Sana Loue, JD, PhD, MPH, MSSA, is a Professor in the Department of Bioethics. She has secondary appointments in the Departments of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Psychiatry, and Global Health, as well as in the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Dr. Loue holds a JD in law, PhDs in epidemiology and medical anthropology, an MSSA in social work, and Master's Degrees in education and theology.
She has authored or edited more than 30 books and more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, and her primary research focus in on HIV risk and prevention and on family violence in marginalized communities. Dr. Loue is especially pleased that a number of judicial decisions have referred to her writings in the areas of forensic epidemiology, family violence and mental illness in rendering their decisions. In addition, some of her articles have been incorporated into training materials for immigration judges.
Publications
Loue S. Sandplay therapy: Identity, diversity, and cultural humility. Journal of Sandplay Therapy 2012; 21(2).
Loue S, Daugherty B, Heaphy E, Mendez N, Sajatovic M. The co-occurrence of mental illness and high HIV-risk in a sample of African American men who have sex with men: Findings and implications. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services 2012; 11: 233-247.
Loue S. Ethical issues in a study of bipolar disorder and HIV risk among African-American men who have sex with men: case study in the ethics of mental health research. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 2012; 200(3):236-241. Loue S. Parentally-mandated religious healing for children: A therapeutic jurisprudence approach. Journal of Law and Religion 2012; 27(2): 397-422.
Weine SM, Bahromov M, Loue S, Owens L. Trauma exposure, PTSD and HIV sexual risk behaviors among labor migrants from Tajikistan. AIDS & Behavior 2012; 16(6): 1659-1669.