Brooke E. Wells, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Center for Human Sexuality Studies, Widener University
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
2008
Social Psychology
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
M.A.
2003
Psychology
San Diego State University
B.A.
2000
Psychology
Knox College (Galesburg, IL)
FUNDING APPLICATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT
o Co-Investigator. R01 Application to NIDA. Examining Subcultural Influences on Patterns of Club Drug
Use. (PI: Brian C. Kelly, Purdue University). Submitted February 2015.
o Consultant. R01 Application addressing alcohol use disorders and HIV prevention in at-risk Latino men in
Philadelphia. Resubmission planned for September 2015.
COMPLETED FUNDING
o Co-Investigator (with Principal Investigators Jeffrey T. Parsons and Sarit A. Golub). R01HD061410.
Alcohol & Sexual Behavior in Emerging Adults: Contextual & Motivational Factors. Project Period: 8/1/10
– 5/31/15. Total Budget, $1,878,499.
o Principal Investigator. R03DA033868. A Theoretically Driven Study of Substance Use and HIV DecisionMaking. Project Period 7/15/12—7/14/14. Total Budget: $293,089.
o Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program for Pediatric Research,
07/01/2008-06/30/2013.
o Principal Investigator. F31AA016705—National Research Service Award (Jeffrey T. Parsons, Faculty
Mentor). Contextualizing Young Women’s Experiences of Alcohol and Sexual Risk. Project Period:
12/1/2006-1/31/2008. Total Budget: $42,541.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Kim, J. & Wells, B. E. (in press). Assessing alcohol and sexual content on reality dating programs.
Psychology of Popular Media Culture.
2. Twenge, J. M., Sherman, R., Wells, B. E. (in press). Changes in American adults’ sexual behavior and
attitudes, 1972-2012. Provisionally accepted. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
3. Starks, T., Millar, B. M., Tuck, A. N., & Wells, B. E. (in press). The role of sexual expectancies as a
mediator between adult attachment and drug use among gay and bisexual men. Drug and Alcohol
Dependence.
4. LeClair, A., Kelly, B. C., Pawson, M., Wells, B. E., & Parsons, J. T. (in press). Motivations for prescription
drug misuse among young adults: Considering social and developmental contexts. Drugs: Education,
Prevention, & Policy.
5. Kelly, B. C., Vuolo, M., Pawson, M., Wells, B. E., & Parsons, J. T. (in press). Chasing the bean:
Prescription drug smoking among youth. Journal of Adolescent Health.
6. Wells, B. E., Starks, T., Robel, E., Kelly, B. C., Parsons, J. T., & Golub, S. A. (in press). From sexual
assault to sexual risk: A relational pathway? Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
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7. Kelly, B. C., Rendina, H. J., Wells, B. E., & Parsons, J. T. (in press). A typology of prescription drug
misuse: A latent class approach to differences and harms. Drug & Alcohol Review.
8. Wells, B. E., Kelly, B. C., Rendina, H. J., & Parsons, J. T. (in press). Prescription Drug Misuse and Sexual
Risk Behavior among Young Adults. Journal of Sex Research.
9. Kelly, B. C., Rendina, H. J., Vuolo, M., Wells, B. E., & Parsons, J. T. (2015). Influence of motivational
contexts on prescription drug misuse and related drug problems. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment,
48(1), 49-55.
10. Vuolo, M. Kelly, B. C., Wells, B. E. (2014). Correlates of Prescription Drug Market Involvement among
Young Adults. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 143, 257-262.
11. Wells, B. E., Starks, J. T., Parsons, J. T., & Golub, S. A. (2014). Conflict and Sexual Expectancies Interact
to Predict Sexual Behaviour Under the Influence Among Gay and Bisexual Men. Journal of Health
Psychology, 19(7), 821-835.
12. Kelly, B. C., Wells, B. E., Pawson, M., LeClair, A. M., & Parsons, J. T. (2014). Combinations of
Prescription Drug Misuse and Illicit Drugs among Young Adults. Addictive Behaviors, 39, 941-944.
