Upstate Partnership for Health Project, Syracuse University
Graduate Student Accomplishments
Graduate Student Grants
Jennifer Brown, M.S.
Project Title: Efficacy of a Computerized Stress Management Training Program for HIV+ Women
Type: NRSA from the National Institute of Mental Health.
Duration: 8/15/07 to 9/1/2009
Rae Littlewood, M.S.
Project Title: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in HIV/AIDS: Application of the Common Sense Model of Self-Regulation
Type: Division 38 Research Award
Study duration: 2 years
Graduate Student Publications
(* denotes graduate student author)
*Brown, J.L. & Vanable, P.A. (2007). Alcohol Use, Partner Type, and Risky Sexual Behavior Among College Students: Findings from an Event-Level Study. Addictive Behaviors, 12, 2940-2952
*Brown, J.L., Vanable, P.A., & Eriksen, M.D. (in press). Computer Assisted Self-Interview Software: A Cost Effectiveness Analysis. Behavior Research Methods.
*Brown, J. L. & Vanable, P.A. (in press). Stress Management Interventions for Persons Living with HIV: A Review and Critique of the Literature. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
*Brown, J. L. & Vanable, P.A. The Effects of Assessment Mode and Privacy Level on Self-Reports of Risky Sexual Behaviors and Substance Use Among Young Women. Revised manuscript under review at Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
*Littlewood, R.A. & Vanable, P.A. (in press). Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among HIV+ People: Research Synthesis and Implications for HIV Care. AIDS Care.
*Littlewood, R.A., Vanable, P.A., Carey, M.P., & Blair, D.C. (in press). Impact of Benefit Finding on Psychological Adjustment and Health Behavior Adaptation among HIV+ Women. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
*Naughton, J., & Goggin, K. (in press). The Down Low: Attitudes, Identity, and HIV Implications. Journal of Bisexuality
Graduate Student Conference Presentations
*Brown, J. L., & Vanable, P.A. (2007, March). The Effects of Assessment Mode and Privacy Level on Self-Reports of Sexual Risk Behaviors and Substance Use Among Young Women. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 28th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
*Littlewood, R. A. & Vanable, P. A. (2007, March). Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Persons Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Call for Theory-Based Research. Paper presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine's 28th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
*Heath, J.D., Vanable, P.A. & Evans, C. (2006, November). The Perpetuation of AIDS Stigma among Young Adults: The Role of Casual Contact Myths and Homophobia. Poster accepted for presentation at the annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Chicago, Illinois.
Vanable, P. A., Carey, M. P., *Brown, J. L., DiClemente, R., Salazar, L., Brown, L., Romer, D., Valois, R., Hennessy, M., & Stanton, B. (2007, December). Test-Retest Reliability of Self-Reported Sexual Behavior, STD Testing and HIV Risk Behavior Antecedents among African-American Youth in Four U.S. Cities. Poster presented at the 2007 National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
*Heath, J. D., Vanable, P. A., Carey, M. P., Bostwick, R., Brown, J. L., & Littlewood, R. A. (2008, March). The Association of Stigma to Unprotected Sex and Partner Communication Among HIV+ MSM. Poster to be presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 29th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.
*Littlewood, R. A., *Brown, J.L., Vanable, P. A., Carey, M. P., & Bostwick, R. (2008, March). Assessment of Benefit Finding among HIV+ People: Psychometric Properties and Test-Retest Reliability of a Measure Adapted from the Cancer Literature. Poster to be presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 29th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.
Vanable, P. A., Carey, M. P., *Brown, J.L., Bostwick, R., & Blair, D. (2008, March). A Pilot Intervention Trial to Promote Sexual Health and Stress Management Among HIV+ MSM. Poster to be presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 29th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.
Sponsored by the National Institute for Mental Health