RSPH Faculty


Ralph J. DiClemente  

Updated: 03/18/2011    [update]
Professor (Graduate Faculty)

Candler Professor
Associate Director, Prevention Science, Emory Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) for Behavioral Science
Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Immunology


Department of:
Behavioral Sciences and Health Education

Rollins School of Public Health
1518 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
rdiclem@sph.emory.edu
tel: (404) 727-0237

Ph.D., 1984, University of California, San Francisco
M.Sc., 1978, Harvard University
 
Additional Appointment(s):
Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Immunology
Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
 
Courses Taught:
BSHE 760R: Prof. Sem: Health Promotion
 
Selected Research Projects:
HORIZONS
STD/HIV prevention for young African American women, 15-21, seeking care at three Teen Clinics

AFIYA

STD/HIV prevention for young African American women, 18-22, seeking care at Planned Parenthood. This project is designed to evaluate a maintenance intervention to sustain behavior change over 18 months. It tests an innovative Internet intervention relative to a face-to-face intervention.

Structural HIV Prevention Intervention
This new multisite project conducted in four cities (Providence, Syracuse, Columbia and Macon, the Emory site) is designed to evaluate the additive effects of TV and radio media messages to enhance safer sex among African American adolescents, 14-18.

STYLE
This new multisite project conducted in three cities (Providence, Chicago, Atlanta) is designed to evaluate an innovative intervention strategy for adolescents with emotional disabilities.
 
Selected Publications:
DiClemente, R. J
., Wingood, G.M., Harrington, K.F., Lang, D.L., Davies, S.L., Hook, E.W., Oh, M.K., Crosby, R.A., Hertzberg, V.S., Gordon, A.B., Hardin, J.W., Parker, S. and Robillard, A.
Efficacy of an HIV prevention intervention for African American adolescent females: A randomized controlled trial
Journal of the American Medical Association
, 292: 171-179, 2004.
 
DiClemente, R. J
., Wingood, G.M., Crosby, R.A., Rose, E., Lang, D., Pillay, A., Papp, J. and Faushy, C.
A descriptive analysis of STD prevalence among urban pregnant African American teens
Journal of Adolescent Health
, 34: Journal of Adolescent Health, 2004.
 
Salazar, L.F., Wingood, G.M.,
DiClemente, R. J
., Lang, D.L. and Harrington, K.
The role of social support in the psychological well-being of African American adolescent girls who experience dating violence
Violence & Victims
, 19: 171-187, 2004.
 
Babikian, T., Freier, M.C., Hopkins, G.L., DiClemente, R., McBride, D. and Riggs, M.
An assessment of HIV/AIDS risk in higher education students in Yerevan, Armenia
AIDS and Behavior
, 8(1): 47-61, 2004.
 
Grimley, D.M., Hook, E.W.,
DiClemente, R. J
. and Lee, P.A.
Condom use among low-income African American males attending an STD clinic
Am J Health Behavior
, 28: 33-42, 2004.
 
DiClemente, R. J
. and Wingood, G.M.
HIV prevention for adolescents: Windows of opportunity for optimizing intervention effectiveness
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
, 157: 319-320, 2003.
 
Wingood, G.M.,
DiClemente, R. J
., Bernhardt, J.M., Harrington, K., Davies, S.L., Robillard, A. and Hook, E.W., III.
A prospective study of exposure to rap music videos and African-American female adolescents' health
American Journal of Public Health
, 93: 437-439, 2003.
 
Crosby, R.A.,
DiClemente, R. J
., Wingood, G., Rose, E. and Lang, D.
Correlates of unplanned and unwanted pregnancy among African-American female teens
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
, 25: 255-258, 2003.
 
Schumacher, J.E., Ross, D., Milby, J.B., Sekar, P.,
DiClemente, R. J
. and Wallace, D.
Utility of the AIDS risk assessment for crack cocaine and sex risk behaviours among homeless persons addicted to crack undergoing behavioural day treatment
Journal of Substance Use
, 8: 205-214, 2003.
 
Crosby, R.A.,
DiClemente, R. J
. and Mettey, A.
Correlates of recent unprotected anal sex among men having sex with men attending a large sex resort in the south
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
, 30: 909-913, 2003.
 
Curriculum Vitae
 
Link to this page: http://www.sph.emory.edu/faculty/RDICLEM
 

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