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HIV Center

Leadership and Staff

Alex Carballo-Diéguez, Ph.D.
HIV Center Associate Director
Research Scientist
Professor of Clinical Psychology
Overview Publications Professional Background

PUBLICATIONS

(Selected publications in chronological order)

 

First Authored Peer-Reviewed Articles (Selection)

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A.: Psychotherapy with AIDS patients. Psychotherapy in Private Practice, 7:85-89, 1989.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A.: Hispanic culture, gay male culture, and AIDS.  Journal of Counseling and Development, 68:26-30, 1989.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Dolezal, C.: Contrasting types of Puerto Rican men who have sex with men. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 6:41-67, 1994.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Sahs, J., Goetz, R., El-Sadr, W., Sorell, S., Gorman, J.: The effect of methadone on immunological parameters among HIV-positive and HIV-negative drug users. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 20:315-327, 1994.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Dolezal, C.: Association between history of childhood sexual abuse and adult HIV-risk sexual behavior in Puerto Rican men who have sex with men. Child Abuse and Neglect, The International Journal, 19: 595-605, 1995.

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Dolezal, C.: HIV risk behaviors and obstacles to condom use among Puerto Rican men in New York City who have sex with men. American Journal of Public Health, 86:1619-1622, 1996.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Remien, R., Dolezal, C., Wagner, G.: Unsafe sex in the primary relationships of Puerto Rican men who have sex with men. AIDS and Behavior, 1:9-17, 1997.
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Carballo-Diéguez, A.: The challenge of staying HIV-negative for Latin-American immigrants.  Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 8:61-82, 1998.

 

 Carballo-Diéguez, A.: Immigration and AIDS.  Psychology & AIDS Exchange, 25:7, 13, 1998.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Remien, R., Dolezal, C., Wagner, G.: Reliability of sexual behavior self-reports in male couples of mixed HIV-Status. The Journal of Sex Research, 36:1-7, 1999.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Dolezal, C., Nieves-Rosa, L., Diaz, F.: Similarities in the sexual behavior and HIV risk factors of Colombian, Dominican, Mexican, and Puerto Rican MSM residing in New York City. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 12: 49-67, 2000.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Stein, Z.A., Sáez, H., Dolezal, C., Nieves-Rosa, L., Diaz. F.: Frequent use of lubricants for anal sex among men who have sex with men: the HIV-prevention potential of a microbicidal gel. American Journal of Public Health, 90: 1117-1121, 2000.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A.: HIV, barebacking, and gay men’s sexuality, circa 2001.  Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, 26:225-233, 2001.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Remien, R.H., Benson, D.A., Dolezal, C., Decena, C.U., Blank, S. Intention to notify sexual partners about potential HIV exposure among New York City STD clinics' clients. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 29:465-471, 2002.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Bauermeister, J.: Barebacking: Intentional condomless anal sex in HIV-risk contexts - reasons for and against it, Journal of Homosexuality, 47:1-16, 2004.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Dolezal, C., Nieves Rosa, L., Diaz, F., Decena, C., Balan, I.: Looking for a tall, dark, macho man... Sexual-role behavior variations according to partner characteristics in Latino gay and bisexual men, Culture, Health and Sexuality, 6:159-171, 2004.

 

Recent Peer-Reviewed Articles

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Dolezal, C., Leu, C., Nieves, L., Díaz, F., Decena,. C., Balan, I.. A randomized controlled trial to test an HIV-prevention intervention for Latino gay and bisexual men. Lessons learned. AIDS Care, 17:314-328, 2005.

Mantell, J., Myer, L., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Stein, Z., Ramjee, G., Morar, N., Harrison, P. Microbicide acceptability research: Current approaches and future directions. Social Science and Medicine, 60:319-330, 2005.

Remien R, Stirratt M, Dolezal C, Dognin J, Wagner G, Carballo Dieguez A, El Bassel N, Jung T: Couple focused support to improve HIV medication adherence: A randomized controlled trial. AIDS, 19:807-814, 2005.

Chiasson MA, Parsons JT, Tesoriero JM, Carballo-Dieguez A, Hirshfield S, Remien RH: HIV behavioral research online. Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine,83(1):73-85, 2006.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Miner, M., Dolezal, C., Rosser, B. R. S., Jacoby, S. Sexual negotiation, HIV-status disclosure, and sexual risk behavior among Latino men who use the internet to seek sex with other men. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 35:473-481, 2006.

Carballo-Diéguez A, Dowsett G, Ventuneac A, Remien R, Balan I, Dolezal C, Luciano O, Lin P. Cybercartography of popular Internet sites used by New York City men who have sex with men interested in bareback sex. AIDS Education and Prevention, 18:475-489, 2006.

