STEPS2: Socialization To Enrich Participation & Support Sexuality

Through a participatory process, centering the voices of diverse Lived Experiences Consultants, the first phase of the Socialization To Enhance Participation & Support Sexuality (STEPS2) will revise and pilot test a socialization and sex education curriculum designed for adolescents and young adults, ages 16-27 years, with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). During the subsequent phase the efficacy of STEPS2 will be tested in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) among 860 adolescents and young adults with mild to moderate I/DD, including Down syndrome. Half of the participants will be randomized to receive the STEPS2 curriculum, and the other half will receive Steps To Your Health (STYH) a previously RCT tested physical exercise and nutrition intervention.

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Pursuing population gains through better implementation.

The CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) was founded on the notion that substantial improvements in population health can be efficiently achieved through better implementation of existing strategies, policies, and interventions across multiple sectors. With that in mind, we study how to translate and scale-up evidence-based interventions and policies within clinical and community settings in order to improve population health and reduce health disparities.

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Team Spotlight
Investigator

Sophia Arabadjis

Research Scientist

Staff

Anay Patel

Dashboard Project Assistant

In the News
Ending U.S.-global health research partnerships will cost America

Op-ed by Distinguished Professor Denis Nash | STAT | June 5, 2025

CUNY Funding, Interrupted

Interview with Distinguished Professor Denis Nash | WNYC, The Brian Lehrer Show | May 27, 2025

‘Soul crushing’: What’s at stake for defunded NYC researchers and their projects?

Quotes Distinguished Professor Christian Grov | Gothamist | May 12, 2025

CUNY’s Research on Vaccine Misinformation Halted by Trump Administration

Quotes Distinguished Professor Denis Nash | The City | April 24, 2025