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2009

Rosser, B.R.S. (in press). Demographic characteristics of transgender persons in the US. Sexuality Research and Social Policy.

Hatfield, L.A., Horvath, K.J., Jacoby, S.M., & Rosser, B.R.S. (in press). Drug and alcohol use in HIV-positives and its relationship to unsafe sex. Journal of Addictive Diseases.

Brennan, D.J., Welles, S., Miner, M.H., Mayer, K., Ross, M.W., Rosser, B.R.S., & the Positive Connections Team. (in press). Development of a treatment optimism scale for HIV-positive gay and bisexual men. AIDS Care.

Rosser, B.R.S., Gurak, L., Horvath, K.J., Oakes, J.M., Konstan, J., & Danilenko, G. (in press). The challenges of ensuring participant consent in Internet-based sex studies: A case study of the MINTS I & II studies. Journal of Computer Mediated Communications.

Seibel, S.L., Rosser, B.R.S., Horvath, K.J., & Evans, C.D. (in press). Sexual dysfunction, paraphilias and their relationship to childhood abuse in men who have sex with men. International Journal of Sexual Health.

Hatfield, L.A., Ghiselli, M.E., Jacoby, S.M., Cain-Nielsen, A., Kilian, G., McKay, T., & Rosser, B.R. (2009). Methods for recruiting men of color who have sex with men in Prevention-for-Positives Interventions. Prevention Science. 2009 Sep 4. [Epub ahead of print]

Coleman, E., Horvath, K.J., Miner, M., Ross, M.W., Oakes, M., Rosser, B.R.; Men’s INTernet Sex (MINTS-II) Team. (2009). Compulsive sexual behavior and risk for unsafe sex among Internet using men who have sex with men. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 2009 Jul 9. [Epub ahead of print]

Miner, M.H., Peterson, J.L., Welles, S.L., Jacoby, S.M., & Rosser, B.R.. (2009). How do social norms impact HIV sexual risk behavior in HIV-positive men who have sex with men?: Multiple mediator effects. Journal of Health Psychology, 14(6), 761-70.

Rosser, B.R.S., Oakes, J.M., Horvath, K.J., Konstan, J.A., Danilenko, G.P., & Peterson, J.L. (2009). HIV sexual risk behavior by men who use the Internet to seek sex with men: results of the Men’s INTernet Sex Study-II (MINTS-II). AIDS & Behavior, 13(3), 488-498.

Smolenski, D.J., Ross, M.W., Risser, J.M., & Rosser, B.R.S. (2009) Sexual compulsivity and high-risk sex among Latino men: The role of internal homonegativity and gay organizations. AIDS Care, 21(1), 42-49.

Welles, S., Baker, A.C., Miner, M.H., Brennan, D.J., Jacoby, S.M., Rosser, B.R.S., & the Positive Connections Team.  (2009). History of childhood sexual abuse and unsafe anal intercourse in a 6-city study of HIV-positive men who have sex with men. American Journal of Public Health, 99(6), 1079-1086.

Rosser, B.R.S., Miner, M.H., Bockting, W.O., Ross, M.W., Konstan, J., Gurak, L., Stanton, J., Edwards, W., Jacoby, S., Carballo-Dieguez, A., Mazin, R., & Coleman, E. (2009). HIV Risk and the Internet: results of the Men’s INTernet Study (MINTS). AIDS & Behavior, 13(4), 746-756.

2008

Rosser, B.R.S., Horvath, K.J, Hatfield, L.A., Peterson, J.L., Jacoby, S.M., Stately, A., & the Positive Connections Team. (2008). Predictors of HIV disclosure to secondary partners and sexual risk behavior among a high-risk sample of HIV-positive MSM: Results from six epicenters in the US. AIDS Care, 20(8), 925-930.

Ross, M.W., Rosser, B.R.S., Neumaier, E.R., & the Positive Connections Team. (2008). The relationship of internalized homonegativity to unsafe sexual behavior in HIV seropositive men who have sex with men. AIDS Education & Prevention, 20(6), 547-557.

Horvath, K.J., Oakes, J.M., & Rosser, B.R.S. (2008). Sexual negotiation and HIV serodisclosure among men who have sex with men with their online and offline partners. Journal of Urban Health, 85(5), 744-758.

Hooper, S., Rosser, B.R.S., Horvath, K.J., Oakes, J.M., Danilenko, G., & the Men’s INTernet Sex II (MINTS-II) Team. (2008). An online needs assessment of a virtual community: What men who use the Internet to seek sex with men want in Internet-based HIV prevention. AIDS and Behavior, 12(6), 867-875.

