Mance E. Buttram resumeMANCE E. BUTTRAM
CURRICULUM VITAE
ARSH | Center for A pplied R esearch on S ubstance Use and H ealth Disparities
Nova Southeastern University
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2 NE 40 Street, Ste. 404
Miami, FL 33137
305.571.2774
mance.buttram@nova.edu
EDUCATION
2014 (Exp) Doctor of Philosophy, Sociocultural Anthropology
Florida International University, Miami, Florida
2009 Master of Arts, Comparative Sociology
Florida International University, Miami, Florida
2007 Master of Arts, Latin American Studies, Concentration: Anthropol
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Thesis: Completing the Circle: Garifuna Pilgrimage Journeys from Belize to
Yurumein
2002 Bachelor of Science, Public Relations
John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas
EXPERIENCE
Research
2012 Co-Investigator, A Self-Administered Intervention for Young Adult Polydrug
Users, National Institute on Drug Abuse
2012 Co-Investigator, Risk Reduction for Urban Substance Using MSM, Na
Institute on Drug Abuse
2012 Senior Research Associate, Case Management Alternatives for Afr
American Women at High Risk for HIV, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Academic
2011 Associate Scientist and Project Director
ARSH | Center for A pplied R esearch on S ubstance Use and H ealth Disparities
Nova Southeastern University, Miami, Florida
2009 2011 Research Assistant
Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies
University of Delaware, Coral Gables, Florida
2005 2007 Research Assistant
Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology
The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
2004 2005 Instructor
Student Development Program
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College, Vincent and the
Grenadines, West Indies
2003 2004 Full-time Teacher
Information and Computer Technology
Emmanuel High School, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Professional
2008 2009 Geographic Information Systems Technician
Geographic Information Systems Center
Florida International University, Miami, Florida
2008 2009 Research Associate
Institute for Homeless Studies, Miami, Florida
2008 & 2009 Archaeologist
Office of Cultural Resources
Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida
2003 2005 Community Educator
HIV/AIDS and Health
Ministry of Health, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies
Involvement and Service
2008 2009 President
Sociology and Anthropology Graduate Student Association
Florida International University
2004 2005 Member
Student Development Program Planning Committee
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College
2003 2005 Community Development Volunteer
U.S. Peace Corps
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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FELLOWSHIPS and GRANTS
2013 ARSH Early Career Investigator Award
2005 2007 Peace Corps Graduate Fellowship
2007 The University of Arizona Graduate and Professional Student Travel Grant
2006 Tinker Summer Field Research Grant
MEMBERSHIPS
2013 College on Problems of Drug Dependence
2012 Society for Prevention Research
2011 International AIDS Society
2011 American Public Health Association
2005 Society for Applied Anthropology
2007 Latin American Studies Association
2006 2007 High Plains Society for Applied Anthropology
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Buttram, Mance E., Steven P. Kurtz, Hilary L. Surratt, and Maria A. Levi-Minzi. Health and Social
In Press
Problems Associated with Prescription Opioid Misuse Among a Dive-
Using MSM. Substance Use and Misuse.
Buttram, Mance E., Hilary L. Surratt, and Steven P. Kurtz. Resilience and Syndemic Risk Factors
In Press
Among African American Female Sex Workers. Psychology, Health & Medicine.
2013 Levi-Minzi, Maria A., Hilary L. Surratt, Steven P. Kurtz, and Mance E. Buttram. The Under
Treatment of Pain: A Prescription for Opioid Misuse among the Elderly. Pain Medicine. DOI:
10.1111/pme.12189 [Epub ahead of print].
2013 Kurtz, Steven P., Ron D. Stall, Mance E. Buttram, Hilary L. Surratt, and Minxing Chen. A
Randomized Trial of a Behavioral Intervention for High Risk Substance-Using MSM. AIDS and
Behavior. DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0531-z [Epub ahead of print].
2013 Friedman, Mackey R., Steven P. Kurtz, Mance E. Buttram, Chongyi Wei, Anthony J. Silvestre, and
Ron Stall. HIV Risk Among Substance-using Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women (MSMS):
Findings from South Florida. AIDS and Behavior. DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0495-z [Epub ahead
of print].
