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Overview

M. Isabel Fernandez is affiliated with Nova Southeastern University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within health sciences, focusing notably on HIV/AIDS research and interventions and adolescent sexual and reproductive health.

Their publication record includes work published in venues such as JMIR Research Protocols, AIDS Care, UNC Libraries, PLoS ONE, and The Lancet Digital Health. These outlets reflect a consistent engagement with topics in public health, digital health interventions, and infectious diseases.

Key fields of study for Fernandez are Health Professions and Medicine, with considerable attention to subfields like General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Speech and Hearing. This multidisciplinary approach supports research that intersects behavioral health and medical interventions.

Fernandez's research topics emphasize several areas:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Sex work and related issues

Frequent coauthors with whom Fernandez has collaborated include Manuel A. Ocasio, W. Scott Comulada, Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Dallas Swendeman, and Elizabeth Mayfield Arnold. These collaborations suggest a networked approach integrating behavioral, clinical, and community health perspectives.

Notable recent publications highlight ongoing research concerns:

  • "How to apply variable selection machine learning algorithms with multiply imputed data: A missing discussion." (2022) Psychological Methods
  • "Vaccine Attitudes and COVID-19 Vaccine Intentions and Prevention Behaviors among Young People At-Risk for and Living with HIV in Los Angeles and New Orleans" (2022) Vaccines
  • "Research Priorities to End the Adolescent HIV Epidemic in the United States: Viewpoint" (2020) JMIR Research Protocols
  • "Increasing Participation in a TelePrEP Program for Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents and Young Adults in Louisiana: Protocol for an SMS Text Messaging-Based Chatbot" (2023) JMIR Research Protocols
  • "Optimal strategies to improve uptake of and adherence to HIV prevention among young people at risk for HIV acquisition in the USA (ATN 149): a randomised, controlled, factorial trial" (2024) The Lancet Digital Health

The range of their recent publications illustrates a commitment to improving health outcomes among vulnerable populations through innovative prevention strategies and digital health tools.

Best Publications

  • The acceptability and feasibility of an HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) trial with young men who have sex with men.

    Sybil G. Hosek;George Siberry;Margo Bell;Michelle Lally

  • Sexual and ethnic identity development among gay-bisexual-questioning (GBQ) male ethnic minority adolescents.

    Omar B. Jamil;Gary W. Harper;M. Isabel Fernandez

  • Predictors of Unprotected Sex among Young Sexually Active African American, Hispanic, and White MSM: The Importance of Ethnicity and Culture

    Jacob C. Warren;M. Isabel Fernández;Gary W. Harper;Marco A. Hidalgo

  • Psychosocial and behavioral correlates of depression among HIV-infected pregnant women.

    Nancy T Blaney;M Isabel Fernandez;Kathleen A Ethier;Tracey E Wilson

  • High Rates of Club Drug Use and Risky Sexual Practices Among Hispanic Men Who Have Sex with Men in Miami, Florida

    M. Isabel Fernández;G. Stephen Bowen;Leah M. Varga;Jose B. Collazo

  • Negotiating Dominant Masculinity Ideology: Strategies Used by Gay, Bisexual and Questioning Male Adolescents

    Bianca D. M. Wilson;Gary W. Harper;Marco A. Hidalgo;Omar B. Jamil

  • Revisiting the Dimensions of Acculturation: Cultural Theory and Psychometric Practice:

    J. Raul Magafia;Olivia de la Rocha;Jaime Amsel;Holly A. Magafia

  • Intimacy and sexual behavior among HIV-positive men-who-have-sex-with-men in primary relationships.

    Peter S Theodore;Ron E F Durán;Michael H Antoni;M Isabel Fernandez

  • Structural Determinants of Antiretroviral Therapy Use, HIV Care Attendance, and Viral Suppression among Adolescents and Young Adults Living with HIV

    Shoshana Y. Kahana;Richard A. Jenkins;Douglas Bruce;Maria I. Fernandez

  • Perceived stress mediates the effects of coping on the quality of life of HIV-positive women on highly active antiretroviral therapy.

    Kathryn E Weaver;Michael H Antoni;Suzanne C Lechner;Ron E F Durán

  • Rates and correlates of antiretroviral therapy use and virologic suppression among perinatally and behaviorally HIV-infected youth linked to care in the United States.

    Shoshana Y. Kahana;Maria Isabel Fernandez;Patrick A. Wilson;Jose A. Bauermeister

  • Predictors of HIV testing and intention to test among Hispanic farmworkers in South Florida.

    M. Isabel Fernández;Jose B. Collazo;G. Stephen Bowen;Leah M. Varga

  • Condom use among high-risk adolescents: anticipation of partner disapproval and less pleasure associated with not using condoms.

    Larry K. Brown;Ralph DiClemente;Richard Crosby;M. Isabel Fernandez

  • Prevalence and correlates of substance use among youth living with HIV in clinical settings

    Kristi E. Gamarel;Larry Brown;Larry Brown;Christopher W. Kahler;M. Isabel Fernandez

  • Surfing new territory: club-drug use and risky sex among Hispanic men who have sex with men recruited on the Internet.

    M. Isabel Fernández;Tatiana Perrino;Jose B. Collazo;Leah M. Varga

  • “Islands of Risk”: Subgroups of Adolescents at Risk for HIV

    Christopher D. Houck;Celia M. Lescano;Larry K. Brown;Marina Tolou-Shams

  • Physical and sexual violence during pregnancy and after delivery: a prospective multistate study of women with or at risk for HIV infection.

    Linda J. Koenig;Daniel J. Whitaker;Rachel A. Royce;Tracey E. Wilson

  • Correlates of heterosexual anal intercourse among at-risk adolescents and young adults.

    Celia M. Lescano;Christopher D. Houck;Larry K. Brown;Glenn Doherty

  • HIV testing, behaviors, and knowledge among adolescents at high risk.

    Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus;Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus;J. Roy Gillis;J. Roy Gillis;Helen M. Reid;Helen M. Reid;M. Isabel Fernandez;M. Isabel Fernandez

  • An HIV intervention tailored for black young men who have sex with men in the House Ball Community

    Sybil G. Hosek;Diana Lemos;Anna L. Hotton;M. Isabel Fernandez

  • Prenatal and postpartum zidovudine adherence among pregnant women with HIV: results of a MEMS substudy from the Perinatal Guidelines Evaluation Project.

    Jeannette R. Ickovics;Tracey E. Wilson;Rachel A. Royce;Howard L. Minkoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary W. Harper
Gary W. Harper University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Larry K. Brown
Larry K. Brown Brown University
Elwin Wu
Elwin Wu Columbia University
Tracey E. Wilson
Tracey E. Wilson SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Sharon Nichols
Sharon Nichols University of California, San Diego
Alex Carballo-Diéguez
Alex Carballo-Diéguez Columbia University
Jeannette R. Ickovics
Jeannette R. Ickovics Yale University
Scott D. Rhodes
Scott D. Rhodes Wake Forest University
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus
Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus University of California, Los Angeles
Guillermo Prado
Guillermo Prado University of Miami

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