Sathia Krishnamoorthy (University of Illinois)

Sathia Krishnamoorthy
3420 N. Seminary
Chicago, IL 60657 USA

phone: 773-525-4262
email: skrishna@critpath.org

Description of Work:

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Harvard University, USA Certificate in Health and Human Rights, 2001
University of Madras,India M.A Psychology, 1994
University of Madras, India B.A Psychology, 1991

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2001 - Present Research Associate, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
1999-2001 Research Associate, York University, Toronto, Canada
1997-1999 Research Assistant, Child Abuse Unit for Studies, IIMC, Chicago 
1995-1996 Research Consultant, United Nations Development Program, Regional AIDS Project, New Delhi, India
1995-1997 Research Consultant, Institute of Economic Growth,University of Delhi, India
1994-1996 Psychologist, YRG CARE, Madras, India

HONORS
Board Member, North Side Coalition for Health & HIV/AIDS, Chicago 2001-
Member, South Asian Public Health Association 2001-
Associate Member, AIDS Committee of Toronto, Toronto, Canada 2000-
Associate Member, Alliance for South Asians Against AIDS Prevention, Toronto, Canada -Feb 2000 -
Associate Member, International Refugee Law Judges Association,Netherlands 2000-
Distinguished Visitor, Lund University, Lund, Sweden 1998
Founding Member, Indian Network of People with HIV/AIDS, Madras, India 1997-
Board Member for South Asia, Asia-Pacific Network for PWHIV/AIDS, Singapore 1995-1997
Founding Member, Senhalaya, Madras, India 1995-

GEOGRAPHIC WORK EXPERIENCE
Policy Assessment, Policy Meeting, Project Evaluation Work includes the following countries:
AMERICAS: USA, Canada
ASIA: Singapore, India, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan
AFRICA: South Africa, Tanzania
EUROPE: England, Netherlands, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Norway

INVITED TESTIMONY, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS

United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS ~ HIV/AIDS, 
Human Rights and Human Movement, New York ~ June 2001

United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS ~ Role of 
United Nations in Access to Treatment in Developing World, New York ~ June 2001

JFK School of Government, Harvard University ~ AIDS in India ~ Consensus 
and Conflict in Policy, Boston ~ April 1999

MGR Medical University ~ Role of People with HIV/AIDS in controlling HIV/AIDS
epidemic in India, Second AIDS in India Conference, Madras, India ~ December 1999

University of Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania ~ Socio-economic Impact of HIV/AIDS 
in Agricultural Sector in East Africa, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania ~ November 1999

Universite, Paris- HIV/AIDS related Mortality and Morbidity in India ~ 
UNDP Meeting on Socio-economic Impact on HIV/AIDS ~ Paris, France ~ September 1999

USAID meeting on Positive Implications of Micro credit Program in 
Developing Countries ~ with Former First Lady Hillary Clinton, Washington DC ~ March 1999

Government of India ~ Socio-Cultural Vulnerability of HIV/AIDS among Women 
~ Ministry of Health organized Symposium on HIV/AIDS for Policy Makers, New Delhi ~ March 1998

Parliament of India ~ AIDS has not taken away my dignity ~ Personal 
Testimony, HIV/AIDS for Policy Makers, New Delhi ~ March 1996

Project Concern, Indonesia ~ Role of Youth in HIV/AIDS Care~ Jakarta, 
Indonesia ~ March 1996

Government of Thailand ~ Planning Council Meeting for Asia Pacific Network 
of People with HIV/AIDS ~ Chiang Mai, Thailand ~ September 1995

ABSTRACTS/PRESENTATIONS

Ramesh Venkataraman, Indra Venkataraman, Monolisa Mishra and Sathiamoorthy 
K: Using Docu-drama films on Life stories on PHAs as Media Strategies to 
Change attitudes : XI International Conference on HIV/AIDS, July 07-11, 1996

Sathiamoorthy K : Neuropsychiatric Morbidity among HIV Positive Drug Users 
in South India International Conference on AIDS, Drugs and Alcohol: New Delhi, January 1995

