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

TEL: 212-543-5261
FAX: 212-543-6003

last update: 6/19/09

 

Alex Carballo-Diéguez, Ph.D., is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. He is also Associate Director and senior Research Scientist at the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at New York State Psychiatric Institute. His research focuses on primary prevention of HIV transmission: Acceptability and adherence to vaginal and rectal microbicide use among women and men, use of rapid HIV home tests to screen sexual partners, and determinants of sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men. He is particularly interested in exploring the application of Information Technology tools to social and behavioral research. His studies are being conducted both in the US and in Latin America (Argentina).

EDUCATION

Catholic University of Buenos Aires, Argentina M.A. 1975 Industrial Psychology
New School for Social Research, New York, NY Ph.D. 1986 Clinical Psychology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

1982-1985 Staff Psychologist, Center for Mental Health, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
1985-1987 Unit Chief, Special Treatment Unit (AIDS), Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
1987-1988 Mental Health Coordinator, Special Care Immunology Service, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
1987-1988 Chief Psychologist, Sunset Park Mental Health Center, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
1988-1989 Director, HIV/AIDS Mental Health Clinic, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
1988-present Research Scientist, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY
1989-1994 Instructor in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
1994-2000 Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
2000-2007 Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
2007-present Professor in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
2008-present Associate Director, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY
2008-present Director, Development Core, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY

 

HONORS AND AWARDS  

1988 Scientific Achievement Award, 82nd. Annual Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association
1995 Distinguished Contribution to Ethnic Minority Issues. Awarded by Division 44 of the American Psychological Association
1996 American Psychological Association Travel Award to the 26th International Congress of Psychology in Montreal, Canada
1998

Dr. David E. Rogers HIV-Prevention Award given by the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute

2000 Fellow of the American Psychological Association, "in recognition of outstanding and unusual contributions to the science and profession of psychology"

PUBLICATIONS

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.: The sexual identity and behavior of Puerto Rican men who have sex with men. In: G. M. Herek, B. Greene (Eds.), AIDS, Identity, and Community: The HIV Epidemic and Lesbians and Gay Men. Thousand Oaks, CA.: SAGE Publications, pp. 105-114, 1995.

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.

Remien, R. H., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Wagner, G.: Intimacy and sexual risk behavior in serodiscordant male couples. AIDS Care, 7:429-438, 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.

Carballo-Diéguez, A.: Sexual research with Latino men who have sex with men: Methodological issues. In: J. Bancroft, Researching Sexual Behavior: Methodological Issues. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, pp.134-144, 1997.

Carballo-Diéguez, A.: Latinos. In: R. Smith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of AIDS, New York: Garland Publishing, pp.321-323, 1998.

Carballo-Diéguez, A.: The challenge of staying HIV-negative for Latin American immigrants. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 8:61-82, 1998; and In S. Ball (Ed.), The HIV-Negative Gay Man: Developing Strategies for Survival and Emotional Well-Being, The Harrington Park Press, pp. 61-82, 1998.

Carballo-Dieguez, A., Dolezal, C.: Continued sexual risk behavior among HIV-seropositive Latino men who have sex with men. 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, # 14145, 1998.

Doll, L.S., Carballo-Dieguez, A.: Physical and sexual coercion and HIV risk: Editorial. AIDS and Behavior, 2:31-32, 1998.

Wagner, G., Remien, R.H., Carballo-Dieguez, A: "Extramarital" sex: Is there an increased risk for HIV transmission? A study of male couples of mixed HIV status, AIDS Education and Prevention, 10:245-256, 1998.

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.

Nieves-Rosa, L., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Dolezal, C.: Domestic abuse and HIV-risk behavior in Latin American men who have sex with men in New York City. The Journal of Lesbian and Gay Social Services: Issues on Practice, Policy and Research, 11:77-90, 2000.

Peterson, J. L., Carballo-Diéguez, A.: HIV prevention among African-American and Latino men who have sex with men. In. J.L. Peterson & R. J. DiClemente (Eds.) Handbook of HIV Prevention. Plenum Publishing Corporation, pp. 217-224, 2000.

Wagner, G.J., Remien, R.H., Carballo-Dieguez, A.: Prevalence of extradyadic sex in male couples of mixed HIV status and its relationship to psychological distress and relationship quality. Journal of Homosexuality, 39:31-46, 2000.

Dolezal, C., Carballo-Dieguez, A., Nieves-Rosa, L.E., Diaz, F.: Substance use and sexual risk behavior: Understanding their association among four ethnic groups of Latino men who have sex with men. Journal of Substance Abuse, 11:323-336, 2000.

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

Carballo-Diéguez, A., Remien, R. H.: Sex therapy with male couples of mixed (serodiscordant) HIV status. In P. Kleinplatz (Ed.) New Directions in Sex Therapy: Innovations and Alternatives. Brunner/Mazel, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 302-321, 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.

Remien, R.H., Wagner, G., Dolezal, C., Carballo-Diéguez, A.: Factors associated with HIV sexual risk behavior in male couples of mixed HIV status, Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 13:31-48, 2001.

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

Wagner, G.J., Remien, R.H., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Dolezal, C.: Correlates of adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy among HIV+ members of HIV mixed status couples. AIDS Care, 14:105-109, 2002.

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(8), 465-471, 2002.

Dolezal, C., Carballo-Diéguez, A.: Childhood sexual experiences and the perception of abuse among Latino men who have sex with men, Journal of Sex Research, 39(3), 165-173, 2002.

Remien, R., Wagner, G., Dolezal, C., Carballo-Diéguez, A. Levels and correlates of psychological distress in male couples of mixed HIV status. AIDS Care, 15(4), 525-538, 2003..

Wainberg, M.L., Bux, Jr., D.A., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Dowsett, G.W., Dugan, T., Forstein, M., Goodkin, K., Hunter, J., Irwin, T.W., Mattos, P.E., McKinnon, K.M., O'Leary, A., Parson, J.T., & Stein, E. Science and The Nuremberg Code: A question of ethics and harm. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32(5), 455-457, 2003.

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.

Dolezal, C., Remien, R., Wagner, G., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Hung, Y. Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine use and relationship quality among HIV serodiscordant male couples. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 31, 1-18, 2005.

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 2005; 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 2006; 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(4): 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(6), 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(2), 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(4), 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(8), 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, Aug 18; 12:860-866, 2008.

Rosser, B.R.S., Miner, M.H., Bockting, W.O., Ross, M.W., Konstan, J., Gurak, L., Stanton, J., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Mazin, R., Coleman, E. HIV Risk : Results of the Men's INTernet Study (MINTS). AIDS & Behavior, [Epub ahead of print], 2007.

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, in press

Woodman-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, in press.

 

Chapters or articles:

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.

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