He developed several widely published strategies for risk behavior change during a fellowship at the National Institute of Health and Medicine in Paris. During a fellowship sponsored by the European Commission in Brussels, he edited the book Social Interactions and HIV Risk that describes some of the latest thinking on prevention of HIV infection and the importance of strategies targeting the interaction between partners and among community members (in contrast to strategies targeted to increasing individual knowledge and making individual decisions).

Currently, Dr. Cohen is the team leader in developing a demonstration project to measure unmet needs for HIV/AIDS services for HRSA. In the past year, he was the team leader in the Epidemiological Review, Needs Assessment and Comprehensive Plan for the Dallas, Austin, Houston and Portland EMAs, and for the Dallas and Houston HIV Care Consortium and State of Oregon.

Recently he was involved in developing the Interim HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan for New York, and he designed and led the project "Assessing Outcomes of Technical Assistance Received by Ryan White Title I Recipients" in New York. He also designed and led a project that measured quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS that was subsequently presented at the International AIDS Conference. He was a crucial member of the team that completed the Statewide Coordinated Statement of Needs (SCSN) - a comprehensive review of Ryan White Care services, needs, gaps and barriers in New York State.

Dr. Cohen has worked with several non-profit organizations to implement automated client tracking and assessment systems. He is currently involved in working with PCH's technology partners in implementing systems to collect data and evaluate performance.

Prior to his work in AIDS and the nonprofit sector, Dr. Cohen was Director of the Corporate Marketing Research and Development Department at a leading Wall Street financial services corporation and past president of a microcomputer consulting Company.

In 1992, Ms. Orellana joined the Center for AIDS Drugs and Community Health at Hunter College. She worked with numerous community-based agencies and developed excellent field research, analytic, communication, and presentation skills. She joined PCH in 1997 where she contributes her awareness of community-based health and analytic skills to the development and implementation of program assessments and client intake systems for a number of NYC, Texas, and Oregon community-based and AIDS service organizations. She is a gifted focus group moderator and field supervisor and is an expert in qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Since 1988, Ms Orellana has also directed and facilitated groups for battered women and their children. Ms. Orellana's community involvement has been both as a researcher and a hands-on program person. She is interested in assisting organizations to assess their performance and assuring clients have a voice in addressing their service needs and barriers. Her objectives are to make research and assessment of programs accessible and comprehensible to the communities and to use them to develop and implement programs with a positive impact on communities.

Ms. Orellana is a native Honduran raised in Bronx, NY. She is bi-cultural and bilingual with strong ties to her community. Her commitment remains to make information and technology practical and appropriate for underserved communities.

Ms. Hung graduated from New York University with a BA in Latin American Studies. Originally from San Clemente, CA, she moved to New York for school and to advance her career goal in working with health education on an international level. Her experience in New York includes volunteer work at God's Love We Deliver, Barrier Free Living, and Trinity Shelter and Food for the Homeless. She has worked in organizations such as The Bronx Defenders, Peace for Prosperity, and South North Development Initiative.

While recently joining the PCH team, Ms. Hung has been able to gain experience in coordinating fieldwork in Long Beach, administering phone interviews, while keeping the office in running order.