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Overview

Rafael M. Diaz is a researcher affiliated with San Francisco State University in the United States. Their work spans several fields including Health Professions, Psychology, and Medicine, with a particular focus on public health topics and social determinants of health.

Their research primarily involves the study of health in diverse populations, with specific emphasis on food security, LGBTQ health, HIV/AIDS interventions, and racial and ethnic identity. These main topics include:

  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

Diaz's published work also reflects a multidisciplinary approach, drawing on subfields within social sciences and medical sciences. Their subfields of study are:

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

Their publications have appeared in the American Journal of Public Health, one of the notable venues for their work. These frequent publication venues include:

  • American Journal of Public Health

A recent paper authored by Diaz is titled "Structural HIV Stigmatization and Discrimination Among Latina/x/o Immigrants: Intersections With Heterosexism, Ageism, and Transprejudice," published in 2022 in the American Journal of Public Health.

Collaborations represent an important aspect of Diaz's research activities. Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Caitlin Ryan
  • David M. Huebner
  • Jorge González
  • Sonya Arreola
  • Jesús Ramírez-Valles

Best Publications

  • Family Rejection as a Predictor of Negative Health Outcomes in White and Latino Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults

    Caitlin Ryan;David M. Huebner;Rafael M. Díaz;Jorge Sanchez

  • Family Acceptance in Adolescence and the Health of LGBT Young Adults

    Caitlin Ryan;Stephen T. Russell;David Huebner;Rafael Diaz

  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adolescent School Victimization: Implications for Young Adult Health and Adjustment

    Stephen T. Russell;Caitlin Ryan;Russell B. Toomey;Rafael M. Diaz

  • Sexual risk as an outcome of social oppression: data from a probability sample of Latino gay men in three U.S. cities.

    Rafael M. Díaz;George Ayala;Edward Bein

  • Behavioral interventions to reduce risk for sexual transmission of HIV among men who have sex with men.

    Wayne D Johnson;Rafael M. Diaz;William D Flanders;Michael Goodman

  • Social Support Networks for LGBT Young Adults: Low Cost Strategies for Positive Adjustment

    Shannon D. Snapp;Ryan J. Watson;Stephen T. Russell;Rafael M. Diaz

  • High School Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) and Young Adult Well-Being: An Examination of GSA Presence, Participation, and Perceived Effectiveness.

    Russell B. Toomey;Caitlin Ryan;Rafael M. Diaz;Stephen T. Russell

  • Private Speech : From Social Interaction To Self-regulation

    Rafael M. Diaz;Laura E. Berk

  • From networks to populations: the development and application of respondent-driven sampling among IDUs and Latino gay men.

    Jesus Ramirez-Valles;Douglas D. Heckathorn;Raquel Vázquez;Rafael M. Diaz

  • Gender Nonconformity, Homophobia, and Mental Distress in Latino Gay and Bisexual Men

    Theo G. M. Sandfort;Rita M. Melendez;Rafael M. Diaz

  • Vygotsky and education: The social origins of self-regulation

    Rafael M. Díaz;Cynthia J. Neal;Marina Amaya-Williams

  • Children's Private Speech: An Overview of Theory and the Status of Research

    Rafael M. Diaz;Laura E. Berk;Rafael Diaz

  • Methodological issues in research on sexual behavior with Latino gay and bisexual men.

    María Cecilia Zea;Carol A. Reisen;Rafael M. Díaz

  • Being out at school: the implications for school victimization and young adult adjustment.

    Stephen T. Russell;Russell B. Toomey;Caitlin Ryan;Rafael M. Diaz

  • Parent-Initiated Sexual Orientation Change Efforts With LGBT Adolescents: Implications for Young Adult Mental Health and Adjustment.

    Caitlin Ryan;Russell B Toomey;Rafael M Diaz;Stephen T Russell

  • HIV Infection, Sexual Risk Behavior, and Substance Use Among Latino Gay and Bisexual Men and Transgender Persons

    Jesus Ramirez-Valles;Dalia Garcia;Richard T. Campbell;Rafael M. Diaz

  • Decisions to get HIV tested and to accept antiretroviral therapies among gay/bisexual men: implications for secondary prevention efforts.

    Ron Stall;Colleen Hoff;Thomas J. Coates;Jay Paul

  • HIV prevention research for men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Wayne D. Johnson;Larry V. Hedges;Gilbert Ramirez;Salaam Semaan

  • Coping With Sexual Orientation–Related Minority Stress

    Russell B. Toomey;Caitlin Ryan;Rafael M. Diaz;Stephen T. Russell

  • Self-Regulatory Functions of Children's Private Speech: A Critical Analysis of Recent Challenges to Vygotsky's Theory.

    Marni H. Frauenglass;Rafael M. Diaz

  • A Comparison of the Sexual Behaviors and Attitudes of Adolescent Girls with Older Vs. Similar-Aged Boyfriends

    L. Kris Gowen;S. Shirley Feldman;Rafael Diaz;Donnovan Somera Yisrael

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen T. Russell
Stephen T. Russell The University of Texas at Austin
Russell B. Toomey
Russell B. Toomey University of Arizona
Adam Winsler
Adam Winsler George Mason University
Noel A. Card
Noel A. Card University of Georgia
Nabila El-Bassel
Nabila El-Bassel Columbia University
Erick Janssen
Erick Janssen KU Leuven
William A. Fisher
William A. Fisher University of Western Ontario
Julia R. Heiman
Julia R. Heiman Indiana University
Thomas J. Berndt
Thomas J. Berndt Purdue University West Lafayette
Hirokazu Yoshikawa
Hirokazu Yoshikawa New York University

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