Kathleen Ford
Funded Research:
Study of Women's Health Across the Nation- SWAN III Michigan Center (NINR)
Adjunct Lecturer, Epidemiology, University of Michigan.
Research Scientist, Epidemiology, University of Michigan.
Ph.D., Brown University
Dr. Ford’s work is focused on social and behavioral aspects of the AIDS epidemic in the U.S. and in Asia. Her work includes behavioral research on factors related to risk-taking behaviors as well as interventions to reduce the risk of HIV infection among high-risk groups. She is currently completing an intervention study for female sex workers in Indonesia that combines behavioral and medical approaches to prevent infection.
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Ford, Kathleen, and Chamratrithirong, A. 2008. "MIGRANT SEAFARERS AND HIV RISK IN THAI COMMUNITIES." AIDS Education and Prevention, 20(5): 454-463. Worldcat.
Ford, Kathleen, and Aphichat Chamratrithirong. 2007. "Sexual Partners and Condom Use of Migrant Workers in Thailand." AIDS and Behavior, 11(6): 905-914. DOI:10.1007/s10461-007-9207-x. Licensed Access.
Sawitri, Sagung, G.M. Sumantera, D.N. Wirawan, Kathleen Ford, and E. Lehman. 2006. "HIV testing experience of drug users in Bali, Indonesia." AIDS Care, 18(6): 577-588. DOI:10.1080/09540120500275015. Licensed Access.
Ford, Kathleen, and Victoria Hosegood. 2005. "AIDS Mortality and the Mobility of Children in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa." Demography, 42(4): 757-768. Reprint No. 614.
Ford, Kathleen, M. Sowers, M. Crutchfield, A. Wilson, and M. Jannausch. 2005. "A longitudinal study of the predictors of prevalence and severity of symptoms commonly associated with menopause." Menopause, 12(3): 308-317. DOI:10.1097/01.GME.0000163869.89878.D9. Licensed Access.
Ford, Kathleen, and James M. Lepkowski. 2004. "Characteristics of Sexual Partners and STD Infection Among American Adolescents." International Journal of STD & AIDS, 15(4): 260-265.
Ford, Kathleen, D.N. Wirawen, G.M. Sumantera, A A S. Sawitri, and M. Stahre. 2004. "Voluntary HIV testing, disclosure, and stigma among injection drug users in Bali, Indonesia." AIDS Education and Prevention, 16(6): 487-498.
PSC Reports
Ford, Kathleen, MaryFran Sowers, Theresa Seeman, Gail Greendale, Barbara Sternfeld, and Susan Everson-Rose. 2008. "Cognitive Functioning is Related to Physical Functioning in a Longitudinal Study of Women at Mid-Life." PSC Research Report No. 08-661. November 2008. Abstract. PDF.
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Recent resources, events, news
New Publications
Bingenheimer & Geronimus, "Behavior & HIV"
Wildeman, "Imprisonment & Infant Mortality," PSC Research Report
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