Behavioral Science

Jennifer R. Havens, PhD, MPH

(PhD (Epidemiology) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2004
MPH  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2001)

333 Waller Ave, Suite 480
Lexington, KY 40536-9824
Phone: (859) 323-6553
e-mail: jennifer.havens@uky.edu

Research Description

Dr. Havens is an epidemiologist with an appointment in the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research. Her primary research interests include the epidemiology of prescription opioid abuse in rural Appalachia, the comorbidity of substance and mental disorders, and HIV and other infectious complications of drug use.

2011 Accomplishments

Dr. Havens was the Principal Investigator for an NIH-funded R01 entitled “Social Networks and HIV Risk among Rural Drug Users”.  She also served as a co-Investigator on 2 additional NIH-funded grants.  Dr. Havens also submitted one grant to NIH – an R01 that was scored well in its first submission and is currently back under review.  She also contributed to two Center grants that will be reviewed in 2012 – one funded by NIH and another by CDC. Dr. Havens was also awarded a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology in the College of Public Health in 2011.  Dr. Havens published six manuscripts in 2010, three of which were first-authored.  She has three additional manuscripts accepted or in-press, four in the revision process and two under review. In 2011, Dr. Havens was once again selected as a Health Disparities Scholar from the NIH Loan Repayment Program. Dr. Havens presented at two national conferences this year, including the College on the Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), the Addiction Health Services Research (AHSR) conference, and the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.  She also presented at the International Harm Reduction Conference in Beirut and the International Society of Addiction Medicine Conference in Oslo.  Dr. Havens mentored graduate students from several departments in addition to a post-doctoral fellow and a MD/PhD student.  These students were exceedingly productive, as a total of six manuscripts were submitted (two are in-press, one is accepted and revisions have been requested for the other three manuscripts). Dr. Havens reviewed grants for two NIH special emphasis panels - ZRG1 RPHB-L and ZRGI AARR-F.  Dr. Havens reviewed manuscripts for the following journals in 2011:  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Drug and Alcohol Dependence (4 reviews), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, International Journal of Population Research, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, and Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy.  She also serves on the editorial board at the International Journal of Population Research.  Dr. Havens served on the Travel Awards Committee for the College on the Problems of Drug Dependence and continued her tenure on the University Appeals Board.

Research Funding

Current
R01 DA024598 (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Social networks and HIV among rural drug users
Role:  Principal Investigator

R01 DA022967 (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
African American Female Drug Users: HIV, Health Disparities, & Criminality
Role:  Co-Investigator (Oser, PI)

5U01DA016205-04 – National Institute on Drug Abuse
CJ-DATS
Role:  Co-Investigator (Leukefeld, PI)

Representative Publications

Havens JR, Strathdee SA, Fuller C, Ikeda R, Friedman SR, Des Jarlais DC, Morse P, Bailey S, Kerndt P, Garfein R.  Correlates of Attempted Suicide Among Young Injection Drug Users.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2004; 75(3):  261-69.

Havens JR, Talbert J, Walker R, Leedham C, Burnette C, and Leukefeld CG.  Trends in OxyContin Prescribing among Medicaid Recipients in Kentucky, 1998 – 2002.  Journal of Rural Health 2006; 22(3),276-8.

Havens JR, Walker R, and Leukefeld CG.  Prevalence of Opioid Analgesic Injection among Rural Nonmedical Opioid Analgesic Users.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence; 2007; 87(1): 98-102.

Havens JR, Cornelius LJ, Ricketts EP, Latkin CA, Bishai D, Lloyd JJ, Huettner S and Strathdee SA.  The effect of a case management intervention on drug treatment entry among treatment-seeking injection drug users with and without comorbid antisocial personality disorder.  Journal of Urban Health 2007; 84(2), 267-71.

Havens JR, Oser CB, Leukefeld CG, Webster JM, Martin SS, O’Connell DJ, Surratt HL, and Inciardi JA.  Differences in Prevalence of Prescription Opiate Misuse among Rural and Urban Probationers.  American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse; 2007, 33(2), 309-317.

Havens JR, Oser CB and Leukefeld CG.  Increasing prevalence of prescription opiate misuse over time among rural probationers.  Journal of Opioid Management; 2007, 3(2), 107-112.