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Conference Title - Bridging Science and Culture to Improve Drug Abuse Research in Minority Communities

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.

Monday, September 24, 2001
Agenda
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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