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Addiction and Homelessness

This program area is composed of clinical psychologists and physicians with scientific and intervention interests in addiction and infectious diseases, primarily HIV/AIDS. Particular emphases of this team since 1993, has been on homelessness with active research in the area of crack cocaine addiction and homelessness. Active and future research and treatment efforts are targeted toward transporting effective drug addiction treatment, integrating treatment services for persons living with AIDS and substance related disorders, and improving provider performance in drug addiction treatment settings in Ukraine for persons at risk of HIV due to intravenous opiate abuse.

Leader

Joseph E. Schumacher,  PhD
      Professor
      jschum@uab.edu

Faculty

Stefan Kertesz, MD MSc 
      Assistant Professor
      skertesz@uab.edu   

Maria Pisu, PhD 
      Assistant Professor
      mpisu@uab.edu   

Joseph E. Schumacher, PhD 
      Professor
      jschum@uab.edu   

Other Key Faculty

  Jesse Milby, PhD 
      Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences
      jmilby@dopm.uab.edu