Faculty

sandra mccoySandra I. McCoy, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Adjunct Professor
PHONE: (510) 642-0534
LOCATION: 1918 University Avenue, Suite 3B
EMAIL: smccoy@berkeley.edu
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Education

  • 2008 - Ph.D. - Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 2002 - M.P.H. - Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • 1999 - B.A. - Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA

Courses

PH253B: Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases

Research Interests

  • Prevention and control of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections
  • Demand creation for HIV prevention programs
  • Women's economic empowerment
  • Multi-sectoral approaches to health
  • Impact evaluation and implementation science

Selected Publications

Padian NS, McCoy SI, Hasen N, Cohen M, Katabira E, Bartos M, Kim J, Schwartlander B. HIV Prevention Transformed: The New Prevention Research Agenda. Lancet 2011;378:269-78.

Padian NS, McCoy SI, Manian S, Wilson D, Schwartlander B, Bertozzi, S. Evaluation of Combination HIV Prevention Programs: Essential Issues. J Acquired Immune Def Syndrome 2011;ePub ahead of print.

McCoy SI, Watts C, Padian NS. Preventing HIV infection; turning the tide for young women. Lancet; 2010:376:1281-2.

Padian NS, Holmes CB, McCoy SI, Lyerla R, Bouey PD, Goosby EP. Implementation Science for PEPFAR. Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2011;56:199-203.

McCoy SI, Jewell NP, Hubbard A, Gerdts CE, Doherty IA, Padian NS, Minnis AM. A Trajectory Analysis of Alcohol and Marijuana Use among Latino Adolescents in San Francisco, California. Journal of Adolescent Health 2010;47:564-74.

McCoy SI, Jones B, Leone PA, Napravnik S, Quinlivan EB, Eron JJ, Miller WC. Variability of the Date of HIV Diagnosis: A Comparison of Self-Report, Medical Record, and HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data. Annals of Epidemiology 2010;20:734-42.

Wasserheit J, McCoy SI, Balkus J, Padian NS. Weighing the gold in the gold standard: Challenges in HIV prevention research. AIDS 2010;24:621-35.

McCoy SI, Kangwende RA, and Padian NS. Behavior Change Interventions to Prevent HIV among Women Living in Low and Middle Income Countries—A Systematic Review. AIDS & Behavior 2010;14:469-82.

McCoy SI, Miller WC, Hurt C, MacDonald PD, Eron JJ, Leone PA, and Strauss RP. Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Testing and Primary Care: Narratives of People with Advanced HIV in the Southeast. AIDS Care 2009;21:1313-20.

McCoy SI, Strauss RP, MacDonald PD, Eron JJ, Leone PA, Miller WC. Social Support and Delays Seeking Care after HIV Diagnosis. AIDS Care 2009;21:1148-1156.

Profile updated: February 22, 2012