Rosser, B.R.S., West, W., & Weinmeyer, R. (2008). Are gay communities dying or just in transition? Results from an international consultation examining possible structural change in gay communities. AIDS Care, 20(5), 588-595.

Horvath, K.J., Rosser, B.R.S., & Remafedi, G. (2008). Sexual risk taking among young Internet-using men who have sex with men. American Journal of Public Health, 98(6), 1059-1067.

Rosser, B.R.S., & Horvath, K.J. (2008). Predictors of success in implementing HIV prevention in rural America: A state-level structural factor analysis of HIV prevention targeting men who have sex with men. AIDS and Behavior, 12(2), 159-168.

Rosser, B.R.S. (2008). Working as a psychologist in the Medical Reserve Corps: Providing emergency mental health relief services in hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39, 37-44.

Rosser, B.R.S., Bockting, W.O., Ross, M.W., Miner, M.H., & Coleman, E. (2008). The relationship between homosexuality, internalized homo-negativity and mental health in men who have sex with men. Journal of Homosexuality, 55(2), 185-203.

O’Dell, B.L., Rosser, B.R.S., Miner, M.H., & Jacoby, S.M. (2008).  HIV prevention altruism and sexual risk behavior in HIV-positive men who have sex with men. AIDS & Behavior, 12(5), 713-720.

2007

Miner, M.H., Coleman, E., Center, B.A.., Ross, M.W., & Rosser, B.R.S. (2007). The compulsive sexual behavior inventory: Psychometric properties. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36(4), 579-587.

Ross, M.W., Rosser, B.R.S., McCurdy, S., & Feldman, J. (2007). The advantages and limitations of seeking sex online: A comparison of reasons given for online and offline sexual liaisons by men who have sex with men. Journal of Sex Research, 44(1), 59-71.

Bockting, W.O., Miner, M.W., & Rosser, B.R.S. (2007). Latino men’s sexual behavior with transgender persons. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36(6), 778-786.

Rosser, B.R.S., Oakes, J.M., Bockting, W.O., Babes, G., & Miner, M. (2007). Capturing the social demographics of hidden sexual minorities: An Internet study of the transgender population in the United States. Sexual Research & Social Policy, 4(2), 50-64.

West, W., Rosser, B. R. S., Hooper, S., Monani, S, & Gurak, L. (2007). How learning styles impact e-learning: A case comparative study of undergraduate students who excelled, passed, or failed an online course in scientific writing. Journal of Administrators of Electronic Learning, 3, 533-541.

Pequegnat, W., Rosser, B.R.S., Bowen, A.M., Bull, S.S., DiClemente, R.J., Bockting, W.O., Elford, J., Fishbein, M., Gurak, L., Horvath, K.J., Konstan, J., Noar, S.M., Ross, M.W., Sherr, L., Spiegel, D., & Zimmerman, R. (2007). Conducting Internet-based HIV/STD prevention survey research: Considerations in design and evaluation. AIDS and Behavior, 11(4), 505-521.

Lifson, A.R., & Rybicki, S.L. (2007). Routine opt-out HIV testing. Lancet, 369(9561), 539-540.

Konstan, J.A., Rosser, B.R.S., Horvath, K.J., Gurak, L., & Edwards, W. (2007). Protecting subject data privacy in Internet-based HIV/STI prevention survey research . In F.G. Conrad & M.F. Schober (Eds.), Envisioning the survey interview of the future. NY: Wiley and Sons.

2006

Carballo-Dieguez, A., Miner, M.H., Dolezal, C., Rosser, B.R.S., Jacoby, S.M. (2006). 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), 473-81.

Kraft, C., Robinson, B.E., Nordstrom, D.L., Bockting, W.O., & Rosser, B.R.S. (2006). Obesity, body image, and unsafe sex in men who have sex with men. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 35(5), 587-95.

Ross, M.W, Rosser B.R.S., Coleman, E., & Mazin, R. (2006). Misrepresentation on the Internet and in real life about sex and HIV: a study of Latino men who have sex with men. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 8, 133-144.

Lifson, A.R., Rhame, F.S., Belloso, W.H., Dragsted, U.B., El-Sadr, W.M., Gatell, J.M., Hoy, J.F., Krum, E.A., Nelson, R., Pedersen, C., Pett, S.L., & Davey, R.T. (2006). Reporting and evaluation of HIV-related clinical endpoints in two multicenter international clinical trials. HIV Clinical Trials, 7, 125-141.

