CURRICULUM VITAE



KAREN F. CORSI, ScD, MPH

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

University of Colorado School of Medicine

Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Dependence

1557 Ogden St. Denver, Colorado 80218

Office: (720) 942-1804 Email: karen.corsi@ucdenver.edu

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

1990. Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Anthropology, Spanish Minor

Connecticut College, New London, CT

1995. Master of Public Health (MPH)

International Health

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

2003. Doctor of Science (ScD)

International Health, Social/Behavioral Sciences Track

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

1998 - Present University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Dependence

2010 - Present Associate Professor

2003 – 2010 Assistant Professor

2002 – 2003 Instructor

2000 – 2002 Research Associate

1998 – 2000 Senior Professional Research Assistant

2011 – 2016 Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Denver, Graduate School of Professional Psychology

2014 – Present Associate Professor (Secondary Appointment), University of Colorado Denver School of Public Health, Department of Community and Behavioral Health.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

2014- 2016 Lead Evaluator, Medical Marijuana Program, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)

2009 – 2014 Lead Evaluator, Aromor Behavioral Health Supportive Housing Project, University of Colorado Denver Addiction Research and Treatment Services (ARTS), funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

2009 – 2014 Lead Evaluator, Aromor Behavioral Health Supportive Housing Project, Mercy Housing Colorado, funded by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

2010 Delegate, American Public Health Association delegation to visit Havana, Cuba to study health care and public health policies

1999 –2001 Study Site Coordinator, HIV Serosurveillance Study, Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE), Denver, CO

1999 – 2001 Study Site Coordinator, Over-the-Counter Syringe Purchase in Five Communities, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis, Denver, CO

1997 – 1998 Research Associate, Northern Manhattan Immunization Project, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, New York, NY

1995 – 1996 Research Assistant, Center for Communications Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

1995 Nutrition Education Program Planner/Trainer in Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca and Mexico City, Mexico

1991 – 1993 Health Promotion Specialist, United States Peace Corps, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

HONORS AND AWARDS:

2010. Invited by the American Public Health Association to be a delegate to visit Cuba to study its health care policies.

2009 Recipient of Dean’s Academic Enrichment Funding for bridge funding of grant lapses ($50,000); University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine.

2006. CPDD Early Career Investigator Award to attend the annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Scottsdale, AZ, Jun 2006

2006 NIDA Travel Award to attend the American Psychological Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Aug 2006

2003 Delta Omega Public Health Honors Society

1992 Recipient of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) small grant award for development of sanitation systems, Dominican Republic

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

2013 - Present Elected Secretary, Board of Directors, AIDS Coalition for Education (ACE)

2012 – Present Board of Directors, ARTS Foundation

2011 - Present Member, International AIDS Society (IAS)

2010 – 2016 Member, Planning Committee, International Women’s Group, College on Problems of Drug Dependence

2009 – Present Member, Center for Global Health, University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Health

2006 – Present Board of Directors, AIDS Coalition for Education (ACE)

2006 – Present Associate Member, College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD)

2006 – Present Member, Colorado Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Behavioral Research Program, University of Colorado

Denver

2003 – Present Member, Delta Omega Public Health Honors Society

2001 – Present Member, American Public Health Association (APHA)

2001 – 2004 Member, Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)

COMMITTEE AND SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Local Service Activities:

University of Colorado Denver service:

2019 Reviewer for KTR Transition Program, Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Universality of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, January 2019.

2014 – Present Member, Colorado Multiple Institutional Research Board (COMIRB)

2013 – 2014 Member, International Research Advisory Council (IRAC), Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board

(COMIRB)

2011. Member, Transition team and Division Retreat planning committee, Division of Substance Dependence,

Department of Psychiatry

2009 – Present Member, Center for Global Health, University of Colorado Denver School of Public Health

2006 – Present Member, Colorado Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), University of Colorado Denver

Local public service:

2006 - Present Board of Directors, AIDS Coalition for Education (ACE); Elected Secretary, January 2013

2012 - 2014 Board of Directors, ARTS Foundation

2003 –2004 Strategic Planning Participant, Viral Hepatitis Program, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)

National Service Activities:

National grant review, editorial review and expert panel membership:

2018 to present Reviewer for Scientific Journals, National Library of Medicine PubMed Central, Dec 2018- Jun 2019

2018 Reviewer for Anonymization Study of Peer Review Practices, Center for Scientific Review, Dec 2018

Reviewer for Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) New Investigator Awards, University of Washington/Fred Hutch CFAR, August 2018

2015 Reviewer for HIV/AIDS-related Career Development Award Applications ZRG1 AARR-G (90) S, March 2015.

2014 to 2018 Elected to the Literature Selection Technical Review Committee (LSTRC) of the National Library of Medicine, NIH, President’s Advisory Commission appointment; Jul 2014 - Jun 2018

Nominated as Standing member of Scientific Review group Behavioral and Social Consequences of HIV

(BSCH): Jul 2014- Jun 2020

2014 Reviewer for the HIV and Drug Use Research Fellowship Programme, National Institute on Drug Abuse

(NIDA), International AIDS Society (IAS) and the French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral

Hepatitis (ANRS)

Reviewer for Scientific Review Group BSCH (March)

Reviewer for APHA abstracts (March)

Reviewer for Special Emphasis Panel, ZRG1 AARR-K(03)

