Adrian Guta

Biography

Adrian Guta Adjunct Professor Dr. ADRIAN GUTA is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Windsor. He is currently co-leading a multi-study program of research examining the health care needs of people living with HIV who are actively substance using (e.g., using illicit drugs or drinking hazardously) during hospital admissions, with the goal of developing strategies to better support their ability to remain engaged in care, and to promote harm reduction approaches within hospitals. Dr. Guta regularly partners with community and clinical partners to design research studies which meet the needs of patients and service users. His research is supported by funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Ontario HIV Treatment Network, and the National Institutes of Drug Abuse.  

Research Interest

Scholarly Interests/Areas of Expertise •Social and structural determinants of health •Critical studies of health and social service provision •HIV prevention, treatment, and care •Substance use and harm reduction •Community-based and participatory research approaches •Qualitative methods •Bioethics, public health ethics, and research ethics •Foucault and governmentality studies