Mission and Goals
NIDA’s African American Researchers and Scholars Work Group (AARSWG) is one of the four ethnic/minority advisory workgroups established by NIDA to forward its efforts to increase the numbers of underrepresented investigators conducting drug abuse research, and to increase its support of appropriate research on drug abuse in minority communities. The AARSWG was convened in 1994 to advise the NIDA Director on the unique drug abuse research and drug abuse research development needs of the African American community that, ultimately, will result in more effective prevention and treatment approaches in African American populations. Work group members are comprised of NIDA and NIH-funded researchers, educators, treatment providers, and community-based practitioners.
Major Highlights and Accomplishments
The AARSWG has successfully supported and mentored new African-American investigators through the sponsorship of four (4) annual Addiction Research Training Institutes; held intensive research grants preparation booster sessions; convened annual Mini Medical School forums on drug abuse topics pertinent to African American communities; actively lobbied for increased interest in drug abuse research in professional associations, such as the American Association of Criminology and the American Psychological Association; has been instrumental in establishing a NIDA Southern African Initiative, encouraging collaborative drug abuse and related research between NIDA and Southern African researchers; and increased African American representation as reviewers in the NIDA/ NIH review process. In addition, AARSWG workgroup members have successfully mentored and advised each other in pursuing research funding from NIDA and other NIH/PHS agencies.
Resources and Links
- Medline Plus – African American Health
- U.S. DHHS Office on Women’s Health – African-Americans
- http://www.nih.gov/news/health/aug2011/od-18.htm
Workgroup Roster:
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Faye Belgrave, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, Center for Cultural Experiences in Prevention
Department of Psychology
Virginia Commonwealth University
808 West Franklin Street
P.O. Box 842018
Richmond, VA 23284
804-827-3908
804-828-2237 Fax -
Ronald L. Braithwaite, Ph.D.
Professor
Morehouse School of Medicine
Departments of Community Health and Preventive Medicine,
Family Medicine and Psychiatry
1513 East Cleveland Avenue
Building #100, 2nd Floor, Suite 250-B
East Point, GA 30344
404-756-1238 -
Lawrence Brown, M.D., M.P.H.
Executive Senior Vice President
Addiction Research and Treatment
Corporation
22 Chapel Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-260-2917 -
Ann Kathleen (Kathy) Burlew, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Cincinnati, ML #376
Cincinnati, OH 45221
513-475-5341
513-556-1904 Fax -
Julius Debro, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Political Science
University of Washington
11531 36th Avenue, NE
Seattle, WA 98125
206-383-0603 -
Robert Dunigan, Ph.D., MSW
Senior Research Associate
Institute of Behavior Health
Schneider Institute for Health Policy
The Heller School of Social Policy & Management
Brandeis University
415 South Street, Mail Stop 035
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
781-736-3900
781-736-3905 -
C. Debra Furr-Holden, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
John Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Mental Health
Director, DIVE Studies Laboratory
Deputy Director, Center for the Prevention of
Youth Violence
111 Market Place, Suite 850
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-347-3211
410-347-3200 Fax -
Estelle B. Gauda, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
Neonatology Research Laboratories
CMSC 6-104
600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287-3200
410-955-5259 -
Barbara J. Guthrie, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N.
Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Yale School of Nursing
100 Church Street South
New Haven, CT 06519
203-785-2399
203-737-2685 Fax -
Murelle Harrison, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Psychology
Southern University
500 Jesse Stone
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: 225-771-2990
Fax: 225-771-2082 -
Rhonda Conerly Holliday, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Dept of Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
1513 East Cleveland Ave
Bldg 100, Suite 250-B
East Point, GA 30344
404-756-5042
404-756-1222 Fax -
Sean Joe, Ph.D., LMSW
Assistant Professor and Director
School of Social Work
University of Michigan
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734-763-6288 -
Norweeta G. Milburn, Ph.D.
Professor-in-Residence
Department of Psychiatry and
Biobehavioral Sciences
Director of Research and Evaluation
FOCUS Headquarters
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and
Human Behavior
760 Westwood Plaza, A8-159A
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-794-3773
310-794-6159 Fax -
Ernest Quimby, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Sociology and Anthropology
Howard University
2441 6th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20059
202-806-6853
202-806-4893 Fax -
Daniel Sarpong, Ph.D.
Director and Senior Biostatistician
Jackson Heart Study
Jackson State University
350 West Woodrow Wilson Drive, Suite 701
Jackson, MS 39213
601-979-8748
601-979-8701 Fax -
Scyatta A. Wallace, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
St. Johns University
Marillac Hall, 8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
718-990-2398
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