Maria Ekstrand, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Phone: 415-597-9160
Fax:   415-597-9160
Email: mekstrand@psg.ucsf.edu

Education

PhD Auburn University, 1986 in clinical psychology

Principal Research Interests

AIDS prevention research in India, focusing on patterns and correlates of HIV sexual risk taking in different populations, development and evaluation of sexual risk reduction interventions, adherence to HIV medication, health consequences of AIDS-related stigma

Principal Teaching Activities

"Behavior and Policy Science in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment", an annual graduate seminar at UC Berkeley School of Public Health

Selected Publications

1. Ekstrand, ML. Chesney, MA. [2002] Adhering to complex medication regimens.  In "Innovative Approaches to Health Psychology. Prevention and Treatment Lessons from AIDS ".  M.Chesney and M Antoni Eds. American Psychological Association. Washington DC. 283-306
2. Merchan-Hamann E; Ekstrand ML; Hudes ES; Hearst N. [2002] Prevalence of HIV-related risk behaviors among adolescents at public schools in Brasilia.  AIDS and Behavior. Vol. 6(3): 283-293
3. Stall, RD., Hays, RB, Waldo, CR, Ekstrand, ML, McFarland, W. (2000) The gay 90s: A review of research in the 1990s on sexual behavior and HIV risk among men who have sex with men. AIDS, 14, 3,101-114
4. Solomon S, Ganesh AK, Ekstrand ML, Barclay JD, Kumarasamy N, Mandel JS, and Lindan CP. (2000) High HIV seropositivity at an anonymous testing site in Chennai, India:  Client profiles and trends over time. AIDS & Behavior. Vol 4 (1): 71-82
5. The Chennai Working Group. (2000). Treatment Guidelines for HIV Disease in India. East West Books (Madras) Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, India
6. Ekstrand, ML, Stall, RD, Paul, JP, Osmond DH, Coates, TJ. (1999) Gay men report high rates of unprotected anal sex with partners of unknown or discordant HIV status. AIDS, 13, 1525-1533.
7. Merati, TP, Ekstrand, ML, Hudes, ES, Suarmiartha, E, Mandel, J (1997) Traditional Balinese youth groups as a venue for prevention of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. AIDS, 11, S111-S119
8. Ekstrand, M.L.; Coates, T.J.; Guydish, J.; Hauck, W.; Collette, L.; and Hulley, S. (1994).  Are Bisexual Men in San Francisco a Common Vector For HIV Transmission to Heterosexuals?: The San Francisco Men's Health Study. American Journal of Public Health, 84, 915-919
9. Ekstrand, M.L. & Coates, T.J. (1990) Maintenance of safer sexual behaviors and predictors of risky sex: The San Francisco Men's Health Study. American Journal of Public Health, 80, 973-977.