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Overview

Rick S. Zimmerman is affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in Medicine, Psychology, and Social Sciences. Their work prominently addresses multiple subfields including Infectious Diseases, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, and Epidemiology.

Their research focuses mainly on topics related to HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology, as well as Sex work and related issues and Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy.

Recent academic papers authored or co-authored by Zimmerman include:

  • Combined effects of gender affirmation and economic hardship on vulnerability to HIV: a qualitative analysis among U.S. adult transgender women, 2020, BMC Public Health
  • U.S. transgender women's preferences for microeconomic interventions to address structural determinants of HIV vulnerability: a qualitative assessment, 2021, BMC Public Health
  • Examining the Awareness, Acceptability, and Adoption of Conventional and non-conventional Forms of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention Among jail-involved Black Sexual Minority men (BSMM) and Black Transgender Women (BTW) in Two Diverse US Cities, 2022, AIDS and Behavior
  • Information Seeking and MSM's Beliefs about PrEP and Condoms, 2021, Health Communication
  • The Value of Assessing Self-Reported and Biological Indicators of Outcomes in Evaluating HIV Programs, 2021, Current HIV/AIDS Reports

Zimmerman's frequent co-authors include:

  • Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson
  • Eric G. Benotsch
  • Sheila R. Grigsby
  • Tonia Poteat
  • Lauretta Cathers

Their publications commonly appear in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • BMC Public Health
  • Health Communication
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • Current HIV/AIDS Reports

Zimmerman's body of work integrates perspectives from medicine and social sciences to explore structural determinants and behavioral factors affecting HIV risk and prevention strategies. The research spans qualitative and quantitative approaches to understanding vulnerabilities among marginalized populations, particularly focusing on transgender women, sexual minorities, and incarcerated individuals.

Their multidisciplinary research contributes to ongoing discussions surrounding public health interventions, prevention technologies such as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), and social determinants of health in vulnerable communities.

Best Publications

  • Appealing to fear: A meta-analysis of fear appeal effectiveness and theories.

    Melanie B. Tannenbaum;Justin Hepler;Rick S. Zimmerman;Lindsey Saul

  • Health Behavior Theory and cumulative knowledge regarding health behaviors: are we moving in the right direction?

    Seth M. Noar;Rick S. Zimmerman

  • Sensation seeking, impulsive decision-making, and risky sex: implications for risk-taking and design of interventions

    Lewis Donohew;Rick Zimmerman;Pamela S Cupp;Scott Novak

  • Race, socioeconomic status, and psychological distress: an examination of differential vulnerability.

    Patricia M. Ulbrich;George J. Warheit;Rick S. Zimmerman

  • Risk factors for early adolescent drug use in four ethnic and racial groups.

    William A. Vega;Rick S. Zimmerman;George J. Warheit;Eleni Apospori

  • A 10-Year Systematic Review of HIV/AIDS Mass Communication Campaigns: Have We Made Progress?

    Seth M Noar;Philip Palmgreen;Melissa Chabot;Nicole Dobransky

  • Cultural conflicts and problem behaviors of Latino adolescents in home and school environments

    William A. Vega;Elizabeth L. Khoury;Rick S. Zimmerman;Andres G. Gil

  • Project DARE: No Effects at 10-Year Follow-Up

    Donald R. Lynam;Richard Milich;Rick Zimmerman;Scott P. Novak

  • Illness representations and matching labels with symptoms.

    Linda J. Baumann;Linda D. Cameron;Rick S. Zimmerman;Howard Leventhal

  • Health Behavior Change Models for HIV Prevention and AIDS Care: Practical Recommendations for a Multi-Level Approach

    Michelle R. Kaufman;Flora Cornish;Rick S. Zimmerman;Blair T. Johnson

  • Family structure versus parental attachment in controlling adolescent deviant behavior: a social control model.

    Jan Sokol-Katz;Roger Dunham;Rick Zimmerman

  • The role of religion in predicting adolescent alcohol use and problem drinking.

    Tamara L. Brown;Gregory S. Parks;Rick S. Zimmerman;Clarenda M. Phillips

  • Acculturation and delinquent behavior among Cuban American adolescents: Toward an empirical model

    William A. Vega;Andres G. Gil;George J. Warheit;Rick S. Zimmerman

  • Applying health behavior theory to multiple behavior change: considerations and approaches.

    Seth M. Noar;Melissa Chabot;Rick S. Zimmerman

  • The utility of the Five Factor Model in understanding risky sexual behavior

    Joshua D Miller;Donald Lynam;Rick S Zimmerman;T.K Logan

  • Conducting Internet-based HIV/STD prevention survey research: considerations in design and evaluation.

    Willo Pequegnat;Æ B. R. Simon Rosser;Anne M. Bowen;Sheana S. Bull

  • Health Promotion in Context: The Effects of Significant Others on Health Behavior Change

    Rick S. Zimmerman;Catherine Connor

  • Teacher and parent perceptions of behavior problems among a sample of African American, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white studients

    Rick S. Zimmerman;Elizabeth L. Khoury;William A. Vega;Andres G. Gil

  • Prefrontal cortex and drug abuse vulnerability: translation to prevention and treatment interventions.

    Jennifer L. Perry;Jane E. Joseph;Yang Jiang;Rick S. Zimmerman;Rick S. Zimmerman

  • Racial Mistrust and Deviant Behaviors Among Ethnically Diverse Black Adolescent Boys

    Frank A. Biafora;George J. Warheit;Rick S. Zimmerman;Andres G. Gil

Frequent Co-Authors

Seth M. Noar
Seth M. Noar University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Donald R. Lynam
Donald R. Lynam Purdue University West Lafayette
Eric M. Anderman
Eric M. Anderman The Ohio State University
Carl G. Leukefeld
Carl G. Leukefeld University of Kentucky
Richard Milich
Richard Milich University of Kentucky
Eric G. Benotsch
Eric G. Benotsch Virginia Commonwealth University
Sharon S. Rostosky
Sharon S. Rostosky University of Kentucky
Howard Leventhal
Howard Leventhal Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Gina P. Owens
Gina P. Owens University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Ellen D. B. Riggle
Ellen D. B. Riggle University of Kentucky

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