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A longitudinal Study of LGBT Youth ages 16-20. Focused on the individual and sociocultural predictors of mental health, substance use, HIV risk, and resilience. Funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. |
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What are the positive and negative effects of the Internet on the development of sexual health among gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) youth? How can it be used to promote positive sexual health? This five year project has three aims: 1) To conduct formative qualitative research on GLB youth use of the Internet and how it is linked to sexual health. 2) To study daily patterns of Internet use and sexual health using an online daily diary. 3) To translate findings from the first two projects into the creation of evidence-informed online health promotion materials. This project is funded by a William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Award. |
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The goal of this project is to develop and test an online HIV prevention program for young MSM that recently tested HIV negative. Funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health. Conducted in partnership with the Center for the Advancement of Distance Education and Howard Brown Health Center. |
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Project Q2 |
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The Internet as a setting for sexual health development among LBG youth |
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Current Research Projects |
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This study is guided by an innovative biopsychosocial framework that integrates neighborhood, family, and genetic factors as predictors of adolescent health. The project takes advantage of a natural experiment in which federal housing funds are being used to relocate a quasi-random sample of families living in public housing to more advantaged lower-middle class neighborhoods. The focus is on the interaction between genetic and environmental influences. The study is being conducted with researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Alabama. It is funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse. |
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Mobile Youth Study (MYS) |
