NED Planning Team Member
Larry M. Gant
Larry M. Gant PhD., MSW/MA, received his PhD from University of Michigan and Masters in Social Work and Psychology from University of Michigan. Dr. Gant has been involved in implementing and evaluating exercise and nutrition intervention programs for at risk populations in urban communities since 1995. He currently is in the 4th year of a 5 year RO1 grant from NIDA to examine the efficacy of HIV risk reduction interventions (comparing standard risk reduction with exercise and nutrition interventions) among drug dependent men in residential drug treatment centers. A faculty scholar in the Integrative Health Care program at the University of Michigan's' Center for Alternative Medicine, he has recently developed education and training workshops and curricula on mind-body skills for social worker practitioners and students. (Lmgant@umich.edu, (734) 763-5990).