13. Kelly, B. C., Wells, B. E., Pawson, M., LeClair, A. M., Parsons, J. T., & Golub, S. A. (2013). Novel
psychoactive drug use among younger adults involved in US nightlife scenes. Drug and Alcohol Review,
32(6), 588-593.
14. Kelly, B. C., Wells, B. E., LeClair, A. M., Tracy, D., Parsons, J. T., & Golub, S. A. (2013). Prevalence and
Predictors of Prescription Drug Misuse among Socially Active Young Adults. International Journal of Drug
Policy, 24(4), 297-303.
15. Kelly, B. C., Wells, B. E., LeClair, A., Tracy D., Parsons, J. T., & Golub, S. A. (2013). Prescription Drug
Misuse Among Young Adults: Looking Across Youth Cultures. Drug and Alcohol Review, 32(3), 288-294.
16. Wells, B. E., Kelly, B. C., Pawson, M., LeClair, A., Parsons, J. T., & Golub, S. A. (2013). Correlates of
Concurrent Energy Drink and Alcohol Use among Socially Active Adults. The American Journal of Drug
and Alcohol Abuse, 39(1), 8-15.
**Article selected as the ADA Editor’s pick for 2013, followed by a Commentary by Kathleen Miller.
17. Grov, C., Wells, B. E., & Parsons, J. T. (2013). Penis size, measuring behavior, and experiences with
condoms among gay and bisexual men. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42(2), 313-322. PMID: 22552706
18. Khan, M., Berger, A., & Wells, B. E., Cleland, C. (2012). Longitudinal Associations between Adolescent
Alcohol Use and Adulthood Sexual Risk Behavior and Sexually Transmitted Infection in the United States:
Assessment of Differences by Race. American Journal of Public Health, 102(5), 867-876. PMID:
22493999
19. Wells, B. E., Golub, S., & Parsons, J. T. (2011). An Integrated Theoretical Approach to Substance Use and
Risky Sexual Behavior among Men who have Sex with Men. AIDS & Behavior, 15, 509-520.
PMID: 20677019; PMC3705646
20. Parsons, J. T. & Wells, B. E. (2010). Sexual Health and Behavior. In Health Psychology, 2nd Ed., edited by
David P. French, Ad A. Kapstein, Kavita Vedhara, & John Weinman. John Wiley & Sons: London.
21. Wells, B. E., Kelly, B. C., Golub, S., Grov, C., & Parsons, J.T. (2010). Patterns of alcohol consumption and
sexual behavior among young adults in nightclubs. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 36,
39-45. PMID: 20141395
22. Gentile, B., Grabe, S., Dolan-Pascoe, B., Twenge, J. M., Wells, B. E., & Maittino, A. (2009). Gender
differences in domain-specific self-esteem: A meta-analysis. Review of General Psychology, 13 (1), 34-45.
23. Parsons, J. T., Kelly, B. C., & Wells, B. E. (2006). Differences in Club Drug Use between Heterosexual and
Bisexual/Lesbian Females. Addictive Behaviors, 31, 2344-2349. PMID: 16632210
24. Kelly, B. C., Parsons, J. T., & Wells, B. E. (2006). Prevalence and Predictors of Club Drug Use among
Club-Going Young Adults in New York City. Journal of Urban Health, 83, 884-895. PMID: 16937088
25. Bonet, L., Wells, B. E., & Parsons, J. T. (2006). A Positive Look at a Difficult Time: A Strength Based
Examination of Coming Out for Lesbian and Bisexual Women. Journal of LGBT Health Research, 3, 3-10.
PMID: 18029311
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26. Wells, B. E., Bimbi, D. S., Tider, D., Van Ora, J., & Parsons, J. T. (2006). Preventative health behaviors
among lesbian and bisexually identified women. Women & Health, 44, 1-13. PMID: 17255056.
[Simultaneously published as Preventive Health Measures for Lesbian and Bisexual Women (S. Kerr, R.
Mathy, Eds.) Haworth Press].