2005

Konstan, J.A., Rosser, B.R.S., Ross, M.W., Stanton, J., & Edwards, W.M. (2005). The story of Subject Naught: A cautionary but optimistic tale of internet survey research. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 10, article 11.

Bockting, W.O., Huang, C-H, Ding, H., Robinson, B.E., & Rosser, B.R.S. (2005). Are transgender persons at higher risk for HIV than other sexual minorities? International Journal of Transgenderism, 8, 123-131.

Damon, W., & Rosser, B.R.S. (2005). Anodyspareunia in Men who have Sex with Men: Prevalence, predictors, consequences and the development of DSM diagnostic criteria. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 31, 129-141.

Minwalla, O., Rosser, B.R.S., Feldman, J., Varga, C. (2005). Identity formation among progressive gay Muslims in North America: A qualitative study within Al-Fatiha. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 7, 113-128.

2004

Ross, M.W., Rosser, B.R.S., Stanton, J., & Konstan J. (2004). Characteristics of Latino men who have sex with men on the Internet who complete and drop out of an Internet-based sexual behavior survey. AIDS Education and Prevention, 16, 526-537.

Ross, M.W., Rosser, S., & Stanton, J. (2004). Beliefs about cybersex and Internet-mediated sex of Latino men who have Internet sex with men: Relationships with sexual practices in cybersex and in real life. AIDS Care, 16, 1002-1011.

2003

Rosser, B.R.S. & Stanton, J. (2003). Lessons learned, current crises, and new directions in HIV prevention: How Minnesota’s new HIV prevention research center is contributing to the fight against AIDS. Minnesota Medicine, 86, 49-52.

2002

Robinson, B.E., Uhl, G., Miner, M.H., Bockting, W.O., Scheltema, K.E., Rosser, B.R.S., & Westover, B. (2002). Evaluation of a sexual health approach to prevent HIV among low income, urban, primarily African American women: Results of a randomized controlled trial. AIDS Education and Prevention, 14, 81-96.

Robinson, B.E., Bockting, W.O., Rosser, B.R.S., Rugg, D.L., Miner, M.H., & Coleman, E. (2002). A sexological approach to HIV prevention: The sexual health model. Health Education Research, 17, 43-57.

Rosser, B.R.S., Bockting, W.O., Rugg, D.L., Robinson, B.E., Ross, M.W., Bauer, G.L., Kraft, C., & Coleman, E. (2002). A randomized controlled intervention trial of a sexual health approach to long-term HIV risk reduction for men who have sex with men: Effects of the intervention on unsafe sexual behavior. AIDS Education and Prevention, 14, S59-S71.

2001

Odenburg, N.U., Rosser, B.R.S., Rugg, D.L., & DeBoer, J. (2001). Building strong linkages across the HIV prevention continuum: The practical lessons learned from a comprehensive evaluation effort in Minnesota. AIDS Education and Prevention, 13, 29-41.

Ross, M.W., Rosser, B.R.S., Bauer, G.R., Bockting, W.O., Robinson, B.E., Coleman, E. & Rugg, D.L. (2001). Patterns of alcohol and drug use as predictors of unsafe sexual behavior in men who have sex with men. AIDS and Behavior, 5, 97-103.

Rosser, B.R.S., Rugg, D.L., & Ross, M.W. Increasing research and evaluation productivity: Tips for an effective research writing workshop. Health Promotion Practice, 2, 9-13.

Desvarieux, M., Hyppolite, P.R., Johnson Jr., W.D., & Pape, J.W. (2001). A novel approach to directly observed therapy for tuberculosis in an HIV-endemic area. American Journal of Public Health, 91, 138-141.

2000

Bockting, W.O., Rosser, B.R.S., & Coleman, E. (2000). Transgender HIV prevention: A model education workshop. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, 4,175-183.

Fitzgerald, D.W., Desvarieux, M., Severe, P., Joseph, P., Johnson Jr., W.D., & Pape, J.W. (2000). Effect of post-treatment isoniazid on prevention of recurrent tuberculosis in HIV-1-infected individuals: A randomized trial. Lancet, 356, 1470-1474.

Slattery, M.L., Edwards, S.L., Palmer, L., Curtin, K., Morse, J., Anderson, K., & Samowitz, W. (2000). Use of archival tissue in epidemiologic studies: Collection procedures and assessment of potential sources of bias. Mutation Research Genomics, 432, 7-14.