2013 Reviewer for Scientific Review Group BSPH (December)

Reviewer for Special Emphasis Panel, ZRG1 AARR-K(58), Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging (December)

Reviewer for Scientific Review Group BSCH (July)

Reviewer for Scientific Review Group BSPH (July)

Reviewer for RFA-12-018: Clinical Trial Units for NIAID (UM1; June)

2012 Reviewer for NIH Director’s Early Independence Award program, ZRG1 BBBP-E (53)

2011 – Present Planning Committee member for the International Women’s Group Meetings

2011 Abstract mentor for the International AIDS Society, AIDS 2012 Meeting

Reviewer for Special Emphasis Panel for ASTART (R03)

Reviewer for Special Emphasis Panel for DA-11-001, Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain: Addressing HIV Among Vulnerable Populations

2009 Reviewer for three NIDA Challenge Grants

Reviewer for a Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 AARR; Behavioral & Social Science Approaches to Preventing HIV/AIDS (BSPH)) for three NIDA grants

2008 Invited to serve on Expert Panel of the Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services (TCE-HIV)Cross-Site Evaluation

2006 – Present Invited to serve as Abstract Reviewer for National HIV Prevention Conference

2008 – 2010 Editorial Advisory Board, The Open Addiction Journal (TOADDJ)

REVIEW AND REFEREE WORK

Year Rank/Title Journal

Since 2014 Reviewer International Journal of Prison Health

Reviewer Psychiatry Research

2013 Reviewer Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

Editorial Board Journal of Substance Abuse & Alcoholism

Reviewer International Journal of STDs and AIDS

Reviewer American Journal on Addictions

2012 Editorial Board International Scholarly Research Network Addiction

Reviewer Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy

Reviewer Prevention Science Journal

Reviewer International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction

Reviewer Journal of Parasitology and Vector Biology

Reviewer Central European Journal of Medicine

Reviewer Puerto Rican Health Sciences Journal (PRHSJ)

2011 Reviewer American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP)

Reviewer SAHARA Journal

Reviewer Social Psychology and Psychiatric Epidemiology

2010 Reviewer Journal of Evidence-Based Mental Health

2009 Reviewer NIDA Challenge Grants

Reviewer Journal of the International AIDS Society

Reviewer Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (JSAT)

Reviewer International Journal of Drug Policy (IJDP)

Reviewer Human Organization

Reviewer The AIDS Reader

Reviewer Addiction Research and Theory

2007 Reviewer Patient Preference and Adherence (PPA)

2003 Reviewer Drug and Alcohol Dependence

2003 Reviewer Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (JAIDS)

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

11/2017 Invited to Chair Symposium panel entitled “Take care - care as a global need in HIV”, AIDSImpact Conference: What will it really take to end the epidemic? Cape Town, South Africa, November 2017.

7/2015 Invited speaker for presentation entitled, “Gender Differences and HIV for PWID in Ukraine.” The 3rd Annual Fishbein Memorial Symposium, AIDSImpact Conference: Behavioral Interventions in the Era of Biomedical Prevention, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 2015. 

3/2015 Invited speaker for presentation entitled, “Global HIV Prevention for People Who Inject Drugs” (in Spanish), University Autonoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, March 2015.

9/2011 Invited speaker for symposium entitled: Substance abuse, health disparities, gender issues, victimization and risk behavior: What’s been done  and where are we going globally? AIDSImpact Conference, Santa Fe, NM, September 2011.

6/2010 Host of Moving Round Table Discussions: HIV and Women. NIDA International Forum 3rd Meeting of the International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Group (InWomen), Scottsdale, AZ, June 2010.

2010 - 2016 Behavioral Intervention and HIV Prevention Research with Drug Users. Presented to Introduction to International Health class, University of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology.

12/2009 The Use of a Peer Network Intervention to Reduce HIV and HCV Risk Behaviors among IDUs. Division of Substance Dependence seminar, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver.

12/2008 Interventions to Reduce Drug Use and HIV Risk among Methamphetamine Users. sponsored by Colorado Health Outcomes Program (COHO)/University of Colorado Denver and the Clinical Research Unit/Kaiser Permanente of Colorado, Aurora, CO.

10/2008 Interventions to Reduce Drug Use and HIV Risk among Methamphetamine Users: results from a pilot study, Colorado Foundation for AIDS Research (CFAR).

4/2008 Interventions to Reduce Drug Use and HIV Risk among Methamphetamine Users. Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, University of Colorado Denver.

1/2006 The Relationship between HIV Prevention Research and Substance Abuse Treatment, Division Research Forum, Division of Substance Dependence, co-presented with J. Thomas Brewster and Robert E. Booth, Denver, CO.

10/2005 The Use of Qualitative Methods to Inform Quantitative Instruments: Lessons from the Field, sponsored by Colorado Health Outcomes Program (COHO)/University of Colorado Denver and Clinical Research Unit/Kaiser Permanente of Colorado, Aurora, CO.

4/2005 Lectureship to the International Visitor Program of the Institute for International Education on US Drug Control Policy and Demand Reduction.

9/2002 HIV Risk Reduction with Street-Recruited Injection Drug Users, AIDS Coalition for Education (ACE) Conference on Mental Health & Substance Abuse in the HIV Community, Denver, CO.

2001-2011 The History of Drug Use and Abuse in America: Implications for HIV/AIDS Prevention Medical Careers class, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Office of Diversity in conjunction with the Cherry Creek and Smoky Hill High Schools; annual.