27. Wells, B. E. & Twenge, J. M. (2005). Changes in Sexual Behavior and Attitudes, 1943-1999: A CrossTemporal Meta-Analysis. Review of General Psychology, 9, 249-261.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
o Wells, B. E., Rendina, H. J., Golub, S. A., Kelly, B. C., & Parsons, J. T. Demographic predictors of the
association between alcohol consumption and sexual behavior. Revisions to be submitted August 2015.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
o Wells, B. E., Rendina, H. J., Golub, S. A., Kelly, B. C., & Parsons, J. T. Demographic predictors of alcohol
consumption and problematic drinking. Expected submission September 2015.
o Wells, B. E. & Parsons, J. T. Cognitive linguistic mechanisms of behavioral change in an HIV prevention
intervention among young gay and bisexual men. Expected submission October 2015.
o Wells, B. E., Rendina, H. J., Golub, S. A., Kelly, B. C., & Parsons, J. T. Psychometric properties of a
comprehensive alcohol-related sexual expectancies metric. Expected submission November 2015.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Thompson, L. I.*, Wells, B. E., Parsons, J. T., & Golub, S. A. (2015, February). Profiles of executive
function in the prediction of alcohol use among emerging adults in NYC. Poster presented at the Annual
Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO.
2. Wells, B. E. (2014, February). Linguistic predictors of sexual risk behavior among young men who have
sex with men. Paper presented at the Invited International Meeting on Contemporary Issues in Gay Men’s
Sexual Health, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
3. Wells, B. E., Starks, T., Boonrai, K.*, Parsons, J. T., & Golub, S. A. (2013, November). From sexual
assault to sexual risk: A relational pathway. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the
Scientific Study of Sexuality, San Diego, California.
4. Rendina, H. J., Wells, B. E., Kelly, B. C., Golub, S. A., & Parsons, J. T. (2013, October). Simultaneously
measuring the general process of emerging adulthood and its specific domains using the inventory of the
dimensions of emerging adulthood (IDEA): A bifactor analysis. Paper presented at the 6th Annual
Conference on Emerging Adulthood of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood, Chicago, Illinois.
5. Kelly, B. C., Rendina, H. J., Wells, B. E., Golub, S. A., & Parsons. J. T. (2013, October). Experimental
transitions? The experience of emerging adulthood and substance use among urban young people. Paper
presented at the 6th Annual Conference on Emerging Adulthood of the Society for the Study of Emerging
Adulthood, Chicago, Illinois.
6. Wells, B. E., Kelly, B. C., Rendina, H. J., Golub, S. A., & Parsons, J. T. (2013, October). Just a phase? The
experience of emerging adulthood and sexual health among urban young people. Paper presented at the 6th
Annual Conference on Emerging Adulthood of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood, Chicago,
Illinois.
7. Kelly, B. C., Wells, B. E., Pawson, M., LeClair, A. M., & Parsons, J. T. (2013, May). Mephedrone and
synthetic cannabinoid use among younger adults in U.S. nightlife scenes. Poster presented at the
International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use, and Related Health Issues, San Francisco, California.
8. Johnson, A.*, Wells, B. E., Parsons, J. T. (2011, November). Exploring casual sex among alcohol-using
emerging adults in NYC: A qualitative analysis. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Society for
the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Houston, Texas.
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9. Wells, B. E., Kelly, B. C., Golub, S. A., & Parsons, J. T. (2011, October). Conceptualizing, measuring, and
understanding the role of development in sexual conflict among emerging adults. Paper presented at the
Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (Conference on Emerging Adulthood),
Providence, Rhode Island.
10. Saboshchuk, I.*, Wells, B. E., Grov, C., & Parsons, J. T. (2011, March). The Factors that Lead to the
Development of Sexual Compulsivity in Men who have Sex with Men: A Qualitative Study. Poster
presented at the Eastern and Midcontinent Regional meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Sexuality, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
11. Grov, C., Wells, B. E., Golub, S. A., & Parsons, J. T. (2011, March). Size Matters: Gay and bisexual men’s
experiences with condoms. Paper presented at the Eastern and Midcontinent Regional meeting of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
12. Agyemang, L.*, Grov, C., Wells, B. E., Parsons, J. T., & Golub, S. A. (2010, November). Alcohol
expectancies in sexual behavior among young people. Poster presented at the Annual Biomedical
Conference for Minority Students, Charlotte, North Carolina.
