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Farzana Kapadia

Farzana Kapadia

Farzana Kapadia

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Professor of Epidemiology

Director of Undergraduate Programs

Professional overview

Dr. Farzana Kapadia is Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health at the NYU School of Global Public Health and at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Population Health. Dr. Kapadia is also affiliated with the Institute of Human Development and Social Change and Population Center at NYU.

Dr. Kapadia has long standing research interests in understanding the social and structural drivers of HIV/STIs as well as sexual and reproductive health outcomes in underserved and marginalized populations. Dr. Kapadia has over 20 years of experience in the design, development, and implementation of observational studies and HIV/STI intervention and prevention trials in underserved and marginalized populations in urban settings, both in the US and in Africa (Ghana and Kenya).

Dr. Kapadia has a passion for teaching and mentoring. She teaches the core Epidemiology for in-coming MPH students and has also taught key epidemiology courses, including Intermediate Epidemiology and Outbreak Epidemiology at GPH as well as an HIV-related course at NYU London. The overarching goal of Dr. Kapadia’s teaching is to train students to become epidemiologists and public health practitioners who are critical and creative thinkers as well as champions and advocates for inclusive solutions to our local and global public health challenges.

In addition to her research and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Kapadia serves as the Deputy Editor for the American Journal of Public Health.

Education

BS, Biology and History, SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton, NY
MPH, Community Public Health, New York University, New York, NY
PhD, Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY

Honors and awards

Excellence in Public Health Faculty Award, New York University (2012)
Steinhardt Goddard Award (2011)
Community Collaborative Award, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development (2009)
Elected Member, American College of Epidemiology (2007)

Areas of research and study

Behavioral Determinants of Health
Behavioral Science
Epidemiology
HIV/AIDS
Reproductive Health
Social Behaviors
Social Determinants of Health
Social epidemiology
Substance Abuse

Publications

Publications

Associations Between Social Support Network Characteristics and Receipt of Emotional and Material Support Among a Sample of Male Sexual Minority Youths

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Examination of spatial polygamy among young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in New York City : The P18 cohort study

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Modeling substance use in emerging adult gay, bisexual, and other YMSM across time : The P18 cohort study

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Risk factors for adult-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis

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Individual, psychosocial, and social correlates of unprotected anal intercourse in a new generation of young men who have sex with men in New York City

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Sexual health screening among racially/ethnically diverse young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men

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Social support network characteristics and sexual risk taking among a racially/ethnically diverse sample of young, urban men who have sex with men

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The health of sexual minorities : a new frontier.

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Health and wellness across the life span.

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Perceived peer safer sex norms and sexual risk behaviors among substance-using latino adolescents

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Associations Between Perceived Partner Support and Relationship Dynamics With Timing of Pregnancy Termination

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Lifting boatswithout closing gaps : Child health outcomes in distressed us cities from 1992-2002

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Longitudinal determinants of consistent condom use by partner type among young injection drug users : The role of personal and partner characteristics

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Predictors and effects of alcohol use on liver function among young HCV-infected injection drug users in a behavioral intervention

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Scarcity amidst abundance : challenges for public health.

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Resolving conflict

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A randomized intervention trial to reduce the lending of used injection equipment among injection drug users infected with hepatitis C

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Impact of drug abuse treatment modalities on adherence to ART/HAART among a cohort of HIV seropositive women

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The female condom : Effectiveness and convenience, not "female control," valued by U.S. urban adolescents

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A peer-education intervention to reduce injection risk behaviors for HIV and hepatitis C virus infection in young injection drug users

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Closing the gaps

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Correlates of consistent condom use with main partners by partnership patterns among young adult male injection drug users from five US cities

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Design and feasibility of a randomized behavioral intervention to reduce distributive injection risk and improve health-care access among hepatitis C virus positive injection drug users : The Study to Reduce Intravenous Exposures (STRIVE)

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Housing status and associated differences in HIV risk behaviors among young injection drug users (IDUs)

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Illicit drug use, depression and their association with highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-positive women

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Contact

farzana.kapadia@nyu.edu 708 Broadway New York, NY, 10003