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Bridging Science and Culture to Improve Drug Abuse Research in Minority Communities
This Conference was held at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza hotel in Philadelphia, P.A., September 24-26, 2001.
Agenda |
Monday, September 24, 2001 |
8:30 a.m. - 8:35 a.m. |
Call to Order
Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D.
Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIDA [Video] |
8:35 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. |
Opening Day Ceremony
Ronald Sy
Executive Director, AIDS Services in Asian Communities [Video]
Jerry Stubben, Ph.D.
Iowa State University
NIDA's Native American/Alaska Native Work Group |
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks
Claude A. Allen, J.D.
Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [Video]
Estelle Richman
Director of Social Services
City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Video]
Floyd K. Morris
Senior Program Officer, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
John Ruffin, Ph.D.
Director, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
NIH
University of Miami [Video]
Edward H. Jurith, J.D.
Acting Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Executive Office of the President [Video] |
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. |
Minority Health and Health Disparities Research at NIDA
Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D. |
9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Plenary Panel: Session I
The Power of Science, Culture, and Race in Generating Knowledge and Influencing Behavior: Toward a Better Understanding of Addiction in Minority Populations
NIDA Moderator: Richard A. Millstein [Video]
Race and Racism in Scientific Research
James M. Jones, Ph.D.
University of Delaware
The Power of Race/Ethnicity, Culture, and Science in Understanding Drug Abuse
Kathy Sanders-Phillips, Ph.D.
Howard University [Video] |
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Plenary Panel: Session II
Drug Use Among Minority Populations
NIDA Moderator: Leslie Cooper, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N.
An Overview of Drug Use and Associated Problems Experienced by Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations in the United States
James C. Anthony, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University [Video]
Social Consequences and Criminalization of Drug Use in Minority Communities
Martin Y. Iguchi, Ph.D.
RAND [Video]
The Medical Consequences of Drug Use in Minority Populations
Henry L. Francis, M.D.
NIDA [Video] |
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
BREAK |
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
LUNCHEON
Moderator: Floyd K. Morris
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Renee Poussaint
Poussaint Communications, Inc. |
2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. |
BREAK |
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions
- Health Care Systems and Substance Abuse Treatment for Minority Populations
NIDA Moderator: William S. Cartwright, Ph.D.
Jerry Flanzer, Ph.D.
NIDA
Testing the Effectiveness of a Public Health Approach to Treating Substance-Abusing Women on Welfare
Jonathan Morgenstern, Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Treatment With Minority Populations
NIDA Moderator: Mark R. Green, Ph.D.
Use of Pharmacological Interventions With Minority Populations
Lawrence S. Brown, Jr., M.D., M.P.H.
Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation
Behavioral Interventions With Minority Populations
Karen Y. Mechanic, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
- Understanding and Treating Comorbidities
NIDA Moderator: Yonette F. Thomas, Ph.D.
Drug Abuse and Co-Occurring Conditions in Racial/Ethnic Populations
Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D.
Washington University
Comorbidity of Addiction and Severe Mental Illness
E. Cabrina Campbell, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
- Dynamics of Addiction
NIDA Moderator: Paul Schnur, Ph.D.
What Happens?: Understanding the Physiology of Addiction
Tony L. Strickland, Ph.D.
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and University of California, Los Angeles
Implications of Addiction for Treatment: Understanding Craving and Relapse
Anna Rose Childress, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
- Issues in Corrections
NIDA Moderator: Lynda Erinoff, Ph.D., J.D.
Implementing HIV/AIDS Risk Reduction Interventions
Torrance Stephens, Ph.D.
Fred Locklear
Oliver Peters
Emory University
Drug Treatment and Minority Populations in Prison and Work Release
Steven S. Martin, M.A.
Ronald A. Beard, M.H.S.
University of Delaware
- HIV/AIDS and Women of Color
NIDA Moderator: Pushpa V. Thadani, Ph.D.
Preventing HIV/AIDS With Hispanic and Native American Women
Barbara Estrada, M.S.
University of Arizona
HIV Risk Reduction Targeting African American Female Crack Users
Claire E. Sterk, Ph.D.
Emory University |
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
BREAK |
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions
- Blending Research and Practice
NIDA Moderator: Ivan D. Montoya, M.D., M.P.H.
