David Fine, PhD

Center for Health Training
1809 Seventh Avenue, Suite 400
Seattle, WA
USA 98101
Email: dfine@jba-cht.com

Biographical Sketch:
David Fine has spent the last 25+ years conducting research and evaluation projects addressing STD, family planning, child abuse/neglect, foster care, adoption and other issues primarily affecting women and children. Much of his work focuses on examining professional performance, service delivery and client outcomes within public sector agencies and community-based organizations. Dr. Fine is active in local, regional and national work groups addressing these substantive issues as well as the development of information systems to document service efficacy and efficiency. Recent publications: Gorgos L, Fine D, Marrazzo J. Chlamydia positivity in American Indian/Alaska Native women screened in family planning clinics, 1997-2004. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2008;35(12) Epub ahead of print. Fine, D; Dicker, L; Mosure, D; Berman, S. Increasing Chlamydia Positivity in Women Screened in Family Planning Clinics: Do We Know Why? Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 35(1):47-52, January 2008. Manhart LE, Marrazzo JM, Fine D, Kerani RP, Golden, MR. Selective screening criteria for gonorrhea among young women screened for chlamydial infection: contribution of race and geographic prevalence. J Infect Dis. 2007 Sep 1;196(5):731-7. Epub 2007 Jul 17. Recent presentations: Fine, D. Research methods and protocols. OPA Male FP Research, national meeting, May 2009. Fine, D. Race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status: Risk factors for chlamydia and gonorrhea among men and women seen in Region VI IPP FP and STD clinics. Region VI IPP Advisory Committee Meeting, October 2008 Fine, D and Marrazzo J. Region X chlamydia trends and positivity among adolescent women seen at FP clinics 1997-2006. 2008 National STD Prevention conference, March 2008. Fine, D and Marrazzo, J. Beyond Race/ethnicity: Positivity of Chlamydia trachomatis among women attending Region X family planning clinics in the U.S., 1997-2005, by individual risks and area-based socioeconomic measures, International Society for the Study of Sexually Transmitted Diseases biennial meeting, July 2007