We implement evidence-based solutions to HIV and emerging health and social issues affecting diverse populations.
The Social Intervention Group is a global leader in intervention, prevention, behavioral, and implementation research on communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Active Research Projects
Adolescent Responses to COVID-19 (ARC)
The Adolescent Responses to COVID-19 (ARC) study aims to examine adolescents' patterns of social connectedness during the COVID-19 pandemic and impacts on adolescent mental health through a mobile app and smartwatch.
AEGIDA
Peer-based HIV Self-testing among Women Who Inject or Use Drugs in Kazakhstan, Central Asia
The aim of this study is to assess acceptability, feasibility, preliminary efficacy and cost of a peer-based HIV self-testing intervention to increase consistent HIV testing among women who exchange sex and inject drugs in Kazakhstan.
News
Assessing the Total Costs of the HEALing Communities Study Provides Insight for Future Comprehensive Opioid Overdose Interventions
Breaking down the cost of the intervention across its multiple dimensions provides valuable information for other communities considering how to address the opioid epidemic.
Dr. Dawn Goddard-Eckrich: We Must Build HIV Prevention Interventions that Reach Black Women
Sharing findings from the E-WORTH study, Dr. Goddard-Eckrich emphasizes the importance of culturally tailored HIV interventions for Black women.
Crowdsourced, Youth-Developed Materials Decreased HIV Stigma in Adolescents and Young Adults in Kazakhstan
HIV stigma in Kazakhstan drives low testing uptake and HIV status awareness, and the JasSpark study provides insight into one method to lower that stigma.