SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Bauermeister, J.A., Elkington, K.S., Robbins, R., Abrams, E., McKay, M., Mellins, C.A. (In press). A prospective study of the onset of sexual behavior and sexual risk in youth perinatally infected with HIV. Journal of Sex Research. NIHMS305205

Elkington, K.S., Bauermeister, J.A., Zimmerman, M.A. (In press). Do parents and peers matter? A prospective socio-ecological examination of substance use and condom use among African American youth. Journal of Adolescence. NIHMS251834

Elkington, K.S., Hackler, D., McKinnon, K., Borges, C., Wright, E., Wainberg, M.L. (In press). Perceived mental illness stigma among youth in psychiatric outpatient treatment. Journal of Adolescent Research. PMCID in process.

Elkington, K.S., Robbins, R., Bauermeister, J.A., Abrams, E., McKay, M., Mellins, C.A. (2011). Mental health in youth infected with or affected by HIV: The role of caregiver HIV infection. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 36(3), 360-373. PMC3062287

Elkington, K.S., Bauermeister, J.A., Zimmerman, M.A. (2010). Psychological distress, substance use, and HIV/STI risk behaviors among youth. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39(5), 514-527. PMC2855969

Elkington, K.S., McKinnon, K.M., Mann, C.G., Collins, P.Y., Lieu, C-S., Wainberg, W.L. (2010). Perceived stigma and HIV risk behaviors among adults with SMI in Brazil. Community Mental Health Journal, 46, 56-64. PMC2820157

Bauermeister, J.A., Elkington, K.S., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., Mellins, C.A. (2009). Sexual behavior and perceived peer norms: Comparing perinatally infected and affected youth. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38, 1110-1122. PMC2769517

Elkington, K.S., Bauermeister, J.A., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., Mellins, C.A. (2009). Substance use and sexual risk behaviors in perinatally Human Immunodeficiency Virus-exposed youth: The role of caregivers, peers and HIV status. Journal of Adolescent Health, 45, 133-141. PMC2773689

Mellins, C.A., Elkington, K.S., Bauermeister, J.A., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., McKay, M., Wiznia, A., Bamji, M., Abrams, E. (2009). Sexual and drug use behavior in perinatally-HIV-infected youth: Mental health and family influences. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48, 810-819. PMC3033727

Collins, P.Y., Elkington, K.S., Sweetland, A, Zybert, P. (2008). The relationship of stigma to sexual HIV risk among women with severe mental illness. Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 78, 498-506. PMC2791712

Elkington, K.S., Teplin, L.A., Mericle, A.M., Welty, L.J., Romero, E.G., Abram, K.M. (2008). HIV/STI risk behaviors in delinquent youth with psychiatric disorders: A longitudinal study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 47, 901-911. PMC18645421

Wainberg, M.L., McKinnon, K., Mattos, P., Pinto, D., Mann, C.G., Oliveira, C., Oliveira, S., Remien, R.H., Elkington, K.S., Cournos, F., PRISSMA Project. (2007). A Model for adapting evidence-based behavioral interventions to a new culture: HIV prevention for psychiatric patients in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AIDS and Behavior, 11, 872-883.

Wainberg, M.L., Gonzalez, M.A., McKinnon, K., Elkington, K.S., Pinto, D., Mann, C.G., Mattos, P.E. (2007). Targeted ethnography as a critical step to inform cultural adaptations of HIV prevention interventions for adults with severe mental illness. Social Science and Medicine, 65, 296-308.

Teplin, L.A., Elkington, K.S., McClelland, G.M., Abram, K.M., Mericle, A.M., Washburn, J.J. (2005). Major mental disorders, comorbidity, and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors in delinquent youth. Psychiatric Services, 56, 823-828.

McClelland, G.M., Elkington, K.S., Teplin, L.A., Abram K.M. (2004). Multiple substance use disorders in juvenile detainees. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 43(10), 1215-1224.

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