Project: Adaptation to High School among Affluent Youth: Stress and Effective Coping Strategies
Funding Agency: Charles Engelhard Foundation
Principal Investigator: Marya Viorst Gwadz, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Affluent 10th grade high school students
Objective: Examine resources for stress regulation including coping skills, social support and their relationship to mental health, substance use and adjustment to high school

Project: Community Vulnerability and Responses to IDU-Related HIV (CVAR)
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Samuel R. Friedman, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Drug users and community experts
Objective: Longitudinal study of trends and predictors of population prevalence of IDUs, HIV prevalence among IDUs and prevention programs

Project: Computer Delivery of Effective Psychosocial Intervention in Methadone Treatment
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Lisa A. Marsch, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Opioid Users
Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of a psychosocial intervention among new patients entering methadone treatment

Project: Couples HIV Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial (CHIP)
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: James M. McMahon, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Women drug users and their main male sex partner
Objective: Develop and evaluate a couples, relationship-based intervention

Project: Dynamics of Retail Methamphetamine Markets in New York City
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice
Principal Investigator: Travis Wendel, J.D.
Study Participants: Methamphetamine users and distributors
Objective: Examine demographics, social networks and market behaviors of methamphetamine users, buyers and sellers

Project: Enhancing HIV Partner Notification Through Peer Educators
Funding Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
Principal Investigator: Marjorie F. Goldstein, Ph.D.
Study Participants: HIV+ individuals
Objective: Evaluate the efficacy of training HIV+ peers to conduct partner notification

Project: Evaluation of Implementation of Harm Reduction Services in MMTP
Funding Agency: amfAR and NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Principal Investigator: Naomi Braine, Ph.D.
Study Participants: MMTP clients
Objective: Examine the organizational process of introducing harm reduction services in an MMTP and assess outcomes among clients

Project: Expanding Computer-Based Drug Abuse Prevention
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Lisa A. Marsch, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Elementary school-aged children
Objective: Develop and evaluate an interactive, computer-based drug abuse prevention program

Project: Gender Differences in Healthcare and Drug Treatment Utilization among Drug Users
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Sung-Yeon Kang, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Not application
Objective: Secondary analysis to examine factors related to gender differences in healthcare and drug treatment utilization

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 Knowledge and Risk among Deaf Adolescents
Funding Agency: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Principal Investigator: Marjorie F. Goldstein, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Deaf high school students
Objective: Assess HIV knowledge and risk behaviors and attitudes towards persons with HIV/AIDS

Project: HIV/STD Infection in an Urban High Risk Population
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Larry Nuttbrock, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Trans women (Biological males identifying as women)
Objective: Identify behavioral and social risk factors for HIV and STDs. Measure prevalence and incidence of HIV, HBV, HCV, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis

Project: Increasing HCV Knowledge and Service Use in Drug Treatment Programs (STOP HEP C Project)
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Shiela M. Strauss, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Staff in drug treatment programs
Objective: Develop and evaluate the effects of staff training on HCV and HCV/HIV coinfection and patient knowledge and utilization of treatment services

Project: Intervention for Migrant Puerto Rican Drug Users (Bienvenidos Project)
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Sherry Deren, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Migrant Puerto Rican drug users
Objective: Develop and evaluate a peer and drug treatment program intervention for migrant drug users

Project: MSM Communities in NYC Respond to HIV and Methamphetamine
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Naomi Braine, Ph.D.
Study Participants: MSM and community stakeholders
Objective: Explore community response to methamphetamine use and HIV-related risk behavior among MSM

Project: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance - New York City
Funding Agency: Public Health Solutions / NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Principal Investigator: Holly Hagan, Ph.D.
Study Participants: MSM, IDUs and heterosexuals in high risk neighborhoods
Objective: Monitor HIV risk behavior and prevalence among MSM, IDUs and heterosexuals in high risk neighborhoods

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: Recent Changes in HIV Testing Recommendations: Impact on Youth at Risk
Funding Agency: The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
Principal Investigator: Marya Viorst Gwadz, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Homeless youth
Objective: Describe influences that impede or facilitate HIV testing and access to care

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: Risk Factors for AIDS Among IDUs
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Don C. Des Jarlais, Ph.D.
Study Participants: IDUs and drug sniffers
Objective: Monitor HIV risk behavior and trends in HIV prevalence and incidence

Project: Science of Addiction for Deaf High School Students - Phase II
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Marjorie F. Goldstein, Ph.D.
Study Participants: N/A
Objective: Develop and adapt ASL version of the NIDA Curriculum: "The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology through the Study of Addiction"

Project: Science-Based Treatment for Opioid-Dependent Adolescents
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Lisa A. Marsch, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Adolescent opioid users
Objective: Evaluate a combined behavioral-buprenorphine treatment for adolescents

Project: Secondary Analysis of Alcohol and Sexual and Injection HIV-Risk Behaviors
Funding Agency: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Principal Investigator: Kamyar Arasteh, Ph.D.
Study Participants: N/A
Objective: Secondary analysis to determine the association of alcohol use on sexual and injection risk behavior, and HIV testing

Project: Staying Safe: Long-Term IDUs Who Avoided HIV & HCV
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Samuel R. Friedman, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Long-Term IDUs
Objective: Determine resources, practices and prevention strategies and tactics that help IDUs avoid becoming infected with HIV and HCV

Project: Supporting Alcohol Reduction in HIV+ Patients: A Training for HIV Care Providers
Funding Agency: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Principal Investigator: Shiela M. Strauss, Ph.D.
Study Participants: HIV care providers
Objective: Develop and evaluate training for HIV care providers to screen and counsel clients for alcohol use

Project: Synthesis: HCV Epidemiology and Prevention in Drug Users
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Holly Hagan, Ph.D.
Study Participants: Not applicable
Objective: Meta-analysis of studies on HCV prevalence and incidence among drug users

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