Perry N Halkitis, Ph.D., M.S. is Professor of Applied Psychology, Public Health, and Medicine, Director of the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior & Prevention Studies, and Associate Dean at New York University. He is also an affiliate of the Center for AIDS Research and Center for Drug Use and HIV Research also at NYU. Dr. Halkitis is highly recognized for his work examining the intersection between the HIV, drug abuse, and mental health in LGBT populations, and is well known as one of the nation?s leading experts on substance use and HIV behavioral research. He is lead editor of two volumes: HIV + Sex: The Psychological and Interpersonal Dynamics of HIV-seropositive Gay and Bisexual Men’s Relationships. (American Psychological Association, 2005), and Barebacking: Psychosocial and Public Health Perspectives (2006, Haworth Press). His book, Methamphetamine Addiction: Biological Foundations, Psychological Factors, And Social Consequences was published in 2009, and he is currently working on a new manuscript examining the life experiences of gay men who are long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS, The AIDS Generation (Oxford University Press). Author of over 130 peer-reviewed academic manuscripts, Dr. Halkitis? research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among others. Dr. Halkitis serves on the Committee on Psychology and AIDS of the American Psychological Association (APA), is a member of the Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention and Treatment of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Services Research Administration (HRSA), as well as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) College of CSR Reviewers. He is the recipient of numerous awards from both professional and community-based organizations, and is an elected a fellow of The New York Academy of Medicine, The Society of Behavioral Medicine, and the American Psychological Association. Dr. Halkitis received his PhD in 1995 from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and in 2012 will earn his MPH in the field of epidemiology.

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