Welles, S.L., Pitt, J., Colgrove, R., McIntosh, K., Chung, P.H., Colson, A., Lockman, S., Fowler, M.G., Hanson, C., Landesman, S., Moye, J., Rich, K.C., Zorrilla, C., & Japour, A.J. (2000). HIV-1 genotypic zidovudine drug resistance and the risk of maternal--infant transmission in the women and infants transmission study. The Women and Infants Transmission Study Group. AIDS, 14, 263-271.

1999

Rosser, B.R.S., Gobby, J.M. & Carr, P. (1999). The unsafe sexual behavior of persons living with HIV/AIDS: An empirical approach to developing new HIV prevention interventions targeting HIV-positive persons. Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, 24,18-28.

Bockting, W.O., Rosser, B.R.S., & Skeltema, K. (1999). Transgender HIV prevention: Implementation and evaluation of a workshop. Health Education Research, 14,177-183.

1998

Bockting, W.O., Robinson, B.E., & Rosser, B.R.S. (1998). Transgender HIV prevention: Qualitative evaluation of a model prevention education program. Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, 23, 125-133.

Bockting, W.O., Rosser, B.R.S., & Coleman, E. (1998). Transgender HIV prevention: Community involvement and empowerment. International Journal of Transgenderism, 3.

Bockting, W.O., Robinson, B.E., & Rosser, B.R.S. (1998). Transgender HIV prevention: A qualitative needs assessment. AIDS Care, 10, 505-526.

Rosser, B.R.S., Short, B.J., Thurmes, P.J., & Coleman, E. (1998). Anodyspareunia, the unacknowledged sexual dysfunction: A validation study of painful anal intercourse in homosexual men. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 24, 281-292.

Rosser, B.R.S., & Wright, M. (1998). The impact of new treatments and other trends on HIV prevention for gay and bisexual men in the United States: Observations of the National Lesbian and Gay Health Association Conference. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 10, 151-158.

Gubrud, R.E., & Rosser, B.R.S. (1998). Strengths and barriers in therapy as perceived by sex offenders and their support persons. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 27, 137-147.

Sawyer, S., Rosser, B.R.S., & Schroder, A. (1998). Results from a brief treatment program for men who patronize prostitutes. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 26, 111-125.

Colgrove, R.C., Pitt, J., Chung, P.H., Welles, S.L., & Japour, A.J. (1998). Selective vertical transmission of HIV-1 antiretroviral resistance mutations. AIDS, 12, 2281-2288.

Moran, P.J., Welles, S.L., & Williams, M.A. The inter-relation of maternal immune competence, HIV-1 viral load, and nutritional status in preventing vertical transmission: An alternative to chemoprophylaxis?  Medical hypotheses, 51, 389-397.

Albert, J.M., Ioannidis, J.P.A., Reichelderfer, P., Conway, B., Coombs, R.W., Crane, L., Demasi, R., Dixon, D.O., Flandre, P., Hughes, M.D., Kalish, L.A., Larntz, J., Lin, D., Marschner, I.C., Muqoz, A., Murray, J., Neaton, J., Pettinelli, C., Rida, W., Taylor, J.M.G., & Welles, S.L. (1998). Statistical issues for HIV surrogate endpoints: Point/counterpoint. An NIAID workshop. Statistics in Medicine, 17, 2435-2462.

1997

Rosser, B.R.S. (1997). The impact of new advances in treatment on HIV prevention. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 10, 143-150.

Rosser, B.R.S. (1997). The National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference statement on interventions to prevent HIV risk behaviors: Commentaries on reaching consensus. Sexuality educators’ perspective. AIDS and Behavior, 1, 209.

Rosser, B.R.S., Bockting, W.O., Metz, M., & Buroker, T. (1997). Sexual difficulties, concerns and satisfaction in homosexually active men: An empirical study with implications for HIV prevention. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 23, 60-72.

1996

Rosser, B.R.S., & Dwyer, S.M. (1996). Assessment, psychosexual profiling and treatment of exhibitionists. Sex Offender Treatment, 23, 103-123.

Bright, P.E., Arnett, D.K., Blair, C., & Bayona, M. (1996). Gender and ethnic differences in survival in a cohort of HIV positive clients. Ethnicity and Disease, 1, 77-85.

Welles, S.L., Jackson, J.B., Yen-Lieberman, B., Demeter, L., Japour, A.J., Smeaton, L.M., Johnson, V.A., Kurizkes, D.R., D'Aquila, R.T., Reichelderfer, P.S., Richman, D.D., Reichman, R.R., Fischl, M., Dolin, R., Coombs, R.W., Kahn, J.O., McLaren, C., Todd, J., Kwok, S., & Crumpacker, C.S. (1996). Prognostic value of plasma HIV-1 RNA levels in patients with advanced HIV-1 disease and with little or no prior zidovudione therapy. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 174, 696-703.

