Carmen L. Masson, Ph.D.

Assistant Adjunct Professor
University of California, San Francisco
tel: (415) 206-8404
fax: (415) 206-5241
e-mail: Carmen.Masson@ucsf.edu

My current research activities focus on the study of behavioral interventions designed to reduce risk behaviors for HIV and other infectious diseases in injection drug users. Findings from these investigations will be used to develop community and hospital-based HIV risk-reduction programs for in and out-of-treatment drug users. My other research interests include the study of the coordination of psychiatric services for medical patients with co-occurring drug abuse and psychiatric disorders, the study of the economic impact of treating medical complications of drug abuse, and cost-effectiveness studies of drug abuse treatment.

I am a faculty member within the UCSF Postdoctoral Training Program in Drug Abuse Treatment Research, and am actively involved in teaching within the program. I am also the Co-Director of the Training Committee for the California/Arizona Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network.

Selected Publications
Sorensen JL, Masson CL, Delucchi K, & Sporer K. (in press). Randomized trial of drug abuse treatment-linkage strategies. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Carey J, Perlman DC, Friedmann P, Nugent A, Deutscher M, Masson CL, & Des Jarlais D. (2005). Knowledge of hepatitis among active drug injectors at a syringe exchange program. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 29:47-53.

Masson CL, Barnett PG, Sees KL, Delucchi KL, Rosen A., Wong W, & Hall SM. (2004). Cost and cost-effectiveness of standard methadone maintenance treatment compared to enriched 180-day methadone detoxification. Addiction, 99, 718-726.

Masson CL, Sorensen JL, Phibbs CS, & Okin RL. (2004). Predictors of medical service utilization among individuals with co-occurring HIV infection and substance abuse disorders. AIDS Care, 16:744-755.

Sorensen JL, & Masson CL. (2004). Case management for substance abusers with HIV/AIDS: Lessons from a clinical trial. Directions for Rehabilitation Counseling, 15:193-201.