Dini Harsono, MSc

Trained in health psychology, Dini is a social and behavioral researcher with a primary interest in identifying and addressing socio-ecological factors affecting the uptake of evidence-based HIV and substance use prevention and treatment programs. She is also interested in ethical research practices that promote equity in research participation and collaboration. She has extensive experience in designing and implementing qualitative and mixed methods research projects, and has served as an investigator in studies funded by the National Institutes of Health and other sources. She mentors undergraduate and graduate students, training fellows, junior faculty, and community partners in literature reviews, pilot studies, and implementation evaluation projects.

Current projects

• Promoting alcohol treatment engagement post-hospitalization with brief intervention, medications, and CBT4CBT: A randomized clinical trial in a diverse patient population (2021-2027)

Principal investigator: Drs. E. Jennifer Edelman and Brian Kiluk

• Implementing physical activity screening and interventions into clinical settings for people with HIV (2024-2026)

Principal investigator: Dr. Colleen Mistler

• Visualizing inclusive smoking interventions and overcoming tobacco use disorder among person with HIV (2025-2026)

Principal investigator: Dr. Monique Cano

• Opportunities to address alcohol use with community-based HIV testing: A mixed methods study (2023-2026)

Principal investigator: Dr. E. Jennifer Edelman

• Promoting HIV risk reduction among people who inject drugs: A stepped care approach using contingency management with PrEP adherence and support services (2020-2026)

Principal investigator: Dr. E. Jennifer Edelman

• Promoting retention in opioid treatment among women experiencing intimate partner violence: a novel stepped care model targeting PTSD (2023-2026)

Principal investigator: Drs. Tami Sullivan, E. Jennifer Edelman, and Dawn Johnson

• Managing health during humanitarian crises: Resilience, establishing health priorities, and impact on health care workers (2023-2025)

Principal investigators: Drs. Julia Rozanova and Sheela Shenoi

Completed projects

• A SMART approach to treating tobacco use disorder in persons living with HIV (2019-2025)

Principal investigators: Drs. E. Jennifer Edelman and Steve Bernstein

• HIV/AIDS in humanitarian crises (2020-2022)

Principal investigators: Drs. Kaveh Khoshnood and Luke Davis

• Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with HIV with tobacco use: A mixed-methods study (2020-2022)

Principal investigator: Dr. E. Jennifer Edelman

• Project CIRCLE: CIRA international HIV research capacity and collaboration: An exploratory study (2019-2021)

Principal investigators: Dr. Kaveh Khoshnood and Ms. Dini Harsono