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Conall O’Cleirigh

Conall O’Cleirigh

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Psychology

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58
Citations
10985
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3909
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2188

Overview

Conall O'Cleirigh is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Social Psychology, and Clinical Psychology.

Their work revolves around several key topics within public health and behavioral medicine, including:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments
  • Sex work and related issues

O'Cleirigh has published extensively in a range of scientific journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • UNC Libraries
  • AIDS Care
  • Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Their recent papers include diverse topics regarding behavioral health and HIV care:

  • "Psychological, addictive, and health behavior implications of the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020) published in Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • "Project Khanya: results from a pilot randomized type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of a peer-delivered behavioural intervention for ART adherence and substance use in HIV care in South Africa" (2021) published in Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • "Treating depression and improving adherence in HIV care with task-shared cognitive behavioural therapy in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a randomized controlled trial" (2021) published in Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • "Population-Level Health Effects of Involuntary Displacement of People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness Who Inject Drugs in US Cities" (2023) published in JAMA
  • "Differences in mental health symptom severity and care engagement among transgender and gender diverse individuals: Findings from a large community health center" (2021) published in PLoS ONE

O'Cleirigh collaborates frequently with several colleagues, including:

  • Kenneth H. Mayer
  • Steven A. Safren
  • Amelia M. Stanton
  • Jasper S. Lee
  • Abigail Batchelder

These collaborations highlight a network of researchers concentrated in HIV/AIDS and behavioral health research, reflecting multidisciplinary engagement across psychological, social, and medical dimensions of these issues.

Best Publications

  • The Ironson-Woods Spirituality/Religiousness Index Is Associated With Long Survival, Health Behaviors, Less Distress, and Low Cortisol in People With HIV/AIDS

    Gail Ironson;George F. Solomon;Elizabeth G. Balbin;Conall O’Cleirigh

  • Psychosocial factors predict CD4 and viral load change in men and women with human immunodeficiency virus in the era of highly active antiretroviral treatment.

    Gail Ironson;Conall O'Cleirigh;Mary Ann Fletcher;Jean Philippe Laurenceau

  • A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for adherence and depression (CBT-AD) in HIV-infected individuals.

    Steven A. Safren;Conall O'Cleirigh;Judy Y. Tan;Sudha R. Raminani

  • Effect of Same-Sex Marriage Laws on Health Care Use and Expenditures in Sexual Minority Men: A Quasi-Natural Experiment

    Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Conall O'Cleirigh;Chris Grasso;Chris Grasso;Kenneth H Mayer

  • Childhood sexual abuse is highly associated with HIV risk-taking behavior and infection among MSM in the EXPLORE Study.

    Matthew J Mimiaga;Elizabeth Noonan;Deborah Donnell;Steven A Safren;Steven A Safren

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adherence and Depression (CBT-AD) in HIV-infected Injection Drug Users: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Steven A. Safren;Conall M. O'Cleirigh;Jacqueline R. Bullis;Michael W. Otto

  • Interrelationships between LGBT-based victimization, suicide, and substance use problems in a diverse sample of sexual and gender minorities

    Ethan H Mereish;Conall O'Cleirigh;Judith B Bradford

  • Dispositional optimism and the mechanisms by which it predicts slower disease progression in HIV: proactive behavior, avoidant coping, and depression.

    Gail Ironson;Elizabeth Balbin;Rick Stuetzle;Mary Ann Fletcher

  • The effect of psychosocial syndemic production on 4-year HIV incidence and risk behavior in a large cohort of sexually active men who have sex with men.

    Matthew J. Mimiaga;Conall OʼCleirigh;Katie B. Biello;Angela M. Robertson

  • Substance use: impact on adherence and HIV medical treatment.

    Adam Gonzalez;Jennifer Barinas;Conall O’Cleirigh

  • Anxiety symptoms and disorders among adults living with HIV and AIDS: A critical review and integrative synthesis of the empirical literature.

    Charles Brandt;Michael J. Zvolensky;Steven P. Woods;Adam Gonzalez

  • Prospective Associations Between HIV-Related Stigma, Transmission Risk Behaviors, and Adverse Mental Health Outcomes in Men Who Have Sex with Men

    Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Conall O’Cleirigh;Conall O’Cleirigh;Kenneth H. Mayer;Kenneth H. Mayer;Matthew J. Mimiaga;Matthew J. Mimiaga

  • Conscientiousness predicts disease progression (CD4 number and viral load) in people living with HIV.

    Conall O'Cleirigh;Gail Ironson;Alexander Weiss;Paul T. Costa

  • Review of treatment studies of depression in HIV.

    Bunmi O Olatunji;Matthew J Mimiaga;Conall O'Cleirigh;Steven A Safren

  • Psychological, addictive, and health behavior implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Michael J. Zvolensky;Michael J. Zvolensky;Lorra Garey;Andrew H. Rogers;Norman B. Schmidt

  • Association of Increased Chronicity of Depression With HIV Appointment Attendance, Treatment Failure, and Mortality Among HIV-Infected Adults in the United States.

    Brian W. Pence;Jon C. Mills;Angela M. Bengtson;Bradley N. Gaynes

  • Toward Defining, Measuring, and Evaluating LGBT Cultural Competence for Psychologists

    Michael S. Boroughs;C. Andres Bedoya;Conall O'Cleirigh;Conall O'Cleirigh;Steven A. Safren;Steven A. Safren

  • Stressful Life Events and Adherence in HIV

    Jane Leserman;Gail Ironson;Conall O'Cleirigh;Joanne M. Fordiani

  • Cognitive behavioural therapy for adherence and depression in patients with HIV: a three-arm randomised controlled trial.

    Steven A Safren;C Andres Bedoya;Conall O'Cleirigh;Conall O'Cleirigh;Katie B Biello

  • Psychosocial Syndemics are Additively Associated with Worse ART Adherence in HIV-Infected Individuals

    Aaron J. Blashill;C. Andres Bedoya;Kenneth H. Mayer;Conall O’Cleirigh

  • Does Distress Tolerance Moderate the Impact of Major Life Events on Psychosocial Variables and Behaviors Important in the Management of HIV

    Conall O’Cleirigh;Gail Ironson;Jasper A.J. Smits

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven A. Safren
Steven A. Safren University of Miami
Matthew J. Mimiaga
Matthew J. Mimiaga University of California, Los Angeles
Gail Ironson
Gail Ironson University of Miami
Aaron J. Blashill
Aaron J. Blashill San Diego State University
Jessica F. Magidson
Jessica F. Magidson University of Maryland, College Park
Michael J. Zvolensky
Michael J. Zvolensky University of Houston
Jillian C. Shipherd
Jillian C. Shipherd Boston University
Lara Traeger
Lara Traeger Harvard University
Jasper A. J. Smits
Jasper A. J. Smits The University of Texas at Austin
Neil Schneiderman
Neil Schneiderman University of Miami

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