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2013 Buttram, Mance E., Steven P. Kurtz, and Hilary L. Surratt. Substance Use and Sexual Risk
Mediated by Social Support Among Black Men. Journal of Community Health. 38(1):62-69.
2013 Kurtz, Steven P., Hilary L. Surratt, Mance E. Buttram, Maria A. Levi-Minzi, and Minxing Chen.
Interview as Intervention: The Case of Young Adult Multidrug Users in the Club Scene. Journal
of Substance Abuse Treatment. 44(3):301-308.
2013 Buttram, Mance E. and Steven P. Kurtz. Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Gay
Neighborhood Residence. American Journal of Mens Health. 7(2):108-116.
2012 Kurtz, Steven P., Mance E. Buttram, Hilary L. Surratt, and Ron Stall. Resilience, Syndemic
Factors, and Serosorting Behaviors Among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Substance-Using
MSM. AIDS Education and Prevention. 24(3):193-205.
Research Reports
2011 Carr Ethan, Elaine Jackson-Retondo, Len Warner, Mance E. Buttram, and Melissa Memory
A Cultural Resource Assessment of the Mission 66 Developments of
EvergladesNational Park, Homestead, Florida.
2009 Buttram, Mance E. and Melissa Memory
A Cultural Resource Assessment of Florida Bay Interagency Scienc
Station Site. Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida.
2009 Buttram, Mance E., Christine Trebellas, and Melissa Memory
A Cultural Resource Assessment of the Old Ingraham Highway and Homestead, East Cape, and
Buttonwood Canals. Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida.
2007 Stoffle, Richard, Nathaniel OMeara, Rebecca Toupal, Mance E. Buttram, and Jill Dumbauld
Bandelier National Monument: A Study of Natural Resource Use Among Culturally Affiliated
Pueblo Communities. Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology,
Tucson, Arizona.
2006 Stoffle, Richard, Nieves Zedeño, Richard Arnold, Kathleen Van Vlack, Mance E. Buttram, Heather
Fauland, Aja Martinez, Rebecca Toupal
Dá Me Na-Nu-Wu-Tsi: All of Our Relations Mother Earth, Timber Mountain Caldera
Report. Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, The University of Arizona, Tucson,
Arizona.
PEER REVIEW
Peer reviewer for submissions to the following journals:
American Journal of Mens Health, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, and Qualitative Health
Research
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PRESENTATIONS
2013 Kurtz, Steven P., and Mance E. Buttram. Invited presentation: HIV Prevention for Men Who
Have Sex With Men. HIV Prevention Conference, Hohhot, Inner Mon-7.
2013 Kurtz, Steven P., Mance E. Buttram, Ron D. Stall, and Hilary L.
Clinical Trial of Two Interventions to Reduce HIV Risk and Substance Use
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Vulnerable MSM. 7 International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treat
and Prevention, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 30-July 3, 2013.
2013 Kurtz, Steven P., Hilary L. Surratt, and Mance E. Buttram. Poste
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Populations and Illicit Markets for ARVs: Potential Implications
International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatand Prevention, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, June 30-July 3, 2013.
2013 Kurtz, Steven P., Mance E. Buttram, Hilary L. Surratt, Catherine OGrady, and Shenika Moraldo.
Poster: Emerging Synthetic and Natural Psychoactive Drugs in So:
Users Demographic and Health Risk Profiles. Global Addiction and EUROPAD Joint Conference,
Pisa, Italy, May 7-10.
2013 Buttram, Mance E. and Steven P.Kurtz. Poster: Social and Environmental Predictors of
Resilience Among Young Adult Multidrug Users in Miamis Nightclub Scene. Society for Applied
Anthropology Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, March 19-23.
2013 Kurtz, Steven P. and Mance E. Buttram. Presented paper: Predic
Young Adult Multidrug Users in Miamis Club Scene. Multidisciplinary Research Centers
International Conference, Tel Hai College, Israel, January 6-7.
