Keck School Faculty

Community-Based Public Health Vaccination Campaign (VaccinateLA) in Los Angeles' Black and Latino Communities: Protocol for a Participatory Study JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Feb 20; 12:e40161. . View in PubMed

Greater lifetime stressor exposure is associated with poorer mental health among sexual minority people of color J Clin Psychol. 2023 04; 79(4):1130-1155. . View in PubMed

The Role of Anti-Racist Community-Partnered Praxis in Implementing Restorative Circles Within Marginalized Communities in Southern California During the COVID-19 Pandemic Health Promot Pract. 2023 03; 24(2):232-243. . View in PubMed

Intersectional stigma subgroup differences in unhealthy drinking and disordered marijuana use among Black and Latino cisgender sexual minority young men Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Dec 01; 241:109652. . View in PubMed

Factors associated with self-reported avoidance of harm reduction services during the COVID-19 pandemic by people who use drugs in five cities in the United States and Canada Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Dec 01; 241:109544. . View in PubMed

AIDS Behav. 2022 Dec; 26(12):4012-4025. . View in PubMed

Prevalence and correlates of stocking up on drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from the C3PNO Consortium Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Dec 01; 241:109654. . View in PubMed

Day-to-day impact of COVID-19 and other factors associated with risk of nonfatal overdose among people who use unregulated drugs in five cities in the United States and Canada Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Dec 01; 241:109633. . View in PubMed

Use of COVID-19 testing in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic among cohorts of people at the intersection of drug use and HIV Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Dec 01; 241:109622. . View in PubMed

A Trans Youth of Color Study to Measure Health and Wellness: Protocol for a Longitudinal Observation Study JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Nov 07; 11(11):e39207. . View in PubMed

Combining the HYM (Healthy Young Men's) Cohort Study and the TRUTH (A Trans Youth of Color Study): Protocol for an Expanded Mixed Methods Study Renewal JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Nov 03; 11(11):e39232. . View in PubMed

Gut dysbiosis and inflammatory blood markers precede HIV with limited changes after early seroconversion EBioMedicine. 2022 Oct; 84:104286. . View in PubMed

Development of an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (Y2Prevent): Study Protocol JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Sep 29; 11(9):e36718. . View in PubMed

Evaluating an Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention Among Filipino Parents: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Feb 17; 11(2):e21867. . View in PubMed

Designing a Mobile Health Solution to Facilitate the Transition from NICU to Home: A Qualitative Study Children (Basel). 2022 Feb 15; 9(2). . View in PubMed

Body Image Concerns, Correlates, and Community Connection Among Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Cisgender Men and Transgender/Gender Nonconforming Young Adults LGBT Health. 2022 Feb-Mar; 9(2):122-130. . View in PubMed

Multiple Minority Stress and Behavioral Health Among Young Black and Latino Sexual Minority Men LGBT Health. 2022 Feb-Mar; 9(2):114-121. . View in PubMed

Connecting to Early Intervention Services After Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge in a Medicaid Sample Acad Pediatr. 2022 03; 22(2):253-262. . View in PubMed

Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in the LGBTQIA Community Am J Public Health. 2022 03; 112(3):405-407. . View in PubMed

Intersecting racism and homonegativism among sexual minority men of color: Latent class analysis of multidimensional stigma with subgroup differences in health and sociostructural burdens Soc Sci Med. 2022 01; 293:114602. . View in PubMed

COVID-19 and the HIV continuum in people living with HIV enrolled in Collaborating Consortium of Cohorts Producing NIDA Opportunities (C3PNO) cohorts Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 12 01; 241:109355. . View in PubMed

Research Ambassador Program: An innovative educational approach to addressing underrepresentation of minority populations in clinical research J Clin Transl Sci. 2022; 6(1):e129. . View in PubMed

PLoS One. 2022; 17(11):e0278232. . View in PubMed

Health and service utilization among a sample of gender-diverse youth of color: the TRUTH study BMC Public Health. 2022 12 10; 22(1):2312. . View in PubMed

The relationship of alcohol and other drug use during the COVID-19 pandemic among people with or at risk of HIV; A cross-sectional survey of people enrolled in Collaborating Consortium of Cohorts Producing NIDA Opportunities (C3PNO) cohorts Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 12 01; 241:109382. . View in PubMed

Employment as HIV Prevention: An Employment Support Intervention for Adolescent Men Who Have Sex With Men and Adolescent Transgender Women of Color J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 09 01; 91(1):31-38. . View in PubMed

Longitudinal trajectories of prescription opioid misuse in adolescents Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 07 01; 236:109470. . View in PubMed

