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Check out our most recent publication:<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

“I’ll Continue If I Have a Positive Mind”: Identifying the Ways in Which Depression and PTSD Impact PrEP Adherence Among PrEP-Experienced Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Cape Town, South Africa.<\/strong> Linked Article<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Check out Dr. Stanton’s statement in a USA Today article:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Why the Trump administration is shaking up its policy on teen pregnancy. <\/strong><\/span><\/span>Linked Article<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out this article about Drs. Stanton and Liu\u2019s new research project looking at risk factors that increase suicidal ideation within the LGBTQ+ community:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Beyond Suicide Risk Self-Screening.<\/strong> Linked Article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Recent Publications<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

1. Identifying intersectional prospective predictors of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among sexual minority adults: A conditional inference tree approach<\/span>\u00a0Linked Article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Interventions and Strategies to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Retention in Care among Persons with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review<\/span> Linked Article<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Identifying intersecting factors associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors among transgender and gender diverse adults: preliminary conditional inference tree analysis. Linked Article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

4. Disparities in depression and anxiety at the intersection of race and gender identity in a large community health sample. Linked Article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

5. Identifying the ways in which tobacco cessation interventions have been tailored for sexual and gender minority individuals: A systematic review<\/span>. Linked Article<\/a><\/p>\n

Recent Conference Presentations<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

1. Fertig, M.R.*, Lee, J.S., Rabie, S., Tshukuse, Y., Ncukana, M., Ashar, D.A.*, Kosack, D.*, O\u2019Cleirigh, C., Joska, J., Chai, P., & Stanton, A.M.<\/b> (2025, November). Navigating Syndemic Conditions: A Qualitative Study on the Impact of Co-occurring Challenges on ART Adherence and Distress Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women Living with HIV in South Africa. Annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Special Interest Group Exhibition, New Orleans, LA.<\/p>\n

2. Shin, H.J.*, Ashar, D.A.*, Seehuus, M., Stanton A. M.<\/b> (2025, November). Detachment and Internalizing Indices Differentiate PTSD With and Without Insomnia: A Dimensional Psychopathology Approach. Annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Special Interest Group Exhibition, New Orleans, LA.<\/p>\n

3. Ashar, D.A.*, Seehuus, M., & Stanton, A.M.<\/b> (2025, November). Understanding Sexual Dysfunction: Contributions of Gender, Mood, and Sleep. Annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Special Interest Group Exhibition, New Orleans, LA.<\/p>\n

4. Bhardwaj A.*, Mawere T., Chivere O., Gwata V., Powers E., Ashar D.*, Paige A.*, Mangezi W., Stranix-Chibanda L., Darbes L., Abas M., Psaros C., O\u2019Cleirigh C., & Stanton A. M.<\/b> (2025, November). I forget to take PrEP when I am thinking too much\u201d: Qualitative findings to inform the adaptation of a problem-solving intervention, for PrEP adherence for pregnant women in Zimbabwe. American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting, Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

5. Stanton, A.M.<\/b>, Fertig, M.*, Shin, H.J.*, Bywaters, A.*, Githaiga, J., Psaros, C., & O\u2019Cleirigh, C. (2025, September). When trauma is structural and continuous: Using qualitative methods to explore symptoms and survival strategies among pregnant people in Cape Town, South Africa. In N. Kirakosian (chair), Novel approaches to increase the accuracy and relevance of trauma assessment and intervention in diverse communities. Annual Convention of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore, MD.<\/p>\n

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