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HealthMpowerment publishes its research findings in peer-reviewed academic journals including AIDS & Behavior, AIDS Care, and more. Check out our full list of publications below!
| Title | Authors | Journal | Year | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cp-occurring Epidemic Conditions Among Southern U.S. Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in an Online eHealth Intervention | Houang ST, Kafka JM, Choi SK, Meanley SP, Muessig KE, Bauermeister JA, Hightow-Weidman LB. | AIDS Behav | 2023 | Syndemics; Black health; mHealth |
| Sexual Empowerment Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men | Choi SK, Boynton MH, Ennett S, Muessig K, Bauermeister JA, LeGrand S, Hightow-Weidman LB | J Sex Res. | 2021 | MSM; CFA; confirmatory factor analysis; SEF; sexual empowerment factor; safer sex; mental health; HIV prevention |
| Building Community in the HIV Online Intervention Space: Lessons From the HealthMPowerment Intervention | Blackburn NA, Dong W, Threats M, Barry M, LeGrand S, Hightow-Weidman LB, Soni K, Pulley DV, Bauermeister JA, Muessig K. | Health Educ Behav | 2021 | mHealth; HIV; stigma; Black health; structuration theory |
| Media representation, perception and stigmatisation of race, sexuality and HIV among young black gay and bisexual men | Sallabank G, Blackburn NA, Threats M, Pulley DR, Barry MC, LeGrand S, Harper GW, Bauermeister JA, Hightow-Weidman LB, Muessig KE. | Cult Health Sex. | 2021 | Black health; stigma; MSM; YBMSM |
| A Multidimensional Model of Sexual Empowerment Among Young Black Men Who have Sex with Men: A Latent Profile Analysis | Choi SK, Bauermeister JA, Muessig KE, Ennett S, Boynton MH, Hightow-Weidman LB. | AIDS & Behavior | 2021 | empowerment; Black health; MSM; HIV prevention |
| Sexual Empowerment Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men | Choi SK, Boynton MH, Ennett S, Muessig KE, Bauermeister JA, LeGrand S, Hightow-Weidman LB. | J Sex Res. | 2021 | Empowerment; Black health; MSM |
| Increasing HIV Testing and Viral Suppression via Stigma Reduction in a Social Networking Mobile Health Intervention Among Black and Latinx Young Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men (HealthMpowerment): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial | Muessig KE, Golinkoff JM, Hightow-Weidman LB, Rochelle AE, Mulawa MI, Hirschfield S, Rosengren LA, Aryal S, Buckner N, Wilson MS, Watson DL, Houang S, Bauermeister JA. | JMIR Res Protoc. | 2020 | HIV testing; viral suppression; stigma; Black health; Latinx health; transgender health |
| Engagement in mHealth behavioral interventions for HIV prevention and care: making sense of the metrics | Hightow-Weidman LB, Bauermeister JA. | mHealth | 2020 | HIV prevention; HIV care; paradata |
| A Randomized Trial of an Online Risk Reduction Intervention for Young Black MSM. | Hightow-Weidman LB, LeGrand S, Muessig KE, Simmons RA, Soni K, Choi SK, Kirschke-Schwartz H, Egger JR. | AIDS & Behavior | 2019 | MSM; Black health; HIV; HIV care; living with HIV |
| HIV and Sexuality Stigma Reduction Through Engagement in Online Forums: Results from the HealthMPowerment Intervention. | Bauermeister JA, Muessig KE, LeGrand S, Flores DD, Choi SK, Dong W, Sallabank G, Hightow-Weidman LB. | AIDS & Behavior | 2019 | MSM; mHealth; paradata |
| Online sex partner seeking and HIV testing frequency among young black sexual minority men | Rosengren-Hovee LA, Davy-Mendez T, Hightow-Weidman LB | Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services | 2019 | HIV prevention, Black health, HIV testing, mHealth |
| Stigma and Mobile App Use Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men | Rosengren AL, Menza TW, LeGrand S, Muessig KE, Bauermeister JA, Hightow-Weidman LB. | AIDS Educ Prev. | 2019 | Stigma; Black health; MSM; YBMSM |
