Research Issues in Human Behavior And Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the AIDS Era

by Judith N. Wasserheit (Editor), Donna Cheung et al. Wasserheit, Judith N., Sevgi O. Aral et al, editors, Hortensia Amaro, Robert C.

"A collaborative effort by an interdisciplinary group of experts in behavioral sciences, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical trials, and health education from throughout the world, brought together under the auspices of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, with the common goal of defining a revolutionary new agenda for intervention-oriented behavioral research into the prevention and control of STDs, including HIV infection." -- Booknews

391 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Judith Wasserheit is Professor of Global Health, Professor of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor in Epidemiology at the University of Washington's Department of Global Health, in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Judith N. Wasserheit, MD, MPH has worked extensively at the interface of STI and HIV clinical-epidemiological research, programs and policy in the U.S. and globally. Currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington, she was Chief of the U.S. NIH’s STD Research Branch; Director of the U.S. CDC’s STD Prevention Program, and Director of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network. She has worked in Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Thailand and Zambia. Her development of the concept of epidemiological synergy between HIV infection and other STDs has had a major influence on HIV prevention policy and programs worldwide.

Dr. Wasserheit has broad experience working with agencies, governments, and colleagues on STD and HIV research, policy and programmatic issues. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, and the American Epidemiological Society.