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Overview

Curtis Dolezal is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has made substantial contributions to the field of Medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases, epidemiology, social psychology, and sociology and political science. Their research is particularly centered on HIV/AIDS and related health issues.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Within this broad field, Dolezal has worked extensively in several subfields:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • General Health Professions
  • Epidemiology
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science

Dolezal's research topics cover various aspects of health and social issues, including:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Sex work and related issues
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

The scientist has published frequently in key journals related to their field, including:

  • AIDS and Behavior (23 publications)
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (6 publications)
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior (3 publications)
  • AIDS Education and Prevention (3 publications)
  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (2 publications)

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Individuals Engaged in a Longitudinal Cohort Study, 2021, Journal of Homosexuality
  • Stigmatization, Resilience, and Mental Health Among a Diverse Community Sample of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Individuals in the U.S., 2020, Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • Transgender Women's Barriers, Facilitators, and Preferences on Tailored Injection Delivery Strategies to Administer Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir (CAB-LA) for HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), 2021, AIDS and Behavior
  • Prospective relationships between stigma, mental health, and resilience in a multi-city cohort of transgender and nonbinary individuals in the United States, 2016-2019, 2022, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • Women's Perceptions of HIV- and Sexuality-Related Stigma in Relation to PrEP: Qualitative Findings from the Masibambane Study, Durban, South Africa, 2022, AIDS and Behavior

Curtis Dolezal collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Cody Lentz
  • Iván C. Balán
  • Christine Tagliaferri Rael
  • Javier Lopez-Ríos
  • Rebecca Giguere

Best Publications

  • Sexual orientation in women with classical or non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia as a function of degree of prenatal androgen excess

    Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg;Curtis Dolezal;Susan W. Baker;Maria I. New

  • The role of psychosocial and family factors in adherence to antiretroviral treatment in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children

    Claude Ann Mellins;Elizabeth Brackis-Cott;Curtis Dolezal;Elaine J Abrams

  • The Role of HIV Serostatus Disclosure in Antiretroviral Medication Adherence

    Michael J. Stirratt;Robert H. Remien;Anna Smith;Olivia Q. Copeland

  • The female sexual function index: a methodological critique and suggestions for improvement.

    Heino F L Meyer-Bahlburg;Curtis Dolezal

  • Couple-focused support to improve HIV medication adherence: a randomized controlled trial

    Robert H Remien;Michael J Stirratt;Curtis Dolezal;Joanna S Dognin

  • Gender development in women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia as a function of disorder severity.

    Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg;Curtis Dolezal;Susan W. Baker;Anke A. Ehrhardt

  • Prenatal Androgenization Affects Gender-Related Behavior But Not Gender Identity in 5–12-Year-Old Girls with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

    Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg;Curtis Dolezal;Susan W. Baker;Ann D. Carlson

  • Association between history of childhood sexual abuse and adult HIV-risk sexual behavior in Puerto Rican men who have sex with men.

    Alex Carballo-Diéguez;Curtis Dolezal

  • Rates and Types of Psychiatric Disorders in Perinatally Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Youth and Seroreverters

    Claude Ann Mellins;Elizabeth Brackis-Cott;Cheng-Shiun Leu;Katherine S. Elkington

  • MDMA ('ecstasy') use, and its association with high risk behaviors, mental health, and other factors among gay/bisexual men in New York City.

    Robert L. Klitzman;Jason D. Greenberg;Lance M. Pollack;Curtis Dolezal

  • Patterns of HIV Status Disclosure to Perinatally HIV-Infected Children and Subsequent Mental Health Outcomes

    Claude Ann Mellins;Elizabeth Brackis-Cott;Curtis Dolezal;Ana Richards

  • Gender Role and Relationship Norms among Young Adults in South Africa: Measuring the Context of Masculinity and HIV Risk

    Abigail Harrison;Lucia F. O'Sullivan;Susie Hoffman;Curtis Dolezal

  • Looking for a tall, dark, macho man … sexual‐role behaviour variations in Latino gay and bisexual men

    Alex Carballo‐Diéguez;Curtis Dolezal;Luis Nieves;Francisco Díaz

  • Sexual negotiation, HIV-status disclosure, and sexual risk behavior among Latino men who use the internet to seek sex with other men.

    Alex Carballo-Diéguez;Michael H Miner;Curtis Dolezal;B. R. Simon Rosser

  • Use of a Rapid HIV Home Test Prevents HIV Exposure in a High Risk Sample of Men Who Have Sex With Men

    Alex Carballo-Diéguez;Timothy Frasca;Ivan Balan;Mobolaji Ibitoye

  • Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Individuals Engaged in a Longitudinal Cohort Study.

    Jeremy D. Kidd;Jeremy D. Kidd;Kasey B. Jackman;Renato Barucco;Renato Barucco;Jordan D. Dworkin;Jordan D. Dworkin

  • Cognitive and motor development of children with and without congenital adrenal hyperplasia after early-prenatal dexamethasone.

    Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg;Curtis Dolezal;Susan W. Baker;Ann D. Carlson

  • ATTITUDES OF ADULT 46,XY INTERSEX PERSONS TO CLINICAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES

    H.F.L. Meyer-Bahlburg;C.J. Migeon;G.D. Berkovitz;J.P. Gearhart

  • Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior: Understanding their Association among Four Ethnic Groups of Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men

    Curtis Dolezal;Alex Carballo-Diéguez;Luis Nieves-Rosa;Francisco Dı́az

  • HIV risk behaviors and the context of sexual coercion in young adults' sexual interactions: results from a diary study in rural South Africa.

    Hoffman S;O'Sullivan Lf;Harrison A;Dolezal C

  • Prevalence and change in psychiatric disorders among perinatally HIV-infected and HIV-exposed youth

    Claude A. Mellins;Katherine S. Elkington;Cheng-Shiun Leu;E. Karina Santamaria

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex Carballo-Diéguez
Alex Carballo-Diéguez Columbia University
Claude A. Mellins
Claude A. Mellins Columbia University
Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg
Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg Columbia University
José A. Bauermeister
José A. Bauermeister University of Pennsylvania
Walter O. Bockting
Walter O. Bockting Columbia University
Ana Ventuneac
Ana Ventuneac Start Treatment & Recovery Centers
Maria I. New
Maria I. New Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Anke A. Ehrhardt
Anke A. Ehrhardt Columbia University
David E. Sandberg
David E. Sandberg University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Linda-Gail Bekker
Linda-Gail Bekker University of Cape Town

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