TEACHING

Lectures and Seminars for Undergraduate and Graduate Students, Residents, Fellow and Peers:

2007 – Present Human Behavior in Neuroscience Block, University of Colorado School of Medicine, PSCH 6001; Group Leader

2007 – Present Human Behavior in Metabolism Block, University of Colorado School of Medicine, PSCH 6001; Group Leader

2001 – Present Project Safe 101, presented to medical students, PSCH 8001/8610, Psychiatry Elective, The “Big Six” Substance Dependence Problems, University of Colorado School of Medicine

2001 – Present Project Safe 101, presented to Professional Research Assistants at Project Safe, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

2011 – 2017 Introduction to International Health, CPSY 4577; University of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology, Course Director

2001 – 2011 The History of Drug Use and Abuse, presented to Post-Doctoral Fellows in the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, University of Colorado Denver, Department of Psychiatry

2001 – 2010 The History of Drug Use and Abuse presented to Cherry Creek High School and Smoky Hill High School students, Medical Careers program

10/2008 Interventions to Reduce Drug Use and HIV Risk among Methamphetamine Users: results from a pilot study. Sponsored by Colorado Health Outcomes Program (COHO)/University of Colorado Denver and the Clinical Research Unit/Kaiser Permanente of Colorado, Aurora, CO; also presented to the Colorado Foundation for AIDS Research (CFAR).

10/2005 The use of qualitative methods to inform quantitative instruments: lessons from the field, sponsored by `Colorado Health Outcomes Program (COHO)/University of Colorado Denver and the Clinical Research Unit/Kaiser Permanente of Colorado

4/2005 Lectureship to the International Visitor Program of the Institute for International Education on US Drug Control Policy and Demand Reduction.

1996 Teaching Assistant, Course # 222-650, “Qualitative Research Methods”, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

1995 Teaching Assistant, Course #550-608, “Problem Solving in Public Health”, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

GRANT SUPPORT

Ongoing Research Support

NIH/NIDA R01DA045545 Bluthenthal, Ricky and Corsi, Karen (MPIs) 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2022

Cannabis use and health outcomes among opioid-using people who inject drugs in the context of cannabis legalization.

The overall goal of this study is to determine if increasing cannabis use among people who inject drugs results in declines in opioid use frequency and opioid-related health outcomes such as nonfatal overdoses, hospitalization, and abscesses.

Role: MPI

NIH/NIDA 1R01DA039072  Booth, Robert and Corsi, Karen (MPIs)              04/01/2015 – 02/29/2020

Life Course Investigation of People Who Inject Drugs

The goal of this longitudinal research is to examine injection drug use, HIV risk behaviors and mental health outcomes over the life course by re-interviewing opiate injector subjects from prior research.

Role: MPI

NIH/NIDA 1R01DA042069 Robert Cook (PI) 4/1/2017 – 3/31/2022

Health outcomes and cognitive effects of marijuana use among persons living with HIV/AIDS

The study is a multidisciplinary effort to better understand the effects of marijuana on HIV health outcomes and behavior.

Role: Co-Investigator

Previous Support

SAMHSA 5H79 TI025821      Bonaguidi, A (PI)              09/30/14 – 09/29/18

TI025821-03 - CSAT, CMHS, CSAP 

Project REACH, Risk Education for At-Risk Communities on HIV/AIDS

The overall purpose of this project is to demonstrate the effectiveness of a fully-integrated model for the delivery of primary and behavioral health care to adult African American and Hispanic populations in Denver of PWID, MSM and men and women abusing other drugs and alcohol at high risk for HIV and HCV.

Role: Lead Evaluator. 

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Bull, Sheana (PI) 8/01/2014 – 06/30/2017

Interagency Contract 17FLA89911

This project is evaluating knowledge and behavioral outcomes from a mass media and targeted media education campaign about laws and health risks related to legalized recreational marijuana. Role: Co-PI

NIH/NIDA 5R01DA031816 Booth, Robert (PI) 08/01/2011 – 05/31/2017

The Impact of Medical Marijuana in Metropolitan Denver

This research studies prospectively examines the impact of medical marijuana on HIV-related sex behaviors, use of other drugs, and health outcomes, as well as the epidemiology of medical marijuana use.

Role: Co-Investigator

NIH/NIDA 5R01DA026741-02 Corsi, Karen (PI) 8/15/10 – 6/30/16

Reduction of drug use and HIV risk among out-of-treatment methamphetamine users

The goal of this study is to examine the effect of various behavioral interventions on drug use and HIV risk among methamphetamine users in Denver.

Role: Principal Investigator

CDPHE 15-72685 Bull, Sheana (PI) 09/15/2014 – 06/30/2015

Marijuana Prevention and Education Program

The goal of this study is to evaluate the Medical Marijuana Program in Denver for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).

Role: Co-Investigator

SAMHSA/DHHS/CSAT 1H79TI021452-01 John T. Brewster (PI) 9/30/09 – 9/29/2015

Aromor Behavior Health Supportive Housing Project.

Role: Lead Evaluator

SAMHSA/DHHS/CMHS 1H79SM059103-01 Corey Reitz (PI) 9/30/09 – 9/29/2015

Aromor Behavior Health Supportive Housing Project.

