Featured Publications
Structural and Community Change Outcomes of the Connect‐to‐Protect Coalitions: Trials and Triumphs Securing Adolescent Access to HIV Prevention, Testing, and Medical Care
Miller RL, Reed SJ, Chiaramonte D, Strzyzykowski T, Spring H, Acevedo‐Polakovich I, Chutuape K, Cooper‐Walker B, Boyer CB, Ellen JM. Structural and Community Change Outcomes of the Connect‐to‐Protect Coalitions: Trials and Triumphs Securing Adolescent Access to HIV Prevention, Testing, and Medical Care. American Journal Of Community Psychology 2017, 60: 199-214. PMID: 28851064, PMCID: PMC5678968, DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity Coalition Action TheoryAIDS-competent communitiesCommunity mobilization effortsMobilization effortsCoalition leadershipCommunity developmentCoalition's abilityCommunity capabilitiesCapacity buildingCommunity leadersStructural barriersKey informantsCoalition contextCollaborative synergiesYouth healthStructural factorsAction theoryHIV riskYouth HIVCoalitionChange outcomesHIV preventionCommunityYouthAdolescents' accessGuided LGBTQ-affirmative internet cognitive-behavioral therapy for sexual minority youth's mental health: A randomized controlled trial of a minority stress treatment approach
Pachankis J, Soulliard Z, Layland E, Behari K, Seager van Dyk I, Eisenstadt B, Chiaramonte D, Ljótsson B, Särnholm J, Bjureberg J. Guided LGBTQ-affirmative internet cognitive-behavioral therapy for sexual minority youth's mental health: A randomized controlled trial of a minority stress treatment approach. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2023, 169: 104403. PMID: 37716019, PMCID: PMC10601985, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternet-based CBTCognitive behavioral therapyPsychological distressAnxiety symptomsMinority stressInternet-based cognitive behavioral therapyInternet cognitive behavioural therapyMental healthHIV transmission risk behaviorsLGBTQ youthYouth mental healthICBT participantsPreliminary efficacyAcceptable treatmentIntervention acceptabilityTreatment approachesAlcohol useMost outcomesStigmatizing conditionSuicidal thoughtsWeekly assessmentsBehavioral healthFuture researchGroup comparisonsParticipants
2019
The moderating role of resilience resources in the association between crime exposure and substance use among young sexual minority men
Gamarel KE, Nelson KM, Heinze J, Chiaramonte DM, Miller RL, Interventions T. The moderating role of resilience resources in the association between crime exposure and substance use among young sexual minority men. Substance Use & Misuse 2019, 54: 1787-1798. PMID: 31094618, PMCID: PMC6692916, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1610447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung sexual minority menDrug useSexual minority menMean ageSubstance use behaviorsAlcohol useSubstance useAdverse health behaviorsResilience resourcesMinority menParticipants' mean ageOdds of alcoholHeavy alcohol useMarijuana useMen ages 15One-time surveyReduced oddsProtective effectHealth behaviorsSociodemographic factorsCross-sectional sampleUse behaviorsAge 15MenCrime exposure
2018
Examination of Behavioral, Social, and Environmental Contextual Influences on Sexually Transmitted Infections in At Risk, Urban, Adolescents, and Young Adults
Boyer CB, Santiago Rivera OJ, Chiaramonte DM, Ellen JM. Examination of Behavioral, Social, and Environmental Contextual Influences on Sexually Transmitted Infections in At Risk, Urban, Adolescents, and Young Adults. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2018, 45: 542-548. PMID: 29466279, PMCID: PMC6043398, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContextual influencesAnonymous survey dataSexual minoritiesUS neighborhoodsEconomic needsYoung peopleAfrican American/BlackEthnic minoritiesSocial challengesSTI indicatorsSelf-reported lifetime prevalenceExamination of BehavioralAmerican/BlackContextual factorsSurvey dataAYA menExtant literatureAYA womenMultiple logistical regression modelGender differencesCommunity venuesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testingMinorityMoneyYoung adults