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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology
  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine and Health Professions, with extensive work in General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Clinical Psychology.

Their research covers a range of topics including:

  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Recent publications by Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus include:

  • "Community health workers impact on maternal and child health outcomes in rural South Africa - a non-randomized two-group comparison study," 2020, BMC Public Health
  • "Home visits by community health workers in rural South Africa have a limited, but important impact on maternal and child health in the first two years of life," 2020, BMC Health Services Research
  • "Are we listening to community health workers? Experiences of the community health worker journey in rural South Africa," 2022, Research in Nursing & Health
  • "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
  • "Associations between caregiver mental health and young children's behaviour in a rural Kenyan sample," 2021, Global Health Action

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus include:

  • Mark Tomlinson
  • Joan Christodoulou
  • Dallas Swendeman
  • Elizabeth Mayfield Arnold
  • W. Scott Comulada

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • BMC Public Health
  • Vaccines
  • PLoS Medicine
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus has been recognized with awards such as the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology in 2018 and was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 1994.

Best Publications

  • Scaling up mHealth: where is the evidence?

    Mark Tomlinson;Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus;Leslie Swartz;Alexander C. Tsai

  • Evolution of China's response to HIV/AIDS

    Zunyou Wu;Sheena G Sullivan;Sheena G Sullivan;Yu Wang;Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus

  • The Sonagachi Project: a sustainable community intervention program.

    Smarajit Jana;Ishika Basu;Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus;Peter A Newman

  • Reducing HIV sexual risk behaviors among runaway adolescents.

    Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus;Cheryl Koopman;Clara Haignere;Mark Davies

  • The NIMH multisite HIV prevention trial: Reducing HIV sexual risk behavior

    D. D. Celentano;C. Dilorio;T. Hartwell;J. Kelly

  • Suicidal Behavior and Gay-Related Stress among Gay and Bisexual Male Adolescents.

    Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus;Joyce Hunter;Margaret Rosario

  • Depressed mood in pregnancy: Prevalence and correlates in two Cape Town peri-urban settlements

    Mary Hartley;Mark Tomlinson;Erin Greco;W Scott Comulada

  • Common elements in self-management of HIV and other chronic illnesses: an integrative framework

    Dallas Swendeman;Barbara L. Ingram;Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus

  • Stigma, social support, and depression among people living with HIV in Thailand.

    Li Li;Sung-Jae Lee;Panithee Thammawijaya;Chuleeporn Jiraphongsa

  • Peer Support For Self-Management Of Diabetes Improved Outcomes In International Settings

    Edwin B. Fisher;Renée I. Boothroyd;Muchieh Maggy Coufal;Linda C. Baumann

  • HIV prevention among sex workers in India.

    Ishika Basu;Smarajit Jana;Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus;Dallas Swendeman

  • The Past, Present, and Future of HIV Prevention: Integrating Behavioral, Biomedical, and Structural Intervention Strategies for the Next Generation of HIV Prevention

    Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus;Dallas Swendeman;Gary Chovnick

  • Disruptive innovations for designing and diffusing evidence-based interventions.

    Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus;Dallas Swendeman;Bruce F. Chorpita

  • Sexual abuse history and associated multiple risk behavior in adolescent runaways

    Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus;Karen A. Mahler;Cheryl Koopman;B A Kris Langabeer

  • Empowering sex workers in India to reduce vulnerability to HIV and sexually transmitted diseases

    Dallas Swendeman;Ishika Basu;Sankari Das;Smarajit Jana

  • An emergency department intervention for linking pediatric suicidal patients to follow-up mental health treatment.

    Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow;Larry J. Baraff;Michele Berk;Charles S. Grob

  • Gay-related stress and its correlates among gay and bisexual male adolescents of predominantly Black and Hispanic background

    Margaret Rosario;Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus;Helen Reid

  • Efficacy of a preventive intervention for youths living with HIV.

    Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus;Martha B. Lee;Debra A. Murphy;Donna Futterman

  • Enhancing treatment adherence with a specialized emergency room program for adolescent suicide attempters.

    Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus;J. Piacentini;R. Van Rossem;F. Graae

  • Acculturation and interrelationships between problem and health-promoting behaviors among Latino adolescents.

    Vicki J Ebin;Vicki J Ebin;Carl D Sneed;Donald E Morisky;Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus

Frequent Co-Authors

Norweeta G. Milburn
Norweeta G. Milburn University of California, Los Angeles
Eric Rice
Eric Rice University of Southern California
Jeffrey A. Kelly
Jeffrey A. Kelly Medical College of Wisconsin
Debra A. Murphy
Debra A. Murphy University of California, Los Angeles
Judith A. Stein
Judith A. Stein University of California, Los Angeles
Doreen Rosenthal
Doreen Rosenthal University of Melbourne
Margaret A. Chesney
Margaret A. Chesney University of California, San Francisco
Cheryl Koopman
Cheryl Koopman Stanford University
Philip J. Batterham
Philip J. Batterham Australian National University
John Piacentini
John Piacentini University of California, Los Angeles

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