Leadership

• Holly Hagan, PhD, Co-Director
• Don Des Jarlais, PhD, Co-Director
• Danielle Ompad, PhD, Deputy Director

The Administrative Core provides scientific and administrative leadership for the Center. It fosters transdisciplinary research among investigators and coordinates Center activities.

• Holly Hagan, PhD, Director
• Danielle Ompad, PhD, Associate Core Director
• Dorline Yee, Director of Operations
• Christopher Hilliard, MS, MPH, Administrative Research Coordinator

The Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Theory Core provides training and consultation on the biomedical aspects of substance use, HIV, HCV and related infections and the changing context of health care delivery. In addition, this core develops and provides consultation on integrative theory for the study of infectious diseases among substance users and their communities.

• David C. Perlman, MD, Core Director
• Ethan Cowan, MD, MS, Associate Core Director
• Don C. Des Jarlais, PhD, Associate Core Director
• Samuel R. Friedman, PhD, Associate Core Director
• Holly Hagan, PhD, Associate Core Director

The Transdisciplinary Research Methods Core trains and assists investigators in the use of optimal research designs and methods, including research synthesis.

• Charles M. Cleland, PhD, Core Director
• Ellen Benoit, PhD, Associate Core Director
• Marya V. Gwadz, PhD, Associate Core Director
• Holly Hagan, PhD, Associate Core Director
• Jennifer Hill, PhD, Associate Core Director
• Noelle R. Leonard, PhD, Associate Core Director
• Danielle Ompad, PhD, Associate Core Director

The Pilot Projects and Mentoring Core promotes pilot testing of innovative research ideas and coordinates mentoring activities.

• Dustin Duncan, ScD, Core Director