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Overview

John L. Peterson was affiliated with Georgia State University in the United States. Their research focus was primarily in the field of Psychology, with contributions spanning Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Clinical Psychology.

The main topics addressed in their work included LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy; Sex work and related issues; and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology.

John L. Peterson's research output included publications in the following venues:

  • Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology

Their recent papers were:

  • "Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual Violence Experienced by Young Adult Black Men Who Have Sex with Men" (2021) published in Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • "SUCCESSFUL REINTRODUCTION OF WARFARIN AFTER A DOCUMENTED CASE OF WARFARIN-INDUCED LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS" (2025) published in Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology

Collaborating frequently with other researchers, Peterson coauthored works with:

  • Daniel Siconolfi
  • Erik D. Storholm
  • Wilson Vincent
  • Lance M. Pollack
  • Greg Rebchook

Best Publications

  • Comparisons of disparities and risks of HIV infection in black and other men who have sex with men in Canada, UK, and USA: a meta-analysis

    Gregorio A Millett;John L Peterson;Stephen A Flores;Trevor A Hart;Trevor A Hart

  • Explaining disparities in HIV infection among black and white men who have sex with men: a meta-analysis of HIV risk behaviors.

    Gregorio A Millett;Stephen A Flores;John L Peterson;Roger Bakeman

  • Greater risk for HIV infection of black men who have sex with men: a critical literature review.

    Gregorio A. Millett;John L. Peterson;Richard J. Wolitski;Ron Stall

  • Prevalence of AIDS-related risk factors and condom use in the United States.

    Catania Ja;Coates Tj;Stall R;Turner H

  • Homophobia, self-esteem, and risk for HIV among African American men who have sex with men

    Joseph P. Stokes;John L. Peterson

  • Preventing AIDS : theories and methods of behavioral interventions

    Ralph J. DiClemente;John L. Peterson

  • Condom use in multi-ethnic neighborhoods of San Francisco : the population-based AMEN (AIDS in multi-ethnic neighborhoods) study

    J. A. Catania;T. J. Coates;S. Kegeles;M. T. Fullilove

  • Handbook of HIV prevention.

    John L. Peterson;Ralph J. DiClemente

  • High-risk sexual behavior and condom use among gay and bisexual African-American men.

    J L Peterson;T J Coates;J A Catania;L Middleton

  • Issues in the prevention of AIDS among black and Hispanic men.

    John L. Peterson;Gerardo Marín

  • Introduction to the Special Issue: HIV/AIDS Prevention Through Community Psychology

    John L. Peterson

  • Race and sexual identity: perceptions about medical culture and healthcare among Black men who have sex with men.

    David J Malebranche;John L Peterson;Robert E Fullilove;Richard W Stackhouse

  • Understanding racial HIV/STI disparities in black and white men who have sex with men: a multilevel approach.

    Patrick S Sullivan;John Peterson;Eli S Rosenberg;Colleen Kelley

  • Explaining racial disparities in HIV incidence in black and white men who have sex with men in Atlanta, GA: a prospective observational cohort study.

    Patrick S. Sullivan;Eli S. Rosenberg;Travis H. Sanchez;Colleen F. Kelley

  • Stress, coping, HIV status, psychosocial resources, and depressive mood in African American gay, bisexual, and heterosexual men

    John L. Peterson;Susan Folkman;Roger Bakeman

  • Psychosocial issues among gay- and non-gay-identifying HIV-seropositive African American and Latino MSM.

    John K. Williams;Gail E. Wyatt;Judith Resell;John Peterson

  • Work-related stress and occupational burnout in AIDS caregivers: Test of a coping model with nurses providing AIDS care

    V Gueritault-Chalvin;S C Kalichman;A Demi;J L Peterson

  • Evaluation of an HIV risk reduction intervention among African-American homosexual and bisexual men

    John L. Peterson;Thomas J. Coates;Joseph Catania;Walter W. Hauck

  • HIV Prevention for Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States

    John L. Peterson;Kenneth T. Jones

  • HIV sexual risk behavior by men who use the internet to seek sex with men: results of the men's INTernet sex study-II (MINTS-II)

    B. R. Simon Rosser;J. Michael Oakes;Keith J. Horvath;Joseph A. Konstan

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominic J. Parrott
Dominic J. Parrott Georgia State University
Susan M. Kegeles
Susan M. Kegeles University of California, San Francisco
Roger Bakeman
Roger Bakeman Georgia State University
Joseph A. Catania
Joseph A. Catania Oregon State University
Patrick S. Sullivan
Patrick S. Sullivan Emory University
Travis Sanchez
Travis Sanchez Emory University
Gregorio A. Millett
Gregorio A. Millett Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lance M. Pollack
Lance M. Pollack University of California, San Francisco
Ralph J. DiClemente
Ralph J. DiClemente New York University
Laura F. Salazar
Laura F. Salazar Georgia State University

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