Selected peer-reviewed publications

Neilands, T., Chakravarty, D., Darbes, L., Beougher, S., Hoff, C. (under review) Development and Validation of the Sexual Agreement Investment Scale, Journal of Sex Research.

Hoff, C.C., Chakravarty, D., Beougher, S.C., Dadasovich, R., Darbes, L.A., & Neilands, T. Serostatus differences and agreements about outside sex partners among gay male couples. (in press) AIDS Education and Prevention.

Hoff, C.C., & Beougher, S.C. (in press) Sexual Agreements Among Gay Male Couples. Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Choi, K., Hoff, C., Gregorich, S., Grinstead, O., Gomez, C., Hussey, W. (2008), The Efficacy of Female Condom Skills Training in HIV Risk Reduction among Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial, American Journal of Public Health. 98(10). 1803-1813.

Hoff, C., Pals, S., Purcell, D., Parsons, J, Halkitis, P, Remien, R., Gomez, C. (2006). Is sexual risk behavior with main partners impacted differentially than risk with non-main partner in an HIV prevention trial targeting HIV-positive gay and bisexual men? AIDS and Behavior, 10(3).

Fisher, H., Purcell, D., Hoff, C., Parsons, J., O’Leary, A. (2006) Recruitment source and behavioral risk patterns of HIV-positive men who have sex with men. AIDS and Behavior, 10 (4)

Hoff, C., Gomez, C., Faigeles, B., Purcell, D., Halkitis, P., Parsons, J. (2005). Serostatus of primary partner impacts sexual behavior inside and outside the relationship: A description of HIV-positive MSM in primary relationships? Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 16(4).

O’Leary, A., Hoff, C., Purcell, D., Gomez, C., Parsons, J., Hardnett, F., Lyles, C. (2005). What happened in the SUMIT trial? Mediation and behavior change. AIDS, 19, Suppl 1, S11-S22.

Wolitski, R, Parsons, J., Gomez, C., Purcell, D., Hoff, C., Halkitis, P. (2005). Prevention with gay and bisexual men living with HIV: Rationale and methods of the Seropositive Urban Men’s Intervention Trial, AIDS, 19, Suppl S1-S12.

Purcell, D., Wolitski, R., Hoff, C., Parsons, J., Woods, W., Halkitis, P. (2005) Predictors of the use of viagra, testosterone, and antidepressants among HIV-seropositive gay and bisexual men, AIDS, 19, Suppl S57-S66.

Parsons, J., Schrimschaw, E., Wolitski, R., Halkitis, P., Purcell, D., Hoff, C., Gomez, C., (2005) Sexual practices of HIV-seropositive gay and bisexual men: Use of harm reduction strategies in New York City and San Francisco, AIDS, 19, Suppl S13-S26

Halkitis, P., Green, K., Remien, R., Stirratt, M., Hoff, C., Wolitski, R., Parsons, J. (2005) Seroconcordant sexual partner risk of HIV-seropositive gay and bisexual men, AIDS, 19, Suppl S27-S36.

Halkitis, P., Wilton, L., Parsons, J., Hoff, C., Bimbi, D. (2005) Behavioral, psychological and demographic correlates of barebacking identity among gat and bisexual men, AIDS, 19, Suppl S77-S76.

Belcher, L., Sternberg, M. R., Wolitski, R. J., Halkitis, P., Hoff, C., & the Seropositive Urban Men’s Study Team. (2005). Perceived risk of HIV transmission and condom use among HIV-seropositive MSM. AIDS Education and Prevention, 17 (1) 79-89.

Hoff, C., Faigeles, B., Wolitski, R., Purcell, D., Gomez, C., Parsons J. (2004) Sexual Risk for HIV Transmission is Missed by Traditional Methods of Data Collection. AIDS, 18, 12-14.

Courtenay-Quirk, C., Wolitski, R.J., Hoff, C., Parsons, J. (2003) Interests in HIV Prevention Topics of HIV-Seropositive Men Who Have Sex With Men. AIDS Education and Prevention, 12 (5) 401-412

Halkitis, P., Wilton, L., Parsons, J., & Hoff, C. (2004). Correlates of sexual risk taking among HIV seropositive gay men in seroconcordant primary partner relationships. Psychology, Health, & Medicine, 9(1), 99-113.

