page_title: William Latimer
section_title: Research
hierarchical_section_title: William Latimer / Research
caption_attribution_description: English: Dr. Latimer recording a Public Health Minute segment at WUFT 89.1's radio station
context_page_description: William W. Latimer is an infectious disease epidemiologist. He is the Vice President of the Bronx Campus of Mercy College and Extraordinary Professor of Psychology, School of Humanities at the University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
context_section_description: Latimer has published over 100 papers on neurodevelopmental factors related to infectious disease transmission, treatment engagement and outcome in vulnerable populations. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1995, including multiple research project grants, an NIH-funded T-32 Drug Dependence Epidemiology Training Program and a State Department-funded Humphrey Fellowship Program. A primary focus of his research has been an examination of how variations in neuropsychological executive functions in adolescence and adulthood predict an array of health outcomes, including infectious disease transmission, incarceration and addiction. Latimer has conducted studies to prevent infectious disease transmission and promote health in adolescent and adult populations in the US, South Africa, Russia, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
caption: Latimer recording Public Health Minute at the University of Florida, Public Radio member station WUFT, 89.1
exif: {}