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Overview

Colleen C. Hoff is affiliated with San Francisco State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology, social sciences, and health professions, with a focus on social psychology, sociology and political science, general health professions, clinical psychology, and infectious diseases.

Their work addresses topics related to LGBTQ health, identity, and policy; adolescent sexual and reproductive health; sexuality, behavior, and technology; marriage and sexual relationships; HIV/AIDS research and interventions; reproductive health and technologies; and work-family balance challenges.

Colleen C. Hoff has contributed to several recent scholarly papers, including:

  • Communication Patterns Among Male Couples with Open and Monogamous Agreements (2020, Archives of Sexual Behavior)
  • Sex and Sexual Agreement Negotiation among Trans Women and Trans Men Partnered with Cis Men (2022, The Journal of Sex Research)
  • Assessing Self-Efficacy and Communication Regarding Sexual Agreements among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the USA: Development and Validation of Two Novel Scales (2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • Limitations to Participation in Family of Origin Among Same Sex Couples: A Couple-Level Minority Stressor (2022, Journal of Homosexuality)
  • Experiences of discrimination and support among trans men and women partnered with cis men (2023, Culture Health & Sexuality)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Hoff include Deepalika Chakravarty, Torsten B. Neilands, Lynae A. Darbes, Anna E. Scandurro, and Elaika J. Celemen.

Publication venues where Hoff's work appears with some regularity feature:

  • Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • The Journal of Sex Research
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Journal of Homosexuality
  • Culture Health & Sexuality

Across their body of work, Hoff engages with multiple aspects of sexual agreements, communication, and minority stressors within LGBTQ populations, reflecting their research's placement at the intersection of health, social behavior, and identity studies.

Best Publications

  • Sexual harm reduction practices of HIV-seropositive gay and bisexual men: serosorting, strategic positioning, and withdrawal before ejaculation.

    Jeffrey T Parsons;Eric W Schrimshaw;Richard J Wolitski;Perry N Halkitis

  • Sexual agreements among gay male couples.

    Colleen C. Hoff;Sean C. Beougher

  • Disclosing HIV seropositivity to significant others

    Robert B. Hays;Leon McKusick;Lance Pollack;Robert Hilliard

  • Behavioral risk reduction for HIV infection among gay and bisexual men. A review of results from the United States.

    Ron Stall;Thomas J. Coates;Colleen Hoff

  • Relationship characteristics and motivations behind agreements among gay male couples: differences by agreement type and couple serostatus.

    Colleen C. Hoff;Sean C. Beougher;Deepalika Chakravarty;Lynae A. Darbes

  • Longitudinal predictors of reductions in unprotected anal intercourse among gay men in San Francisco: the AIDS Behavioral Research Project.

    L McKusick;T J Coates;S F Morin;L Pollack

  • Decisions to get HIV tested and to accept antiretroviral therapies among gay/bisexual men: implications for secondary prevention efforts.

    Ron Stall;Colleen Hoff;Thomas J. Coates;Jay Paul

  • Childhood sexual abuse and HIV risk-taking behavior among gay and bisexual men.

    Samuel Jinich;Jay P. Paul;Ron Stall;Michael Acree

  • Relationship characteristics associated with sexual risk behavior among MSM in committed relationships.

    Colleen C. Hoff;Deepalika Chakravarty;Deepalika Chakravarty;Sean C. Beougher;Torsten B. Neilands

  • HIV testing behaviors and perceptions of risk of HIV infection among MSM with main partners.

    Rob Stephenson;Darcy White;Lynae Darbes;Colleen Hoff

  • Sexual behavior among hiv‐positive men who have sex with men: What's in a label?

    Trevor A. Hart;Richard J. Wolitski;David W. Purcell;Cynthia Gómez

  • Barebacking identity among HIV-positive gay and bisexual men: demographic, psychological, and behavioral correlates.

    Perry N Halkitis;Leo Wilton;Richard J Wolitski;Jeffrey T Parsons

  • Relationship dynamics as predictors of broken agreements about outside sexual partners: implications for HIV prevention among gay couples.

    Anu Manchikanti Gomez;Sean C. Beougher;Deepalika Chakravarty;Deepalika Chakravarty;Torsten B. Neilands

  • Differences in sexual behavior among HIV discordant and concordant gay men in primary relationships.

    Colleen C. Hoff;Ron Stall;Jay Paul;Michael Acree

  • HIV risk among Latino gay men in the Southwestern United States.

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  • Adaptation of the African couples HIV testing and counseling model for men who have sex with men in the United States: an application of the ADAPT-ITT framework.

    Patrick S. Sullivan;Rob Stephenson;Beau Grazter;Gina Wingood

  • The efficacy of female condom skills training in HIV risk reduction among women: a randomized controlled trial.

    Kyung-Hee Choi;Colleen Hoff;Steven E. Gregorich;Olga Grinstead

  • Serostatus differences and agreements about sex with outside partners among gay male couples.

    Colleen C. Hoff;Deepalika Chakravarty;Sean Christian Beougher;Lynae A. Darbes

  • Sexual Risk for HIV Among Gay Male Couples: A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Relationship Dynamics

    Lynae A. Darbes;Deepalika Chakravarty;Deepalika Chakravarty;Torsten B. Neilands;Sean C. Beougher

  • Predictors of repeat HIV testing among gay and bisexual men.

    Kathryn A. Phillips;Jay Paul;Susan Kegeles;Ron Stall

  • Sexual agreements in the partnerships of internet-using men who have sex with men.

    Katherine Gass;Colleen C. Hoff;Robert Stephenson;Patrick S Sullivan

Frequent Co-Authors

Torsten B. Neilands
Torsten B. Neilands University of California, San Francisco
Lynae A. Darbes
Lynae A. Darbes University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jeffrey T. Parsons
Jeffrey T. Parsons City University of New York
Perry N. Halkitis
Perry N. Halkitis Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ron Stall
Ron Stall University of Pittsburgh
Cynthia A. Gómez
Cynthia A. Gómez San Francisco State University
David W. Purcell
David W. Purcell Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Richard J. Wolitski
Richard J. Wolitski Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Patrick S. Sullivan
Patrick S. Sullivan Emory University
Shari L. Dworkin
Shari L. Dworkin University of Washington

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