Donald E. Morisky, ScD University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Donald Morisky is Professor of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, where he has served as Vice-Chair of the Department and directs the doctoral training program in the Social and Behavioral Determinants of HIV/AIDS at UCLA. Dr. Morisky’s research is directed to both chronic and infectious diseases, specifically the risk factors for cardiovascular disease (high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and elevated cholesterol), tuberculosis control, and HIV/AIDS prevention. He has conducted research in the Philippines for over 30 years, currently analyzing results of a 10-year NIAID-funded program “Behavioral Research in Support of AIDS Prevention in the Philippines”. He is currently a Co-Investigator on a NIA research grant addressing medication-taking behavior among the elderly in collaboration with the Oschner Clinic at Tulane University.