Maria L. Ekstrand, PhD
Associate Professor
Research interests
Primary and secondary HIV prevention with a focus on India. This includes the role of alcohol in sexual risk among vulnerable populations, gender issues, factors involved in the acquisition and maintenance of behavior change, the role of AIDS stigma in HIV prevention, and adherence to antiretroviral therapy and the development of drug resistance.
Current research
- Examining ART adherence issues in Bangalore, India
- AIDS stigma and gender: Health consequences in urban India
- Contexts and correlates of health behaviors in South India
Education
• 1980, B.A (Psychology), Summa Cum Laude, Emory University, Atlanta
• 1982, M.S. (Clinical Psychology), Auburn University, Auburn
• 1985, Resident (Clinical Psychology), Univ. of MS School
of Medicine
• 1986, Ph.D (Clinical Psychology), Auburn University, Auburn
• 1988, Postdoctoral Fellow (Health Psychology), UCSF Psychiatry
Publications
Articles by Maria L. Ekstrand.
Contact
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
Department of Medicine
School of Medicine
50 Beale Street, Suite1300
San Francisco , CA 94105
Phone: (415) 597-9160
Fax: (415) 597-9213
E-mail: Maria.Ekstrand@ucsf.edu
Website: www.caps.ucsf.edu