Lauretta E. Grau, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Dr. Grau is a clinical psychologist with training in health psychology and has expertise in identifying the cognitive and emotional correlates of risk and preventive health behaviors. She has been involved in the field of HIV prevention research for over fifteen years and has been working with syringe exchange programs for almost a decade. Dr. Grau has conducted multisite, longitudinal evaluations of syringe exchange programs, including a feasibility and cost-effectiveness study of offering hepatitis vaccination through syringe exchanges. She also has experience in HIV and hepatitis prevention research with sexually active adolescents, minority and drug using populations, and most recently with older populations. In addition, she has led women’s support groups at the local syringe exchanges. On a broader level, Dr. Grau is interested in research that will result in the development and implementation of individual, family- and community-based harm reduction interventions.
Education
Ph.D., George Mason University, Psychology, 1996
M.A., George Mason University, Psychology, 1987
M.S., George Washington University, Zoology, 1974
Awards and Honors
Certificate of Recognition & Appreciation of Special Achievement, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Mental Health
NIH Director's Award
Professional Services
Member, Program Research Committee, National Harm Reduction Coalition, Program Research Committee
Reviewer, Center for Scientific Review, NIH
Reviewer, AIDS & Behavior
Reviewer, Journal of Urban Health
Member, Behavioral and Social Scientist Volunteer Program, American Psychological Association
Current Research Projects
Adult, Aware, and Alive Project; Syringe Exchange-based Hepatitis B Vaccination of Injection Drug Users (IDUs)
Yale Affiliations
Member, Methodology and Biostatistics Core, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA)
Addiction and Mental Health Work Group, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics
Selected Publications
Heimer, R., Grau, L.E., Khoshnood, K., and Singer, M. Should HIV Testing Programs for Urban Injection Drug Users be expanded? American Journal of Public Health, in press.
Grau, L.E., Bluthenthal, R.N., Marshall, P., Singer, M., and Heimer, R. Psychosocial and Behavioral Differences among Drug Injectors Who Use and Do Not Use Syringe Exchange Programs. AIDS and Behavior 9(4): 495-504, 2005.
Bluthenthal, R.N., Malik, R., Grau, L, Singer, M., Marshall, P., and Heimer, R. Sterile Syringe Access Conditions and Variations in HIV Risk among Drug Injectors in Three Cities. Addiction 99: 1136-1146, 2004.
Grau, L.E., Arevalo, S., Catchpool, C., and Heimer, R. Expanded Harm Reduction Services via Wound and Abscess Clinic. American Journal of Public Health 12: 1915-1917, 2002.
Heimer, R., Clair, S., Grau, L.E., Bluthenthal, R.N., Marshall, P.A., and Singer, M. Hepatitis-associated Knowledge is Low and Risks are High among HIV-aware Injection Drug Users in Three U.S. Cities. Addiction 97: 1277-1287, 2002.
Heimer, R., Khoshnood, K., Clair, S., Teng, W., Grau, L.E., and Singer, M. Effects of Increasing Syringe Availability on Syringe Exchange Use and HIV Risk: Connecticut 1990-2000. Journal of Urban Health 79: 556-570, 2002.
Stover, E.S., Goldschmidts, W.L., Grau, L.E., Mitnick, L., Pequegnat, W., Rausch, D.M., and Vitiello, B. Perspectives from the National Institute on Mental Health: Preventing or Living with AIDS. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 18: 58-60, 1996.
For a further list of Dr. Grau’s publications, please see PubMed. |
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