Publications from The Center for Sexuality

and Health Disparities

December 2020

The Engage[men]t Study: Protocol for a prospective cohort study of Black and White men who have sex with men living with HIV in Atlanta, Georgia to examine Black/White disparities in care outcomes

Patrick Sullivan, Jennifer Taussig, Mariah Valentine-Graves, Nicole Luisi, Carlos Del Rio, Jeb Jones, Greg Millett, Eli S Rosenberg Rob Stephenson, Colleen Kelley

November 2020

Stigma Experienced by Transgender Women of Color in Their Dating and Romantic Relationships: Implications for Gender-based Violence Prevention Programs

Kristi E. Gamarel, Laura Jadwin-Cakmak, Wesley M. King, Ashley Lacombe-Duncan, Racquelle Trammell, Lilianna A. Reyes, Cierra Burks, Bré Rivera, Emily Arnold, Gary W. Harper

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Read Here

Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure Intimate Partner Violence Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Populations: Protocol for a Linear Three-Phase Study (Project Empower)

Rob Stephenson, MA, MSc, PhD ; Kieran Todd, MPH ; Kristi E Gamarel, PhD ; Sarah Peitzmeier, PhD

A qualitative exploration of barriers to HIV prevention, treatment and support: Perspectives of transgender women and service providers

Ashley Lacombe‐Duncan PhD, MSW, Hannah Kia PhD, MSW, Carmen H. Logie PhD, MSW, Kieran P. Todd BA, Yasmeen Persad, Gabrielle Leblanc, Kelendria Nation, Ayden I. Scheim PhD, Tara Lyons PhD, Chavisa Horemans MES, BFA, Mona Loutfy MD, FRCPC, MPH

Health and Social Care in the Community

Read Here

Insurance Coverage and Use of Hormones Among Transgender Respondents to a National Survey

Daphna Stroumsa, Halley P Crissman, Vanessa K Dalton, Giselle Kolenic, Caroline R Richardson

Communication Patterns Among Male Couples with Open and Monogamous Agreements

Staci Gusakova, Kristi Chin, Esra Ascigil, Terri D. Conley, Deepalika Chakravarty, Torsten B. Neilands, Colleen C. Hoff & Lynae A. Darbes

Intimate Partner Violence among Male Couples in South Africa and Namibia

Rob Stephenson, Lynae A. Darbes, Tanaka Chavanduka, Zaynab Essack & Heidi van Rooyen

Training Young Adult Peers in a Mobile Motivational Interviewing‐Based Mentoring Approach to Upstream HIV Prevention

Erin E. Bonar, James R. Wolfe, Ryan Drab, Rob Stephenson, Patrick S. Sullivan, Tanaka Chavanduka Benyam Hailu, Jodie L. Guest, José Bauermeister

American Journal of Community Psychology

Read Here

Testing the drug use and condomless anal sex link among sexual minority men: The predictive utility of marijuana and interactions with relationship status

Tyrel J. Starks, S. Scott Jones, Kory Kyre, Gabriel Robles, Demetria Cain, Ruben Jimenez, Rob Stephenson, Patrick S. Sullivan

October 2020

Missed Opportunities for Addressing Intimate Partner Violence Through Microcredit: Qualitative Findings From Bangladesh

Amber B. Robinson, Rob Stephenson, Katherine G. Merrill, Sophie Morse, and Pamela J. Surkan

Effects of a Home-Based Intervention on HIV Prevention Health Behaviors in Pregnant/Postpartum Kenyan Women: Estimating Moderating Effects of Depressive Symptoms

Jami L. Anderson, Peng Li, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Lynae A. Darbes, Abigail M. Hatcher, Anna Helova, Zachary A. Kwena, Pamela L. Musoke, George Owino, Patrick Oyaro, Anna Joy G. Rogers & Janet M. Turan

Assessment of Changes in Alcohol and Marijuana Abstinence, Co-Use, and Use Disorders Among US Young Adults From 2002 to 2018