Magee, R., Hays, R., Pollack, L., Hoff, C.C., Coates, T.J. (in press). Gay Male Relationships and HIV: Relationship Quality, Satisfaction, and Psychological Distress in Couples of Differing HIV Status. AIDS.

Jinich, S., Paul, J., Stall, R., Acree, M., Kegeles, S., Hoff, C., Coates, T.J. (1998) Childhood Sexual Abuse and HIV Risk-Taking Behavior Among Gay and Bisexual Men. AIDS and Behavior, 2, 41-48

Hoff, C., Kegeles, S., Acree, M., Stall, R., Paul, J., Ekstrand, M., Coates, T.J. (1997) Looking for Men In All The Wrong Places: HIV Prevention Small-Group Programs Do Not Reach High Risk Gay Men. AIDS, 11, 829-831.

Hoff, C., Stall, R., Acree, M., Daigle, D., Paul, J., Kegeles, S., Ekstrand, M., Coates, T.J. (1997) Differences in Sexual Behavior among HIV Discordant and Concordant Gay Men in Primary Relationships. JAIDS, 14, 72-78.

Hoff, C., Coates, T.J., Barrett, D.C., Collette, L., Ekstrand, M. (1996). Differences Between Gay Men in Primary Relationships and Single Men: Implications for Prevention. AIDS Education and Prevention, 8, 546-559.

Diaz, R., Stall, R., Hoff, C., Daigle, D., Coates, T.J. (1996). HIV Risk Among Latino Men in the South Western United States. AIDS Education and Prevention, 8, 415-429.

Stall, R., Hoff, C.C., Coates, T.J., Phillips, K.A., Ekstrand, M., Kegeles, S., Catania, J., Daigle, D., Diaz, R., Paul, J. (1996). The Secondary Prevention of AIDS Among Gay/Bisexual Men in Western United States: The Community AIDS Mobilization Project, JAIDS, 11, 151-160.

Phillips, K.A., Paul, J., Kegeles, S., Stall, R., Hoff, C., Coates, T.J. (1995). Predictors of Repeat HIV Testing Among Gay and Bisexual Men. AIDS, 9, 769-775.

Hays, R.B., McKusick, L., Pollack, L., Hilliard, R., Hoff, C., Coates, T.J. (1993) Disclosing HIV Seropositivity to Significant Others. AIDS, 7, 425-431.

Hoff, C.C., McKusick, L., Hilliard, B., Coates, T.J. (1992) The Impact of HIV Antibody Status on Gay Men’s Partner Preferences: A Community Perspective. AIDS Education and Prevention, 4(3) 197-204.

McKusick, L., Hoff, C,C., Stall, R., Coates, T.J. (1991) Tailoring AIDS Prevention: Comparison of HIV avoidance strategies among three groups of San Francisco bar patrons. AIDS Education and Prevention, 3, (1), 1-9.

McKusick, L., Coates, T.J., Morin, S., Pollack, L., Hoff, C.C. (1990) Longitudinal predictors of reductions in unprotected anal intercourse AIDS among gay men in San Francisco. American Journal of Public Health, 80 , 978-983.

Stall, R., Heurtin-Roberts, S., McKusick, L., Hoff, C.C., Lang, S. (1990) Sexual risk for HIV transmission among singles-bar patrons in San Francisco. Medical Anthropology Quarterly. 4: 115-128.

Stall, R., Coates, T.J., Hoff, C.C. (1988) Behavioral risk reduction infection among gay and bisexual men; A comparison of published results from the United States. American Psychologist, 43, 878-885.

Reports and Book Chapters

Hoff, C. & Manchikanti, A. (2005) Sexual Negotiation Strategies Among HIV Seropositive Gay and Bisexual Men. In The Sexual Lives of HIV Seropositive Gay and Bisexual men. Halkitis, P., Gomez, C., Wolitski, R. (Eds). APA Press.

Hoff, C.C., McKusick, L., Hilliard, B., Coates, T.J. (1994) The Impact of HIV Antibody Status on Gay Men’s Partner Preferences: A Community Perspective. In: The Family and HIV, Robert Bor & Jonathan Elford (Eds.), Cassell: London.