| Condom use intentions mediate the relationships between psychosocial constructs and HIV sexual risk behavior in young Black men who have sex with men. | Choi SK, LeGrand S, Dong W, Muessig KE, Hightow-Weidman LB. | AIDS Care | 2018 | HIV prevention; MSM; Black health; IBM; Integrated Behavioral Model |
| “Stay Strong! keep ya head up! move on! it gets better!!!!”: resilience processes in the healthMpowerment online intervention of young black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. | Barry MC, Threats M, Blackburn NA, LeGrand S, Dong W, Pulley DV, Sallabank G, Harper GW, Hightow-Weidman LB, Bauermeister JA, Muessig KE. | AIDS Care | 2018 | resilience; empowerment; MSM; Black health |
| Correlates of Self-Reported Viral Suppression Among HIV-Positive, Young, Black Men Who Have Sex With Men Participating in a Randomized Controlled Trial of An Internet-Based HIV Prevention Intervention. | Menza TW, Choi SK, LeGrand S, Muessig K, Hightow-Weidman LB. | Sex Transm Dis. | 2018 | HIV prevention; living with HIV; HIV care; viral suppression |
| Stigma Diminishes the Protective Effect of Social Support on Psychological Distress Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men | Bauermeister JA, Muessig KE, Flores DD, LeGrand S, Choi SK, Dong W, Harper GW, Hightow-Weidman LB. | AIDS Educ Prev. | 2018 | Black health; MSM; YBMSM; stigma |
| Exploring the HIV continuum of care among young black MSM. | Hightow-Weidman LB, LeGrand S, Choi SK, Egger J, Hurt CB, Muessig KE. | PLOS One | 2017 | living with HIV; Black health; MSM |
| Addressing engagement in technology-based behavioural HIV interventions through paradata metrics | Bauermeister JA, Golinkoff JM, Muessig KE, Horvath KJ, Hightow-Weidman LB. | Curr Opin HIV AIDS. | 2017 | Paradata; HIV interventions; apps; mHealth |
| More than just tracking time: Complex measures of user engagement with an internet-based health promotion intervention | Baltierra NB, Muessig KE, Pike EC, LeGrand S, Bull SS, Hightow-Weidman LB. | J Biomed Inform. | 2016 | HIV; MSM; mHealth |
| HealthMpowerment.org: Building Community Through a Mobile-Optimized Online Health Promotion Intervention | Hightow-Weidman LB, Muessig KE, Pike EC, LeGrand S, Baltierra N, Rucker AJ, Wilson P. | Health Educ Behav. | 2015 | MSM; Black health; mHealth; social media |
| Achieving HIV risk reduction through HealthMpowerment.org, a user-driven eHealth intervention for young Black men who have sex with men and transgender women who have sex with men. | Muessig KE, Baltierra NB, Pike EC, LeGrand S, Hightow-Weidman LB. | Digit Cult Educ. | 2014 | MSM; transgender; trans health; mHealth |
| If you build it will they come? Addressing social isolation within a technology-based HIV intervention for young black men who have sex with men. | LeGrand S, Muessig KE, Pike EC, Baltierra N, Hightow-Weidman LB. | AIDS Care | 2014 | isolation; HIV; Black health; MSM |
| Putting Prevention in Their Pockets: Developing Mobile Phone-Based HIV Interventions for Black Men Who Have Sex with Men. | Muessig KE, Pike EC, Fowler B, LeGrand S, Parsons JT, Bull SS, Wilson PA, Wohl DA, Hightow-Weidman LB. | AIDS Patient Care STDS | 2013 | MSM; HIV; Black health; |
| HealthMpowerment.org: feasibility and acceptability of delivering an Internet intervention to young Black men who have sex with men. | Hightow-Weidman LB, Pike E, Fowler B, Matthew DM, Kibe J, McCoy R, Adimora A. | AIDS Care | 2012 | HIV; living with HIV; Black health; MSM |
| HealthMpowerment.org: Development of a theory-based HIV/STI website for young black MSM. | Hightow-Weidman LB, Fowler B, Kibe J, McCoy R, Pike E, Calabria M, Adimora A. | AIDS Educ Behav. | 2011 | Black health; MSM; HIV |