
MA, Anthropology, University of Arizona
BA, Anthropology/Fine Arts, New York University
Honoria Guarino is a Research Associate Professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. Dr. Guarino is an anthropologist who specializes in mixed-methods, qualitative and ethnographic research on drug use and HIV/HCV infection. Her work focuses on the influence of multi-level contextual factors on vulnerability and resilience to the negative health impacts of drug use, and the development and evaluation of behavioral interventions, especially technology-based interventions, for people who use drugs and those vulnerable to HIV/HCV. Dr. Guarino has served as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on numerous federally-funded studies with a broad range of drug-using populations, including young adults who use opioids and people who inject drugs, as well as immigrants from the former Soviet Union, migrant Puerto Ricans in New York City and opioid-treated chronic pain patients.
Recent
Lessons from the first wave of COVID-19 for improved medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment: Benefits of easier access, extended take homes, and new delivery modalities
Substance Use and Misuse [Epub 2022 Apr 21]. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2022.2064509.
The stigma system: How sociopolitical domination, scapegoating, and stigma shape public health
Journal of Community Psychology, 50 (1), 385-408. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22581. PMCID: PMC8664901.
Web-based cognitive behavior therapy for chronic pain patients with aberrant drug-related behavior: How did it work and for whom?
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 44 (5), 704-714. doi: 10.1007/s10865-021-00219-9. PMCID: PMC8658745.
“It’s like ‘liquid handcuffs”: The effects of take-home dosing policies on Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) patients’ lives
Harm Reduction Journal, 18 (1), 88. doi: 10.1186/s12954-021-00535-y. PMCID: PMC8364307.
Adverse childhood experiences predict early initiation of opioid use behaviors
Frontiers in Sociology, 6, 620395. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2021.620395. PMCID: PMC8158934.