News: HIV Intervention
Lessons from Decades on the Frontlines of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic
University Professor Nabila El-Bassel finds connections with her work during the HIV/AIDS crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. As we mark…
CSSW Welcomes Two New Full-Time Faculty Members
Two new tenure-track faculty members have joined the Columbia School of Social Work at the start of the 2018–2019 academic…
International AIDS Conference Focuses on People Left Behind in Central Asia and Eastern Europe
By Nabila El-Bassel For the past several years, Central Asia and Eastern Europe have been the only areas of the…
SIG’s WORTH Intervention Identified as Best Practice by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis (PRS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified a group-level intervention…
Out of the Shadows: Female Drug Users and HIV/AIDS
Although global action against HIV/AIDS is more than three decades old, certain populations have stayed on the margins of prevention…
New Study: Savings-led Microfinance Reduces HIV Risk for Vulnerable Women in Mongolia
In a month where we celebrated World Social Work Day and International Women’s Day, we present the findings of Professor Susan Witte’s international research project on behalf of Mongolian women.
Increasing HIV/STI Prevention Among Women on Probation: New Study
As reported in PLOS ONE, a study by the School of Social Work’s Social Intervention Group found that both multimedia and face-to-face interventions worked well in reducing HIV risks for formerly incarcerated women in New York City who are on parole or under some form of community supervision.
Talking to Professor Nabila El-Bassel about Setting, and Stepping Up, the Pace of AIDS Intervention
Professor Nabila El-Bassel takes time out to answer some questions about her participation in the 2014 International AIDS Conference, where she is presenting a paper, and about her work of the past 25 years in the field of AIDS intervention research.
The Social Intervention Group Remembers AIDS Colleagues Lost on MH17
The Social Intervention Group and the Global Health Research Center of Central Asia pay tribute to the tragic loss of colleagues in the international AIDS field, on Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.
A Day in the Life of a Rural Ugandan Youth
In this short video, Associate Professor Fred Ssewamala recounts a typical day in the life of a rural Ugandan youth—a story that helps provide context for the interventions he designs for helping young people in this East African country stay in school.