13. Wells, B. E., Golub, S. A., & Parsons, J. T. (2010, November). The role of sexual conflict in psychosexual
health and sexual risk behavior: Testing metrics of sexual conflict with gay and bisexual men. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Las Vegas, Nevada.
14. Wells, B. E. & White, C. S. (2010, November). Teaching Human Sexuality: Theoretical, Ethical, and
Practical Considerations. Continuing Education Session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for
the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Las Vegas, Nevada.
15. Kim, J. L., Fitzhugh, C.*, Rosas, D.*, Zarate, A.*, & Wells, B. (2010, August). You rock my world: Sexual
content on reality dating programs. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American
Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
16. Wells, B. E., Golub, S. A., & Parsons, J. T. (2010, June). Integrating theory to address the association
between substance use and sexual risk behavior among MSM. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of
the College of Problems on Drug Dependence, Scottsdale, AZ.
17. Wells, B. E., Milhausen, R. R, & White, C. S. (2009, November). Teaching Human Sexuality: Theoretical,
Ethical, and Practical Considerations. Continuing Education Session presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
18. Wells, B. E., Golub, S. A., & Parsons, J. T. (2009, August). An Integrated Theoretical Approach to
Substance Use and Risky Sexual Behavior among Men who have Sex with Men. Poster presented at the
Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
19. Wells, B. E., Elliott, L., & Johnson, B. (2009, March). Internet Marketing of Illegal Drugs: Growing
Evasions of International Drug Controls. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society
for the Study of Drug Problems, Vienna, Austria.
20. Wells, B. E. & Parsons, J. T. (2008, November). The mediating role of partner type in the association
between alcohol consumption and sexual risk behavior. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
21. Wells, B. E. & Parsons, J. T. (2008, August). The use of alcohol to subvert gendered sexual norms. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Boston, MA.
22. Wells, B. E. & Parsons, J. T. (2008, June). The Complexity of sexual risk behaviors and the influence of
alcohol in sexual risk. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism,
Washington, D.C.
23. Wells, B. E., Andersen, V.*, & Parsons, J. T. (2008, June). Motivations for cocaine use among emerging
adults in New York City. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the College of Problems on Drug
Dependence, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
24. Wells, B. E., Kelly, B. C., & Parsons, J. T. (2008, May). Methamphetamine use and sexuality among urban
club-going youth. Paper presented at the Eastern/Midcontinent Region Meeting of the Society for the
Scientific Study of Sexuality, Cleveland, OH.
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25. Wells, B. E. & Parsons, J. T. (2008, March). The mechanisms by which alcohol facilitates sexual
experiences. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago,
IL.
26. Wells, B. E. & Parsons, J. T. (2007, November). Alcohol’s effects on the experience and expression of
female sexual desire. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Sexuality, Indianapolis, IN.
27. Wells, B. E. & Parsons, J. T. (2007, April). A feminist approach to understanding the role of alcohol in
female sexuality. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Association of Qualitative
Research, Champaign, IL.
28. Wells, B. E. & Parsons, J. T. (2006, November). “Ecstatic” sex: contexts and patterns of MDMA use and
sexual experience. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Sexuality, Las Vegas, NV.
29. Wells, B. E. & Parsons, J. T. (2006, April). A feminist analysis of women’s experiences of sexuality and
substance use. Paper presented at the Western Region Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Sexuality, Redondo Beach, CA.
30. Kelly, B. C., Parsons, J. T., & Wells, B. E. (2005, December). Differences in club drug use between
heterosexual and bisexual/lesbian females. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Public
Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.
31. Wells, B. E., Bimbi, D. S., & Parsons, J. T. (2005, December). Disclosure of sexual orientation leads to
preventive health care among lesbians. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public
Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.
