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Bulent Turan is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with significant work in the subfields of Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Social Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics covered in their research include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV-related health complications and treatments, Sex work and related issues, and Resilience and Mental Health.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Resilience and HIV Treatment Outcomes Among Women Living with HIV in the United States: A Mixed-Methods Analysis (2020, AIDS Patient Care and STDs)
  • Changes in Internalized Stigma and HIV Health Outcomes in Individuals New to HIV Care: The Mediating Roles of Depression and Treatment Self-Efficacy (2020, AIDS Patient Care and STDs)
  • Methods in HIV-Related Intersectional Stigma Research: Core Elements and Opportunities (2022, American Journal of Public Health)
  • Quality of care for Black and Latina women living with HIV in the U.S.: a qualitative study (2020, International Journal for Equity in Health)
  • Examining the Relationships Between Experienced and Anticipated Stigma in Health Care Settings, Patient-Provider Race Concordance, and Trust in Providers Among Women Living with HIV (2021, AIDS Patient Care and STDs)

Frequent co-authors of Bulent Turan include:

  • Janet M. Turan
  • Sheri D. Weiser
  • Tracey E. Wilson
  • Gina M. Wingood
  • İbrahim Yiğit

Their work has been published extensively in several venues, such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • AIDS Patient Care and STDs
  • AIDS

The research addresses various dimensions of HIV/AIDS, including stigma, resilience, treatment outcomes, and healthcare quality among marginalized populations. The cross-disciplinary approach spans clinical, psychological, and sociological perspectives on health.

Best Publications

  • Emotional experience improves with age: evidence based on over 10 years of experience sampling.

    Laura L. Carstensen;Bulent Turan;Susanne Scheibe;Nilam Ram

  • Challenges and opportunities in examining and addressing intersectional stigma and health

    Janet M. Turan;Melissa A. Elafros;Carmen H. Logie;Swagata Banik

  • How interpersonal motives clarify the meaning of interpersonal behavior: A revised circumplex model.

    Leonard M. Horowitz;Kelly R. Wilson;Bulent Turan;Pavel Zolotsev

  • How Does Stigma Affect People Living with HIV? The Mediating Roles of Internalized and Anticipated HIV Stigma in the Effects of Perceived Community Stigma on Health and Psychosocial Outcomes.

    Bulent Turan;Henna Budhwani;Pariya L Fazeli;Wesley R Browning

  • Framing Mechanisms Linking HIV-Related Stigma, Adherence to Treatment, and Health Outcomes.

    Bulent Turan;Abigail M. Hatcher;Sheri D. Weiser;Mallory O. Johnson

  • HIV-Related Stigma Among Healthcare Providers in the Deep South.

    Kristi L. Stringer;Bulent Turan;Lisa McCormick;Modupeoluwa Durojaiye

  • Mechanisms for the Negative Effects of Internalized HIV-Related Stigma on Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in Women: The Mediating Roles of Social Isolation and Depression.

    Bulent Turan;Whitney Smith;Mardge H. Cohen;Tracey E. Wilson

  • Perceptions of intersectional stigma among diverse women living with HIV in the United States.

    Whitney S. Rice;Carmen H. Logie;Tessa M. Napoles;Melonie Walcott

  • Profiling motives behind hedonic eating. Preliminary validation of the Palatable Eating Motives Scale.

    E.E. Burgess;B. Turan;K.L. Lokken;A. Morse

  • Interpersonal Mechanisms Contributing to the Association Between HIV-Related Internalized Stigma and Medication Adherence.

    C Blake Helms;Janet M Turan;Ghislaine Atkins;Mirjam-Colette Kempf

  • The Role of HIV-Related Stigma in Utilization of Skilled Childbirth Services in Rural Kenya: A Prospective Mixed-Methods Study

    Janet M. Turan;Abigail H. Hatcher;José Medema-Wijnveen;Maricianah Onono

  • Association Between Internalized HIV-Related Stigma and HIV Care Visit Adherence.

    Whitney S. Rice;Kaylee B. Crockett;Michael J. Mugavero;James L. Raper

  • Longitudinal association between internalized HIV stigma and antiretroviral therapy adherence for women living with HIV: the mediating role of depression.

    Bulent Turan;Whitney S. Rice;Kaylee B. Crockett;Mallory Johnson

  • Motives for eating tasty foods associated with binge-eating. Results from a student and a weight-loss seeking population

    M.M. Boggiano;E.E. Burgess;B. Turan;T. Soleymani

  • Adaptation and Implementation of an Intervention to Reduce HIV-Related Stigma Among Healthcare Workers in the United States: Piloting of the FRESH Workshop.

    D. Scott Batey;Samantha Whitfield;Mazheruddin Mulla;Kristi L. Stringer

  • Dominant, cold, avoidant, and lonely: Basal testosterone as a biological marker for an interpersonal style

    Bulent Turan;Jinhong Guo;Mary M. Boggiano;Deidra Bedgood

  • Sleep problems predict cortisol reactivity to stress in urban adolescents

    Sylvie Mrug;Anna Tyson;Bulent Turan;Douglas A. Granger

  • Experienced HIV-Related Stigma in Health Care and Community Settings: Mediated Associations With Psychosocial and Health Outcomes.

    Emma S Kay;Whitney S Rice;Kaylee B Crockett;Ghislaine C Atkins

  • Linkage to HIV care, postpartum depression, and HIV-related stigma in newly diagnosed pregnant women living with HIV in Kenya: a longitudinal observational study

    Bulent Turan;Kristi L Stringer;Maricianah Onono;Elizabeth A Bukusi

  • The role of coping with disease in adherence to treatment regimen and disease control in type 1 and insulin treated type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    B Turan;Z Osar;J Molzan Turan;T Damci

  • Dismissing Attachment and Outcome in Diabetes: The Mediating Role of Coping

    Bulent Turan;Zeynep Osar;Janet M. Turan;Hasan Ilkova

  • Eating tasty food to cope. Longitudinal association with BMI.

    M.M. Boggiano;L.E. Wenger;B. Turan;M.M. Tatum

  • Association between Perceived Discrimination in Healthcare Settings and HIV Medication Adherence: Mediating Psychosocial Mechanisms.

    Bulent Turan;Anna Joy Rogers;Whitney S. Rice;Ghislaine C. Atkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Mallory O. Johnson
Mallory O. Johnson University of California, San Francisco
Torsten B. Neilands
Torsten B. Neilands University of California, San Francisco
Carmen H. Logie
Carmen H. Logie University of Toronto
Leonard M. Horowitz
Leonard M. Horowitz Stanford University
Laura L. Carstensen
Laura L. Carstensen Stanford University
David E. Vance
David E. Vance University of Alabama at Birmingham
Paul Ekman
Paul Ekman University of California, San Francisco
Adriel Boals
Adriel Boals University of North Texas
Jennifer L. Tackett
Jennifer L. Tackett Northwestern University
Jeffrey C. Edberg
Jeffrey C. Edberg University of Alabama at Birmingham

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