Role: Lead Evaluator

NIH/NIDA 5R01DA026741-02 Corsi, Karen (PI) 8/15/10 – 6/30/16

Reduction of drug use and HIV risk among out-of-treatment methamphetamine users

Role: Principal Investigator

CDPHE 15-72685 Bull, Sheana (PI) 09/15/2014 – 06/30/2015

Marijuana Prevention and Education Program

The goal of this study is to evaluate the Medical Marijuana Program in Denver for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).

Role: Co-Investigator

NIH/NIDA 1R01DA031816-01S1 Booth, Robert (PI) 06/1/13-5/31/15

Supplement to The Impact of Medical Marijuana in Metropolitan Denver

Role: Co-Investigator

NIH/NIDA 5P60 DA011015-11 Hewitt, John (PI) 5/01/09-2/28/14

Center on Antisocial Drug Dependence: The Genetics of HIV Risk Behaviors

Component IV: Pilot Projects (Rhee) The major goal of Component IV is to recruit and complete pilot projects examining antisocial drug dependence and HIV risk behaviors.

Role: Principal Investigator of UCD pilot project

NIH/NIDA 5R01 DA09832-13 Booth, Robert E (PI) 7/15/95-5/31/13

Intervention to reduce injection drug use.

Role: Co-Investigator

NIH/NIDA 1R21 DA024574-01A2 Booth, Robert E. (PI) 5/15/09-4/30/12

Understanding the role of power in drug use and HIV risk behaviors among non-injecting Meth (MA) using women.

Role: Co-Investigator

NIH/NIDA    1R03 DA029448-01    Binswanger (PI)          4/01/2010-3/31/2012          

HIV Risk Behavior in Drug-Involved Former Inmates

Role: Co-Investigator

NIH/NIDA 1R21 DA026773-01 Phillips, Kristina (PI) 6/15/09-5/31/11

Reduction of medical complications associated with injection drug use.

Role: Co-Investigator

Division of General Internal Medicine Small Grants Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine Binswanger, Ingrid A (PI) 7/01/09-6/30/10

Risk behaviors, health status and health care utilization of drug users under community supervision with and without a recent history of incarceration.

Role: Co-Investigator

NIH/NIDA 5R21 DA21522-02 Corsi, Karen F (PI) 5/10/06-3/31/09

Reduction of HIV risk and drug use among out-of-treatment methamphetamine users.

Role on Project: Principal Investigator

NIH/NIDA 5R01 DA016994 Booth, Robert E (PI) 9/01/03-06/30/09

Reducing HCV/HIV Risks comparing two interventions.

Role on Project: Co-Investigator

NIH/NIDA 5R01 DA016994-S1 Booth, Robert E (PI) 9/01/03-06/30/09

Reducing HCV/HIV risks comparing two interventions.

Role on Project: Co-Investigator

SAMHSA/DHHS H79-TI15794-05 Corsi, Karen F (PI) 9/30/03-9/28/08

Strengths-based cased management and group sessions to enhance treatment readiness in minority female crack smoking populations.

Role on Project: Principal Investigator

NIH/NIDA 5R01 DA09832-10 Corsi, Karen F (PI) 7/15/95-5/31/07

Intervention to reduce injection drug use.

Role: Principal Investigator

NIH/NIDA 5R01 DA09832-S1 Corsi, Karen F (PI) 7/15/95-5/31/07

Intervention to reduce injection drug use.

Role on Project: Principal Investigator

NIH/NIDA 5R01 DA12813 Corsi, Karen F (PI) 8/01/99-7/31/05

Antecedents to risk behaviors among drug users.

Role on Project: Principal Investigator

NIH/NIDA 5R01 DA12813-S2 Corsi, Karen F (PI) 8/01/99-7/31/05

A supplemental application designed to assess the contribution of psychiatric co-morbidity to HIV-related risk-taking behaviors.

Role on Project: Principal Investigator

BIBLIOGRAPHY

a. Papers published in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters

1. Fortuin Corsi K, Kwiatkowski CF, Booth RE. Predictors of positive outcomes for out-of-treatment opiate injectors recruited into methadone maintenance through street outreach. Journal of Drug Issues. 2002; Summer: 999-1016.

2. Kwiatkowski CF, Fortuin Corsi K, Booth RE. The association between knowledge of Hepatitis C virus status and risk behaviors in injecting drug users. Addiction. 2002;97:1289-1294.

3. Reich W, Compton W, Horton J, Cottler L, Cunningham-Williams R, Booth RE, Singer M, Leukefeld C, Fink J, Stopka, T, Fortuin Corsi K, Staton TM, Injection drug users report good access to pharmacy sale of syringes. Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association. Nov/Dec 2002;42 (Supplement 2):S68-S72.

4. Reich W, Compton W, Horton J, Cottler L, Cunningham-Williams R, Booth RE, Singer M, Leukefeld C, Fink J, Stopka, T, Fortuin Corsi K, Staton TM, Pharmacist ambivalence about over-the-counter sale of syringes to injection drug users. Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association. Nov/Dec 2002;42 (Supplement 2):S52-S57.

5. Booth RE, Corsi KF, Mikulich SK. Improving entry to methadone maintenance among out-of-treatment drug users. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2003;24:305-311.

