Carol Boyd PhD, MSN, FAAN is a nationally recognized scholar in the study of women and substance abuse. She and her collaborators have several NIH funded projects, all of which examine the relationship of gender to drug seeking and drug abuse prevention. Her early research examined the circumstances under which women begin to use heroin and crack, but she has expanded her focus to include cigarettes, alcohol and prescription drugs. Currently, Dr. Boyd is studying gender differences in prescription drug abuse among secondary and college students using web-based research protocols.