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Overview

Elwin Wu is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and specializes in research related to medicine and health professions. Their work primarily focuses on areas within general health professions, epidemiology, infectious diseases, sociology and political science, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their main research topics cover a breadth of subjects, including:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Sex work and related issues
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Homelessness and Social Issues

Elwin Wu has contributed to several publications in notable venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • Research on Social Work Practice
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Some of Elwin Wu's recent papers include:

  • The HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-term SM) Communities Study: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial at the community level to reduce opioid overdose deaths through implementation of an integrated set of evidence-based practices, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Community dashboards to support data-informed decision-making in the HEALing communities study, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Effectiveness of a Culturally Tailored HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Intervention for Black Women in Community Supervision Programs, 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • COVID-19, mental health, and opioid use disorder: Old and new public health crises intertwine, 2020, Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • HIV Stigma, Homophobia, Sexual and Gender Minority Community Connectedness and HIV Testing Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men and Transgender People Who Have Sex with Men in Kazakhstan, 2021, AIDS and Behavior

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Elwin Wu include:

  • Nabila El-Bassel
  • Timothy Hunt
  • Louisa Gilbert
  • Dawn Goddard-Eckrich
  • Yong Gun Lee

Throughout their career, Elwin Wu has integrated interdisciplinary approaches connecting public health, epidemiology, and social sciences to address complex issues related to opioid use disorder, HIV/AIDS interventions, and health policy implementation. Their research contributions support data-driven decision-making frameworks and culturally tailored prevention strategies within affected populations.

Best Publications

  • Evaluating the Impact of Immigration Policies on Health Status Among Undocumented Immigrants: A Systematic Review

    Omar Martinez;Elwin Wu;Theo Sandfort;Brian Dodge

  • Relationship between drug abuse and intimate partner violence: a longitudinal study among women receiving methadone.

    Nabila El-Bassel;Louisa Gilbert;Elwin Wu;Hyun Go

  • The efficacy of a relationship-based HIV/STD prevention program for heterosexual couples.

    Nabila El-Bassel;Susan S. Witte;Louisa Gilbert;Elwin Wu

  • Intimate partner violence and HIV risk among urban minority women in primary health care settings.

    Elwin Wu;Nabila El-Bassel;Susan S. Witte;Louisa Gilbert

  • Still a hard-to-reach population? Using social media to recruit Latino gay couples for an HIV intervention adaptation study.

    Omar Martinez;Elwin Wu;Andrew Z Shultz;Jonathan Capote

  • HIV and intimate partner violence among methadone-maintained women in New York City.

    Nabila El-Bassel;Louisa Gilbert;Elwin Wu;Hyun Go

  • Intimate partner violence and HIV among drug-involved women: contexts linking these two epidemics--challenges and implications for prevention and treatment.

    Nabila El-Bassel;Louisa Gilbert;Susan S. Witte;Elwin Wu

  • Intimate partner violence and substance abuse among minority women receiving care from an inner-city emergency department

    Nabila El-Bassel;Louisa Gilbert;Susan S. Witte;Elwin Wu

  • Long-term effects of an HIV/STI sexual risk reduction intervention for heterosexual couples.

    Nabila El-Bassel;Susan S. Witte;Louisa Gilbert;Elwin Wu

  • The HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-term SM) Communities Study: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial at the community level to reduce opioid overdose deaths through implementation of an integrated set of evidence-based practices

    Sharon L. Walsh;Nabila El-Bassel;Rebecca D. Jackson;Jeffrey H. Samet;Jeffrey H. Samet

  • Couple-based HIV prevention in the United States: advantages, gaps, and future directions

    Nabila El-Bassel;Louisa Gilbert;Susan S. Witte;Elwin Wu

  • Substance use and partner violence among urban women seeking emergency care

    Louisa Gilbert;Nabila El-Bassel;Mingway Chang;Elwin Wu

  • An integrated relapse prevention and relationship safety intervention for women on methadone: testing short-term effects on intimate partner violence and substance use.

    Louisa Gilbert;Nabila El-Bassel;Jennifer Manuel;Elwin Wu

  • Intimate partner violence prevalence and HIV risks among women receiving care in emergency departments: implications for IPV and HIV screening

    Nabila El-Bassel;Louisa Gilbert;Elwin Wu;Mingway P. Chang

  • Feasibility and Promise of a Couple-Based HIV/STI Preventive Intervention for Methamphetamine-Using, Black Men Who have Sex with Men

    Elwin Wu;Nabila El-Bassel;L. Donald McVinney;Leona Hess

  • Physical and sexual intimate partner violence among women in methadone maintenance treatment.

    Nabila El-Bassel;Louisa Gilbert;Victoria Frye;Elwin Wu

  • The Silk Road Health Project: How Mobility and Migration Status Influence HIV Risks among Male Migrant Workers in Central Asia.

    Nabila El-Bassel;Louisa Gilbert;Stacey A. Shaw;Gaukhar Mergenova

  • Community dashboards to support data-informed decision-making in the HEALing communities study

    Elwin Wu;Jennifer Villani;Alissa Davis;Naleef Fareed

  • Perpetration of intimate partner violence among men in methadone treatment programs in New York City.

    Nabila El-Bassel;Louisa Gilbert;Elwin Wu;Mingway P. Chang

  • Couple-based HIV prevention for low-income drug users from New York City: a randomized controlled trial to reduce dual risks.

    Nabila El-Bassel;Louisa Gilbert;Elwin Wu;Susan S. Witte

  • Predictors of Drug Use in Prison among Incarcerated Black Men

    Tawandra L. Rowell;Elwin Wu;Carl L. Hart;Rahwa Haile

Frequent Co-Authors

Nabila El-Bassel
Nabila El-Bassel Columbia University
Louisa Gilbert
Louisa Gilbert Columbia University
Alex Carballo-Diéguez
Alex Carballo-Diéguez Columbia University
Denise A. Hien
Denise A. Hien Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Theo G. M. Sandfort
Theo G. M. Sandfort Columbia University
Scott D. Rhodes
Scott D. Rhodes Wake Forest University
Aimee N. C. Campbell
Aimee N. C. Campbell Columbia University Medical Center
Brian Dodge
Brian Dodge Indiana University
Antonio A. Morgan-Lopez
Antonio A. Morgan-Lopez RTI International
M. Isabel Fernandez
M. Isabel Fernandez Nova Southeastern University

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