 

Carballo-Diéguez A, O'Sullivan L, Lin P, Dolezal C, Pollack L, Catania J. Awareness and attitudes regarding microbicides and Nonoxynol-9 use in a probability sample of gay men. AIDS and Behavior. 11:271-276, 2007.

 

Carballo-Diéguez A, Exner T, Dolezal C, Pickard R, Lin P, Mayer KL. Rectal microbicide acceptability: Results of a volume escalation trial. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 34:224-229, 2007.

 

Carballo Diéguez A., Balan I, Morrow K, Rosen R, Mantell J, Gai F, Hoffman S, Maslankowski L, El-Sadr W, Mayer K: Acceptability of Tenofovir Gel as a Vaginal Microbicide by Male Participants in a Phase I Clinical Trial (HPTN 050). AIDS Care, 19:1025-1030, 2007.

 

Millett, G., Ding, H., Lauby, J., Flores, S., Stueve, A., Bingham, T., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Murrill, C., Liu, K., Wheeler, D., Liau, A., Marks, G.: Circumcision status and HIV infection among Black and Latino men who have sex with men in 3 US cities.  JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 46:643-650 2007.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Bauermeister, J.A., Ventuneac, A., Dolezal, C., Balan, I., and Remien, R.: The Use of Rectal Douches among HIV-uninfected and Infected Men who Have Unprotected Receptive Anal Intercourse: Implications for Rectal Microbicides. AIDS and Behavior, 12:860-866, 2008.

 

Nodin, N., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Ventueac, A., Balan, I., & Remien, R. Knowledge and acceptability of alternative HIV prevention bio-medical products among MSM who bareback. AIDS Care, 20:106-115, 2008.

 

Dowsett, G., Williams, H., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Ventuneac, A.: ‘Taking it like a man’: Masculinity and barebacking online.  Sexualities,11:121-141, 2008.

 

Rosen, R., Morrow, K, Carballo-Diéguez, A., Mantell, J., Hoffman, S., Fry, D., Gai, F., Maslankowski, L, El-Sadr, W., Mayer, K.: Acceptability of tenofovir gel, an antiretroviral vaginal microbicide, among women in a phase I trial:  A mixed methods study.  Journal of Women’s Health,  17:383-392, 2008.

 

Exner, T., Correale, J., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Solomon, E., Morrow, K., Dolezal, C., Mayer, K.:  Women’s anal sex practices:  Implications for formulation and promotion of a rectal microbicide.  AIDS Education and Prevention, 20:148-159, 2008.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Dolezal, C., Bauermeister, J.A., Ventuneac, A., O’Brien, W., Mayer, K.: Preference for gel over suppository as delivery vehicle for a rectal microbicide:  Results of a randomized, crossover acceptability trial among men who have sex with men.  Sexually Transmitted Infections, 84:483-487, 2008.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Ventuneac, A., Bauermeister, J., Dowsett, G., Dolezal, C., Remien, R., Balan, I., Rowe, M.: Is ‘bareback’ a useful construct from a primary HIV-prevention perspective?  Definitions, identity, and research. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 11:51-65, 2009.

 

Balan, I., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Ventuneac, A., Remien, R.: Intentional condomless anal intercourse among Latino MSM who meet sexual partners on the Internet. AIDS Education & Prevention, 21:14-24, 2009

 

Bauermeister, J.A., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Ventuneac, A.,  Dolezal, C.:  Assessing motivation to engage in intentional condomless anal intercourse in HIV-risk contexts ("bareback sex") among men who have sex with men.  AIDS Education and Prevention, 21:156-168, 2009.

 

Wilson, P., Valera, P., Ventuneac, A., Balán, I., Rowe, M., Carballo-Diéguez, A.: Race-based sexual stereotypes and sexual partnering behaviors of men who use the internet to engage in bareback sex. Journal of Sex Research, 46:399-413, 2009.

 

Rosser, B.R.S., Miner, M.H., Bockting, W.O., Ross, M.W., Konstan, J., Gurak, L., Stanton, J., Edwards, W., Jacoby, S., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Mazin, R., Coleman, E.:  HIV Risk and the Internet:  Results of the Men’s INTernet Sex (MINTS) study.  AIDS and Behavior, 13:746-756, 2009.

 

Ventuneac, A., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Leu, C., Bauermeister, J., Woodman-Maynard, E., Giguere, R.:  Use of a rapid home test to screen sexual partners:  An evaluation of its possible use and relative risk.  AIDS and Behavior, 13:317-737, 2009.

 

Maynard, E., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Ventuneac, A., Exner, T., Mayer, K.:  Women’s experiences with anal sex: Motivations and implications for STI prevention.  Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 41:142-149, 2009.

