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Tyrel J. Starks is affiliated with the City University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Psychology, and Health Professions, with a significant focus on Social Psychology, Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, and Epidemiology.

Their work covers a variety of topics related to health and social behavior, including:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Sex work and related issues
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Among their recent publications are:

  • Evaluating the impact of COVID-19: A cohort comparison study of drug use and risky sexual behavior among sexual minority men in the U.S.A., 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Testing the drug use and condomless anal sex link among sexual minority men: The predictive utility of marijuana and interactions with relationship status, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Motivational Interviewing with Sexual Minority Male Couples to Reduce Drug Use and Sexual Risk: The Couples Health Project, 2021, AIDS and Behavior
  • Relationship Power and Intimate Partner Violence in Sexual Minority Male Couples, 2020, Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • Motivational interviewing with male couples to reduce substance use and HIV risk: Manifestations of partner discord and strategies for facilitating dyadic functioning, 2020, Psychotherapy

Tyrel J. Starks frequently publishes in several venues, including:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence

The researcher collaborates often with various coauthors, with the most frequent being:

  • Demetria Cain
  • Gabriel Robles
  • Trey V. Dellucci
  • Sylvie Naar
  • Daniel Sauermilch

Best Publications

  • Uptake of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in a National Cohort of Gay and Bisexual Men in the United States

    Jeffrey T Parsons;H Jonathon Rendina;Jonathan M Lassiter;Thomas H F Whitfield

  • The influence of structural stigma and rejection sensitivity on young sexual minority men's daily tobacco and alcohol use

    John E. Pachankis;Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Tyrel J. Starks

  • Alternatives to monogamy among gay male couples in a community survey: implications for mental health and sexual risk.

    Jeffrey T. Parsons;Tyrel J. Starks;Steve DuBois;Christian Grov

  • Non-monogamy and sexual relationship quality among same-sex male couples

    Jeffrey T. Parsons;Tyrel J. Starks;Kristi E. Gamarel;Christian Grov

  • The Critical Role of Intimacy in the Sexual Risk Behaviors of Gay and Bisexual Men

    Sarit A. Golub;Sarit A. Golub;Tyrel J. Starks;Gregory Payton;Jeffrey T. Parsons;Jeffrey T. Parsons

  • Relationship stigma and relationship outcomes in interracial and same-sex relationships: Examination of sources and buffers.

    Lisa Rosenthal;Tyrel J. Starks

  • Methods for the design and analysis of relationship and partner effects on sexual health.

    Brian Mustanski;Tyrel Starks;Michael E. Newcomb

  • Distinguishing hypothetical willingness from behavioral intentions to initiate HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): Findings from a large cohort of gay and bisexual men in the U.S.

    H. Jonathon Rendina;Thomas H.F. Whitfield;Christian Grov;Christian Grov;Tyrel J. Starks

  • Patterns of substance use among HIV-positive adults over 50: Implications for treatment and medication adherence

    Jeffrey T. Parsons;Tyrel J. Starks;Tyrel J. Starks;Brett M. Millar;Kailip Boonrai

  • Syndemic conditions and HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV-negative gay and bisexual men in a U.S. national sample.

    Jeffrey T Parsons;Brett M Millar;Raymond L Moody;Tyrel J Starks

  • The Impact of Comorbidities, Depression, and Substance Use Problems on Quality of Life Among Older Adults Living With HIV.

    Brett M. Millar;Tyrel J. Starks;Sitaji Gurung;Sitaji Gurung;Jeffrey T. Parsons

  • Evaluating the impact of COVID-19: A cohort comparison study of drug use and risky sexual behavior among sexual minority men in the U.S.A.

    Tyrel J. Starks;S. Scott Jones;Daniel Sauermilch;Matthew Benedict

  • Contextualizing Condom Use: Intimacy Interference Stigma and Unprotected Sex.

    Tyrel J Starks;Gregory Payton;Sarit A Golub;Corina L Weinberger

  • Adult Attachment Among Partnered Gay Men: Patterns and Associations with Sexual Relationship Quality

    Tyrel J. Starks;Jeffrey T. Parsons

  • Relationship Characteristics and HIV Transmission Risk in Same-Sex Male Couples in HIV Serodiscordant Relationships

    Tyrel J. Starks;Kristi E. Gamarel;Mallory O. Johnson

  • Drug Use and Sexual Arrangements Among Gay Couples: Frequency, Interdependence, and Associations with Sexual Risk

    Jeffrey T. Parsons;Tyrel J. Starks

  • Recruiting Drug Using Men Who Have Sex with Men in Behavioral Intervention Trials: A Comparison of Internet and Field-Based Strategies

    Jeffrey T. Parsons;Andrea C. Vial;Tyrel J. Starks;Sarit A. Golub

  • Internalized Homophobia and Drug Use in a National Cohort of Gay and Bisexual Men: Examining Depression, Sexual Anxiety, and Gay Community Attachment as Mediating Factors.

    Raymond L. Moody;Tyrel J. Starks;Christian Grov;Jeffrey T. Parsons

  • A Pilot Randomized Trial of Intervention Components Addressing Drug Use in Couples HIV Testing and Counseling (CHTC) with Male Couples

    Tyrel J Starks;Tyrel J Starks;Trey V Dellucci;Sugandha Gupta;Gabriel Robles

  • Testing the Efficacy of Combined Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Skills Training to Reduce Methamphetamine Use and Improve HIV Medication Adherence Among HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men

    Jeffrey T Parsons;Steven A John;Brett M Millar;Tyrel J Starks;Tyrel J Starks;Tyrel J Starks

  • Rules About Casual Sex Partners, Relationship Satisfaction, and HIV Risk in Partnered Gay and Bisexual Men

    Christian Grov;Tyrel J. Starks;H. Jonathon Rendina;Jeffrey Parsons

  • Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions Data Harmonization: Rationale and Development of Guidelines.

    Micah McCumber;Demetria Cain;Sara LeGrand;Kenneth H Mayer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey T. Parsons
Jeffrey T. Parsons City University of New York
Christian Grov
Christian Grov City University of New York
H. Jonathon Rendina
H. Jonathon Rendina City University of New York
Sarit A. Golub
Sarit A. Golub City University of New York
Ana Ventuneac
Ana Ventuneac Start Treatment & Recovery Centers
Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing
Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing University of Connecticut
Karen S. Ingersoll
Karen S. Ingersoll University of Virginia
David W. Pantalone
David W. Pantalone University of Massachusetts Boston
Mallory O. Johnson
Mallory O. Johnson University of California, San Francisco
Michael E. Newcomb
Michael E. Newcomb Northwestern University

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