A5060357023- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Emory University
2017-2021
Texas A&M University
2010
The response in the United States to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been hampered by a lack of aggressive testing for infection. Testing severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is cornerstone an effective public health response. However, efforts test have limited reagents, limitations availability swabs used collection nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) specimens, personal protective equipment (PPE) care providers collecting NPS and viral transport media transporting specimens....
Background: Over a fifth of all new HIV infections in the United States occur among persons aged 13 24 years, with most these diagnoses occurring gay and bisexual males (81%). While epidemic has leveled off for many age groups, annual number young men who have sex (YMSM; 13-24 years old) remains high. Traditional approaches to continuum improvement youth been insufficient, targeted interventions are urgently needed people at risk or infected HIV. Interventions delivered through mobile health...
Ostracism arouses negative affect. However, little is known about variables that influence the intensity of these affective responses. Two studies fill this void by incorporating work on approach- and withdrawal-related emotional states their associated cortical activations. Study 1 found following ostracism anger related directly to relative left frontal activation. 2 used unilateral hand contractions manipulate activity prior an ostracizing event. Right-hand contractions, compared...
Mobile health apps are important interventions that increase the scale and reach of prevention services, including HIV testing counseling, pre-exposure prophylaxis, condom distribution, education, which all required to decrease incidence rates. The use these web-based as well fully intervention trials can be challenged by need remove fraudulent or duplicate entries authenticate unique trial participants before randomization protect integrity sample results. It is critical ensure data...
Peer-driven HIV prevention strategies can be effective in identifying high-risk persons with undiagnosed infections. Besides individual self-testing, other potential uses of rapid home test kits include distributing them, and testing others within one's social or sexual networks. We sought to identify factors associated the willingness engage these alternative activities among men who have sex (MSM) United States. From May October 2014, we surveyed 828 HIV-negative unknown status MSM about...
HIV testing is the gateway into both prevention and treatment services. It important to understand how men who have sex with (MSM) perceive self-tests. We conducted focus groups individual interviews collect feedback on two self-tests, a dried blood spot (DBS) specimen collection kit. Perceptions attitudes around self-testing (HIVST), willingness distribute self-tests others were assessed. MSM reported HIVST be complementary facility-based testing, liked this approach because it offers...
Background: Few HIV interventions have demonstrated efficacy in reducing risk among adolescent men who sex with (AMSM), and fewer still recognized the unique needs of AMSM based on race/ethnicity or geographical setting. Recognizing that youths’ vulnerability is intricately tied to their development social context, delivering life skills training during adolescence might delay onset reduce consequences factors for acquisition equip navigate prevention. This protocol describes testing iREACH,...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> The response in the United States to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been hampered by a lack of aggressive testing for infection. Testing severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is cornerstone an effective public health response. However, efforts test have limited reagents, limitations availability swabs used collection nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) specimens, personal protective equipment (PPE) care providers collecting NPS and viral...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Few HIV interventions have demonstrated efficacy in reducing risk among adolescent men who sex with (AMSM), and fewer still recognized the unique needs of AMSM based on race/ethnicity or geographical setting. Recognizing that youths’ vulnerability is intricately tied to their development social context, delivering life skills training during adolescence might delay onset reduce consequences factors for acquisition equip navigate prevention. This protocol...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Over a fifth of all new HIV infections in the United States occur among persons aged 13 24 years, with most these diagnoses occurring gay and bisexual males (81%). While epidemic has leveled off for many age groups, annual number young men who have sex (YMSM; 13-24 years old) remains high. Traditional approaches to continuum improvement youth been insufficient, targeted interventions are urgently needed people at risk or infected HIV. Interventions delivered...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Mobile health apps are important interventions that increase the scale and reach of prevention services, including HIV testing counseling, pre-exposure prophylaxis, condom distribution, education, which all required to decrease incidence rates. The use these web-based as well fully intervention trials can be challenged by need remove fraudulent or duplicate entries authenticate unique trial participants before randomization protect integrity sample results. It...