Coates TJ, Stall R, Hoff C. Changes in behavior made by gay and bisexual men since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. Paper prepared for the Office of Technology Assessment, Washington D.C., 1988.

Hirschman, C., Impett, E. A., & Schooler, D. (2006). Dis/embodied voices: What late adolescent girls can teach us about sexuality. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 3, 8-20.

Impett, E. A., Daubenmier, J., & Hirschman, A. L. (2006). Minding the body: Yoga, embodiment, and well-being. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 3, 39-48.

Impett, E. A., & Peplau, L. A. (2006). ‘His’ and ‘her’ relationships?: A review of the empirical evidence. In A. Vangelisti and D. Perlman (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships. (pp. 273-291). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Impett, E. A., Schooler, D, & Tolman, D. L. (2006). To be seen and not heard: Femininity ideology and adolescent girls’ sexual health. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 35, 129-142.

Impett, E. A. & Tolman, D. L. (2006). Adolescent girls’ sexual experiences and sexual satisfaction. Journal of Adolescent Research, 6, 628-646.

Tolman, D. L. Impett, E. A., Tracy, A. J., & Michael, A. (2006). Looking good, sounding good: Femininity ideology and adolescent girls’ mental health. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 30, 85-95.

Impett, E. A., Gable, S. L., & Peplau, L. A. (2005). Giving up and giving in: The costs and benefits of daily sacrifice in intimate relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89, 327-344.

When does a woman give valid consent to sexual relations? Review of Alan Wertheimer's Consent to Sexual Relations. Impett, E. A, & Huppin, M. (2005). The Journal of Sex Research.

Impett, E. A., Peplau, L. A., & Gable, S. L. (2005). Approach and avoidance sexual motivation: Implications for personal and interpersonal well-being. Personal Relationships, 12, 465-482.

Tolman, D. L., Hirschman, C., & Impett, E. A. (2005). There’s more to the story: The place of qualitative research on female adolescent sexuality in policy making. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2, 4-17.

To whom do you turn to when things go right? The intrapersonal and interpersonal benefits of sharing positive events. Gable, S. L., Reis, H. T., Impett, E. A., & Asher, E. R. (2004). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87, 228-245.

Sexual compliance: gender, motivational, and relationship ... perspectives (2003).
Impett, E. A., & Peplau, L. A. The Journal of Sex Research, 40, 87-100.

Lesbians in Love: Why Some Relationships Endure and Others End
Beals, K. P., Impett, E. A., & Peplau, L. A. (2002). Lesbians in love: Why some relationships endure and others end. The Journal of Lesbian Studies, 6, 53-63.

Why Some Women Consent to Unwanted Sex With a Dating Partner: Insights from Attachment Theory Impett, E. A., & Peplau, L. A. (2002). Psychology of Women Quarterly 26, 359-369.

Testing the investment model of relationship commitment and stability in a longitudinal study of married couples. Impett, E. A., Beals, K. P., & Peplau, L. A. (Winter 2001/2002). Current Psychology, 20, 312-326.

Reprinted in N. J. Pallone (Ed.), (2003). Love, romance, and sexual interaction: Research perspectives from Current Psychology (pp. 163-181). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.

Fields, Jessica, Cynthia A. Gómez, and Belinda Reyes. 2010. "Community-Engaged Health Research: Experiences from the San Francisco Bay Area." For Kaiser Permanente Division of Research.

Fields, Jessica. 2008. Risky Lessons: Sex Education and Social Inequality. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, Series in Childhood Studies.

O’Brien, Jodi A., ed., with Eve Shapiro and Jessica Fields (associate editors). Forthcoming (2009). Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Fields, Jessica, Isela González, Kathleen Hentz, Margaret Rhee, and Catherine White. 2008. “Learning From and With Incarcerated Women: Emerging Lessons from a Participatory Action Study of Sexuality Education.” Sexuality Research and Social Policy 5(2):71-84.

Fields, Jessica, and Celeste Hirschman. 2007. “Citizenship Lessons in Abstinence-Only Sexuality Education.” American Journal of Sexuality Education 2(2):3-25.

