April M. Young, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology
University of Kentucky
http://www.uky.edu/publichealth/about/faculty-and-staff-directory/april-young
Research Interests:
- Evaluation of methodology used in sociometric network research as applied to the study of HIV, HCV, and other bloodborne infectious diseases
- Vaccine acceptability and uptake from individual- and network-level theoretical and methodological perspectives
- Application of social network analysis to better understand the spread of disease among high-risk populations and to inform more effective dissemination strategies for interventions
- Substance abuse, particularly nonmedical use of prescription drugs and behaviors associated with HIV and HCV transmission
- Rural health disparities, with a focus on rural Appalachia
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