Contact Info:

Office Location:	327 Trent Hall
Office Phone:	+1 919 681 7639
Email Address:

Teaching (Fall 2009):

• SOCIOL 99IFCS.01, GENDER, POVERTY, AND HEALTH Synopsis

  Languages 08, MW 02:50 PM-04:05 PM

School(s):

Arts & Sciences

Department(s):

Division(s):  

Sociology

Topical Interests:

HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention
Health and Human Rights

Geographical Interests:

Postdocs Mentored

• Elizabeth Reed (August 15, 2008 - present)  
• Elanah Uretsky (January 01, 2008 - present)  
• Sarah Bray (September, 2005 - March, 2006)  
• TJ Ghose (September, 2005 - September, 2007)  
• Kavita Misra (August, 2005 - December 31, 2007)  
• Monica R. Biradavolu (April 1, 2005 - present)  
• Katsulis Yasmina (July, 2004 - December 31, 2005)  
• Sonja Plesset (September, 2003 - August, 2005)  
• Joseph Hellweg (August, 2002 - August, 2004)  

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Blankenship, KM, West, BS, Kershaw, TS, Biradavolu, MR, Power, Community Mobilization, and Condom Use Practices among Female Sex Workers in Andhra Pradesh, India, AIDS, vol. 22 no. Suppl 5 (December, 2008), pp. S109-S116  [abs]
2. Hanck SE, Blankenship KM, Irwin KS, West BS, Kershaw T, Assessment of Self-Reported Sexual Behavior and Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers in India Using A Polling Box Approach: A Preliminary Report, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 35 no. 5 (2008), pp. 489-494  [abs]
3. Katsulis Y, Blankenship KM, Women’s Agency in the Context of Drug Use, in Neither Villain Nor Victim: Empowerment and Agency among Women Substance Abusers, edited by Tammy Anderson (2008)
4. Biradavolu, MR, Burris, S, George, A, Jenna, A, Blankenship, KM, Enrolling NGOs to Regulate Police; Learning From an HIV Prevention Project for Sex Workers in Southern India, Social Science and Medicine (In press)
5. Dworkin, S and Blankenship, KM, Microfinance and HIV/AIDS Prevention: Assessing its Promise and Limitations, AIDS and Behavior (In press)