32. Wells, B. E. & Parsons, J. T. (2005, November). Women’s experiences of substance use and sexuality.
Paper presented at the Eastern Region Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Atlanta,
GA.
33. Wells, B. E., Bonet, L. & Parsons, J. T. (2005, August). Stress related growth in lesbians: A validational
study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
34. Wells, B. E., Levy-Warren, A., Holder, C., & Parsons, J. T. (2005, August). Ethnic differences in the
coming out process. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association,
Washington, DC.
35. Wells, B. E., & Twenge, J. M. (2005, January). Changes in sexual behavior and attitudes, 1943-1999: A
cross-temporal meta-analysis. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and
Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
POSITIONS
o Associate Professor, August 2015-Present, The Center for Human Sexuality Studies, Widener University,
Chester, PA.
o Assistant Professor
o 2013-2015, Department of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York
o 2013-2015, Basic and Applied Social Psychology Doctoral Program, The Graduate Center of the
City University of New York
o 2014-2015, Public Health Doctoral Program, The Graduate Center of the City University of New
York
o Research Scientist, August 2009-August 2013, Hunter College Center for HIV Educational Studies &
Training (CHEST), New York, NY. I supervised the implementation of several research projects
(R01HD061410, R01DA025081, R03DA033868, and R01DA035145), directed the student involvement
program, supervised and trained staff members, and coordinated with community partners to facilitate
community research collaborations.
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o Postdoctoral Fellowship, February 2008-December 2009, Behavioral Science Training (BST) in Drug
Abuse Research at National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI). T32DA07233, Mentors:
Drs. Greg Falkin, Bruce Johnson, and George DeLeon.
o Project Director, January 2008-February 2009, Young Men’s Health Project (R01DA02036601; PI: Jeffrey
Parsons). With this promotion, I became the interim project director for this NIDA-funded intervention
study.
o Senior Research Associate, November 2006-December 2007, Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies
and Training (CHEST), New York, New York. With this promotion, I assumed increased staff training and
research dissemination responsibilities.
o Predoctoral Fellowship, December 2006-January 2008, National Institutes for Alcoholism and Alcohol
Abuse (National Research Service Award, F31AA016705-01). I wrote this individual NRSA in April of
2006 and was funded in December on the first round. Through this funding, I completed my dissertation and
participated in a variety of training activities.
o Research Associate, July 2004-October 2006, Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training
(CHEST), New York, New York. Description: As a research associate and early graduate student, I
conducted recruitment, eligibility screening, assessments, data analysis, and manuscript preparation.
o Research Assistant, September 2003-April 2004, Center for Behavioral Teratology, San Diego State
University. In this position, I worked extensively on several federally funded projects designed to
understand and intervene upon the effects of fetal alcohol exposure.
COURSES
o Psychology 230, Social Psychology
o Psychology/Women’s Studies 170, Psychology of Human Sexuality (Honors and General Sections)
o Psychology 746, Social Psychology (Graduate course)
MENTORSHIP
Doctoral Exam Sponsorship:
o Dana Watnick (2015-Present). Second doctoral exam exploring acceptability of a Multipurpose Prevention
Technology (MPT) by potential users of an intravaginal ring (IVR). Expected defense: Fall 2015.
o Margaret Wolff (2014-2015). Second doctoral exam exploring discordance between sexual identity and
behavior and sexual risk behavior and substance use. Expected defense: Summer 2015.
o Inna Saboshchuk (2014-2015). Second doctoral exam exploring physiological factors involved in behavioral
health. Defended Spring 2015.
MA Thesis Mentorship:
o Anna Johnson (2010-2011). Thesis title: “Rules” Surrounding the Acceptability of Casual Sex Among NYC
Emerging Adults: A Qualitative Study. Defended: July 2011.
o Yvette Martinez (2009-2010). Thesis title: Racial and ethnic differences in the associations between
decisional balance and club drug use and dependence. Defended: August 2010.