Sathiamoorthy K: A study on Loneliness and Neurosis on HIV Positive 
People: All India Conference on Clinical Psychologists, Madras, India, December 01-05, 1995

PUBLICATIONS

Solomon S, Kumarasamy N, Martin SP, Pandian R, Sathiamoorthy K, 
Thyagarajan SP: Risk Factors and Evaluation of HTLV Testing in Saliva and 
Blood Samples Journal of Infection, 1997: 34/1, p 85-86

Sathiamoorthy K and Ronald Skeldon: Population Mobility and HIV 
Vulnerability in South East Asia: An assessment and Analysis: UNDP South 
East Asia Office, Chiang Mai, Thailand, November 1999

Sathiamoorthy K and Suniti Solomon: Socio-economic Realities of Living 
with HIV/AIDS: Ch: 3; p 72-100; May 1997 in Socio-economic Implications of 
the Epidemic: Ed: Peter Godwin, United Nations Development Program, 
Asia-Pacific Office, New Delhi, India

Sathiamoorthy K: Planning and Preparing for Socio-economic Impact of the 
Epidemic: The Costs of Being Ill: Ch: 4; p 94-125, May 1998 in The Looming 
Epidemic: Impact of HIV in India Ed: Peter Godwin, Pub: Mosaic Publishers, New Delhi, India

Satya Karna, Jyotirmay Biswas, N. Kumarasamy, Praveen Sharma, Suniti 
Solomon, Sathiamoorthy K Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsy in an HIV-positive 
Patient Indian J Ophthalmol 2001;49 118-120

PAPERS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION:

Sathiamoorthy K, Kumarasamy, Solomon S, Ganesh AK: Neuropsychiatric 
Morbidity in Early Symptomatic HIV infections: XI International Conference 
on HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada, July 07-11, 1996 (Accepted for publication 
in J AIDS)

Babitha K, Nardev G, Solomon S, Sathiamoorthy K: Factors Associated with 
Level of Depression in Persons infected with HIV/AIDS XI International 
Conference on HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, July 07-11,1996 (Accepted for 
publication in AIDSCARE)

Sathiamoorthy K, Carolyn H Pichard, Richard Givertzman: Developing 
Strategies for Optimal Care for PHAs through Multisectoral Cooperation: 
XIII International Conference on AIDS, Durban, South Africa, July 09-14, 
2000 (Accepted for Publication in AIDSCARE)

Sathiamoorthy K and J wood United States of America: Lost in Labyrinth: 
Detention and Deportation of HIV Positive Kosavar Refugees: XIII 
International Conference on AIDS, Durban, South Africa, July 09-14, 2000 
(Accepted for Publication in Health Policy Review)

Sengupta, S, Sathiamoorthy K, Strauss, R.P, Quinn, S.C Ware, W.B: Factors 
affecting Asian American participation in AIDS Research. Manuscripts 
submitted for publication.

Solomon S, Krishnamoorthy S, Dhapola, S: Needs assessment for patient 
education for people living with HIV/AIDS in India Manuscript submitted 
for publication

PAPERS ACCEPTED FOR PRESENTATION AT THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON AIDS IN JULY 2002:

HIV/AIDS and South Asian Americans: Is there a problem? Ab. no: WePeE6333 
International AIDS Conference to be held in Barcelona, July 7-12, 2002.

Special vulnerability for HIV for women in zones of conflict Abs. No 
F11585 at the XIV International AIDS Conference to be held in Barcelona, July 7-12, 2002.

UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT

Sathiamoorthy, K., Strauss, R.P, Sengupta, S, Groetzinger, L, Barrett T, 
Miller, S: Community Level Informed Consent Involving communities in the 
informed consent process among South Asian Americans Manuscript in preparation

LANGUAGES
English Primary
Tamil Fluent
Hindi Limited Conversational Fluency
Swahili, Norwegiean Limited Conversational Fluency