Sean Esteban McCabe, PhD; Brooke J. Arterberry, PhD; Kara Dickinson; Rebecca J. Evans-Polce, PhD; Jason A. Ford, PhD; Jennie E. Ryan, PhD; Ty S. Schepis, PhD

Examining the longitudinal predictive relationship between HIV treatment outcomes and pre-exposure prophylaxis use by serodiscordant male couples

Jin, Harry PhD, MPH; Biello, Katie PhD, MPH; Garofalo, Robert MD, MPH; Lurie, Mark PhD; Sullivan, Patrick S. PhD, DVM; Stephenson, Rob PhD; Mimiaga, Matthew J. ScD, MPH

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Read Here

African American Adolescents and Young Adults, New Media, and Sexual Health: Scoping Review

Sierra Teadt, BA ; Jade C Burns, PhD ; Tiffany M Montgomery, PhD ; Lynae Darbes, PhD

September 2020

The Dynamics of Intimate Relationships and Contraceptive Use During Early Emerging Adulthood

Yasamin Kusunoki & Jennifer S. Barber

Sex in the Time of COVID-19: Results of an Online Survey of Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men’s Experience of Sex and HIV Prevention During the US COVID-19 Epidemic

Rob Stephenson, Tanaka M. D. Chavanduka, Matthew T. Rosso, Stephen P. Sullivan, Renée A. Pitter, Alexis S. Hunter & Erin Rogers

Perspectives from Young Partnered Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men on the Adaptation of Couples HIV Testing and Counseling (CHTC)

Kristi E. Gamarel, Lynae A. Darbes, Oksana Kutsa, Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman, Patrick Sullivan & Rob Stephenson

Evaluation of the Sexual Health Behaviors of Black Male Adolescents and Young Adults Through Social Media Platforms: Web-Based Survey Study

Jade Burns, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC ; Keith Johnstone ; Tanaka Chavanduka, MPH ; Cornelius Jamison, MS, MSPH, MD ; Valery Pena, BS ; Rob Stephenson, PhD ; Lynae Darbes, PhD

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance

Read Here

Contrasting the Perceived Severity of COVID-19 and HIV Infection in an Online Survey of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men During the U.S. COVID-19 Epidemic

Rob Stephenson, Tanaka M. D. Chavanduka, Matthew T. Rosso, Stephen P. Sullivan, Renée A. Pitter, Alexis S. Hunter and Erin Rogers

American Journal of Men's Health

Read Here

Bidirectional Violence Is Associated with Poor Engagement in HIV Care and Treatment in Malawian Couples

Amy A. Conroy, Anna M. Leddy, Lynae A. Darbes, Torsten B. Neilands, James Mkandawire, Rob Stephenson

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Read Here

HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Medication Sharing Among HIV-Negative Men Who Have Sex With Men

Gordon Mansergh, PhD, Kenneth Mayer, MD, Sabina Hirshfield, PhD, Rob Stephenson, PhD, and Patrick Sullivan, PhD, DVM

August 2020

Perceived facilitators of decision-making and usage of biomedical HIV prevention strategies: findings from an online, qualitative study with same-gender male couples in the United States

Jason W. Mitchell, Kristi E. Gamarel, Kasey K. Kam & Jacob T. Pennington

Support or control? Qualitative interviews with Zambian women on male partner involvement in HIV care during and after pregnancy

Karen M. Hampanda ,Oliver Mweemba,Yusuf Ahmed,Abigail Hatcher,Janet M. Turan,Lynae Darbes,Lisa L. Abuogi

Engaging Populations in LGBTQ Health Interventions

Rob Stephenson and Erin Riley

LGBTQ Health Research: Theory, Methods, Practice (Book)

Read Here

Understanding HIV Sexual Protection and Its Association with Substance Use During Sex among MSM in an Era of Multiple Primary Prevention Products

Mansergh, Gordon PhD; Stephenson, Rob PhD; Hirshfield, Sabina PhD; Sullivan, Patrick PhD, DVM

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Read Here

State‐Level Transgender‐Specific Policies, Race/Ethnicity, and Use of Medical Gender Affirmation Services among Transgender and Other Gender‐Diverse People in the United States