Examining the impact of social distancing and methamphetamine use on sexual risk and intimate partner violence in sexual and gender minority young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 03 01; 232:109231. . View in PubMed

HIV, psychological resilience, and substance misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-cohort study Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 02 01; 231:109230. . View in PubMed

Maternal post-traumatic stress and depression symptoms and outcomes after NICU discharge in a low-income sample: a cross-sectional study BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Jan 12; 21(1):48. . View in PubMed

Linking racism and homonegativity to healthcare system distrust among young men of color who have sex with men: Evidence from the Healthy Young Men's (HYM) study Soc Sci Med. 2021 09; 284:114219. . View in PubMed

A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) study of medication and CBT sequencing in the treatment of pediatric anxiety disorders BMC Psychiatry. 2021 06 30; 21(1):323. . View in PubMed

Psychometric Data Linking Across HIV and Substance Use Cohorts AIDS Behav. 2020 Nov; 24(11):3215-3224. . View in PubMed

Work2Prevent, an Employment Intervention Program as HIV Prevention for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Youth of Color (Phase 3): Protocol for a Single-Arm Community-Based Trial to Assess Feasibility and Acceptability in a Real-World Setting JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Sep 11; 9(9):e18051. . View in PubMed

An Employment Intervention Program (Work2Prevent) for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Youth of Color (Phase 2): Protocol for a Single-Arm Mixed Methods Pilot Test to Assess Feasibility and Acceptability JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Aug 10; 9(8):e16401. . View in PubMed

An Employment Intervention Program (Work2Prevent) for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Youth of Color (Phase 1): Protocol for Determining Essential Intervention Components Using Qualitative Interviews and Focus Groups JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Aug 10; 9(8):e16384. . View in PubMed

Sexual Racism, Psychological Symptoms, and Mindfulness Among Ethnically/Racially Diverse Young Men Who Have Sex with Men: a Moderation Analysis Mindfulness (N Y). 2020 Feb; 11(2):452-461. . View in PubMed

The Healthy Young Men's Cohort: Health, Stress, and Risk Profile of Black and Latino Young Men Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM) J Urban Health. 2020 10; 97(5):653-667. . View in PubMed

Is the experience of hunger associated with risk of engaging in condomless anal sex among minority young men who have sex with men? Int J STD AIDS. 2020 04; 31(5):447-453.. View in PubMed

Use of pre-exposure prophylaxis increases the odds of condomless anal sex among young men who have sex with men (MSM) of colour Sex Health. 2020 02; 17(1):100-101. . View in PubMed

Association of WIC Participation and Growth and Developmental Outcomes in High-Risk Infants Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 01; 59(1):53-61. . View in PubMed

Recruiting Filipino Immigrants in a Randomized Controlled Trial Promoting Enrollment in an Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention J Immigr Minor Health. 2019 Apr; 21(2):324-331. . View in PubMed

A Focus on the HIV Care Continuum Through the Healthy Young Men's Cohort Study: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study JMIR Res Protoc. 2019 Jan 24; 8(1):e10738. . View in PubMed

Engaging Young Men in the HIV Prevention and Care Continua: Experiences From Young Men of Color Who Have Sex With Men AIDS Educ Prev. 2019 08; 31(4):325-343. . View in PubMed

Smartphones and Text Messaging are Associated With Higher Parent Quality of Life Scores and Enrollment in Early Intervention After NICU Discharge Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 07; 58(8):903-911. . View in PubMed

Promoting Enrollment in Parenting Programs Among a Filipino Population: A Randomized Trial Pediatrics. 2019 02; 143(2). . View in PubMed

Viewpoints from families for improving transition from NICU-to-home for infants with medical complexity at a safety net hospital: a qualitative study BMC Pediatr. 2019 07 05; 19(1):223. . View in PubMed

The impact of preterm birth <37 weeks on parents and families: a cross-sectional study in the 2 years after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2017 Feb 16; 15(1):38. . View in PubMed

Exploring Individual and Structural Factors Associated with Employment Among Young Transgender Women of Color Using a No-Cost Transgender Legal Resource Center Transgend Health. 2017; 2(1):29-34. . View in PubMed

Psychological distress, health protection, and sexual practices among young men who have sex with men: Using social action theory to guide HIV prevention efforts PLoS One. 2017; 12(9):e0184482. . View in PubMed

Attitudes and perceptions of biomedical HIV prevention methods: voices from young men who have sex with men Arch Sex Behav. 2015 Feb; 44(2):487-97. . View in PubMed

Patient perspectives on peer mentoring: type 1 diabetes management in adolescents and young adults Diabetes Educ. 2015 02; 41(1):59-68. . View in PubMed

