Dr. Karla Wagner
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Karla Wagner, Ph.D., conducts qualitative and quantitative research that focuses on the prevention of negative health outcomes associated with injection drug use. Topic areas of interest include: the prevention of HIV, viral hepatitis, and fatal overdose, and a focus on the unique circumstances of women. She has worked with syringe exchange programs in New York and Los Angeles, and has most recently been involved in the development and evaluation of an overdose prevention training program for injection drug users in Los Angeles. Dr. Wagner holds a Master’s degree in Anthropology from Northern Arizona University, and a Ph.D. in Preventive Medicine (Health Behavior Research) from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. Selected Publications: Wagner, K.D., Valente, T.W., Casanova, M., Partovi, S.M., Mendenhall, B.M., Hundley, J.H., Gonzalez, M., Unger, J.B. (2009) Evaluation of an overdose prevention and response training programme for injection drug users in the Skid Row Area of Los Angeles, California. International Journal of Drug Policy. Wagner, K.D., Ritt-Olson, A., Soto, D.W., Rodriguez, Y.L., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Unger, J.B. (2008). The role of acculturation, parenting, and family in Hispanic/Latino adolescent substance use: Findings from a qualitative analysis. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. 7(3): 304-327. Wagner, K.D., Ritt-Olson, A., Soto, D., Unger, J.B. (2008). Variation in family structure among urban adolescents and its effects on drug use. Substance Use & Misuse. 43(7): 936-951. Wagner, K.D., Hudson, S.H., Latka, M.H., Strathdee, S., Thiede, H., Mackesey-Amiti, M.E., Garfein, R.S. (2007). The effect of intimate partner violence on receptive syringe sharing among young female injection drug users: an analysis of mediation effects. AIDS and Behavior. 13 (2): 217 Khan, A.J., Simard, E.P., Bower, W.A., Wurtzel, H.L., Khristova, M., Wagner, K.D., Arnold, K.E., Nainan, O.V., LaMarre, M., Bell, B.P. (2005). Ongoing transmission of hepatitis B virus infection among inmates at a state correctional facility. American Journal of Public Health. 95(10): 1793-1799.
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