Leslie F. Clark, PhD

Leslie F. Clark, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles and University of Southern California. Dr. Clark is a social/health psychologist and the developer of project AIM (Adult Identity Mentoring) a nationally recognized evidenced based HIV and pregnancy prevention intervention for middle school youth. Her research targets early through late adolescents and emerging adults at risk for poor outcomes (including homeless youth, young gay men, and transgender youth). Dr. Clark has been conducting research in low income communities in the US and abroad for 18 years. Her behavioral research, interventions, and community collaborations address health, wellness, service needs, risk reduction, and positive youth development among vulnerable youth. During the last 15 years, Dr. Clark’s federally funded work involved the design, implementation and evaluation of several behavioral interventions that focus on reducing risk and promoting positive outcomes for adolescents, young adults, and their families.

• Prev Sci. 2023 Nov; 24(8):1535-1546. . View in PubMed
• The Impact of Cell Phone Support on Psychosocial Outcomes for Youth Living with HIV Nonadherent to Antiretroviral Therapy AIDS Behav. 2018 Oct; 22(10):3357-3362. . View in PubMed
• Physiologic Response to Gender-Affirming Hormones Among Transgender Youth J Adolesc Health. 2018 04; 62(4):397-401. . View in PubMed
• Is Current Measurement of Contraception Use Hindering Identification of Evidence-Based Pregnancy Prevention for Vulnerable Adolescents? Am J Public Health. 2018 02; 108(S1):S17-S18.. View in PubMed
• Chest Reconstruction and Chest Dysphoria in Transmasculine Minors and Young Adults: Comparisons of Nonsurgical and Postsurgical Cohorts JAMA Pediatr. 2018 05 01; 172(5):431-436. . View in PubMed
• The Impact of Specific and Complex Trauma on the Mental Health of Homeless Youth J Interpers Violence. 2016 Mar; 31(5):831-54. . View in PubMed
• Formative Work and Community Engagement Approaches for Implementing an HIV Intervention in Botswana Schools Am J Public Health. 2016 08; 106(8):1439-41. . View in PubMed
• Baseline Physiologic and Psychosocial Characteristics of Transgender Youth Seeking Care for Gender Dysphoria J Adolesc Health. 2015 Oct; 57(4):374-80. . View in PubMed
• Acceptability and Feasibility of a Cell Phone Support Intervention for Youth Living with HIV with Nonadherence to Antiretroviral Therapy AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2015 Jun; 29(6):338-45. . View in PubMed
• Young men and the morning after: a missed opportunity for emergency contraception provision? J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2015 Jan; 41(1):33-7.. View in PubMed
• Subcutaneous Testosterone: An Effective Delivery Mechanism for Masculinizing Young Transgender Men LGBT Health. 2014 Sep; 1(3):165-7. . View in PubMed
• The use of cell phone support for non-adherent HIV-infected youth and young adults: an initial randomized and controlled intervention trial AIDS Behav. 2014 Apr; 18(4):686-96. . View in PubMed
• Parental support and mental health among transgender adolescents J Adolesc Health. 2013 Dec; 53(6):791-3. . View in PubMed
• Coming of age on the streets: survival sex among homeless young women in Hollywood J Adolesc. 2013 Dec; 36(6):1205-13. . View in PubMed
• Adult identity mentoring: reducing sexual risk for African-American seventh grade students J Adolesc Health. 2005 Oct; 37(4):337. . View in PubMed
• Hierarchical messages for introducing multiple HIV prevention options: promise and pitfalls AIDS Educ Prev. 2004 Dec; 16(6):509-25. . View in PubMed
• Predictors of sexual involvement among adolescents in rural Jamaica Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2004 Apr-Jun; 16(2):165-78. . View in PubMed
• Sexual abstinence and the Sexual Abstinence Behavior Scale J Pediatr Health Care. 2003 May-Jun; 17(3):140-4. . View in PubMed

• Olson-Kennedy, Johanna
• Blosnich, John
• Klausner, Jeffrey
• Rice, Eric
• Unger, Jennifer