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
Social and political factors predicting the presence of syringe exchange programs in 96 us metropolitan areas
Failed retrieving data.Syringe exchange programs - United States, 2005
Failed retrieving data.The transition from injection to non-injection drug use : Long-term outcomes among heroin and cocaine users in New York City
Failed retrieving data.Diffusion of the D.A.R.E and syringe exchange programs
Failed retrieving data.Effectiveness of respondent-driven sampling for recruiting drug users in New York City : Findings from a pilot study
Failed retrieving data.Respondent-driven sampling in a study of drug users in New York City : Notes from the field
Failed retrieving data.Update : Syringe exchange programs - United States, 2002
Failed retrieving data.What's community got to do with it? Implementation models of syringe exchange programs
Failed retrieving data.Public Funding of US Syringe Exchange Programs
Failed retrieving data.What predicts which metropolitan areas in the USA have syringe exchanges?
Failed retrieving data.Legal syringe purchases by injection drug users, Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, 2000-2001.
Failed retrieving data.As Evidence Mounts that ‘War on Drugs’ Has Failed, Harm Reduction Advocates Call for New Policies.
Failed retrieving data.Fentanyl in NYC
Failed retrieving data.Fentanyl Is Fueling an Unprecedented Rise in Overdose Deaths.
Failed retrieving data.In New York, fentanyl replaces heroin, without the knowledge of drug addicts.
Failed retrieving data.Invited Panelist for Selected Presentations at the IHRC23 Press Conference.
Failed retrieving data.Large number of drug users might be unknowingly using fentanyl
Failed retrieving data.Many people who use heroin are getting fentanyl with it.
Failed retrieving data.More than 80% of drug users test positive for fentanyl.
Failed retrieving data.Most Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl
Failed retrieving data.Most Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl.
Failed retrieving data.Most Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl.
Failed retrieving data.Most People Who Inject Drugs in NYC Test Positive for Fentanyl.
Failed retrieving data.Vast Majority of Fentanyl Use is Unintentional. Reported on Spectrum News NY1
Failed retrieving data.‘Tranq’: the flesh-rotting drug adding to America’s opioid crisis.
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