Tamar Goldenberg, Sari L. Reisner, Gary W. Harper, Kristie E. Gamarel, Rob Stephenson

Intimate Partner Violence in Transgender Populations: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prevalence and Correlates

Sarah M. Peitzmeier, PhD, MSPH, Mannat Malik, MHS, Shanna K. Kattari, PhD, Elliot Marrow, AB, Rob Stephenson, PhD, Madina Agénor, ScD, MPH, and Sari L. Reisner, ScD

American Journal of Public Health

Read Here

Lea el resumen en español aquí

July 2020

Relationship Power and Intimate Partner Violence in Sexual Minority Male Couples

Stephen C. Bosco, MA, Gabriel Robles, PhD, MSW, Rob Stephenson, MSc, PhD, Tyrel J. Starks, PhD

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Read Here

Sexual Agreements and Intimate Partner Violence Among Male Couples in the U.S.: An Analysis of Dyadic Data

Akshay Sharma, Erin Kahle, Stephen Sullivan & Rob Stephenson

Willingness of Adults in the United States to Receive HIV Testing in Dental Care Settings: Cross-Sectional Web-Based Study

Matthew T Rosso, MPH ; Akshay Sharma, MPH, MBBS, PhD

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance

Read Here

Power relations in sexual agreements among male couples in Southern Africa

Zaynab Essack, Ingrid Lynch, Chammah J. Kaunda, Rob Stephenson, Lynae Darbes & Heidi van Rooyen

June 2020

A Systematic Review of Technology-Assisted HIV Testing Interventions

Keith J. Horvath, Teresa Walker, Linda Mireles, Jose A. Bauermeister, Lisa Hightow-Weidman, and Rob Stephenson

Structural Context and the Role of Positive Deviance From Community Norms in Shaping Risk for Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in 32 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Nicholas Metheny PhD, MPH, RN, Rob Stephenson, PhD

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Read Here

May 2020

State Policies and Healthcare Use Among Transgender People in the U.S.

Tamar Goldenberg, PhD, MPH, Sari L. Reisner, PhD, Gary W. Harper, PhD, MPH, Kristi E. Gamarel, PhD, Rob Stephenson, PhD

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Read Here

Individual- and Partnership-Level Correlates of Protective Barrier Use in a Sample of Transmasculine Adults with Diverse Sexual Partnerships

David R. Pletta, Jaclyn M. White Hughto, Sarah Peitzmeier, Madeline B. Deutsch, Dana Pardee, Jennifer Potter, and Sari L. Reisner

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Read Here

Recommendations From a Descriptive Evaluation to Improve Screening Procedures for Web-Based Studies With Couples: Cross-Sectional Study

Jason W Mitchell, MPH, PhD ; Tanaka M D Chavanduka, MPH ; Stephen Sullivan, MPH ; Rob Stephenson, PhD

JMIR Health and Surveillance

Read Here

April 2020

A Dyadic Perspective on Sexual Agreements Among Same-Sex Male Couples in the United States.

Rogers E, Mimiaga MJ, Garofalo R, Brown E, Bratcher A, Wimbly T, Hidalgo MA, Hoehnle S, Thai J, Kahle E, Sullivan PS, Stephenson R

AIDS and Behavior

Read Here

Factors associated with reproductive autonomy in Ghana

Dana Loll, Paul J. Fleming, Rob Stephenson, Elizabeth J. King, Emmanuel Morhe, Adom Manu & Kelli Stidham Hall

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Read Here

Temporal and cross-national comparisons of young Africans’ HIV-related narratives from five countries, 1997–2014

Kate Winskell, Gaëlle Sabben, Robyn Singleton, Robert A. Bednarczyk, Georges Tiendrébéogo, Siphiwe Nkambule-Vilakati, Fatim Dia, Benjamin Mbakwem, Rob Stephenson

Social Science and Medicine - Population Health

Read Here

March 2020

Stigma, Resilience, and Health Care Use Among Transgender and Other Gender Diverse Youth in the United States