 

Ventuneac, A., Carballo-Díeguez, A., McGowan, I., Dennis R., Adler, A., Khanukhova, E, et al.  Acceptability among HIV-uninfected women and men of the microbicide UC781 when administered rectally.  AIDS and Behavior, 2009 Sep 11 [Epub ahead of print].

 

Hoffman, S., Morrow, K., Mantell, J., Rosen, R., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Gai, F.:  Covert use of a vaginal microbicide:  Views of women participating in a phase 1 trial of tenofovir gel (HPTN 050).  Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2009 Jul 28 [Epub ahead of print].

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Bauermeister, J., Ventuneac, A., Dolezal, C., Mayer, K.:  Why rectal douches may be acceptable microbicide delivery vehicles for MSM.  Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2009 Dec 2 [Epub ahead of print].

 

Bauermeister, J.A., Giguere, R., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Ventuneac, A.:  Perceived risks and strategies employed by young men who have sex with men when seeking online sexual partners.  Journal of Health Communication, in press.

 

 Chapters and Commentaries

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A.  (1995). The sexual identity and behavior of Puerto Rican men who have sex with men, in Herek, G.M., Greene, B. (Eds.), AIDS, Identity, and Community: The HIV Epidemic and Lesbians and Gay Men. Thousand Oaks, CA.: SAGE Publications.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A. (1997). Sexual research with Latino men who have sex with men: Methodological issues, in: Bancroft, J. (Ed.),  Researching Sexual Behavior: Methodological Issues. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A. (1998). Latinos, in Smith, R. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of AIDS, New York, NY: Garland Publishing.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A. (1998). The challenge of staying HIV-negative for Latin American immigrants, in: Ball, S. (Ed.), The HIV-Negative Gay Man: Developing Strategies for Survival and Emotional Well-Being.  New York, NY: The Harrington Park Press.

 

Peterson, J.L., Carballo-Diéguez, A. (2000).  HIV prevention among African-American and Latino men who have sex with men, in Peterson, J.L., DiClemente, R.J. (Eds.):  Handbook of HIV Prevention. New York, NY: Plenum Publishers.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Remien, R.H. (2001).  Sex therapy with male couples of mixed (serodiscordant) HIV status, in Kleinplatz, P. (ed.):  New Directions in Sex Therapy:  Innovations and Alternatives.  Philadelphia, PA:  Brunner/Mazel.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A.:  Alternatives to male condoms for men who have sex with men.  Focus, 16:1-4, 2001.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Susser, E.:  Commentary:  Sex trade involvement and rates of HIV-positivity among young gay and bisexual men.  International Journal of Epidemiology, 30:1455-1456, 2001.

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Nieves Rosa, L.  (2002).  Domestic violence between men who have sex with men.  Article #461, PositiveWords.com

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A. (2003). Investigación de la Conducta en Hombres Latinos Residentes en EE.UU que Tienen Relaciones con Otros Hombres: Problemas Metodológicos. In Piña López, Obregón Salido and Vera Noriega (Eds.) Psicología y Salud en Iberoamérica. Sonora, México: Universidad de Sonora.

Purcell, D., Malow, R., Dolezal, C., & Carballo-Dieguez, A. (2004). Sexual abuse of boys: Short- and long term associations and implications for HIV prevention. In L. Koenig, L. Doll, A. O'Leary & W. Pequegnat (Eds.). From Child Sexual Abuse to Adult Sexual Risk - Trauma, Revictimization, and Intervention. Washington DC: American Psychological Association Press.

Carballo-Diéguez, A (2005). Book review of Ellis, A., Highleyman, L, Schaub, K., and White, M. (Eds). (2002). The Harvey Milk Institute Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Internet Research. Harrington Park Press, Binghamton, NY. For Culture, Health and Sexuality.

 

Mayer, K., Carballo-Diéguez, A. (2008).  Homosexual and bisexual behavior in men in relation to STD and HIV infection, in Holmes K, Sparling PF, Stamm WE, Piot P, Wasserheit JN, Corey L, Cohen MS, Watts DH (eds.): Sexually Transmitted Diseases (4th Edition). The McGraw-Hill Companies, Columbus, OH

 

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Ventuneac, A., Bauermeister, J., Dowsett, G.W., Dolezal, C., Remien, R.H., Balan, I., Rowe, M.S.  (2009).  “Bareback,” definitions and identity.  Constructs’ limitation for HIV-prevention research, in Aggleton P and Parker R (Eds.)  International Handbook on Sexuality, Health, and Rights, London: Routledge.

 

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Alex Carballo-Diéguez, Ph.D.

HIV Center Associate Director
Research Scientist
Professor of Clinical Psychology

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