Colette (Coco) Auerswald, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Community Health & Human Development
Director of Research Training, UCB -UCSF Joint Medical Program
PHONE: 415-476-6692
FAX: (510) 643-8771
LOCATION: 570 University Hall
E-MAIL: auerswaldc@peds.ucsf.edu
Research Interests
- Cultural and social context for HIV and STD-related behaviors in marginalized youth populations
- Mixed qualitative and quantitative methods in adolescent health research
- Homeless youth
- Social networks and adolescent health
Selected Publications
Parriott A, Auerswald C. "Predictors of Injection Drug Use Initiation in a Street-Recruited Sample of San Francisco Street Youth" Substance Abuse and Misuse (in press).
Jennings J, Ellen J, Griffin Deeds B, Harris R, Muenz L, Barnes W, Lee S, Auerswald C. and the Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions. Youth Living with HIV and Partner-specific Risk for the Secondary Transmission of HIV. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (in Press).
Hickler B, Auerswald C. "The worlds of homeless white and African American youth in San Francisco, California: a cultural epidemiological comparison." Social Science and Medicine (January, 2009, epub ahead of print; 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.030).
Epstein L, Sokal-Gutierrez K, Ivey S, Raine T, Auerswald C . "Adolescent experiences with the vaginal ring." Journal of Adolescent Health, 2008:43(1), 64-70.
Auerswald C, Muth SQ, Brown B, Padian N, Ellen J. "Does partner selection contribute to sex differences in STI rates among African American adolescents in San Francisco?" Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2006: 33(8), 480-4.
Carlson J, Sugano E, Millstein S, Auerswald C. "Service utilization and the life cycle of youth homelessness" Journal of Adolescent Health, 2006: 38(5), pp. 624-7.
Auerswald C, Sugano E, Ellen J, Klausner J. "Street-based STD testing and treatment of homeless youth are feasible, acceptable and effective." Journal of Adolescent Health, 2006:38(3), pp. 208-12.
Auerswald C, Greene K, Minnis A, Doherty I, Ellen J, Padian N. "Qualitative assessment of venues for purposive sampling of hard-to-reach youth." Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2004:31, pp. 133-138.
Auerswald C and Eyre S. "Youth homelessness in San Francisco: A life cycle approach." Social Science and Medicine, 2002: 54, 1497-1512.
Profile updated: February 12, 2009