy Core Director: Marya Viorst Gwadz, Ph.D.
Deputy Core Director: Charles M. Cleland, Ph.D.