The Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) conducts research in the prevention of HIV infection and AIDS in high risk groups. It is one of only a handful of such centers in the country and has been funded by the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) continuously since 1994. CAIR also receives grant support from other sources, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Program, and the Medical College of Wisconsin. The HIV prevention prevention efforts of CAIR

The Quantitative Core of CAIR is led by Professor Timothy McAuliffe who holds a joint appointment in the Division of Biostatistics. This Core provides leadership, consultation, support services, and training to CAIR investigators and scientific personnel in the areas of data management, biostatistics, research design, and analysis. This Core and Dr. McAuliffe have particular expertise in issues of reliability and validity of self-reported sexual behavior, the design and evaluation of group-randomized (community) intervention programs, and the analysis of frequency data (e.g., sexual activity) that often cannot adequately be modeled using standard methodology.

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