Beth Bourdeau, PhD
Specialist
Medicine
School of Medicine

Beth Bourdeau PhD is an Academic Specialist in the Department of Medicine's Division of Prevention Science at the University of California, San Francisco. She received her doctoral training in Child Development and Family Studies at Purdue University, with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health.

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Dr. Bourdeau has served as Co-Investigator and Project Director for multiple studies funded by NIH, CDC, HRSA, SAMHSA, state and local health departments, and other funders. She is currently the Deputy Director of the CDC-funded Prevention Research Center and Project Director for two HRSA-funded multisite initiatives (Rapid Start ART, 2iS) and one CDC-funded implementation study (INVITE-Home).

Her research focuses on interventions to reduce risk-taking behavior among adolescents and young adults, with attention to Latinx and sexual minority status populations. Methodologically, Dr. Bourdeau specializes in outcome research and program evaluation, with a focus on person-centered analytic approaches and cross-cultural adaptation of measures.

Awards

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  • LRP Award for Health Disparities Research, NIH - National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2009-2011
  • LRP Award for Health Disparities Research, NIH - National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2007-2009

Education & Training

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  • NIAAA Post Doctoral Fellowship Public Health University of California, Berkeley 09/2006
  • PhD Child Development and Family Studies Purdue University 08/2004
  • MS Child Development and Family Studies Purdue University 05/1999
  • BS Family Studies University of Arizona 12/1994

Interests

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  • Gender and sexual minority
  • Nightclubs
  • Latinx sexuality
  • HIV
  • Adolescence
  • Emerging Adulthood
  • Program Evaluation
  • Sexual Aggression
  • Adolescent development in family context
  • Implementation Science
  • Sexuality
  • Adolescent and young adult health and risk-taking behaviors
  • Alcohol

Grants and Projects

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  • Prevention Research Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024-2029
  • Innovative Administration of Long-Acting Injectables for HIV Treatment Enhancement at Home (INVITE-Home), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023-2027
  • Using Innovative Intervention Strategies (2iS) to Improve Health Outcomes among People with HIV - Evaluation Center (EC), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau - Division of Policy and Data (EAD), 2021-2025
  • UCSF Prevention Research Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2019-2024
  • Building Capacity to Implement Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Start for Improved Care Engagement in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program – Evaluation and Technical Assistance Provider (ETAP), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau - Division of Policy and Data (SPNS), 2020-2024
  • Evidence-Informed Interventions (E2i) to Improve Health Outcomes among People Living with HIV – Evaluation Center (EC), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau - Division of Policy and Data (EAD), 2017-2021
  • UCSF Prevention Research Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2014-2019
  • Group-based Intervention for Alcohol, Drugs, and Aggression among Club Patrons, National Insititute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 2014-2019
  • Web-based Family Prevention of Alcohol and Risky Sex for Older Teens, National Insititute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 2012-2018
  • Prevention of Young Adult Drug Use in Club Settings, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 2009-2014
  • Drinking Patterns at Clubs: Using oral assays and portal methodology, National Insititute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 2009-2012
  • Family Strengths in Preventing Adolescent Drug Use, National Insititute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 2006-2010
  • Alcohol Availability and Underage Drinking, National Insititute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 1983

Publications (33)

Top publication keywords:
MusicStudentsSafety ManagementAlcohol DrinkingAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeUniversitiesPeer GroupHIV InfectionsFinancial ManagementUnsafe SexViolenceRisk-TakingAggressionSexual BehaviorSocial Environment

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