Funded Pilots

This study will examine associations between polysubstance use patterns and typologies of trauma in order to develop tailored interventions to individuals engaged in high-risk patterns of polysubstance use.

This project will compare the degree of stigmatization of monkeypox, injecting drug use, HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 and identify common factors associated with stigma among these behaviors and infections.

The project examined and contextualized past-year substance use treatment utilization among a national sample of Latinx who use stimulants and are living with HIV (HIV+ SUMSM) who have and have not (unmet treatment need) engaged in recent substance use treatment. It also explored the geographic distribution of past-year substance use treatment utilization and unmet substance use treatment need among Latinx HIV+SUMSM. Data were paired with archival geographic measures to characterize areas of high unmet treatment need.

Because intersectional stigma is a fundamental driver of health inequities, the study examined the associations between intersectional stigma, resilience, and psychosocial correlates (e.g., acculturation, polysubstance use, community substance use norms) with past-year substance use treatment utilization and unmet substance use treatment. Findings from this study will support the geolocation of stigma-reduction and empowerment-based health interventions.

The goal of this pilot study is to use Proctor’s Outcomes for Implementation Research to assess the feasibility of respondent-driven sampling (RDS) in recruiting 10 sociocentric networks of Black, Latino and Caribbean sexual minority men (BLCSMM) who use drugs, and examine network influences on drug use and HIV outcomes.

This study will collect preliminary data on determinants of alcohol disparities and how to adapt alcohol interventions for delivery in the context of HIV prevention and care services to Black gay, bisexual and other sexual minority men (SMM), a population with a disproportionate burden of heavy drinking, alcohol use disorder (AUD) and HIV.

This study will collect and analyze preliminary data related to risk factors and potential deficiencies in prevention interventions associated with syphilis reinfection among MSM.