6. Compton WM, Horton JC, Cottler LB, Booth RE, Leukefeld CG, Singer M, Cunningham-Williams R, Reich W, Fortuin Corsi K, Staton M, Fink JL, Stopka TJ, Spitznagel EL. A multistate trial of pharmacy syringe purchase. Journal of Urban Health. 2004;661-670.

7. Booth RE, Corsi, KF, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK. Factors associated with methadone maintenance treatment retention among street-recruited injection drug users. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2004;74:177-185.

8. Booth RE, Kwiatkowski CF, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Brewster JT, Salomonsen-Sautel S, Corsi KF, Sinitsyna L. Predictors of risky needle use following interventions with injection drug users in Ukraine. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 82(S1):S49-S56, 2006.

9. Corsi KF, Kwiatkowski CF, Booth RE. Long-term predictors of HIV risk behaviors among IDUs. Journal of Drug Issues. 36(3): 649-666, 2006.

10. Corsi KF, Van Hunnik B, Kwiatkowski CF, Booth RE. Computerized Tracking and Follow-up Techniques in Longitudinal Research with Drug Users. Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology, 6:101-110, 2006.

11. Corsi KF, Kwiatkowski CF, Booth RE. Treatment entry and predictors among opiate-using injection drug users. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 33(1): 121-127,2007.

12. Corsi KF, Winch PJ, Kwiatkowski CF, Booth RE. Childhood factors that precede drug injection: is there a link? Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16(7):808-818, 2007.

13. Corsi KF, Booth, RE. HIV sex risk behaviors among heterosexual methamphetamine users. Current Drug Abuse Reviews, 2008: 1:292-296.

14. Corsi KF, Kwiatkowski CF, Booth RE. Predictors of methamphetamine injection in out-of-treatment IDUs. Substance Use and Misuse. 44:332-342, 2009.

15. Corsi KF, Lehman WE, Booth RE. The effect of methadone on positive outcomes for opiate injection drug users. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 37:120-127, 2009.

16. Corsi KF, Rinehart DJ, Kwiatkowski CF, Booth RE. Case management outcomes for women who use crack. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 7:1-11, 2010.

17. Corsi KF. Review: Opiate substitute treatment is associated with increased overall survival among injection drug users. Evidence-Based Mental Health. 13(4):111-112, Nov 2010.

18. Binswanger IA, Nowels C, Corsi KF, Long J, Booth RE, Kutner J, Steiner JF. From the Prison Door Right to the Sidewalk, Everything Went Downhill. A Qualitative Study of the Health Experiences of Recently Released Inmates. International Journal of Law and Mental Health. July 2011.

19. Adams J, Nowels C, Corsi K, Long J, Steiner JF, Binswanger IA. HIV risk after release from prison: a qualitative study of former inmates. JAIDS. April 2011.

20. Binswanger IA, Nowels C, Corsi KF, Glanz J, Long J, Booth RE, Steiner JF. Return to drug use and overdose after release from prison: a qualitative study. Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, 2012, 7:3.

21. Phillips, KT, Anderson B, Corsi KF, Stein MD. Skin and needle hygiene intervention for injection drug users: Results from a randomized, controlled Stage I pilot trial. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.43:313-321, 2012.

22. Corsi KF, Speer N, Min, S, Royer M, Booth RE. “Facilitated therapeutic alliances increase treatment retention among injection drug users.” Advances in Medicine and Biology Vol. 50. Ed. Berhardt LV. Hauppauge: Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2nd Quarter, 2012.

23. Corsi KF, Lehman WE, Min S, Lance SP, Speer N, Booth RE, Shoptaw S. The feasibility of interventions to reduce HIV risk and drug use among heterosexual methamphetamine users. Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research. June 2012.

24. Corsi, KF. Letter to the Editor, Response to the article “A quantitative and qualitative study of rat testis following the administration of methadone and buprenorphine”. International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction. 1:3, 2012.

25. Phillips KT, Altman JK, Corsi KF, Stein MD. Development of a risk reduction intervention to reduce bacterial and viral infections for injection drug users. Subst Use Misuse. 48(1-2):54-64. Jan 2013. PubMed PMID: 23017057

26. Binswanger IA, Mueller SR, Beaty BL, Min SJ, Corsi KF. Gender and risk behaviors for HIV and sexually transmitted infections among recently released inmates: A prospective cohort study. AIDS Care. Nov 2013. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24266415

27. Thurstone C, Binswanger IA, Corsi KF, Rinehart DJ, Booth RE. Medical Marijuana Use and Parenting: A Qualitative Study. Adolescent Psychiatry, 3(2):190-194, April 2013.

28. Booth RE, Dvoryak S, Min S, Brewster JT, Wendt WW, Corsi KF, Strathdee SA. Law enforcement practices associated with HIV infection among injection drug users in Odessa, Ukraine. AIDS and Behavior. June 2013. 17:2604–2614

29. Binswanger IA, Mueller SR, Beaty BL, Min SJ, Corsi KF. Gender and risk behaviors for HIV and sexually transmitted infections among recently released inmates: A prospective cohort study. AIDS Care. 2014;26(7):872-81. PubMed PMID: 24266415

30. Corsi KF, Garver-Apgar C, Booth RE. Gender differences on HIV risk behaviors and prevalence among PWID in Ukraine. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2014; 138:103-108.

31. Kral A, Wenger LD, Novak SP, Chu D, Corsi KF,  Coffa D, Shapiro B. Is cannabis use associated with less opioid use among people who inject drugs? Drug and Alcohol Dependence, May 2015, 153:236-41. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.05.014.