Pathways towards risk: syndemic conditions mediate the effect of adversity on HIV risk behaviors among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) J Urban Health. 2014 Oct; 91(5):969-82. . View in PubMed

Venue-based network analysis to inform HIV prevention efforts among young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men Prev Sci. 2014 Jun; 15(3):419-27. . View in PubMed

Network correlates of sexual health advice seeking and substance use among members of the Los Angeles House and Ball communities Health Educ Res. 2014 Apr; 29(2):306-18. . View in PubMed

High-risk sexual activity in the House and Ball community: influence of social networks Am J Public Health. 2014 Feb; 104(2):326-31. . View in PubMed

Minority stress experiences and psychological well-being: the impact of support from and connection to social networks within the Los Angeles House and Ball communities Prev Sci. 2014 Feb; 15(1):44-55. . View in PubMed

How sex of children with autism spectrum disorders and access to treatment services relates to parental stress Autism Res Treat. 2014; 2014:721418. . View in PubMed

Changes in developmental contexts as predictors of transitions in HIV-risk behaviors among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) Am J Community Psychol. 2013 Jun; 51(3-4):439-50. . View in PubMed

"It's like our own little world": resilience as a factor in participating in the Ballroom community subculture AIDS Behav. 2013 May; 17(4):1524-39. . View in PubMed

Laying the groundwork for an HIV prevention intervention: a descriptive profile of the Los Angeles House and Ball communities AIDS Behav. 2013 Mar; 17(3):1068-81. . View in PubMed

Community-engaged research to identify house parent perspectives on support and risk within the House and Ball scene J Sex Res. 2013; 50(2):178-89. . View in PubMed

Environmental risk, social cognition, and drug use among young men who have sex with men: longitudinal effects of minority status on health processes and outcomes Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Jan 01; 127(1-3):1-7. . View in PubMed

HIV prevention service utilization in the Los Angeles House and Ball communities: past experiences and recommendations for the future AIDS Educ Prev. 2012 Oct; 24(5):431-44. . View in PubMed

A profile of nonurgent emergency department use in an urban pediatric hospital Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Oct; 28(10):977-84. . View in PubMed

Photovoice as a tool to adapt an HIV prevention intervention for African American young men who have sex with men Health Promot Pract. 2012 Jul; 13(4):535-43. . View in PubMed

Community and Individual Factors Associated with Cigarette Smoking Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men J Res Adolesc. 2012 Jun 01; 22(2):199-205. . View in PubMed

Utilizing Social Action Theory as a framework to determine correlates of illicit drug use among young men who have sex with men Psychol Addict Behav. 2012 Mar; 26(1):78-88. . View in PubMed

Sickle cell disease in California: sociodemographic predictors of emergency department utilization Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 Jan; 58(1):66-73. . View in PubMed

Use and perceptions of the internet for sexual information and partners: a study of young men who have sex with men Arch Sex Behav. 2011 Aug; 40(4):803-16. . View in PubMed

Human immunodeficiency virus testing and risk behaviors among young men who have sex with men in Los Angeles County Am J Health Promot. 2011 Mar-Apr; 25(4):244-7. . View in PubMed

Sickle-cell disease in California: a population-based description of emergency department utilization Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2011 Mar; 56(3):413-9. . View in PubMed

Race/Ethnicity is not associated with mortality in the PICU Pediatrics. 2011 Mar; 127(3):e588-97. . View in PubMed

Harassment, discrimination, violence, and illicit drug use among young men who have sex with men AIDS Educ Prev. 2010 Aug; 22(4):286-98. . View in PubMed

The impact of recent stressful experiences on HIV-risk related behaviors J Adolesc. 2010 Jun; 33(3):463-75. . View in PubMed

Deconstructing the complexity of substance use among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) by optimizing the role of qualitative strategies in a mixed methods study Subst Use Misuse. 2010 Apr; 45(5):754-76. . View in PubMed

In the dark: young men's stories of sexual initiation in the absence of relevant sexual health information Health Educ Behav. 2010 Apr; 37(2):243-63. . View in PubMed

The Healthy Young Men's Study: Sampling Methods to Recruit a Random Cohort of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men J Gay Lesbian Soc Serv. 2009 Oct 01; 21(4):357-373. . View in PubMed

"God Made me Gay for a Reason": Young Men who have Sex with Men's Resiliency in Resolving Internalized Homophobia from Religious Sources J Adolesc Res. 2009 Sep 01; 24(5):601-633. . View in PubMed

Strategies Used by Gay and Bisexual Young Men to Cope with Heterosexism J Gay Lesbian Soc Serv. 2008 Oct 01; 20(4):354-380. . View in PubMed

