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Susan S. Witte

Associate Professor of Social Work
B.A., Duke; M.S.W., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., Columbia University
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E-mail: ssw12@columbia.edu
Telephone: (212) 851-2394
Office: Room 813
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Bio:
Dr. Witte is the Associate Director of the CUSSW Social Intervention Group (SIG). Her practice experience includes direct practice, community organization, and administration work in the areas of HIV/AIDS and adult and child sexual violence.
Research Interests:
- Design, testing and dissemination of HIV/STI prevention interventions aimed at women and their male partners
- Infusion of multimedia technologies in research, teaching and practice
- Design, testing and dissemination of services targeting the needs of sex workers and drug dependent fathers
- Female-initiated STD/HIV barrier methods
- Intervention research
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Selected Publications & Presentations:
Journal Articles
Witte, S. S., Altantsetseg, B., Aira, T., Riedel, M., Chen, J. Potocnik, K., El-Bassel, N., Wu, E.,
Gilbert, L., Carlson, C. & Yao, H. (in press). Reducing sexual HIV/STI risk and
harmful alcohol use among sex workers in Mongolia: A randomized clinical trial. AIDS and Behavior. PMID: 21739290
Carlson, C., Witte, S. S., Aira, T., Chen, J. Altantsetseg, B., Riedel, M. (in press). Reducing
violence against sex workers in Mongolia: Results from a clinical trial. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Wu, E., Witte, S. S., Chang, M., Hill, J., & Remien, R. (in press).
Couple-based HIV prevention for low-income drug users from New York City: A
randomized controlled trial to reduce dual risks. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. PMID: 21725249
El-Bassel, N., Jemmott, J. B., Wingood, G. M., Wyatt, G. E., Pequegnat, W., Landis, J. R., Bellamy, S. L., & NIMH Multisite HIV/STD Prevention Trial for African American Couples Group. (2011). National Institute of Mental Health Multisite Eban HIV/STD Prevention Intervention for African American HIV Serodiscordant Couples: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Archives of Internal Medicine. PMCID: 20625011
El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Witte, S. S. & Wu, E. (2011). Intimate partner violence and HIV among drug-involved women: Contexts linking these two epidemics - challenges and
implications for prevention and treatment. Substance Use and Misuse, 46, 295-306.
El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Witte, S. S., Wu, E., Hunt, T., Remien, R. (2010). Couple-Based HIV
Prevention in the United States: Advantages, Gaps, and Future Directions. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 55(Supplement 2), S98-S101. PMID: 21406997
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