Fields, Jessica, and Deborah L. Tolman. 2006. “Risky Business: Sexuality Education and
Research in U.S. Schools.” Sexuality Research and Social Policy 3(4):63-76.

Fields, Jessica. 2006. “Knowing Girls: Gender and Learning in School-Based Sexuality
Education.” Pp. 66-85 in Sexual Inequalities: Social Justice and Positionality in Sexuality Research, edited by Niels Teunis and Gilbert Herdt. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Fields, Jessica, Martha Copp, and Sherryl Kleinman. 2006. “Symbolic Interactionism, Inequality, and Emotions.” Pp. 155-78 in Handbook of the Sociology of Emotions, edited by Jan E. Stets and Jonathan H. Turner. New York: Springer.

Fields, Jessica. 2005. “’Children Having Children’: Race, Innocence, and Sexuality Education.” Social Problems 52(4):549-71.

Fields, Jessica. 2004. “Same-Sex Marriage, Sodomy Laws, and the Sexual Lives of Young People. ” Sexuality Research and Social Policy 1(3):11-23.

Fields, Jessica. 2004. “A New Right, Old Wrongs.” American Sexuality: The Wedding Album. 2(3). Available at http://nsrc.sfsu.edu/

Fields, Jessica, and Celeste Hirschman. 2003. “Citizenship Lessons: Sexuality Education in the United States.” American Sexuality: Special Issue on Abstinence-Only Policies and Sexuality. 1(6). Available at http://nsrc.sfsu.edu/

Fields, Jessica. 2001. “Normal Queers: Straight Parents Respond to Their Children’s Coming Out.’” Symbolic Interaction 24(2):165-87.

Review of The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls, by Joan Jacobs Brumberg (Vintage 1997). Fields, J. (1999.) SIECUS Report (Sexuality Information and Education Councilof the U.S.), 27(5):15-16.

“Echoes of Silence: Remembering and Repeating Childhood Trauma” in Healing Plots: The Narrative Basis of Psychotherapy (The Narrative Study of Lives) Edited by A. Lieblich, D. P. McAdams, & R. Josselson. American Psychological Association Press, 2004

"Echoes of Silence: Remembering and Repeating Childhood Trauma" in
Healing Plots: The Narrative Basis of Psychotherapy (The Narrative Study of Lives)
Edited by A. Lieblich, D. P. McAdams, & R. Josselson. American Psychological Association Press, 2004

A new feminist approach to quantitative data analysis: A gentle introduction. Tracy, A. J. & Sorsoli, L. (2004). Wellesley Centers for Women Working Papers Series: Paper 414.

Hurt feelings: Emotional abuse and the failure of empathy. Sorsoli, L. (2004). Journal of Emotional Abuse, 4 (1): 1-26.

Melendez, R.M. and Pinto, R.M. (in press). ‘It’s really a hard life:’ Safety, gender and HIV risk among male-to-female transgender persons. Culture, Health and Sexuality.

Sandfort, T.M., Melendez, R.M., Díaz, R. (in press). Gender noncomformity, Homophobia, and Mental Health in Latino Gay Men. Journal of Sex Research.

Melendez, R.M. (in press). Transgender Persons, Discrimination and HIV. In Howe, C. and Herdt, G. (eds.) 21st Century Sexualities: Contemporary Issues in Health, Education and Rights. New York: Routeledge Press.

Melendez, R.M., Bonem, L.A. and Sembler, R. (2006). On Research and Bodies: Issues in transgender HIV research. Sexual Research and Social Policy, 3, 4: 21-38.

Melendez, R.M., Exner, T.E., Ehrhardt, A.A., Dodge, B., Remien, R.H., Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Lightfoot, M., Hong, D. and the NIMH Healthy Living Project Team. (2006). Health and Health Care Among Male-to-Female Transgender Persons Who Are HIV Positive, American Journal of Public Health, 96, 6:1034-7.

Melendez, R. M. and Tolman D.L. (2006). Gender, Vulnerability and Young People. In Mane, P. and Aggleton, P. (eds.) Sex, Drugs and Young People. London: Taylor and Francis, 29-47.

