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  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Steven A. Safren is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, predominantly focusing on medicine and psychology. Within these main disciplines, they have contributed extensively across subfields including infectious diseases, social psychology, epidemiology, general health professions, and clinical psychology.

The primary topics of their research emphasize HIV/AIDS interventions and related health issues. Key areas include HIV/AIDS research and interventions, HIV, drug use, and sexual risk, LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, sex work and related issues, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, and HIV-related health complications and treatments.

Among their most recent publications are:

  • Cabotegravir for HIV Prevention in Cisgender Men and Transgender Women, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • The persistent and evolving HIV epidemic in American men who have sex with men, 2021, The Lancet
  • Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Latino Sexual Minority Men in a US HIV Hot Spot, 2020, AIDS and Behavior
  • LGBQ-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy for young gay and bisexual men's mental and sexual health: A three-arm randomized controlled trial, 2022, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
  • Project Khanya: results from a pilot randomized type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of a peer-delivered behavioural intervention for ART adherence and substance use in HIV care in South Africa, 2021, Journal of the International AIDS Society

Steven A. Safren has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including Audrey Harkness, Conall O'Cleirigh, Kenneth H. Mayer, Susan E. Sprich, and Matthew J. Mimiaga.

Their work has been published extensively in various venues, with notable frequency in:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • UNC Libraries
  • AIDS Care
  • Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

In addition to journal articles, Steven A. Safren has contributed to book publications through Oxford University Press, with titles such as Overcoming ADHD in Adolescence published in 2020.

Steven A. Safren was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Depression and Diabetes Treatment Nonadherence: A Meta-Analysis

    Jeffrey S. Gonzalez;Mark Peyrot;Mark Peyrot;Lauren McCarl;Erin Marie Collins

  • Psychometric properties of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale.

    Richard G. Heimberg;K. J. Horner;H. R. Juster;S. A. Safren

  • Depression and HIV/AIDS treatment nonadherence: A review and meta-analysis

    Jeffrey S. Gonzalez;Abigail W. Batchelder;Christina Psaros;Steven A. Safren

  • Cabotegravir for HIV Prevention in Cisgender Men and Transgender Women

    Raphael J Landovitz;Deborah Donnell;Meredith E Clement;Brett Hanscom

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy for ADHD in medication-treated adults with continued symptoms

    Steven A. Safren;Michael W. Otto;Susan Sprich;Carol L. Winett

  • Depression, self-care, and medication adherence in type 2 diabetes: relationships across the full range of symptom severity.

    Jeffrey S. Gonzalez;Steven A. Safren;Enrico Cagliero;Deborah J. Wexler

  • LGB-affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy for young adult gay and bisexual men: A randomized controlled trial of a transdiagnostic minority stress approach.

    John E. Pachankis;Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;H. Jonathon Rendina;Steven A. Safren

  • Depression, hopelessness, suicidality, and related factors in sexual minority and heterosexual adolescents.

    Steven A. Safren;Richard G. Heimberg

  • Depression and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Low-, Middle- and High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Olalekan A. Uthman;Jessica F. Magidson;Steven A. Safren;Jean B. Nachega;Jean B. Nachega;Jean B. Nachega

  • A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for adherence and depression (CBT-AD) in HIV-infected individuals.

    Steven A. Safren;Conall O'Cleirigh;Judy Y. Tan;Sudha R. Raminani

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Relaxation With Educational Support for Medication-Treated Adults With ADHD and Persistent Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Steven A. Safren;Susan Sprich;Matthew J. Mimiaga;Craig Surman

  • Two strategies to increase adherence to HIV antiretroviral medication: Life-Steps and medication monitoring

    Steven A Safren;Michael W. Otto;Jonathan L Worth;Elizabeth Salomon

  • Optimal Recall Period and Response Task for Self-Reported HIV Medication Adherence

    Minyi Lu;Steven A. Safren;Paul R. Skolnik;William H. Rogers

  • A randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavior therapy for Cambodian refugees with treatment-resistant PTSD and panic attacks: A cross-over design

    Devon E. Hinton;Dara Chhean;Vuth Pich;Steven A. Safren

  • A Systematic Review of Adherence to Oral Antineoplastic Therapies

    Joseph A. Greer;Nicole Amoyal;Lauren Nisotel;Joel N. Fishbein

  • Effect of Same-Sex Marriage Laws on Health Care Use and Expenditures in Sexual Minority Men: A Quasi-Natural Experiment

    Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Conall O'Cleirigh;Chris Grasso;Chris Grasso;Kenneth H Mayer

  • Quality of life in social phobia

    Steven A. Safren;Richard G. Heimberg;Elissa J. Brown;Christian Holle

  • CBT for Vietnamese refugees with treatment-resistant PTSD and panic attacks: a pilot study

    Devon E. Hinton;Thang Pham;Minh Tran;Steven A. Safren

  • What's love got to do with it? Explaining adherence to oral antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-serodiscordant couples.

    Norma C. Ware;Monique A. Wyatt;Jessica E. Haberer;Jared M. Baeten

  • Preexposure antiretroviral prophylaxis attitudes in high-risk Boston area men who report having sex with men: limited knowledge and experience but potential for increased utilization after education.

    Matthew J. Mimiaga;Patricia Case;Patricia Case;Carey V. Johnson;Steven A. Safren;Steven A. Safren

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth H. Mayer
Kenneth H. Mayer Harvard Medical School
Matthew J. Mimiaga
Matthew J. Mimiaga University of California, Los Angeles
Conall O’Cleirigh
Conall O’Cleirigh Harvard University
Aaron J. Blashill
Aaron J. Blashill San Diego State University
Katie B. Biello
Katie B. Biello Brown University
Jeffrey S. Gonzalez
Jeffrey S. Gonzalez Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jessica F. Magidson
Jessica F. Magidson University of Maryland, College Park
Margie Skeer
Margie Skeer Tufts University
Sari L. Reisner
Sari L. Reisner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David R. Bangsberg
David R. Bangsberg Simon Fraser University

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