NIDA's Clinical Trials Network
Mary Ann Chutuape Stephens, Ph.D.
NIDA
From Research to Practice: The Case of Project Alert
Phyllis L. Ellickson, Ph.D.
RAND
- Drug Abuse Prevention Programs With Minority Youth
Moderator: Jeanette Bevett-Mills, M.S., M.Ed.
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Preventing Drug Abuse With Life Skills Training
Kenneth W. Griffin, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Cornell University
Career-Oriented Prevention for African American Middle School Students
James P. Griffin, Jr., Ph.D.
James Springfield, M.A.
Morehouse School of Medicine
- Drug Treatment Programs for Minority Youth
NIDA Moderator: Kevin P. Conway, Ph.D.
Hooked on Tobacco: Issues in African American Teen Smokers
Eric T. Moolchan, M.D.
NIDA
Culturally Sensitive Family-Based Treatment for Adolescent Substance Abuse
Tanya Quille, Ph.D.
Howard A. Liddle, Ed.D.
University of Miami
- Understanding Barriers to Prevention and Treatment
NIDA Moderator: Jessica J. Campbell, Ph.D.
Elimination of Barriers to Treatment for Women at Risk for HIV
Wendee M. Wechsberg, Ph.D.
Research Triangle Institute
Issues Affecting the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse in Asian American/Pacific Islander Populations
Ford H. Kuramoto, M.S.W., D.S.W.
National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse, Inc.
- Working With Communities
NIDA Moderator: Arnold R. Mills, M.S.W.
Lessons Learned From "Fighting Back" and the Urban Health Initiative
Floyd K. Morris
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Families and Schools Together Program
Lynn McDonald, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Wisconsin Center for Education Research
- The Effects of Drugs on Minority Individuals
NIDA Moderator: Vincent L. Smeriglio, Ph.D.
Prenatal Exposure to Cocaine: The Collision of Science and Culture
Deborah A. Frank, M.D.
Boston Medical Center
Effects of Acute Smoked Marijuana on Complex Cognitive Performance
Carl L. Hart, Ph.D.
Columbia University |
4:45 p.m. |
Adjournment |
Tuesday, September 25, 2001 |
8:45 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. |
Opening and Call to Order
Richard A. Millstein
Deputy Director, NIDA [Video] |
8:50 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Opening Day Ceremony
Rafaela Robles, Ph.D.
Universidad Central del Caribe
NIDA's Hispanic Network [Video] |
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Keynote Address
David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.
Surgeon General of the United States
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [Video] |
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Plenary Panel: Session III
Prevention Research and Minority Populations
NIDA Moderator: Dionne J. Jones, Ph.D.
Effective Prevention Strategies and Programs With Minority Communities
Pamela Jumper-Thurman, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Making Prevention Programs Culturally Appropriate: Examples, Challenges, and Needs
Rose Alvarado, Ph.D.
University of Utah
University of Miami [Video]
Free to Grow: Translating Substance Abuse Research Into Preventive Practice in a National Head Start Initiative
Judith E. Jones, M.Sc.
Columbia University
University of Miami [Video] |
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Plenary Panel: Session IV
Effective Treatment and Service Delivery With Minority Communities
NIDA Moderator: Jerry Flanzer, D.S.W.
Effective Treatment With Minority Communities
José Szapocznik, Ph.D.
University of Miami [Video]
Drug Treatment Services for Minority Populations
Andrea G. Barthwell, M.D., FASAM
Human Resources Development Institute, Inc., and Behavioral Research Action in Social Sciences Foundation [Video] |
12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
BREAK |
12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. |
LUNCHEON ROUNDTABLES |
12:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Grant-Writing Workshop
Registered Participants |
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions
- Prevention With Minority Populations in Rural Communities
NIDA Moderator: Eve E. Reider, Ph.D.
Working With Rural African American Youth
Murelle G. Harrison, Ph.D.
Southern University
Working and Conducting Research Among American Indian Families
Jerry Stubben, Ph.D.
Iowa State University
- Prevention With High-Risk Groups
NIDA Moderator: Kesinee Nimit, M.D.
Prevention of HIV Among Adolescents
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
The Prime Time Project
Eric W. Trupin, Ph.D.