Whittier, D.K. and Melendez, R.M. (2006). Sexual Scripting and self-process: Intersubjectivity among gay men. In Kimmel, M. (ed.) The sexual self: The construction of sexual scripts. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press.

Dworkin, S.L, Exner,T.E., Melendez, R., Hoffman, S. & Ehrhardt, A.A. (2006). Revisiting “Success”: Post-Trial Qualitative Results From a Gender-Specific HIV Intervention for Women. AIDS & Behavior, 26:1-11.

Heintz, A.J. and Melendez, R.M. (2006). Intimate Partner Violence and HIV/STD Risk among LGBT. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21, 2:193-208.

Whittier, D.K. and Melendez, R.M. (2004). Intersubjectivity in the Intrapsychic Sexual Scripting of Gay Men. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 6, 2:131-143.

Melendez, R.M., Hoffman,S., Exner, T., Leu,C.-S. and Ehrhardt, A.A.. (2003). Intimate Partner Violence and Safer Sex Negotiation: Effects of a Gender-Specific Intervention. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32: 499-511.

Hirky, A.E., Kirshenbaum, S.B., Melendez, R.M., Rollet, C., Perkins, S.L., and Smith, R.A. (2003). The Female Condom: Attitudes and Experiences of HIV-Positive Women. Women and Health, 37: 71-89.

Journal Articles (Peer Reviewed)

Frost, D. M. (in press). Similarities and differences in the pursuit of intimacy among sexual minority and heterosexual individuals: A personal projects analysis. Journal of Social Issues.

Frost, D. M., & Meyer, I. H. (in press). Measuring community connectedness among diverse sexual minority populations. Journal of Sex Research.

Frost, D. M. (2011). Stigma and intimacy in same-sex relationships: A narrative approach. Journal of Family Psychology, 25, 1 - 10.

Kertzner, R. M., Meyer, I. H., Frost, D. M., & Stirratt, M. J. (2009). Social and psychological well-being in lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals: The effects of race, gender, age, and sexual identity. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 79, 500-510.

Frost, D. M., & Meyer, I. H. (2009). Internalized homophobia and relationship quality among lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56, 97-109.

Frost, D. M., Stirratt, M. J., & Ouellette, S. C. (2008). Understanding why gay men seek HIV seroconcordant partners: Intimacy and risk reduction motivations. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 10(5), 513-527.

Meyer, I. H., Schwartz, S., & Frost, D. M. (2008). Social patterning ofstress and coping: Does disadvantaged social status confer excess exposure and fewer coping resources? Social Science & Medicine, 67, 368-379.

Frost, D. M., & Bastone, L. M. (2007). The role of stigma concealment in the retrospective high school experiences of gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals. Journal of LGBT Youth, 5(1), 27-36.

Frost, D. M., Parsons, J. T., & Nanin, J. E. (2007). Stigma, concealment, and symptoms of depression as explanations for sexually transmitted infections among gay men. Journal of Health Psychology, 12(4), 636-640.

Bimbi, D. S., Nanin, J. E., Parsons, J. T., Vicioso, K., Missildine, W., & Frost, D. M. (2006). Assessing gay and bisexual men’s outcome expectancies for sexual risk under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Substance Use & Misuse, 41(5), 643-652.

Parsons, J. T., Severino, J. P., Nanin, J. E., Punzalan, J. C., von Sternberg, K., Missildine, W., & Frost, D. (2006). Positive, negative, unknown: Serosorting and assumptions of HIV status among HIV-positive men who have sex with men. AIDS Education and Prevention, 18(2), 139-149.

Book Chapters

Ouellette, S. C., & Frost, D. M. (2006). The possibilities of personality psychology and persons for the study of health. In M. Vollrath (Ed.) Handbook of Personality and Health (pp. 235 – 255). New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons.

Book Reviews & Commentaries

Frost, D. M. (2010). Review of “The Story of Sexual Identity: Narrative Perspectives on Gay and Lesbian Lives.” Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, 14(1), 88-90.

Frost, D. M., & Ouellette, S. C. (2004). Meaningful voices: How psychologists, speaking as psychologists, can inform social policy. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 4(1), 219-226.