32. Davis JM, Mendelson B, Berkes JJ, Suleta K, Corsi KF, Booth RE. Public Health Effects of Medical Marijuana Legalization in Colorado. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 50(3):373-9, Mar 2016.

33. Bull SS, Brooks-Russell A, Davis J, Roppolo R, Corsi KF. Awareness, perception of risk and behaviors related to retail marijuana among a sample of Colorado youth. Journal of Community Health, September 2016.

34. Booth RE, Davis JM, Corsi KF. Medical vs. recreational marijuana users: Differences and similarities. Submitted to American Journal of Public Health, Dec 2016.

35. Davis JD, Suleta K, Corsi KF, Booth RE. A hazard analysis of risk factors of mortality in individuals who inject drugs in Denver CO. AIDS and Behavior, Jan 2017.

36. Corsi KF, Shoptaw S, Alishahi M, Booth RE. Methamphetamine use among at-risk populations. Current HIV/AIDS Reports, January 2019.

b. Other publications, book chapters, non-published documents, reports

1. Booth RE, Corsi KF, Mikulich SK. Free treatment and treatment entry among out-of-treatment injection drug users. Proceeds from: Strategies to Improve the Replicability, Sustainability, and Durability of HIV Prevention Interventions for Drug Users: NIDA/CAMCODA Working Meeting, NIDA Research Monographs, 2003.

2. Fortuin Corsi K, Kwiatkowski CF, Spradley JA, Booth RE. Drug users’ and non-users' perceptions of why people engage in HIV risks. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 63(1), 2001.

3. Fortuin K and Paredes P. Naked Dialogue: the Gender Series Project in Bolivia, Technical Report, Johns Hopkins Center for Communications Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, May 1997.

c. Scientific abstracts published or presented at scientific meetings:

1. Fortuin, KH. “Qualitative Research for the Design of a Growth Monitoring/Nutrition Education Project: Morelos, Mexico”, presented at the Society for the Applied Anthropology Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 1996; Oral.

2. Saba W, Ruiz C, Perez A, Marquez M, Prudencio I, Prudencio C, Valente T, Fortuin K. “Bolivia portrays gender issues on TV”, presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY, November 1996; Poster.

3. Findley S, See D, Irigoyen M, and Fortuin K. Strategies to evaluate the impact of community partnerships on primary care utilization and vaccination coverage, presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., November 1998; Poster.

4. Fortuin KH, Kwiatkowski CF, Booth RE. Free treatment outcomes for opiate users: a summary of focus groups. Presented at the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Acapulco, Mexico, June 1999; Poster.

5. Hsu K, Fortuin K, See D, Findley S, Irigoyen, M. Strengthening the partnership between WIC and primary care: a summary of focus groups in New York City, presented at the Ambulatory Pediatric Association Conference, Dallas, TX, June 1999; Poster.

6. Fortuin KH, Kwiatkowski CF, Brewster, JT, Ennis EP, Crowley TJ, Booth RE. Can you ever get enough treatment? Presented at the 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan, PR, June 2000; Poster.

7. Fortuin KH, Spradley JA, Kwiatkowski CF, Booth RE. The needle and the damage done: HIV prevention in a local and global context. Presented at the 63rd Annual Society for Applied Anthropology Meeting, Merida, Mexico, March 2001; Poster.

8. Fortuin KH, Kwiatkowski CF, Spradley JA, Booth RE. Drug users and non-users perceptions of why people engage in HIV risks. Presented at the 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Scottsdale, AZ, June 2001; Oral.

9. Kwiatkowski CF, Fortuin Corsi K, Booth RE. “Hepatitis C: what you don’t know can kill you,” presented at the 63rd Annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Scottsdale, AZ, June 2001; Poster.

10. Booth RE, Mikulich SK, Kwiatkowski CK, Corsi KF. Treatment as HIV risk reduction. Presented at the Health Services Research Conference, Houston, TX, November 2001; Oral.

11. Corsi KF, Booth RE. HIV risk reduction with street-recruited injection drug users. Presented at the AIDS Coalition for Education (ACE) Conference on Mental Health & Substance Abuse in the HIV Community, Denver, CO, Sept 2002; Oral.

12. Booth RE, Mikulich SK, Fortuin Corsi, K. Community-based interventions with injection drug users, Publication abstracts for “Addictions 2002: Integrating Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention in the Community,” Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Sept 2002; Poster.

13. Booth RE, Corsi KF, Mikulich SK. Methadone maintenance as HIV risk reduction with street-recruited injection drug users. Presented at the 31st Annual UCSD Summer Clinical Institute in Addiction Studies, San Diego, CA, 2002; Oral.

14. Corsi KF, Mikulich SK, Booth RE. Antecedent factors related to injection drug use among IDUs and non-IDUs in Denver, CO. Presented at the 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Bal Harbour, FL, June 2003; Poster.

15. Corsi KF, Mikulich SK, Booth RE. HIV risk-taking: IDUs vs. non-IDUs and opiate vs. stimulant injectors in Denver, CO. Presented at the Annual National HIV Prevention Conference, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, July 2003; Oral.

16. Booth RE, Gilbertson-Mikulich S, Corsi KF. Retention in methadone maintenance with street recruited drug injectors. Presented at the Blending Conference, Clinical Trials Network, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Denver, CO, September 2003; Oral.