University of Washington
- Improving Validity of Research With Minority Populations
NIDA Moderator: Suman A. Rao, Ph.D.
The Importance of Using Ethnically and Regionally Specific Language in Surveys
Andrew Morral, Ph.D.
RAND
Drug Use in Asian American/Pacific Islander Populations: Incidence, Prevalence, and Data Needs
Rumi Kato Price, Ph.D., M.P.E.
Washington University
- Violence and Drug Abuse
NIDA Moderator: Richard C. Harrison
Violence and Drug Use: A Tangled Web
Merrill C. Singer, Ph.D.
Hispanic Health Council, Inc.
Witnessing Community Violence and Substance Use
Michelle Cooley-Quille, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
- Establishing Drug Abuse Research Careers and Partnerships
NIDA Moderator: Tina McDonald-Bennett
NIH Opportunities for Students and New Researchers
Lula Beatty, Ph.D.
NIDA
Establishing Research Partnerships Between Minority and Majority Universities
Ken Harewood, Ph.D.
North Carolina Central University |
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
BREAK |
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions
- Spirituality in Prevention and Treatment
NIDA Moderator: Arnold R. Mills, M.S.W.
Communities and Spirit
Karina L. Walters, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Utilization of Spiritually Based Programs for Native Americans
Jerry Stubben, Ph.D.
Iowa State University
- Vulnerability to Drug Abuse
NIDA Moderator: Amrat Patel, Ph.D.
Drug Use and Dependence in a Population of Urban, African American Young Adults: Prevalence, Correlates, Comorbidity, and Unmet Drug Treatment Service Needs
Nicholas S. Ialongo, Ph.D.
Carolyn Furr-Holden, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
The Effect of Race, Neighborhood, and Social Networks on Initiation of Injection Drug Use
Crystal M. Fuller, Ph.D.
Columbia University
- Challenges of Being an Effective Drug Abuse Researcher
NIDA Moderator: Joseph Frascella, Ph.D.
Being the "Other": Majority Researcher Issues
Philip A. Fisher, Ph.D.
Oregon Social Learning Center
Community-Based Research: A Minority Researcher's Personal Observations
Frank Yuan Wong, Ph.D.
George Washington University
- Epidemiology of HIV
NIDA Moderator: Moo Kwang Park, Ph.D.
Social and Racial Disparities in HIV Infections Among Injection Drug Users
Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Ph.D.
RAND
HIV and Drugs in Special Populations
Clyde B. McCoy, Ph.D.
University of Miami
- Adults at Risk
NIDA Moderator: Flair Lindsey
Partner Abuse and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Women on Methadone
Nabila El-Bassel, D.S.W.
Columbia University
Lifetime Cumulative Adversity and Drug Dependence: Racial/Ethnic Contrasts
R. Jay Turner, Ph.D.
Florida International University |
5:00 p.m. |
Adjournment |
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
NIDA's Work Group Meetings |
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. |
Mock Peer Review
Registered Participants |
Wednesday, September 26, 2001 |
8:30 a.m. - 8:35 a.m. |
Opening and Call to Order
Lula Beatty, Ph.D.
Chief, Special Populations Office
NIDA [Video] |
8:35 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. |
Opening Day Ceremony
Daniel Sarpong, Ph.D.
Jackson State University
NIDA's African American Researchers and Scholars Work Group [Video] |
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities: Plans and Opportunities
Jean Flagg-Newton, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities |
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. |
Minority Drug Use: Challenges for Drug Policy
Donald R. Vereen, Jr., M.D., M.P.H.
Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Executive Office of the President [Video] |
9:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon |
"Power Talks" Plenary
Moderator: Patricia E. Evans, M.D., M.P.H.
San Francisco Department of Public Health [Video]
The Power of Gender in Drug Abuse Research, Prevention, and Treatment
Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D.
Boston University
The Power of Faith as a Protective Factor Against Drug Abuse
John M. Wallace, Jr., Ph.D.
University of Michigan [Video]
The Power of Collaboration in Research and Treatment
James Cornish, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Marilyn C. Stewart, M.S.W.
Defender Association of Philadelphia [Video]
The Power of the Community Voice: Research Concerns and Needs
Michael Neely
Integrated Care System [Video]
Various Constituent Groups and Audience Members |
12:00 noon |
Closing Remarks
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