Assistant Professor
Tulane University
Dr. Audrey Hai is an Assistant Professor at Tulane University School of Social Work. As an immigrant and woman of color, she has witnessed firsthand the devastating impact of pervasive substance use and HIV in marginalized communities. Dr. Hai is dedicated to developing culturally appropriate and effective interventions to interrupt this cycle. She has developed a research program that bridges the areas of health disparities, intervention science, digital health innovation, epidemiology, and spiritual diversity. Dr. Hai's federally funded, community-engaged research includes a K01 career development award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism targeting health disparities among Latinx young adults with alcohol use disorder. This project transforms the evidence-based Twelve-Step Facilitation intervention into a culturally appropriate, accessible, and scalable smartphone app. Her recently awarded R21 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse examines a virtual reality-based mindfulness intervention for people living with HIV who use substances. She also serves as Co-Investigator on an R01 multisite clinical trial testing a combined community health worker and mHealth intervention for people with HIV in the Deep South. Dr. Hai's research articles have appeared in top behavioral health journals such as Drug and Alcohol Dependence, AIDS and Behavior, Journal of Psychiatric Research, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.