Risk factors for alcohol use, frequent use, and binge drinking among young men who have sex with men Addict Behav. 2008 Aug; 33(8):1012-20. . View in PubMed

Integrating professional and folk models of HIV risk: YMSM's perceptions of high-risk sex AIDS Educ Prev. 2008 Jun; 20(3):220-38. . View in PubMed

Young men's perspectives on family support and disclosure of same-sex attraction J LGBT Issues Couns. 2008 Jun 01; 2(1):53-80. . View in PubMed

Residential status as a risk factor for drug use and HIV risk among young men who have sex with men AIDS Behav. 2007 Nov; 11(6 Suppl):56-69. . View in PubMed

Effectiveness of interventions to prevent youth violence a systematic review Am J Prev Med. 2007 Jul; 33(1):65-74. . View in PubMed

The health and health behaviors of young men who have sex with men J Adolesc Health. 2007 Apr; 40(4):342-50. . View in PubMed

Food and park environments: neighborhood-level risks for childhood obesity in east Los Angeles J Adolesc Health. 2007 Apr; 40(4):325-33. . View in PubMed

Making Informed Decisions: How Attitudes and Perceptions Affect the Use of Crystal, Cocaine and Ecstasy among Young Men who Have Sex with Men J Drug Issues. 2007; 37(3):643-674. . View in PubMed

Club drug use in los angeles among young men who have sex with men Subst Use Misuse. 2007; 42(11):1723-43. . View in PubMed

Needle-sharing among young IV drug users and their social network members: The influence of the injection partner's characteristics on HIV risk behavior Addict Behav. 2006 Sep; 31(9):1607-18. . View in PubMed

Do street youths' perceptions of their caregivers predict HIV-risk behavior? J Fam Psychol. 2005 Sep; 19(3):456-64.. View in PubMed

Preventing violence and related health-risking social behaviors in adolescents Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ). 2004 Sep; (107):1-7. . View in PubMed

Gender differences in HIV risk behaviors among young injectors and their social network members Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2002; 28(3):453-75. . View in PubMed

Service utilization among homeless and runaway youth in Los Angeles, California: rates and reasons J Adolesc Health. 1999 Jun; 24(6):449-58. . View in PubMed

A collaborative evaluation of a needle exchange program for youth Health Educ Behav. 1999 Apr; 26(2):213-24. . View in PubMed

Service utilization among homeless and runaway youth in Los Angeles, California: rates and reasons J Adolesc Health. 1999 Mar; 24(3):190-200. . View in PubMed

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles: a model of integrated care for HIV-positive and very high-risk youth J Adolesc Health. 1998 Aug; 23(2 Suppl):59-70. . View in PubMed

Homeless youths and young adults in Los Angeles: prevalence of mental health problems and the relationship between mental health and substance abuse disorders Am J Community Psychol. 1997 Jun; 25(3):371-94. . View in PubMed

"Substance abuse" disorders among runaway and homeless youth Subst Use Misuse. 1997 Jun; 32(7-8):969-86. . View in PubMed

Homeless youth and their exposure to and involvement in violence while living on the streets J Adolesc Health. 1997 May; 20(5):360-7. . View in PubMed

Street youth, their peer group affiliation and differences according to residential status, subsistence patterns, and use of services Adolescence. 1997; 32(127):655-69. . View in PubMed

Drug use, needle sharing, and HIV risk among injection drug-using street youth Subst Use Misuse. 1996 Jul; 31(9):1167-87. . View in PubMed

HIV risk behavior, street outreach, and condom use in eight high-risk populations AIDS Educ Prev. 1996 Jun; 8(3):191-204. . View in PubMed

Street youth in Los AngelesProfile of a group at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus infection. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1995 May; 149(5):513-9. . View in PubMed

An evaluation of an AIDS risk reduction education and skills training (ARREST) program J Adolesc Health. 1993 Nov; 14(7):533-9. . View in PubMed

Substance use among youth seen at a community-based health clinic J Adolesc Health. 1993 Jun; 14(4):289-94. . View in PubMed

Health and health needs of homeless and runaway youthA position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. J Adolesc Health. 1992 Dec; 13(8):717-26. . View in PubMed

Selected demographic changes in medicine Indiana Med. 1992 Sep-Oct; 85(5):366-7. . View in PubMed

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Adolescents Adolesc Med. 1990 Oct; 1(3):429-450. . View in PubMed

HIV infection and AIDS during adolescence Med Clin North Am. 1990 Sep; 74(5):1149-67. . View in PubMed

Reliability and construct validity of the needle sharing inventory Int J Addict. 1989 Jun; 24(6):515-26. . View in PubMed