17. Corsi KF, Mikulich-Gilbertson S, Booth RE. HIV risk-taking: IDUs vs. non-IDUs and opiate vs. stimulant injectors. Presented at the Annual Junior Faculty Poster Session, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Denver, CO, May 2004; Poster.

18. Corsi KF, Booth RE. Predictors of treatment retention and its effects on injection drug use and HIV risk behaviors. Presented at the Annual Junior Faculty Poster Session, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Denver, CO, May 2005; Poster.

19. Corsi, KF. A descriptive study of health issues among minority women who use crack cocaine.” Presented at the Diversity Exchange, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, May 2005; Poster.

20. Corsi KF, Booth RE. Antecedent factors related to injection drug use. Presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Orlando, FL, June 2005; Poster.

21. Corsi KF, Booth RE. Antecedent factors related to injection drug use. Publication Abstracts for the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, 138, 2005.

22. Corsi KF, Booth RE. HIV risk among stimulant and opiate Injectors: differences in risk by drug of choice. Presented at the Annual National HIV Prevention Conference, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, June 2005; Poster.

23. Booth RE, Asdigan N, Corsi KF. Methadone maintenance as HIV prevention. Presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Orlando, FL, June 2005; Poster.

24. Booth RE, Asdigian N, Brewster JT, Corsi KF. Treatment entry and retention with street recruited drug injectors. Publication Abstracts for the 16th Annual International Conference on the Reduction of Drug-Related Harm, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 261, 2005; Oral.

25. Booth RE, Asdigian NL, Corsi KF. Methadone maintenance as HIV prevention. Publication Abstracts for the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, 119, 2005; Poster.

26. Corsi KF, Kwiatkowski CF, Booth RE. Methamphetamine injectors compared to other IDU in Denver, CO. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Scottsdale, AZ, June 2006; Poster.

27. Corsi KF, Kwiatkowski CF, Booth RE. Factors associated with treatment entry among opiate injection drug users. Presented at the American Psychological Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Aug 2006; Poster.

28. Booth RE, Corsi KF, Kwiatkowski CF, Rinehart D, Brewster JT. Methadone Treatment Retention and its Effectiveness with Street-Recruited Opiate Injectors. Presented at the Annual 17th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm. Vancouver, Canada, April 2006; Poster.

29. Corsi KF, Kwiatkowski CF, Booth RE. Predictors of methamphetamine use among out-of-treatment IDUs. Presented at the 2007 National HIV Prevention Conference, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, December, 2007; Poster.

30. Corsi KF, Lehman WE, Booth RE. Predictors of outcomes for opiate IDUs in methadone treatment. Presented at the Annual College of Problems on Drug Dependence, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2008; Poster.

31. Rinehart DJ, Corsi KF, Booth RE. Gender and sexual relationship power among out-of-treatment methamphetamine users. Presented at the Annual College of Problems on Drug Dependence, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2008; Poster.

32. Corsi KF, Lehman WK, Booth RE, Shoptaw S. Interventions to reduce HIV risk and drug use among heterosexual methamphetamine users: preliminary results from a pilot study. Presented at the Annual College of Problems on Drug Dependence, Reno, NV, June 2009; Oral.

33. Binswanger I, Nowels C, Corsi K, Booth RE, Steiner JE. Health needs of former inmates: a qualitative study. Society for General Internal Medicine Regional Meeting, September 11, 2009, Denver, CO; Oral.

34. Corsi KF, Schmitt C, Booth, RE. Case management to improve treatment entry among crack-using minority women. Presented at the Addiction Health Services Research Conference, San Francisco, Oct. 2009; Poster.

35. Binswanger I, Nowels C, Corsi K, Booth RE, Steiner JE. Health Needs of Former Inmates: A Qualitative Study. Academic & Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health. Fort Lauderdale. December 2009; Poster.

36. Binswanger IA, Nowels C, Corsi KF, Long J, Booth RE, Kutner J, Steiner JF. “From the Prison Door Right to the Sidewalk, Everything Went Downhill,” A Qualitative Study of Former Inmates. Poster presented at the Society for General Internal Medicine meeting, Spring 2010.

37. Corsi KF, Ennis E, Suckney J, Baiocco D, Brewster JT. Substance Abuse Treatment and Housing for the Homeless in Denver. Poster presented at the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Co-Occurring and Homeless Activities Branch Meeting, Arlington, VA, May 2010.

38. Rinehart DJ, Corsi KF, Mead K, Wechsberg W, Booth RE. False power: qualitative research with women who use methamphetamine. Poster presented at the annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Scottsdale, AZ, June 2010.

39. Phillips KT, Corsi KF, Altman J, & Stein MD. Development of a risk reduction intervention for injection drug users to reduce bacterial and viral infections. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Scottsdale, AZ, June 2010.

40. Binswanger IA, Elder S, Felton S, Corsi KF, Booth RE. Health Care Utilization and Health Risk Behaviors of Drug Users in the Criminal Justice System. Poster presented at the 3rd Annual Global Health Symposium ‘HIV/AIDS: At Home and Abroad’. Denver, CO, October 2010.

41. Corsi KF, Min S, Royer MS, Booth RE. HIV Risk and treatment among opiate injectors. Oral presented at the annual American Public Health Association meeting, Denver, CO, November 2010.

