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Martin Y. Iguchi

Santa Monica Office

Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation; Professor of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles

Media Availability

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Education

Ph.D. in experimental psychology, Boston University; A.B. in liberal arts, Vassar College

Research Focus

Criminal justice system and drugs; mental health; HIV/AIDS; drug policy; drugs and child welfare; substance abuse and treatment; health disparities associated with criminalization of drug use

RAND Research Areas

Child Policy; Health and Health Care

Recent Projects

  • Four-city study on the sexual transmission of HIV from drug users and men who have sex with men to heterosexual non-drug-using populations
  • Improving treatment and prevention for drug users
  • Examining the impact of incarceration on minority drug offenders and their families

Research Focus

Criminal justice system and drugs, mental health, HIV/AIDS, drug policy, drugs and child welfare, substance abuse and treatment, health disparities associated with criminalization of drug use

Recent Projects

  • Four-city study on the sexual transmission of HIV from drug users and men who have sex with men to heterosexual non-drug-using populations
  • Improving treatment and prevention for drug users
  • Examining the impact of incarceration on minority drug offenders and their families

Previous Positions

Director, RAND Drug Policy Research Center

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: Atlantic Monthly; KPPC; New York Times; Sacramento Bee; San Diego Union-Tribune; United Press International

Commentary: San Diego Union-Tribune

To arrange an interview:

Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.

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