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Overview

Susan M. Kegeles is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with significant contributions in infectious diseases, epidemiology, general health professions, social psychology, and sociology and political science.

The central focus of Susan M. Kegeles's work lies in HIV/AIDS research and interventions. Their research addresses interconnected topics such as HIV, drug use, sexual risk behaviors, LGBTQ health and identity, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, sex work, homelessness, social issues, and sexuality behavior intertwined with technology.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • UNC Libraries
  • Culture Health & Sexuality

They have worked collaboratively with several frequent coauthors including:

  • Erik D. Storholm
  • Daniel Siconolfi
  • Wilson Vincent
  • Lance M. Pollack
  • Chadwick K. Campbell

Notable recent papers authored by or involving Susan M. Kegeles include:

  • "Substance use, intimate partner violence, history of incarceration and vulnerability to HIV among young Black men who have sex with men in a Southern US city," 2020, published in Culture Health & Sexuality
  • "We are Family: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study of an HIV Prevention Intervention With the House Ball and Gay Family Communities," 2021, JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • "Structural Inequities, Syndemics, and Resilience: The Critical Role of Social Support in Overcoming Barriers and Empowering Engagement in HIV Care for Young Black Sexual-Minority Men in the US South," 2023, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  • "Differential Associations of Depressive Symptomology to HIV Care Engagement Among Young Black Sexual Minority Men with HIV (YBSMM+) in the US South: A Multi-Group Analysis of Mood, Intimate Partner Violence, and Alcohol Use," 2023, AIDS and Behavior
  • "Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual Violence Experienced by Young Adult Black Men Who Have Sex with Men," 2021, Archives of Sexual Behavior

Best Publications

  • Towards an Understanding of Risk Behavior: An AIDS Risk Reduction Model (ARRM)

    Joseph A. Catania;Susan M. Kegeles;Thomas J. Coates

  • What Is Community? An Evidence-Based Definition for Participatory Public Health

    Kathleen M. MacQueen;Eleanor McLellan;David S. Metzger;Susan Kegeles

  • The Mpowerment Project: a community-level HIV prevention intervention for young gay men.

    S M Kegeles;R B Hays;T J Coates

  • Sexually active adolescents and condoms: changes over one year in knowledge attitudes and use.

    Susan Kegeles;Nancy Adler;Charles E. Irwin

  • Experiences of harassment, discrimination, and physical violence among young gay and bisexual men.

    David M. Huebner;Gregory M. Rebchook;Susan M. Kegeles

  • “Triply cursed”: Racism, homophobia, and HIV-related stigma are barriers to regular HIV testing, treatment adherence, and disclosure among young Black gay men

    Emily A. Arnold;Gregory M. Rebchook;Susan M. Kegeles

  • Predictors of condom use and multiple partnered sex among sexually‐active adolescent women: Implications for aids‐related health interventions

    Joseph A. Catania;Thomas J. Coates;Ruth M. Greenblatt;M. Margeret Dolcini

  • Condom use in multi-ethnic neighborhoods of San Francisco : the population-based AMEN (AIDS in multi-ethnic neighborhoods) study

    J. A. Catania;T. J. Coates;S. Kegeles;M. T. Fullilove

  • Body-figure preferences in male and female adolescents.

    Lawrence D. Cohn;Nancy E. Adler;Charles E. Irwin;Susan G. Millstein

  • The Role of Community Advisory Boards: Involving Communities in the Informed Consent Process

    Ronald P. Strauss;Sohini Sengupta;Sandra Crouse Quinn;Jean Goeppinger

  • High HIV risk-taking among young gay men.

    Robert B. Hays;Susan M. Kegeles;Thomas J. Coates

  • Initiation of substance use in early adolescence: the roles of pubertal timing and emotional distress.

    Jeanne M. Tschann;Nancy E. Adler;Charles E. Irwin;Susan G. Millstein

  • Acculturation and gender differences in sexual attitudes and behaviors:Hispanic vs non-Hispanic white unmarried adults.

    B V Marín;J M Tschann;C A Gómez;S M Kegeles

  • A test of the AIDS risk reduction model: psychosocial correlates of condom use in the AMEN cohort survey.

    Joseph A. Catania;Thomas J. Coates;Susan Kegeles

  • Pregnancy and contraception use among urban Rwandan women after HIV testing and counseling.

    S Allen;A Serufilira;V Gruber;S Kegeles

  • AIDS risk and prevention among adolescents.

    Cherrie B. Boyer;Susan M. Kegeles

  • A scale for measuring the occurrence of positive states of mind: a preliminary report.

    Mardi J. Horowitz;Nancy Adler;Susan Kegeles

  • Health-risk behaviors and health concerns among young adolescents.

    Susan G. Millstein;Charles E. Irwin;Nancy E. Adler;Laurence D. Cohn

  • “They see you as a different thing”: the experiences of men who have sex with men with healthcare workers in South African township communities

    Tim Lane;Thomas Mogale;Helen Struthers;James McIntyre

  • Food Insecurity Among Homeless and Marginally Housed Individuals Living with HIV/AIDS in San Francisco

    Sheri D. Weiser;David Roy Bangsberg;Susan Kegeles;Kathleen Ragland

  • Adolescent contraceptive behavior: an assessment of decision processes.

    Nancy E. Adler;Susan M. Kegeles;Charles E. Irwin;Charles Wibbelsman

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph A. Catania
Joseph A. Catania Oregon State University
Lance M. Pollack
Lance M. Pollack University of California, San Francisco
Carlos F. Caceres
Carlos F. Caceres Cayetano Heredia University
Nancy E. Adler
Nancy E. Adler University of California, San Francisco
Ron Stall
Ron Stall University of Pittsburgh
John L. Peterson
John L. Peterson Georgia State University
Charles E. Irwin
Charles E. Irwin University of California, San Francisco
Don Operario
Don Operario Emory University
Torsten B. Neilands
Torsten B. Neilands University of California, San Francisco
Jay P. Paul
Jay P. Paul University of California, San Francisco

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