42. Corsi KF, Min S, Royer MS, Booth RE. Comparison interventions for reduction of HCV and HIV risk behaviors. Poster presented at the annual Addiction Health Sciences Research Conference (AHSR), Lexington, KY, Nov 2010.

43. Binswanger IA, Elder S, Felton S, Haffey PR, Corsi KF, Booth RE. Health Characteristics of Individuals Released from Prison: A Pilot Longitudinal Cohort Study. Presented at the Academic and Health Policy Meeting on Correctional Healthcare, Boston, MA, March 2011.

44. Adams J, Nowels C, Corsi K, Long J, Steiner J, Binswanger I. A qualitative study of former inmates. Poster presented at the annual Society for General Internal Medicine meeting, Spring 2011.

45. Phillips KT, Stein MD, Corsi KF. Skin and needle hygiene intervention for injection drug users: Preliminary results from a randomized, controlled Stage I pilot trial. Presented at the annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Hollywood, FL, June 2011. Oral.

46. Corsi KF, Min S, Royer MS, Booth RE. HIV risk and treatment among opiate injectors. Presented at the annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Hollywood, FL, June 2011. Poster.

47. Corsi KF, Min S, Royer MS, Booth RE. HIV risk and treatment among opiate injectors. Oral presented as part of a symposium entitled “Substance abuse, health disparities, gender issues, victimization and risk behavior: What’s been done and where are we going globally?” Annual AIDSImpact Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, September 2011.

48. Binswanger IA, Beaty B, Min SJ, Corsi KF, Mueller SR. Gender differences in drug-related and sexual risk behaviors after release from prison. Presented at the annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Palm Springs, CA, June 2012.

49. Corsi KF, Speer N, Babuska J, Booth RE. The effects of contingency management on drug use and HIV risk behaviors among heterosexual methamphetamine users. Presented at the annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Palm Springs, CA, June 2012.

50. Rinehart DJ, Corsi KF, Min SJ, Wechsberg W, Booth RE. Power and HIV risk among out-of-treatment women using methamphetamine. Presented at the annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Palm Springs, CA, June 2012.

51. Joseph P, St Hilaire C, Jerome E, H. Norvelus, Duverger K, Andrews M, Corsi KF, Morisseau S, May J, Pape JW. A Demonstration Project to develop a model for a comprehensive program to prevent HIV, TB and associated infectious diseases in the prison system in Haiti. Presented at the annual International AIDS Society Conference, Washington DC, July 2012.

52. Binswanger I, Beaty B, Mueller S, Min SJ, Corsi KF. Gender Differences in Drug-Related and Sexual Risk Behaviors after Release from Prison. Presented at the annual AMERSA meeting, Bethesda, MD, November 2012.

53. Binswanger I, Beaty B, Mueller S, Corsi KF, Min SJ. Overdose history and willingness to use naloxone among former prison inmates. Presented at the annual Society for General Internal Medicine (SGIM) meeting, Denver, CO, April 2013.

54. Corsi KF, Garver-Apgar C, RE Booth. HIV risk behaviors and prevalence among female IDUs in Ukraine. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA, May 2013.

55. Corsi KF, Garver-Apgar C, RE Booth. Gender differences in HIV risk and mental health among methamphetamine users. Presented at the annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Diego, CA, June 2013.

56. Corsi KF, Davis JM, Garver-Apgar C, RE Booth. Contingency management and case management for out-of-treatment methamphetamine users. Presented at the annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2014.

57. Biehl JR, Booth RE, Corsi KF, Davis JM, Burnham EL. Rocky Mountain High: Cannabis Smoking and Lung Health in Denver. Presented at the Annual American Thoracic Society (ATS) meeting, Denver, CO, May 2015.

58. Kral AH, Wenger L, Novak SP, Corsi KF, Bluthenthal RN. Is marijuana use associated with less opioid use among people who inject opioids? Presented at the annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Phoenix, Arizona, June 2015.

59. Davis JM, Suleta K, Corsi KF, Booth RE. Hospital discharges for marijuana dependence over time in Colorado. Presented at the annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Phoenix, Arizona, June 2015.

60. Corsi KF, Davis JM, Kral AH, Bluthenthal RN, Booth RE. Effects of cannabis use on opioid injection frequency. Presented at the annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Phoenix, Arizona, June 2015.

61. Corsi KF, Dvoryak S, Davis JM, Booth RE. Gender differences and HIV among PWID in Ukraine. (Invited plenary speaker). Presented at the 3rd Annual Fishbein Symposium, AIDSImpact Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 2015.

62. Corsi KF. Public Health Effects of Medical Marijuana Legalization in Colorado. Presented at the annual College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Palm Springs, CA, June 2016.

63. Corsi KF, Davis JM, Spradley J, Booth RE. Contingency management and strengths-based case management interventions for methamphetamine users in Denver, CO. Presented at the annual College on problems of Drug Dependence, Montreal, Quebec, June 2017.

64. Corsi KF, Booth RE. The interaction of cannabis use and opioid injection in Colorado: Implications for HIV risk and transmission. Presented at the annual AIDSImpact Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, November 2017.

65. KF Corsi, S Shoptaw, M Alishahi, RE Booth. Contingency management for methamphetamine users in Denver. Presented at the annual Addiction Health Services Research Conference, Savannah, Georgia, October 2018.

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