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Rob Stephenson

Faculty Associate; Training Faculty
Sylvia S Hacker Collegiate Professor of Nursing, Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research and Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health
Sylvia S Hacker Collegiate Professor of Nursing, Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research and Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health
Research Interests:
Dr. Stephenson examines sexual and reproductive health, with a focus on the development and testing of HIV prevention interventions for sexuality minority populations, efforts to increase HIV care adherence, and the identification of how gender inequality puts women in poor countries at risk of negative maternal health outcomes.
Select Publications
- Rob Stephenson, Sullivan, Stephen P, Pingel, Emily S, Bauermeister, José A. 2019. “It Was Supposed To Be a Onetime Thing”: Experiences of Romantic and Sexual Relationship Typologies Among Young Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men. Archives of Sexual Behavior :1-10.
- Rob Stephenson, McKool, Marissa , Winskell, Kate , Teten Tharp, Andra , Parrott, Dominic . 2019. Peer Influence on IPV by Young Adult Males: Investigating the Case for a Social Norms Approach. Journal of Interpersonal Violence :0886260517725735.
- Rob Stephenson, Goldenberg, Tamar , Darbes, Lynae A. 2019. Inter-partner and Temporal Variations in the Perception of Sexual Risk for HIV. AIDS and Behavior :1-15.
- Rob Stephenson, Tharp, Mondie Blalock, Wiginton, John Mark, Metheny, Nicholas . 2019. Sex Composition of Twins and Associations with Morbidity, Mortality and Maternal Treatment-Seeking Outcomes in Resource-Poor Settings. Journal of Biosocial Science :1-14.
- Rob Stephenson, Shaver, John , Freeland, Ryan , Goldenberg, Tamar . 2019. Gay and Bisexual Men's Perceptions of HIV Risk in Various Relationships. American Journal of Men's Health
- Rob Stephenson, Hall, Eric , Sanchez, Travis , Stein, Aryeh D, Sineath, Robert Craig, Zlotorzynska, Maria , Sullivan, Patrick . 2019. Randomised controlled trial of incentives to improve online survey completion among internet-using men who have sex with men. J Epidemiol Community Health 73(2):156-161.
- Rob Stephenson, Fleming, Paul J., Loll, Dana , Manu, Abubakar , Morhe, Emmanuel , King, Elizabeth J, Hall, Kelli Stidham. 2019. Reproductive Autonomy and Modern Contraceptive Use at Last Sex Among Young Women in Ghana. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 45:1-12.
- Rob Stephenson, Gamarel, Kristi E, Darbes, Lynae A, Hightow-Weidman, Lisa , Sullivan, Patrick . 2019. The Development and Testing of a Relationship Skills Intervention to Improve HIV Prevention Uptake Among Young Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men and Their Primary Partners (We Prevent): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 8(1):e10370.
- Veliz,Philip Todd, Rob Stephenson, McCabe,Sean Esteban, Boyd, Carol J, Hughes, Tonda L. 2019. Severity of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use Disorders Among Sexual Minority Individuals and Their “Not Sure” Counterparts. LGBT Health 6(1):15-22.
- Rob Stephenson, Kalokhe, Ameeta Shivdas, Iyer, Sandhya , Katendra, Tuman , Gadhe, Keshav , Kolhe, Ambika R, Paranjape, Anuradha , Rio, Carlos del, Sahay, Seema . 2019. Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence Among Recently Married Dyads Residing in the Slums of Pune, India: Development and Rationale for a Dyadic Intervention. JMIR Research Protocols 8(1):e11533.