Project: ARV Adoption & Adherence in a US Mexico-Border Community-Based Clinic
Funding Agency: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Principal Investigator: Michele G. Shedlin, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Persons initiating antiretroviral therapy
Objective: Qualitative study on antiretroviral adoption and adherence among PWHAs

Project: CARE Corrections: Technology for Jail HIV/HCV Testing, Linkage, and Care (TLC)
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse & National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Principal Investigator: Ann E. Kurth, Ph.D., Curtis Beckwith & Irene Kuo
Study Participants: Individuals incarcerated in jails
Objective: Adapt and evaluate technology-based tools to facilitate rapid HIV and HCV testing, primary and second prevention counseling, and adherence to HIV treatment

Project: Community Vulnerability and Responses to Drug-User-Related HIV/AIDS (CVAR)
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Samuel R. Friedman, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Injection drug users and non-injection drug users
Objective: Longitudinal study of population prevalence of IDUs and NIDUs, HIV prevalence among IDUs from 1992-2012

Project: Computerized Counseling to Promote Positive Prevention and HIV Health in Kenya
Funding Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
Principal Investigator: Ann Kurth, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Persons living with HIV in clinical care
Objective: Computer counseling on HIV-1 viral load, conduct transmission dynamics modeling and cost-effectiveness analysis

Project: Culturally and Linguistically Specific Deaf Depression Screener
Funding Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
Principal Investigator: Elizabeth A. Eckhardt, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Not applicable
Objective: Develop a depression screen in American Sign Language for deaf adults

Project: Development and Testing of a Jamaican Mother-Daughter HIV Risk-Reduction Program
Funding Agency: National Institute of Nursing Research
Principal Investigator: M. Katherine Hutchinson, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Mothers and their adolescent daughters
Objective: Develop and evaluate a culture specific mother-daughter, skills-based intervention on adolescents' sexual risk behavior

Project: Drug Abuse Research on GALT and HIV Pathogenesis
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse (Administrative Supplement to CDUHR)
Principal Investigator: Sherry Deren, Ph.D.
Study Participants: IDUs
Objective: Assess the impact of injection drug use, viremia, and behavioral variables on CD4+ cell depletion in the GI tract

Project: Feasibility of Recruiting Nondisclosing Black MSM/W for Drug Use/HIV Research
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Ellen Benoit, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Black men who have sex with men and women
Objective: Ethnographic feasibility study to recruit Black men who have sex with men and women

Project: Gender-Specific Combination HIV Prevention for Youth in High-Burden Settings
Funding Agency: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases & National Institute of Mental Health
Principal Investigator: Ann Kurth, Ph.D. & Irene Inwani
Study Participants: Male and female youth in western Kenya
Objective: Determine optimal combination of HIV intervention prevention package specific to male and female youth

Project: HIV and Hepatitis Care Coordination in Methadone Treatment
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: David C. Perlman, M.D.
Study Participants: MMTP clients
Objective: Examine the impact of coordinated care on screening for hepatitis A, B and C; adherence to vaccinations for hepatitis A and B; adherence to HCV and HIV clinical evaluations

Project: HIV Infection in Ethnic Minority IDUs: An International Systematic Review
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Don C. Des Jarlais, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Not applicable
Objective: Meta-analysis and systematic review of U.S. and international data to determine factors related to disparities in HIV infection among ethnic minority IDUs

Project: Multiple HIV Prevention Packages for IDUs in Estonia
Funding Agency: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Principal Investigator: Don C. Des Jarlais, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Injection drug users
Objective: Determine optimal combination of HIV prevention programs to reduce HIV-related risk behavior among IDUs

Project: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance - New York City - Round 3
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Principal Investigator: Travis Wendel, J.D., Ph.D.; Co-Principal Investigators: Holly Hagan, Ph.D; Alan Neaigus
Study Participants: MSM, IDUs and heterosexuals in high risk neighborhoods
Objective: Monitor HIV risk behavior and prevalence in New York City

Project: Peer-Driven Intervention to Enroll Minorities/Women in HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials (ACT2)
Funding Agency: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Principal Investigator: Marya Viorst Gwadz
Study Participants: HIV+ African-American, Latinos and women
Objective: Evaluate the efficacy of a peer-driven intervention to improve screening and enrollment rates among minorities and women

Project: Prevention Intervention for Drug Use and Related Behaviors for Incarcerated Youth
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Noelle R. Leonard, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Incarcerated adolescents
Objective: Evaluate the efficacy of Power Source, an emotion regulatory intervention on recidivism, delinquent behavior and substance use

Project: Reducing HIV Transmission by Promoting Sexual Health among Drug Users
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Holly Hagan, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Drug users
Objective: Assess STI knowledge and sexual risk behaviors among drug users. Evaluate a pilot intervention to increase STI screening and follow-up for medical treatment when needed

Project: Reproductive Health Decisions and HIV Infection Risk
Funding Agency: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Principal Investigator: Ann Kurth, Ph.D. & James Kiarie, MBBCh, Mmed (University of Nairobi)
Study Participants: Couples
Objective: Spatially sampled prospective cohort using home-based testing to obtain pregnancy and HIV data from heterosexual couples

Project: Risk Factors for HIV/AIDS in Drug Users
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Don C. Des Jarlais, Ph.D.
Study Participants: IDUs and NIDUs
Objective: Monitor HIV risk behavior and trends in HIV prevalence among NYC drug users

Project: Spanish-Language Intervention to Enhance Routine HIV Patient Care Delivery
Funding Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
Principal Investigator: Ann Kurth, Ph.D.
Study Participants: HIV-positive Spanish-speaking Latinos
Objective: Evaluate the impact of computerized HIV counseling with audio-narrated Spanish on HAART and clinic visit adherence and biological outcomes

Project: Staying Safe: Training IDUs in Strategies to Avoid HIV and HCV Infection
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, Ph.D.
Study Participants: IDUs
Objective: Develop an intervention which enhances IDUs' capabilities to prevent transmission of HIV and HCV

Project: Substance Use and Health Vulnerability: Colombian Refugees in Ecuador
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Michele G. Shedlin, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Recent Colombian refugees living in Ecuador
Objective: Assess contextual and behavioral factors of drug use and HIV/STI risk

Project: WHO Survey Coordinating Center, Drug Injecting Study-Phase 2
Funding Agency: World Health Organization
Principal Investigator: Don C. Des Jarlais, Ph.D.
Study Participants: IDUs
Objective: Multi-site, international study to monitor HIV risk behavior and trends in prevalence for HIV, HBV and HCV