HIV, STDs and Sexual Behavior Research Profile
Community-Level Studies
Urban Congregations’ Capacity for HIV Prevention and Care
An investigation of the reasons why religious congregations (churches, synagogues, and mosques) implement or do not implement HIV/AIDS prevention and care programs and the processes by which such activities are implemented.
Contact: Kathryn Pitkin Derose, PhD, MPH (Kathryn_DeRose@rand.org)Modeling the HIV Epidemic in Central America
A study to update and expand existing simulation models and alternatives for understanding the HIV epidemic in Central America and to review national strategic plans and coordinate with national AIDS programs to identify the mix of intervention scenarios that would maximize the impact of HIV prevention efforts.
Contact: Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD (Ricky_Bluthenthal@rand.org)Social and Behavioral HIV Research Capacity Building in Uganda
A research consortium to strengthen the research infrastructure and capacity of Makerere University and its local community partners to enable the university’s investigators to conduct rigorous social and behavioral HIV research that will begin to address the challenges facing Uganda with regard to HIV prevention and ART scale–up.
Contact: Glenn Wagner, PhD (Glenn_Wagner@rand.org)Preventation and Treatment Services
Participation in the Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services (CHIPTS), which promotes collaborative research and education on effective HIV detection, prevention, and treatment programs at the societal, community, provider, and individual levels. CHIPTS integrates investigators from four institutions in close association with local governments and community–based organizations: University of California, Los Angeles (central coordinator); Charles R. Drew University; Friends Research Institute; and the RAND Corporation (treatment services core).
Contact: David Kanouse, PhD (David_Kanouse@rand.org)Los Angeles Collaborative HIV/AIDS Public Health Research Center
A collaboration among RAND, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, and the Los Angeles County Division of Public Health to promote, conduct, and support innovative research on community contexts and social networks that have the potential to reduce HIV–related disparities in care.
Contact: David Kanouse, PhD (David_Kanouse@rand.org)
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