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Christina S. Meade

Christina S. Meade

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Psychology

D-Index
38
Citations
6315
World Ranking
8860
National Ranking
4709

Overview

Christina S. Meade is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on HIV/AIDS and brain-related studies. Their work spans multiple facets of HIV research, integrating clinical, neuroimaging, and epidemiological approaches.

The scientist's research focuses on key topics such as:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments

The main fields of study underpinning their research include medicine with 77 publications and neuroscience accounting for 26 publications. Their specialized subfields are:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Virology
  • Epidemiology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Christina S. Meade has authored multiple papers in well-regarded journals. Selected recent papers are:

  • Structural and Functional Brain Abnormalities in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease Revealed by Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Fusion: Association With Cognitive Function, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • HIV, psychological resilience, and substance misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-cohort study, 2021, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Synergistic effects of HIV and marijuana use on functional brain network organization, 2020, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • Reciprocal Influences of HIV and Cannabinoids on the Brain and Cognitive Function, 2020, Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology
  • Machine learning prediction of neurocognitive impairment among people with HIV using clinical and multimodal magnetic resonance imaging data, 2021, Journal of NeuroVirology

Frequent coauthors in Christina's research include:

  • Sheri L. Towe
  • Ryan P. Bell
  • Shana A. Hall
  • Kareem Al-Khalil
  • Syam Gadde

Their research is often published in several key venues, among the most frequent are:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Journal of NeuroVirology
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • Harm Reduction Journal
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Best Publications

  • Adolescent Oral Sex, Peer Popularity, and Perceptions of Best Friends' Sexual Behavior

    Mitchell J. Prinstein;Christina S. Meade;Geoffrey L. Cohen

  • HIV risk behavior among adults with severe mental illness: a systematic review.

    Christina S. Meade;Kathleen J. Sikkema

  • The intergenerational cycle of teenage motherhood: an ecological approach.

    Christina S. Meade;Trace S. Kershaw;Jeannette R. Ickovics

  • Systematic review of sexual risk among pregnant and mothering teens in the USA: pregnancy as an opportunity for integrated prevention of STD and repeat pregnancy

    Christina S. Meade;Jeannette R. Ickovics

  • Urban teens: Trauma, posttraumatic growth, and emotional distress among female adolescents.

    Jeannette R. Ickovics;Christina S. Meade;Trace S. Kershaw;Stephanie Milan

  • Adherence to HAART among patients with HIV: breakthroughs and barriers.

    J R Ickovics;C S Meade

  • Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among patients with HIV: a critical link between behavioral and biomedical sciences.

    Jeannette R Ickovics;Christina S Meade

  • Identification of Racial Inequities in Access to Specialized Inpatient Heart Failure Care at an Academic Medical Center.

    Lauren A. Eberly;Aaron Richterman;Anne G. Beckett;Bram Wispelwey

  • Outcomes from a Group Intervention for Coping with HIV/AIDS and Childhood Sexual Abuse: Reductions in Traumatic Stress

    Kathleen J. Sikkema;Nathan B. Hansen;Arlene Kochman;Nalini Tarakeshwar

  • Mental Health Treatment to Reduce HIV Transmission Risk Behavior: A Positive Prevention Model

    Kathleen J. Sikkema;Melissa H. Watt;Anya S. Drabkin;Christina S. Meade

  • Long-term correlates of childhood abuse among adults with severe mental illness: adult victimization, substance abuse, and HIV sexual risk behavior.

    Christina S. Meade;Christina S. Meade;Trace S. Kershaw;Nathan B. Hansen;Kathleen J. Sikkema;Kathleen J. Sikkema

  • Prevalence, Course, and Predictors of Emotional Distress in Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents.

    Stephanie Milan;Jeannette R. Ickovics;Trace Kershaw;Jessica Lewis

  • HIV risk behavior among patients with co-occurring bipolar and substance use disorders: associations with mania and drug abuse.

    Christina S. Meade;Fiona S. Graff;Margaret L. Griffin;Roger D. Weiss

  • Neurocognitive impairment and medication adherence in HIV patients with and without cocaine dependence.

    Christina S. Meade;Nina A. Conn;Linda M. Skalski;Steven A. Safren

  • Psychiatric and Psychosocial Correlates of Sexual Risk Behavior among Adults with Severe Mental Illness

    Christina S. Meade;Kathleen J. Sikkema

  • Psychosocial Predictors of Sexual HIV Transmission Risk Behavior among HIV-Positive Adults with a Sexual Abuse History in Childhood

    Kathleen J. Sikkema;Kathleen J. Sikkema;Nathan B. Hansen;Christina S. Meade;Arlene Kochman

  • A randomized controlled trial of a coping group intervention for adults with HIV who are AIDS bereaved : Longitudinal effects on grief

    Kathleen J Sikkema;Nathan B Hansen;Musie Ghebremichael;Arlene Kochman

  • Reductions in traumatic stress following a coping intervention were mediated by decreases in avoidant coping for people living with HIV/AIDS and childhood sexual abuse.

    Kathleen J. Sikkema;Krista W. Ranby;Christina S. Meade;Nathan B. Hansen

  • Improvements in health-related quality of life following a group intervention for coping with AIDS-bereavement among HIV-infected men and women.

    Kathleen J Sikkema;Nathan B Hansen;Christina S Meade;Arlene Kochman

  • Mental Health and HIV Sexual Risk Behavior among Patrons of Alcohol Serving Venues in Cape Town, South Africa

    Kathleen J Sikkema;Melissa H Watt;Christina S Meade;Krista W Ranby

  • fMRI brain activation during a delay discounting task in HIV-positive adults with and without cocaine dependence.

    Christina S. Meade;Steven B. Lowen;Steven B. Lowen;Robert R. MacLean;Mary D. Key

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathleen J. Sikkema
Kathleen J. Sikkema Columbia University
Nathan B. Hansen
Nathan B. Hansen University of Georgia
Scott A. Huettel
Scott A. Huettel Duke University
Margaret L. Griffin
Margaret L. Griffin Harvard University
Aimee N. C. Campbell
Aimee N. C. Campbell Columbia University Medical Center
Seth C. Kalichman
Seth C. Kalichman University of Connecticut
Susan Tross
Susan Tross Columbia University
Karen L. Cropsey
Karen L. Cropsey University of Alabama at Birmingham
Steven A. Safren
Steven A. Safren University of Miami
F. Joseph McClernon
F. Joseph McClernon Duke University

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