Faculty

Background and Expertise:

Tracey E. Wilson, PhD, is Associate Professor of the Department of Community Health Sciences. She is a behavioral scientist with expertise in the study of attitude formation and change in general, and behavioral issues as they relate to sexual and reproductive health more specifically. Dr. Wilson's primary research interests are in the social and psychological aspects of HIV/STI prevention and treatment, and the design and evaluation of behavioral interventions promoting sexual and reproductive health of women and men. She currently serves as a Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on several federally funded research projects addressing these issues, and has been an author on over 60 peer-reviewed articles on these topics.

Area of Study:

Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion:

Despite prevention efforts, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) continue to exert a toll on the physical, emotional, and social well-being of diverse groups and individuals and to have a significant economic burden on our society. Racial and ethnic disparities in HIV/STI morbidity and mortality demonstrate that minority and underserved populations incur a disproportionate burden of these infections. The primary aims of my program of research are to increase our understanding of the social, structural, cultural, and psychological causes of sexual and reproductive health disparities, and to contribute to the development and implementation of interventions that reduce these outcomes in diverse populations and improve health outcomes and quality of life among men and women diagnosed with HIV and other STI. A second focus is on identifying facilitators and barriers to screening and treatment across a diverse array of health outcomes, and using these findings to help improve timely detection and treatment.

Courses Taught:

• CHSC 5200: Health Behavior and Risk Reduction
• CHSC 5303: Issues in HIV Prevention

Current Projects:

Reducing HIV Heterosexual Risk among African-American Men

Advancing HIV Prevention Initiative

Women's Interagency HIV Study

Brooklyn Collaborative Substance Abuse, HIV and Hepatitis Prevention Initiative

Publications, 2008-Current:

Wilson T, Hogben M, Malka ES, Liddon N, McCormack WM, Rubin SR, Augenbraun MA. Reducing Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates by Improving Patient-Based Partner Notification for Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J of Public Health 2009; 99 (Suppl 1) : S104-10.

Thrun M, Cook P, Bradley-Springer L, Gardner L, Marks G, Wright J, Wilson T, Quinlivan E, O'Daniels C, Raffanti S, Thompson M, Golin C. Improved Prevention Counseling by HIV Care Providers in a Multi-site, Clinic-based Intervention: Positive STEPs. AIDS Education and Prevention 2009; 21(1): 55-66.

Cook R, Zhu F, Belnap B, Hum B, Weber K, Cook J, Vlahov D, Wilson T, Hessol N, Plankey M, Howard A, Cole S, Sharp G, Richardson J, Cohen M. Longitudinal Trends in Hazardous Alcohol Consumption in Women with HIV Infection: 1995-2006. Am J Epidemiology 2009; 169(8): 1025-32.

Schwartz RM, Hogben M, Liddon N, Augenbraun M, McCormack WM, Rubin S, Wilson TE. Coping with a diagnosis of C trachomatis or N gonorrhoeae: psychosocial and behavioral correlates. J Health Psychol. 2008;13(7):921-929.

Massad LS, Evans CT, Wilson TE, Golub ET, Goparaju L, Howard A, Greenblatt RM, Weber K, Schilder K. Impact of menopause on condom use by HIV-seropositive and comparison seronegative women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008;47(3):401-402.

Wilson TE, Fraser-White M, Feldman J, Homel P, Wright S, King G, Coll B, Banks S, Davis-King D, Price M, Browne R. Hair salon stylists as breast cancer prevention lay health advisors for African American and Afro-Caribbean women. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2008;19(1):216-226.

Kapadia F, Vlahov D, Wu Y, Cohen MH, Greenblatt RM, Howard AA, Cook JA, Goparaju L, Golub E, Richardson J, Wilson TE. Impact of drug abuse treatment modalities on adherence to ART/HAART among a cohort of HIV seropositive women. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2008;34(2):161-170.

Hoffman S, Beckford Jarrett ST, Kelvin EA, Wallace SA, Augenbraun M, Hogben M, Liddon N, McCormack WM, Rubin S, Wilson TE. HIV and sexually transmitted infection risk behaviors and beliefs among Black West Indian immigrants and US-born Blacks. Am J Public Health. 2008;98(11):2042-2050.

Gardner LI, Marks G, O'Daniels CM, Wilson TE, Golin C, Wright J, Quinlivan EB, Bradley-Springer L, Thompson M, Raffanti S, Thrun M. Implementation and evaluation of a clinic-based behavioral intervention: positive steps for patients with HIV. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2008;22(8):627-635.

Cook JA, Burke-Miller JK, Cohen MH, Cook RL, Vlahov D, Wilson TE, Golub ET, Schwartz RM, Howard AA, Ponath C, Plankey MW, Levine A, Grey DD. Crack cocaine, disease progression, and mortality in a multicenter cohort of HIV-1 positive women. AIDS. 2008;22(11):1355-1363.

Complete references and link to NCBI abstracts.