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Overview

Ana Ventuneac is affiliated with Start Treatment & Recovery Centers in the United States and contributes primarily to the field of Medicine. Their research spans several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, and Hepatology.

The main topics addressed in their work consist of:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Medication Adherence and Compliance
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Diabetes Management and Education

Their recent publications showcase a focus on interventions, adherence, and treatment access in HIV care and substance use contexts. Notable papers include:

  • "Effectiveness of a Combined Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Substance Use and Improve HIV-Related Immune Functioning," 2021, published in AIDS and Behavior
  • "The importance of domain-specific self-efficacy assessment for substance use and HIV care continuum outcomes among adults in an urban HIV clinic network," 2021, AIDS Care
  • "A mobile health intervention in HIV primary care: supporting patients at risk for ART non-adherence," 2020, HIV Research & Clinical Practice
  • "Chronic High Risk Prescription Opioid Use Among Persons With HIV," 2021, Frontiers in Sociology
  • "Scaling and Sustaining Facilitated Telemedicine to Expand Treatment Access Among Underserved Populations: A Qualitative Study," 2023, Telemedicine Journal and e-Health

Frequent publication venues include:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • AIDS Care
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • HIV Research & Clinical Practice
  • Telemedicine Journal and e-Health

Collaborators frequently working with Ana Ventuneac span multiple disciplines and have coauthored several papers. This group includes Suzanne S. Dickerson, Saliyah J. George, Arpan Dharia, Andrew H. Talal, and Tyrel J. Starks.

Best Publications

  • Becoming American: Stereotype Threat Effects in Afro-Caribbean Immigrant Groups*

    Kay Deaux;Nida Bikmen;Alwyn Gilkes;Ana Ventuneac

  • A Minority Stress – Emotion Regulation Model of Sexual Compulsivity among Highly Sexually Active Gay and Bisexual Men

    John E. Pachankis;H. Jonathon Rendina;Arjee Restar;Ana Ventuneac

  • Race-Based Sexual Stereotyping and Sexual Partnering Among Men Who Use the Internet to Identify Other Men for Bareback Sex

    Patrick A Wilson;Pamela Valera;Ana Ventuneac;Ivan Balan

  • The effect of sleep loss on next day effort

    Mindy Engle-Friedman;Suzanne Riela;Rama Golan;Ana M. Ventuneac

  • Patterns of Lifetime and Recent HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in New York City Who Use Grindr

    H. Jonathon Rendina;Ruben H. Jimenez;Christian Grov;Ana Ventuneac

  • Willingness to Take PrEP and Potential for Risk Compensation Among Highly Sexually Active Gay and Bisexual Men

    Christian Grov;Thomas H. F. Whitfield;H. Jonathon Rendina;Ana Ventuneac

  • Extending the Minority Stress Model to Incorporate HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men's Experiences: a Longitudinal Examination of Mental Health and Sexual Risk Behavior.

    H. Jonathon Rendina;Kristi E. Gamarel;John E. Pachankis;Ana Ventuneac

  • Assessing motivations to engage in intentional condomless anal intercourse in HIV risk contexts ("bareback sex") among men who have sex with men.

    José A. Bauermeister;Alex Carballo-Diéguez;Ana Ventuneac;Curtis Dolezal

  • `Taking it Like a Man': Masculinity and Barebacking Online

    Gary W. Dowsett;Herukhuti Williams;Ana Ventuneac;Alex Carballo-Diéguez

  • Daily minority stress and affect among gay and bisexual men: A 30-day diary study

    Adam I. Eldahan;John E. Pachankis;H. Jonathon Rendina;Ana Ventuneac

  • Knowledge and acceptability of alternative HIV prevention bio-medical products among MSM who bareback

    Nuno Nodin;Alex Carballo-Dieguez;Ana M. Ventuneac;Ivan C Balan

  • The Use of Rectal Douches among HIV-uninfected and Infected Men who Have Unprotected Receptive Anal Intercourse: Implications for Rectal Microbicides

    Alex Carballo-Dieguez;José A. Bauermeister;Ana Ventuneac;Curtis Dolezal

  • Is ‘bareback’ a useful construct in primary HIV-prevention? Definitions, identity, and research

    Alex Carballo-Dieguez;Ana Ventuneac;José A. Bauermeister;Gary W. Dowsett

  • Recruiting a U.S. national sample of HIV-negative gay and bisexual men to complete at-home self-administered HIV/STI testing and surveys: Challenges and Opportunities.

    Christian Grov;Demetria Cain;Thomas H. F. Whitfield;H. Jonathon Rendina

  • Compulsive sexual behavior and psychopathology among treatment-seeking men in São Paulo, Brazil

    Marco de Tubino Scanavino;Ana Ventuneac;Carmita Helena Najjar Abdo;Hermano Tavares

  • Preference for gel over suppository as delivery vehicle for a rectal microbicide: results of a randomised, crossover acceptability trial among men who have sex with men

    A Carballo-Diéguez;C Dolezal;J A Bauermeister;W O’Brien

  • Cybercartography of Popular Internet Sites Used by New York City Men Who Have Sex With Men Interested In Bareback Sex

    Alex Carballo-Diéguez;Gary W Dowsett;Ana Ventuneac;Robert H Remien

  • Intentional condomless anal intercourse among Latino MSM who meet sexual partners on the Internet.

    Iván C. Balán;Alex Carballo-Diéguez;Ana Ventuneac;Robert H. Remien

  • Sexual pleasure and intimacy among men who engage in "bareback sex".

    Alex Carballo-Diéguez;Ana Ventuneac;Gary W. Dowsett;Ivan Balan

  • HIV risk in group sexual encounters: An event-level analysis from a national online survey of MSM in the U.S.

    Christian Grov;H. Jonathon Rendina;Ana Ventuneac;Jeffrey T. Parsons

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey T. Parsons
Jeffrey T. Parsons City University of New York
Christian Grov
Christian Grov City University of New York
H. Jonathon Rendina
H. Jonathon Rendina City University of New York
Alex Carballo-Diéguez
Alex Carballo-Diéguez Columbia University
José A. Bauermeister
José A. Bauermeister University of Pennsylvania
Curtis Dolezal
Curtis Dolezal Columbia University
Tyrel J. Starks
Tyrel J. Starks City University of New York
Brian Mustanski
Brian Mustanski Northwestern University
John E. Pachankis
John E. Pachankis Yale University
Clyde Hendrick
Clyde Hendrick Texas Tech University

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