Tamar Goldenberg, Erin M. Kahle, and Rob Stephenson

Transgender Health

Read Here

Love My Body: Pilot Study to Understand Reproductive Health Vulnerabilities in Adolescent Girls

Golfo Tzilos Wernette, PhD ; Kristina Countryman, MPH ; Kristie Khatibi, MPH ; Erin Riley, MPH ; Rob Stephenson, MSc, PhD

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Read Here

Social representations of the prevention of heterosexual transmission of HIV among young Africans from five countries, 1997-2014

Kate Winskell, Robyn Singleton, Gaëlle Sabben, Georges Tiendrébéogo, Chris Obong’o, Fatim Louise Dia, Siphiwe Nkambule-Vilakati, Benjamin Mbakwem, Rob Stephenson

PLOS One

Read Here

Meeting the mark by 2020: country progress toward FP2020 and UNAIDS HIV targets

Kristin M Wall, Erin Rogers, Rob Stephenson

BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health

Read Here

Brief Intervention to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections and Unintended Pregnancies: Protocol of a Mixed Methods Feasibility Study

Rob Stephenson, MA, MSc, PhD ; Nicholas Metheny, RN, MPH, PhD ; Tamar Goldenberg, MPH, PhD ; Nataliia Bakunina, MD, PhD ; Sofia De Vasconcelos, MSc ; Karel Blondeel5,, MSc ; James Kiarie, MPH, MMed, MBChB ; Igor Toskin, MD, PhD, DSc

JMIR Research Protocols

Read Here

February 2020

Relationship Characteristics Associated With Perceptions of Partners' HIV Testing Behavior Among Male Couples

Akshay Sharma, Erin Kahle, Stephen Sullivan, Rob Stephenson

AIDS and Behavior

Read Here

A Theoretically Based Mobile App to Increase Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Jeb Jones, MPH, MS, PhD ; Karen Dominguez, MPH ; Rob Stephenson, MSc, PhD ; Joanne D Stekler, MPH, MD ; Amanda D Castel, MPH, MD ; Leandro A Mena, MPH, MD ; Samuel M Jenness, PhD ; Aaron J Siegler, MHS, PhD ; Patrick S Sullivan, DVM, PhD

JMIR Research Protocols

Read Here

Feasibility and Acceptability of an Electronic Health HIV Prevention Toolkit Intervention With Concordant HIV-Negative, Same-Sex Male Couples on Sexual Agreement Outcomes: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Jason William Mitchell, MPH, PhD ; Ji-Young Lee, MPH ; Yanyan Wu, PhD ; Patrick S Sullivan, DVM, PhD ; Rob Stephenson, PhD

JMIR Formative Research

Read Here

January 2020

Responses to the gender minority stress and resilience scales among transgender and nonbinary youth

Tanaka M. D. Chavanduka, Kristi E. Gamarel, Kieran P. Todd & Rob Stephenson

Journal of LGBT Youth

Read Here

Accuracy in self-report of viral suppression among HIV-positive men with HIV-negative male partners

Stephenson, Rob PhD; Bratcher, Anna MSPH; Mimiaga, Matthew J ScD, MPH; Garofalo, Robert MD MPH; Hidalgo, Marco A PhD; Hoehnle, Samuel; Sullivan, Patrick S PhD

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Read Here

The Influence of Relationship Dynamics and Sexual Agreements on Perceived Partner Support and Benefit of PrEP Use Among Same-Sex Male Couples in the U.S.

Kahle EM, Sharma A, Sullivan S, Stephenson R.

AIDS and Behavior

Read Here

Correlates of Successful Enrollment of Same-Sex Male Couples Into a Web-Based HIV Prevention Research Study: Cross-Sectional Study

Rob Stephenson, PhD; Tanaka MD Chavanduka, MPH; Stephen Sullivan, MPH; Jason W Mitchell, MPH, PhD

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance

Read Here

Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Experiencing Partner Violence

Amy Braksmajer, Suzan M. Walters, Hugh F. Crean, Rob Stephenson, James M. McMahon

AIDS and Behavior

Read Here