Joseph Goulet, Ph.D., M.S. Associate Research Scientist Veterans Again Cohort Study (VACS) 950 Campbell Avenue, 11 ACSL-G Building 35A, 2nd Fl, Rm 207 West Haven, CT 06516 Phone: 203-932-5711, ext. 5325 Fax: 203-937-4926 e-mail: joseph.goulet@med.va.gov

Training

• PhD, Epidemiology, 2003 Yale University , School of Epidemiology and Public Health
• MS, Statistics, 1991 Southern Connecticut State University
• BS, Psychology, 1988 Southern Connecticut State University

Research Activities

I am interested in health services research focusing on Veterans with HIV infection and psychiatric comorbidity. My specific interests include research on: the prognostic significance of psychiatric and substance abuse comorbidity among people with HIV, the ‘clustering' of comorbid diseases and conditions, and the treatment of chronic pain among patients with current or pre-existing substance use disorders.

Selected Recent Publications

1. Crothers K, Goulet JL, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Gibert CL, Butt AA, Braithwaite RS, Peck R, Justice AC. Provider awareness of cigarette smoking among HIV-positive and HIV-negative veterans. Clin Infect Dis (in press).
2. Goulet JL, Erdos J, Kancir S, Levin FL, Wright SM, Daniels SM, Nilan L, Justice AC (2006). Measuring Performance Directly Using the VA Electronic Medical Record: A Comparison with External Peer Review. Medical Care. 2007, 45(1) 73-79
3. Justice AC, Dombrowski E, Conigliaro J, Fultz SL, Gibson D, Madenwald T, Goulet JL, et al. Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS): Overview and Description. Medical Care. 2006;44(8) Suppl 2:S13-S24
4. Goulet JL, Fultz SL, Justice AC (2005). Prevalence of Comorbidities and Treatment Contra-indications in HIV Mono-infected and in HIV/HCV Co-infected Veterans. AIDS 19 Suppl 3:S99-S105
5. Fultz SL, Goulet JL, Weisman S, Rimland D, Leaf D, Gibert C, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Justice AC (2005). Differences between HIV and General Medical Providers in Comfort with Providing Primary Care. Clinical Infectious Disease 41:738-743
6. O’Mahoney S, Goulet J, Breitbart W (2005). Cancer pain, depression, and the desire for hastened death. J Pain Symptom Management, 29(5):446-457
7. Russi M, Buitrago M, Goulet J, Calello D, Perlotto J, van Rhijn D, Nash E, Friedland G, Hierholzer W (2001). HIV antiretroviral prophylaxis of health care workers at two urban medical centers J Occup Environ Med, 42(11):1092-1100
8. Goulet J, Molde S, Constatino J, Gaughan D, Selwyn P (2000). Psychiatric comorbidity & the long-term care of people with AIDS. J Urban Health, 77, 213-221
9. Hoff R, Goulet J, Rosenheck R (1997). Mental disorders as a risk factor for AIDS in a sample of veterans. J Nerv Ment Dis, 185, 556-560