A5014785350- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Sex work and related issues
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Psychology of Development and Education
- Social Media and Politics
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social and Behavioral Studies
- Spam and Phishing Detection
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
Friends Research Institute
2013-2025
Washington University in St. Louis
2021-2024
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
2022
University of Southern California
2017-2021
Start
2020
Southern California University for Professional Studies
2017
We present the implementation of an autonomous chatbot, SHIHbot, deployed on Facebook, which answers a wide variety sexual health questions HIV/AIDS. The chatbot’s response database is com-piled from professional medical and public resources in order to provide reliable information users. system’s backend NPCEditor, selection platform trained linked answers; our knowledge this first retrieval-based chatbot large social network.
Objective The present study sought to integrate minority stress theory (MST) and the interpersonal of suicide (ITS) better understand high rates among sexual youth (SMY). To date, ITS MST have largely advanced independently from one another even though research base for each contains gaps that other may help fill. Method Using data a national sample 564 SMY (aged 12–24) recruited an LGBTQ youth‐focused crisis prevention provider, we examined structural equation models how perceived...
The implications of teen sexting for healthy development continue to concern parents, academics, and the general public. Using a probability sample high school students ( N = 1,208) aged 12–18, prevalence sexting, associations with between sexing sexual activity were assessed. Seventeen percent both sent received sexts, 24% only sexts. Sending receiving sexts positively associated each other behaviors having peers who sext. Lifetime reports intercourse, anal sex, oral recent unprotected sex...
This study assessed disparities in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among transgender and gender expansive youth young adults (N = 477) between 15 24 years old the CARES (ATN 149) TechStep 160) protocols within National Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN). Structural equation modeling was used to test mediation pathways identity PrEP uptake full sample stratified by sex assigned at birth. Lifetime higher those male birth (26%) versus female (9%), explained...
This paper aimed to examine the association between digital sexual violence (threat post or nonconsensual posting of sexually explicit media) and suicidal (ideation, planning, attempt) non-suicidal self-harm behavior. The data for current analysis come from an online sample minority adolescents (aged 14-17) recruited across United States (
Purpose: We examined whether health risks among sexual minority youth (SMY) differ by gender identity (transgender, nonbinary, and cisgender). Methods: Data were collected on suicide attempts (lifetime someday), depression post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), SMY accessing crisis services. Results: In the multivariate regression models, compared to their cisgender peers, transgender nonbinary at higher risk for attempt depression, PTSD. Minority was a significant predictor all models....
Although literature documents the experiences of socially assigned gender nonconformity (SAGNC) by minority sexual orientation (i.e., lesbian, gay, and bisexual [LGB]), examination role expression on school violence outcomes in presence identity is not well understood. This study describes SAGNC among a representative sample adolescents, accounting for (e.g., transgender). A secondary data analysis was conducted using Youth Risk Behavior Survey from Los Angeles Unified School District high...
Objectives: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer/questioning (LGBQ), transgender/nonbinary (trans/NB) youth experience health disparities. Much research combines gender identity with sexual orientation or siloes them, ignoring intersections. Methods: Logistic regressions representative data from 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (n = 15,970) explores risk. Results: Findings indicate LGBQ trans/NB have differential levels of risk (drugs during interactions, not using condoms) compared to...
Background Transgender youth demonstrate significantly higher rates of engagement in sexual risk behaviors relative to their cisgender or gender-conforming counterparts, including high condomless anal intercourse and sex work. In addition, transgender experience increased physical abuse, victimization, substance use, mental health disorders, incarceration, homelessness. Owing these syndemic disparities, are at substantially HIV infection. Objective This protocol aims describe a randomized...
While there is growing research considering the experiences of transgender youth whose identities align with gender binary, especially among young trans women, are significantly fewer studies that accurately capture data about nonbinary youth, and even capturing diverse (TGD) color. The purpose this was to assess prevalence sexual health behaviors, mental challenges, substance use, healthcare utilization Black/African American, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, indigenous multi-racial/ethnic...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) youth experience numerous disparities, including but not limited to access health care, HIV risk, safety in school, educational opportunities, family support. Historically, research on this community lumped together LGBQ experiences with of transgender nonbinary (trans/NB) individuals, despite sexual orientation gender identity being unique identities. Using representative statewide data from the 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado...
Methamphetamine use among men who have sex with (MSM) is associated increased HIV prevalence, due to engagement in high-risk sexual behavior. Fifty-three HIV-negative, methamphetamine-using MSM were enrolled a biobehavioral combination prevention intervention Los Angeles, CA, assess the feasibility of administering postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) contingency management (CM) prevent seroconversion. The study combined CM behavioral targeting reductions methamphetamine PEP biomedical for...
This study evaluated whether a history of sexual abuse could differentiate negative health consequences among men who have sex with (MSM; N=148) enrolled in risk counseling program. Over half (51.4%) reported an experience abuse. A was associated increased psychological distress, rates alcohol (AOR = 2.91; p < .01) and/or drug 2; treatment, housing instability 2.13; .05), and for suicidality 4.3; .001). Findings demonstrate that screening may be useful determining the service needs high-risk MSM.
Interactive communications technologies facilitate identity formation and socio-sexual connection among transgender gender-diverse young people. However, within their communities, variations in technology use along ethno-racial, sexual gendered lines, as facilitators of resilience during the early COVID-19 pandemic, remain under-studied. Among
Sexual minority men of color report intimate partner violence (IPV) and substance use at elevated rates compared to heterosexual peers, but little is known about how types (physical/sexual, controlling, monitoring, emotional) perpetration victimization are connected use. Associations between past-6-month IPV experiences (tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, poppers, cocaine) were examined among sexual (N = 414; 18-27 years). reported by 22% 14% the sample. Any controlling positively correlated with...