Farzana Kapadia, PhD MPH

Assistant Professor of Public Health & Population Health
New York University
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
411 Lafayette Street
5th floor
New York, NY
USA 10003

Biographical Sketch: Farzana Kapadia is an epidemiologist whose research interests include social and behavioral aspects of HIV/AIDS, reproductive health outcomes and substance abuse. Her recent research has focused on testing cognitive behavioral interventions developed to reduce risky sexual and drug using practices associated with HIV and STI transmission among adolescents and young injection drug users. She also conducts research on individual, interpersonal, and social factors influencing contraceptive use and reproductive decision making among young adults and adolescents. Dr. Kapadia recently completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in sexual and reproductive health. Dr. Kapadia received her doctorate in epidemiology from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.

Papers:
3047.0 Acculturation as a correlate for unprotected sex among puerto rican drug users in New York City 5009.1 Social network characteristics and sexual risk taking among a racially/ethnically diverse sample of young, urban men who have sex with men 5173.0 Acceptability of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among young men who have sex with men in New York City: Attitudes and perceptions