Suzanne Wenzel. Photo/Brian Goodman.

University of Southern California School of Social Work Professor Suzanne Wenzel received almost $2 million in federal stimulus funds to study risky sexual behavior among homeless men.

Homeless men are at a higher risk of getting and spreading sexually transmitted diseases. And 83 percent of women  with HIV/AIDS were infected by men.

“Our study will move the field forward by shedding light on heterosexual HIV risk factors in a population that is among the most vulnerable and stigmatized in the United States and that has suffered from a dearth of attention from the scientific community,” Wenzel said.

To read more about Wenzel’s upcoming study click here.  And to find out how social workers help those with HIV/AIDS visit the National Association of Social Workers’ HIV/AIDS Spectrum Project Web page and “Help Starts Here” HIV/AIDS Web Page.