Danielle C Ompad
Danielle C. Ompad
Professor of Epidemiology
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Professional overview
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Dr. Danielle Ompad is an epidemiologist whose work is focused in the areas of urban health, HIV, illicit drug use, and adult access to vaccines. With respect to illicit drug use, her work has spanned the entire natural history of addiction – from initiation to cessation, with particular attention paid to risk for infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B and C, and STIs. She has primarily worked with people who use heroin, crack, cocaine, and/or club drugs.
In New York City, she has been examining heroin cessation among current, former, and relapsed heroin users. Working with Alliance for Public Health and the Ukrainian Institute on Public Health Policy, she analyzes harm reduction service utilization among people who inject drugs, in order to optimize service delivery in Ukraine. Since 2013, she has served as faculty for the Fogarty-funded New York State International Training and Research Program with the goal of building research capacity in Ukraine.
Dr. Ompad’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-funded study aims to determine if herpes simplex 1 and 2 infections explain racial disparities in HIV incidence among a cohort of young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (YMSM). In addition, Dr. Ompad and colleagues are assessing HPV infection prevalence, persistence, and clearance among this same cohort.
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Education
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BS, Biology, Bowie State University, Bowie, MDMHS, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MDPhD, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Honors and awards
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Excellence in Public Health Teaching Award, New York University (2014)Excellence in Public Health Teaching Award, New York University (2013)National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse Scientific Development Travel Fellowship (2010)Delta Omega Honorary Society, Alpha Chapter (2002)
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Areas of research and study
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EpidemiologyHIV/AIDSInfectious DiseasesSocial Determinants of HealthSTIsSubstance AbuseVaccines
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Publications
Publications
Development and Validation of a Provider-Specific Anticipated Stigma Scale for People Who Inject Drugs
Failed retrieving data.Evaluating a Pilot Online Writing Accountability Group (WAG) for Early-Stage Faculty in Drug Use and HIV Research: A Mixed Methods Approach
Failed retrieving data.HIV-Stigmatizing Beliefs and Attitudes as a Barrier to Early PrEP Care Continuum Engagement Among People Who Inject Drugs
Failed retrieving data.PrEP Stigma and Early PrEP Care Continuum Outcomes Among People Who Inject Drugs in Los Angeles and Denver
Failed retrieving data.The geography of risk: understanding disparities in nonmedical opioid mortality and the role of socio-built environments in New Jersey
Failed retrieving data.“Keep them off the scaffolding!”: A qualitative study of substance use and harm reduction among construction workers in New York City
Failed retrieving data."It's Whack, It's Not Gonna Work": Feasibility of Sociocentric Network Recruitment for Interventions Among Black, Latine, and Caribbean Priority Populations in New York City
Failed retrieving data."Once You're Labeled a Drug User, You Might as Well Stay the F*** Home": Adverse Police Experiences Among People Who Inject Drugs
Failed retrieving data.Depression among people living with tuberculosis and tuberculosis/HIV coinfection in Ukraine : a cross-sectional study
Failed retrieving data.Depression among people living with tuberculosis and tuberculosis/HIV coinfection in Ukraine: a cross-sectional study
Failed retrieving data.Depression and anxiety among people living with HIV and key populations at risk for HIV in the Eastern European and Central Asian region: a scoping review
Failed retrieving data.Genetic Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein 2 Deletions and Their Impact on Malaria Interventions in Odisha, India
Failed retrieving data.Harms associated with injecting in public spaces: a global systematic review and meta-analysis
Failed retrieving data.Macro-level determinants of gender differences in the prevalence of major depression and alcohol use disorder in the United States and across Europe
Failed retrieving data.Prevalence of dignity denial among people who inject drugs in Los Angeles, California and Denver, Colorado
Failed retrieving data.Studies on cognitive performance among older people living with HIV in eastern Europe and central Asia: a scoping review
Failed retrieving data.“Even in death they discriminate against you”: A qualitative study of intersectional stigma and HIV care among Black, Latiné, and Caribbean SGM in New York City
Failed retrieving data."He's used drugs - he's biased! He's not a drug user - what would he know!": A cross-sectional, online study of drug researchers' experiential knowledge of drug use and disclosure
Failed retrieving data.The impact of the 2014 military conflict in the east of Ukraine and the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea among patients receiving opioid agonist therapies
Failed retrieving data.Creation and Validation of a New Socio-built Environment Index Measure of Opioid Overdose Risk for Use in Both Non-urban and Urban Settings
Failed retrieving data.Evaluating the effect heterogeneity of malaria camp interventions in hard-to-reach areas of Odisha State, India
Failed retrieving data.How the rural risk environment underpins hepatitis C risk : Qualitative findings from rural southern Illinois, United States
Failed retrieving data.I Don’t Believe a Person Has to Die When Trying to Get High : Overdose Prevention and Response Strategies in Rural Illinois
Failed retrieving data.The effectiveness of malaria camps as part of the malaria control program in Odisha, India
Failed retrieving data.The effectiveness of malaria camps as part of the malaria control program in Odisha, India
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