Nabila El-Bassel
Affiliation
- Faculty Fellow, School of Social Work
Research
Nabila El-Bassel, D.S.W., is a tenured faculty at Columbia University School of Work and the Director of the Social Intervention Group. Dr. El-Bassel is Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on several current NIH-funded R01 studies and numerous previous federal and privately funded research. For thirteen years, Dr. El-Bassel has conducted extensive research in the areas of addictions and HIV. She has substantial experience with the design and implementation of substance abuse and HIV intervention and prevention programs delivered to women, men, and families, across various settings such as MMTPs, detoxification units, soup kitchens, street outreach programs for sex workers, and battered women's shelters. For the last 6 years, Dr. El-Bassel has studied the intersecting epidemics of HIV, partner violence, and substance abuse among men and women in methadone treatment. She has published more than 60 articles, presented in a variety of international and national conferences, and mentored a substantial number of faculty, pre- and post-doctoral, and masters level students. Dr. El-Bassel also provides significant leadership nationally to the drug abuse and HIV research agenda. She is also the Director of the NIDA faculty training program designed to enhance the social work profession's capacity to carry out scientifically rigorous intervention and prevention research on substance use, HIV/AIDS, and co-morbidity issues.
Selected Work
- "Small group skills training increases condom use. (Commentary)" El-Bassel N. Evidence Based Health Care, 99-100, 2002
- "Psychological distress and intimate physical and sexual abuse among women in methadone maintenance treatment programs" Schiff, M., El-Bassel, N., Engstrom, M., & Gilbert, L. Social Service Review, 76(2), 302-320, 2002
- "Childhood sexual abuse and risk behaviors among men at high risk for HIV infection" The NIMH Multisite HIV Prevention Trial Group (El-Bassel, Co-P.I., New York site). American Journal of Public Health, 92(2), 214-219, 2002
See Also
- Seed grant: HIV Risk among Market Vendors in Kazakhstan