1995

Ross, M.W., & Rosser, B.R.S. (1995). Measurement and correlates of internalized homophobia: A factor analytic study. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 52, 15-21.

Rosser, B.R.S. (1995). Clinical aspects of unsafe sexual behavior: Assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Directions in Clinical Psychology, 1, 1-13.

Rosser, B.R.S., Dwyer, S.M., Coleman, E., Miner, M.H., Metz, M., Robinson, B.E., & Bockting, W.O. (1995). Using sexually explicit material in sex education: An eighteen year comparative analysis. Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, 21, 117-128.

Kral, A.H., Watters, J.K., Lifson, A.R., Carlson, JR., & Stanley, M. (1995). Concordance of PCR and antibody results from HIV testing of injection drug users. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 10, 381-385.

Lifson, A.R., Allen, S., & Wolf, W., Serufilira, A., Kantarama, G., Lindan, C.P., Hudes, E.S., Nsengumuremyi, F., Taelman, H., & Batungwanayo, J. (1995). Classification of HIV infection and disease in women from Rwanda: Evaluation of the World Health Organization HIV staging system and recommended modifications. Annals of Internal Medicine, 122, 262-270.

1994

Metz, M., Rosser, B.R.S., & Strapko, N. (1994). Difference in conflict-resolution styles among heterosexual, gay, and lesbian couples. Journal of Sex Research, 31, 293-308.

Rosser, B.R.S. (1994). A scientific understanding of sexual orientation with implications for pastoral ministry. Word and World, 14, 246-257.

Shiboski, C.H., Hilton, J.F., Greenspan, D., Westenhouse, J.L., Derish, P., Vranizan, K., & Lifson, A.R. (1994). HIV-related oral manifestations in two cohorts of women in San Francisco. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 7, 964-971.

Lifson, A.R. (1994). Preventing HIV: Have we lost our way? Lancet, 343, 1306-1307.

1993

Dwyer, S.M., & Rosser, B.R.S. (1993). La Summarie de “La duree du risque de recifive chez les deliquents sexuels.” Forum – Recherche sur l’actualite correctionnelle, 5, 8-11.

Dwyer, S.M., & Rosser, B.R.S. (1993). Summary of “Treatment outcome research: cross-referencing a six-month to ten-year follow-up study on sex offenders.” Forum on Corrections Research, 5, 7-10.

Rosser, B.R.S., Coleman, E., & Ohmans, P. (1993). Safer sex maintenance and reduction of unsafe sex among homosexually active men: A comprehensive therapeutic approach. Health Education Research, 8, 19-34.

Lifson, A.R., O'Malley, P.M., Elkins, M.M., & Hollander, H. (1993). Three-year follow-up of asymptomatic HIV-infected men receiving combination zidovudine and acyclovir. AIDS, 7, 748-749.

Stebleton, M.J., & Rothenberger, J.H. (1993). Truth or consequences: A study in dishonesty in dating and HIV/AIDS related issues in a college-age population. Journal of American College Health, 42, 2.

1992

Dwyer, S.M., & Rosser, B.R.S. (1992). Treatment outcome research: Cross-referencing a six-month to ten-year follow-up study on sex offenders. Annals of Sex Research, 5, 87-97.

Dwyer, S.M., Rosser, B.R.S., & Sawyer, S. (1992). Dissociative experiences of sexual offenders: A comparison between two outpatient groups and those found to be falsely accused. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 18, 49-58.

Coleman, E., Rosser, B.R.S., & Strapko, N. (1992). Sexual and intimacy dysfunction amongst homosexual men and women. Psychiatric Medicine, 10, 257-271.

1991

Rosser, B.R.S., & Ross, M.W. (1991). Psychological resistance and HIV counseling. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, 1, 93-114.

Rosser, B.R.S. (1991). The effects of using fear in public AIDS education on the behaviour of homosexually active men. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 4, 123-134.

Ross, M.W., & Rosser, B.R.S. (1991). Dimensions of sexual behavior in homosexual men: Replicability across time and country. Psychological Reports, 68, 607-612.

Ross, M.W., Rigby, K., Rosser, B.R.S., Anagnostou, P., & Brown, M. (1991). The effect of a national campaign on attitudes toward AIDS. AIDS Care, 2, 339-346.

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