Honors Thesis & Independent Study Mentorship:
o Erika Robel (2014). The Association between Religious Conservatism During Childhood and Adult Sexual
Anxiety.
o Shiori Noda (2013-2014). The Role of Relationship Status in the Association Between Impulsivity and
Sexual Behavior.
o Cynthia Perez Beltethon (2013-2014). Examining the Relationship between Substance Use Disorders and
Anxiety.
o Ellie Leong (2013-2014). Sexual Double Standard and Perceived Control.
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o Vivian Yeap (2013-2014). The Association between Impulsivity and Sexually Transmitted Infection
History.
o Stephanie Cherestal (2012-2013). Demographic moderators of the relationship between stress and
prescription stimulant misuse among young adults.
o Shanda Lewis (2012-2013). Sexual body image and psychosexual well-being: Comparison between gay and
heterosexual males.
o Aleks Sevruk (2012-2013). Mental health and substance use among sexual minority young adults.
o Amy Wald (2012-2013). Internalized homonegativity, sexual anxiety, and alcohol-related sexual
expectancies.
o Inna Saboshchuk (2010-2011). The Factors that Lead to the Development of Sexual Compulsivity in Men
who have Sex with Men (MSM): A Qualitative Study.
o Kevin Robin (2009-2010). Impact of First Impression When Engaging Stigmatized Populations: Recruiting
Drug-Using Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) for HIV Prevention Research.
Academic and Career Mentorship:
o Cynthia Perez Beltethon (2013-2014). CUNY Pipeline Program. Final Research Project: Examining the
Association between the Sexual Double Standard and Sexual Anxiety
o Ira Rollins (2013-Present). CUNY Unique and Individual Studies Baccalaureate Program
Student Awards:
o Shiori Noda. Livingston Welch Award, Hunter College (2014).
o Yevgeniya Berezenskaya. Research paper written for Psychology/Women’s Studies 170, entitled “The
Biological Complexity of Gender: A Review of the Literature,” was awarded the first prize for research
papers in 100-level courses in the LeClerc Best Research Paper Competition, awarded by the Hunter
College Library (2010).
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
o Member, Executive Committee of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Social Science and Public
Policy Center at Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute (2014-2015)
o Alternate Member, Hunter College Faculty Senate (2013-2015)
o Member, Institutional Review Board of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, New York, NY (October 2012-2015)
o President, Eastern Region of The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (November 2011-November
2012)
o Newsletter Editor, The Society for the Study of Social Problems, Sexual Behavior, Politics, and
Communities Division (2008-2009)
o Program Committee Member, Annual Meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (20082011)
MEDIA COVERAGE
o WWL radio interview, 2/28/14. In response to the FDA approval of Zohydro, a prescription painkiller, I
spoke about the potential for misuse and abuse of this new prescription drug.
o NBC New York on-camera interview, 11/5/2013. In response to a New Jersey mall shooting in which the
shooter was reported to be a heavy user of MDMA (Ecstasy or Molly), I spoke about the links between
MDMA use and depression and other mental health factors.
o AM New York print interview, 10/4/2005. In response to Wells & Twenge (2005), I was interviewed about
the nature of gender differences in temporal changes in sexual attitudes and behaviors.
o ABC Radio Interview with Joan Lunden, 10/6/2005. In response to Wells & Twenge (2005), I spoke with
Ms. Lunden concerning the social implications of these changes in sexual behavior.
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HONORS AND AWARDS
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Presidential Travel Award, Hunter College (2014)
Student Paper Award, Drinking and Drugs Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems (2007)
Student Paper Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (2006)
Science Fellowship, City University of New York (2005-2007)
Rebecca Bryson-Kissinger Outstanding Thesis Award, San Diego State University (2003)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
o Member, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
o Member, American Psychological Association
PEER REVIEWING
Ad hoc reviewer for Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Journal of Health Psychology, Journal of Adolescent
Health, Journal of Sex Research, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Drug & Alcohol Dependence,
AIDS Care, AIDS & Behavior, Sexual Health, Sexuality Research and Social Policy (Editorial Board Member),
Frontiers in Immunology & Public Health: HIV & AIDS (Editorial Board Member)
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