Courtney A McKnight
Courtney A McKnight
Clinical Associate Professor of Epidemiology
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Professional overview
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Dr. Courtney McKnight is a Principal Investigator specializing in mixed methods research focused on the epidemiology of drug use, opioid overdose, HIV and HCV infection. Dr. McKnight has over 20 years of experience conducting public health research related to drug use, as well as field experience as a harm reduction service provider.
Prior to joining NYU, Dr. McKnight served as the assistant director of research at the Chemical Dependency Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she was an investigator and project director on numerous federally funded research studies, including evaluations of syringe services programs; investigations of the drivers that contribute to disparate rates of HIV and HCV; and interventions to increase access to HIV and HCV testing and care.
Previous to Dr. McKnight’s work in research, she directed a harm reduction program for women who use drugs and volunteered at a syringe services program in New Jersey.
Dr. McKnight received her DrPH from the City University of New York Graduate Center, her Master of Public Health from Hunter College, and her Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Rutgers University. Her dissertation examined the impact of Medicaid coverage of methadone and buprenorphine on treatment access for opioid dependent beneficiaries.
Dr. McKnight’s current research interests include examining the shifting landscape of illicit opioids, including the increasing prevalence of illicitly manufactured fentanyl, and risk environments of people who use drugs.
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Education
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BA, Women's Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJMPH, Community Health Education, Hunter College, New York, NYDrPH, The City University of New York, New York, NY
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Areas of research and study
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Behavioral ScienceDrug addictionEpidemiologyHarm reductionHepatitisHIV/AIDSInfectious DiseasesMixed-Methods ResearchOpioidQualitative ResearchSocial epidemiologySubstance Abuse
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Publications
Publications
From Long-Term Injecting to Long-Term Non-Injecting Heroin and Cocaine Use : The Persistence of Changed Drug Habits
Failed retrieving data.Providing ART to HIV Seropositive Persons Who Use Drugs : Progress in New York City, Prospects for “Ending the Epidemic”
Failed retrieving data.Incidence and prevalence of hepatitis c virus infection among persons who inject drugs in New York City : 2006-2013
Failed retrieving data.Longitudinal analysis of pain and illicit drug use behaviors in outpatients on methadone maintenance
Failed retrieving data.Will "combined prevention" eliminate racial/ethnic disparities in HIV infection among persons who inject drugs in New York City?
Failed retrieving data.A perfect storm : Crack cocaine, HSV-2, and HIV among non-injecting drug users in New York City
Failed retrieving data.Combined HIV prevention, the New York City Condom Distribution Program, and the evolution of safer sex behavior among persons who inject drugs in New York City
Failed retrieving data.Education and counseling in the methadone treatment setting improves knowledge of viral hepatitis
Failed retrieving data.HSV-2 co-infection as a driver of HIV transmission among heterosexual non-injecting drug users in New York City
Failed retrieving data.Transitions from injecting to non-injecting drug use : Potential protection against HCV infection
Failed retrieving data.Viral hepatitis among drug users in methadone maintenance : Associated factors, vaccination outcomes, and interventions
Failed retrieving data.A randomized trial of a hepatitis care coordination model in methadone maintenance treatment
Failed retrieving data.Epidemiology of pain among outpatients in methadone maintenance treatment programs
Failed retrieving data.HSV-2 Infection as a Cause of Female/Male and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in HIV Infection
Failed retrieving data.Perceptions of drug users regarding Hepatitis C screening and care : A qualitative study
Failed retrieving data.Associations between herpes simplex virus type 2 and HCV with HIV among injecting drug users in New York City : The current importance of sexual transmission of HIV
Failed retrieving data.Gender and age patterns in HSV-2 and HIV infection among non-injecting drug users in New York City
Failed retrieving data.HIV infection during limited versus combined HIV prevention programs for IDUs in New York City : The importance of transmission behaviors
Failed retrieving data.Syringe exchange, injecting and intranasal drug use
Failed retrieving data.Doing harm reduction better : Syringe exchange in the United States
Failed retrieving data.Persistence and change in disparities in HIV infection among injection drug users in New York City after large-scale syringe exchange programs
Failed retrieving data.Using hepatitis C virus and herpes simplex virus-2 to track HIV among injecting drug users in New York City
Failed retrieving data.Effectiveness of respondent-driven sampling for recruiting drug users in New York City : Findings from a pilot study (Journal of Urban Health DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9052-7)
Failed retrieving data.Convergence of HIV seroprevalence among injecting and non-injecting drug users in New York City
Failed retrieving data.Herpes simplex virus-2 and HIV among noninjecting drug users in New York City
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