Introduction
Steffanie A. Strathdee (born May 28, 1966), is the Associate Dean of Global Health Sciences, Harold Simon Professor and Chief of the Division of Global Public Health in the Department of Medicine at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.
Research Projects
- Epidemiology of HIV and hepatitis C among injecting drug users in Tijuana (El Cuete); Funded by NIDA grant R01 DA 019829; Role: PI
- Epidemiology of HIV and hepatitis C among injecting drug users in Tijuana (Swine Flu supplement); Funded by NIDA grant R01 DA019829-04S1; Role: PI
- Epidemiologic study on changing HIV risks among FSW-IDUs on the Mexico-US border (Mujer Mas Segura); Funded by NIDA grant R01 DA023877; Role: PI
- Drug market characteristics: Antecedents and sequelae on the Mexico-US border (Parashoots); Funded by NIDA grant R21 DA024381; Role: PI
- Proyecto Parejas: HIV/STI risks among FSWs and their non-commercial partners; Funded by NIDA grant R01 DA027772; Role: PI
Training grants
- AIDS International Training Research Program (AITRP); Funded by FIC & NIDA. Grant 1D43TW008633-01; Role: PI
- Center for HIV/AIDS Minority Pipeline in Substance Abuse Research (CHAMPS); funded by NIDA grant R25 DA 025571; Role: PI
- Hispanic Health Professional Training in HIV/AIDS and Associated Comorbidities in the US-Mexico Border Region (HSHPS); Funded by HSHPS & the CDC; Role: Co-director
- Training Program in Substance Use, HIV and Related Infections (T32); funded by NIDA grant T32 DA 023356; Role: PI
Awards
Strathdee has been awarded more than $30 million in funding to conduct research studies involving marginalized populations in Mexico. She received recognition for her many contributions to disease prevention through optimal research projects, including the Award for Leadership in International Collaboration from the National Institute on Drug Abuse in (2009); the Accol-AIDS, Award for Best Science/Research Project in Vancouver (2007); National Health Research Developmental Program, Health Canada National Health Scholar Award (1998-03); Dean’s Award, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (1997); 11th International Conference on AIDS Young Investigators Award (1996); Canadian Association for HIV Research, Young Investigators Award in HIV/AIDS Research (1994); Department of Preventive Medicine & Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Randall Coates Epidemiology Prize (1993). Strathdee serves on the editorial board of many prestigious journals, including: AIDS, Drug and Alcohol Dependence and Harm Reduction (online), and is a member of many advisory boards, including the National Advisory Board, the Committee on Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, and the United Nations Reference Group on HIV Prevention Among Injection Drug Users.
Press
Strathdee’s work has been published in and covered by the popular media including The Financial Post, Maclean’s, CBC, BBC’s The World, KPBS and Inside Mexico.