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The State of Florida has been at the center of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States since the early 1980s. Miami-Dade County is located in a metropolitan area that has the highest reported annual AIDS rate in the U.S—Hispanics comprise a large percentage of the HIV and AIDS cases in the county. In addition, it is estimated that more than 60% of Miami-Dade’s population lives in medically underserved areas. They face significant economic, cultural or linguistic barriers to health care. Again, Hispanics or Latinos constitute a majority of the medically underserved population in the County.

FIU’s Center for Research on U.S. Latinos HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA) came about as a reaction to a lack of research on the twin epidemics of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse in South Florida’s rapidly growing Latino populations. CRUSADA is the result of the merger of two research centers: the Latino Drug Abuse Research Center (funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse) and the Latino HIV/AIDS Behavioral Science Center (funded by the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities). The Center provides an exceptional opportunity to translate research results into best-practice models that could be utilized by community-based agencies to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse in the area.

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James Jaccard, Professor Psychology Office: DM 208 Phone: 305-348-0274 James.Jaccard@fiu.edu Http://Psych.fiu.edu/Faculty&Staffpages2/Jaccard/J_Jaccard.Html http://crusada.fiu.edu/PE_affFaculty.cfm
Jonathan Tubman, Associate V.P. For Research, Associate Dean University Graduate School Professor, Psychology Office: MARC 431a Phone: 305-348-3024 Secondary Phone: 305-348-5290 Fax: 305-348-4117 Jonathan.Tubman@fiu.edu http://psych.fiu.edu/Faculty&StaffPages2/Tubman/Tubman.html http://cbirg.fiu.edu/staff.htm http://crusada.fiu.edu/PE_affFaculty.cfm
Robert M. Malow, Professor Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work Office: ACI 260 Phone: 305-919-4200 Secondary Phone: 305-919-4222 Fax: 305-919-4220 Robert.Malow@fiu.edu http://ssph.fiu.edu/health_promotion/faculty_malow.html http://crusada.fiu.edu/PE_affFaculty.cfm http://latinohiv.fiu.edu/about_us/our_staff.htm
Marianna Baum, Professor Dietetics & Nutrition Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work Office: HLS 336 Phone: 305-348-2888 Secondary Phone: 305-348-2871 Fax: 305-348-0383 Marianna.Baum@fiu.edu http://ssph.fiu.edu/dietetics_nutrition/faculty_baum.html
H. Virginia McCoy, Assoc Dean, Chair-HPDP Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work Office: HLS II 572 Phone: 305-348-2620 Secondary Phone: 305-348-7789 Fax: 305-348-0503 H.Mccoy@fiu.edu http://ssph.fiu.edu/health_promotion/faculty_%20mccoy.html
Jesus Sanchez, Assistant Professor Public Health Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work Office: HLS 574 Phone: 305-348-1811 Fax: 305-348-4901 Jesus.Sanchez@fiu.edu http://ssph.fiu.edu/health_promotion/faculty_sanchez.html http://crusada.fiu.edu/PE_affFaculty.cfm
Eric Wagner, Professor, C-BIRG Director Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work Office: MARC 310 Phone: 305-348-5612 Secondary Phone: 305-348-8307 Fax: 305 348-5801 Eric.Wagner@fiu.edu http://ssph.fiu.edu/social_work/faculty_wagner.html http://swjpa.fiu.edu/Research/display_form.asp?ID=60 http://chua2.fiu.edu/faculty/wagnere/extras/Wagner%20CVMarch%202004.pdf
Mario De La Rosa, Professor School of Social Work Director, CRUSADA Office: PCA 354b Phone: 305-348-5794 Fax: 305-348-7405 Mario.Delarosa@fiu.edu http://latinohiv.fiu.edu/about_us/our_staff.htm http://swjpa.fiu.edu/Research/display_form.asp?ID=149 http://crusada.fiu.edu/
Madhavan Nair, Professor Chair Immunology College of Medicine Office: HLS I, 307-308 Phone: 305-348-1492 Secondary Phone: 305-348-1493 Fax: 305-348-1494 Madhavan.Nair@fiu.edu
Andrés G. Gil Vice President for Sponsored Research Administration Professor, School of Social Work Office: MARC 431a Phone: 305-348-0556 Secondary Phone: 305-348-2494 Fax: 305-348-6389 Andres.Gil@fiu.edu http://cbirg.fiu.edu/staff.htm
Luz Porter, Professor of Nursing College of Nursing and Health Sciences Office: HLS 378 Phone: 305-348-7744 Secondary Phone: 954-437-9569 Fax: 305-348-0151 Luz.Porter@fiu.edu
Amy Paul-Ward, Assistant Professor Occupational Therapy College of Nursing and Health Sciences Office: HLS 243 Phone: 305-348-3104 Fax: 305-348-1240 Amy.Paul-Ward@fiu.edu http://chua2.fiu.edu/SchoolofHealth/Research/results.asp?ID=886
Marilyn Montgomery, Associate Professor Educational and Psychological Studies Office: ZEB 241a Phone: 305-348-2096 Secondary Phone: 305-348-6197 Fax: 305-348-4125 Marilyn.Montgomery@fiu.edu http://www.fiu.edu/~montgomm/ http://psych.fiu.edu/Faculty&StaffPages2/Montgomery/Montgomery.html
Christopher Rice, Associate Professor School of Social Work Office: HLS_II 359 Phone: 305-348-5885 Fax: 305-348-5313 Christopher.Rice@fiu.edu http://crusada.fiu.edu/popLinks/facultyStaff/chrisR.html http://ssph.fiu.edu/social_work/faculty_rice.html http://crusada.fiu.edu/

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