2012 Buttram, Mance E. and Steven P. Kurtz. Poster: Results of a Randomized Intervention Trial to
Reduce HIV Risk Behaviour and Substance Use and Increase Social Support Among Vulnerable
African American/Black Men. XIX International AIDS Conference, Washington, DC, July 22-27.
2012 Friedman, M., Ron Stall, L. Heerten, Mance E. Buttram, and StevePoster: HIV Risk
Behaviour Among Substance-using Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women (MSMW):
Findings from Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. XIX International AIDS Conference, Washington, DC,
July 22-27.
2012 Stall, Ron, Friedman M., Steven P. Kurtz, and Mance E. Buttram. Poster: Party, Play and Pay:
Associations Between Transactional Sex and High-risk UAI Among Substance-using MSM in
South Florida. XIX International AIDS Conference, Washington, DC, July 22-27.
2012 Stall, Ron, Friedman, M., Steven P. Kurtz, and Mance E. Buttram. Poster: Syndemic
Associations of HIV Risk Among Sex-working MSM in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, USA. XIX
International AIDS Conference, Washington, DC, July 22-27.
2012 Buttram, Mance E. Presented paper: Neighborhood Influence on Substance Use and HIV
Transmission Risk in South Florida. Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting,
Baltimore, Maryland, March 29-April 2.
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2011 Buttram, Mance E. Presented paper: Using geographic information systems to understand
spatial distribution of substance use and HIV transmission risk among MSM in South Florida.
Symposium for Research on Substance Use, Nova Southeastern University, Coral Gables, Florida,
December 9.
2011 Buttram, Mance E. Presented paper: Migration-related health risks and adverse aspects of
social capital among MSM in South Floridas drug-sex scene. Symposium for Research on
Substance Use, Nova Southeastern University, Coral Gables, Florida, December 9.
2011 Buttram, Mance E. and Steven P. Kurtz. Presented paper: The geography of risk factors and
protective characteristics of HIV transmission and substance use.
Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, Ontario, November 14-15.
2011 Kurtz, Steven P., Mance E. Buttram, Ron Stall, Hilary L. SurrattPresented
paper: Migration-related Health Risks and Adverse Aspects of Social Capital among
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South Floritdas Sex-Drug Scene. 139 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health
Association, Washington, DC, October 27-November 2.
2011 Buttram, Mance E., Steven P. Kurtz, and Khary K. Rigg. Poster: Racial/Ethnic Differences in
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Annual Meeting of
Social Environment and Health among Urban Substance Using MSM. 139
the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, October 27-November 2.
2011 Buttram, Mance E., Steven P. Kurtz. Presented paper: Using Geographic Information Systems
to Understand Spatial Distribution of of Substance Use and HIV Tamong MSM
in South Florida. AIDS Impact, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 11-15.
2011 Kurtz, Steven P., Mance E. Buttram, Ron Stall, Hilary L. SurrattPresented
paper: Difference in Health Behaviors between HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative substance-using
MSM. AIDS Impact, Santa Fe, NM, September 11-15.
2008 Buttram, Mance E. Presented paper: Garifuna Pilgrimage and Identity Performance.
Southeastern Conference on Latin American Studies, Tampa, Florida, April 17-19.
2007 Buttram, Mance E. Guest Lecture: Identity in the Caribbean. Course Number: ANTH 203,
Caribbean Transformation: From Cannibals to Reggae, The Univer, October 20.
2007 Buttram, Mance E. Presented paper: Completing the Circle: Garifuna Pilgrimage from St.
Vincent and Yurumein. Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida,
March 27-31.
2006 Buttram, Mance E. Presented paper: The Making of Garifuna Pilgrimage. Tinker Symposium,
The University of Arizona, November 3.
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2006 Buttram, Mance E. Presented paper: Puha Path: From Tippipah Village to Scrugham Peak.
Great Basin Anthropology Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 19-22.
2006 Buttram, Mance E. Poster: Traditional Ethnogeological and Ethnobotanical Resource Use of
Bandelier National Monument. Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Vancouver,
British Columbia, March 28-April 2.
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