William Vega

RESEARCH AWARDS

 

1999-2001 Patterns of Drug Abuse Mong Mexican American Adults, DA 12167-2, NIDA, Principal Investigator, $185,017. This secondary analyses project will identify risk factors for specific substances, and drug abuse or dependence in a sample of Mexican and Mexican American adults from urban, small towns, and rural areas of Central California. In addition, services utilization patterns for individuals with substance abuse problems, including dual diagnoses, are identified. The data base is the Mexican American Prevalence and other data bases of the International Consortium of Psychiatric Epidemiology.

2001-2005 National Latino Epidemiologic Survey, NIMH, Co-Principal Investigator. A national survey of the Hispanic population to estimate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and patterns of services utilization for recent disorders. This five year study includes subsamples for Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and other Hispanics. The study compares rates of disorders (DSM-IV) and utilization patterns with those of the general population, African American and Asian populations in the United States. Instrumentation includes the CIDI as the case ascertainment protocol.

2000-2003 Culture Based Model for Youth Violence Risk-Reduction, NICHD-NIDA, Co-Principal Investigator, $1,000,000.

1999- 2001 Drug abuse patterns and their correlates among Mexican American urban and rural adults. NIDA $360,000. 1998- 2000 State Trends in Hispanic Drug Abuse, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $167,000.

1993 -1997 Principal Investigator: "Epidemiology and Utilization of Urban and Rural Psychiatric and Health Services Among Mexican Americans." $2,500,000.(NIMH), University of California, Berkeley.

1994 - 1995 Principal Investigator: Adequacy of Latino/a Adolescent Health Promotion Programs in California. $35,000. California Policy Seminar; UCB.

1992 - 1995 Principal Investigator, Center for Community Health: UCB, $250,000.

1991 - 1995 Principal Investigator: "Perinatal Substance Abuse in California: A Statewide Epidemiologic Survey". $2,000,000. (Dept. of Alcohol and Drug Programs, CA) UCB.

1991 - 1999 Associate Investigator: Center for Research on the Organization and Financing of Care for the Severely Mentally Ill. $6,000,000. (NIMH) UCB; Richard Scheffler,Principal Investigator

1989 - 1996 Principal Investigator: "Patterns of Drug Use: Miami Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Adolescent Males". $4,000,000. (NIDA), UCB.

1987 - 1989 Principal Investigator: "Hispanic Social Network Prevention Intervention." $112,229. (NIMH) University of Miami; competing continuation.

1986 - 1987 Co-Principal Investigator: "Por La Vida: A Social Network CVD Intervention in the Mexican American Community". $100,000. University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, Philip Nader, M.D., Principal Investigator (Kaiser Found.)

1986 - 1987 Senior Research Scientist: "Social Learning of Diet and Physical Activity in Children." $1,824,000. Philip Nader, M.D.-Principal Investigator, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine (Kaiser Foundation).

1985 - 1987 Principal Investigator: "Maternal Health Longitudinal Intervention on the U.S.-Mexico Border." $80,000. San Diego State University (Cowell Foundation).

1984 - 1987 Principal Investigator: "Hispanic Social Network Prevention Intervention Study." $1,140,000. San Diego State University (National Institute of Mental Health).

1984 - 1987 Principal Investigator: "Effects of Mass Violence in a Hispanic Community." $210,000. San Diego State University (National Institute of Mental Health).

1984 - 1987 Faculty Research Associate: "Family Health Project: The Prevention of Cardiovascular Risk in the Community." $1,700,000. (Philip Nader, M.D.-Principal Investigator), University of California, San Diego School of Medicine (National Institutes of Health).

1983 - 1987 Principal Investigator: "Border Health Research Program." $120,000. San Diego State University (Cowell Foundation).

1982 - 1984 Principal Investigator: "Rural Primary Health Care Project." $82,000. San Diego State University (California Department of Mental Health).

1970 - 1971 Faculty Professional Development Award, University of California, Berkeley, post doctoral fellowship for study in Paris, France (Ford Foundation)