Don Operario is Adjunct Professor of Public Health in the Department of Behavior and Social Sciences in the School of Public Health.
His research addresses two inter-related areas. The first general area concerns the social psychological determinants of HIV, mental health, and related health issues (substance use, structural violence, access to services) in historically marginalized communities, with an emphasis on developing and evaluating theory-based social and behavioral interventions that are relevant for delivery in complex communities. A second research area concerns the lived experiences associated with social inequality, with an emphasis on understanding the perspectives of intersectional identities and addressing health and psychosocial disparities.
| Monti, Peter M., Mastroleo, Nadine R., Barnett, Nancy P., Colby, Suzanne M., Kahler, Christopher W., Operario, Don. "Brief motivational intervention to reduce alcohol and HIV/sexual risk behavior in emergency department patients: A randomized controlled trial." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 84, no. 7, 2016, pp. 580-591. |
| Kuo C, Atujuna M, Mathews C, Stein DJ, Hoare J, Beardslee W, Operario D, Cluver L, K Brown L. "Developing family interventions for adolescent HIV prevention in South Africa." AIDS Care, vol. 28, no. sup1, 2016, pp. 1-5. |
| Lee, Ji Hyun, Gamarel, Kristi E., Bryant, Kendall J., Zaller, Nickolas D., Operario, Don. "Discrimination, Mental Health, and Substance Use Disorders Among Sexual Minority Populations." LGBT Health, vol. 3, no. 4, 2016, pp. 258-265. |
| Lee JH, Gamarel KE, Bryant KJ, Zaller ND, Operario D. "Discrimination, Mental Health, and Substance Use Disorders Among Sexual Minority Populations." LGBT Health, vol. 3, no. 4, 2016, pp. 258-65. |
| Gamarel, Kristi E., Reisner, Sari L., Darbes, Lynae A., Hoff, Colleen C., Chakravarty, Deepalika, Nemoto, Toru, Operario, Don. "Dyadic dynamics of HIV risk among transgender women and their primary male sexual partners: the role of sexual agreement types and motivations." AIDS Care, vol. 28, no. 1, 2016, pp. 104-11. |
| Celio, Mark A., MacKillop, James, Caswell, Amy J., Mastroleo, Nadine R., Kahler, Christopher W., Barnett, Nancy P., Colby, Suzanne M., Operario, Don, Monti, Peter M. "Interactive Relationships Between Sex-Related Alcohol Expectancies and Delay Discounting on Risky Sex." Alcohol Clin Exp Res, vol. 40, no. 3, 2016, pp. 638-646. |
| Gamarel, Kristi E., Kahler, Christopher W., Lee, Ji Hyun, Reisner, Sari L., Mereish, Ethan H., Matthews, Alicia K., Operario, Don. "Sexual orientation disparities in smoking vary by sex and household smoking among US adults: Findings from the 2003-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys." Preventive Medicine, vol. 82, 2016, pp. 1-6. |
| Underhill K, Morrow KM, Colleran C, Holcomb R, Calabrese SK, Operario D, Galárraga O, Mayer KH. "A Qualitative Study of Medical Mistrust, Perceived Discrimination, and Risk Behavior Disclosure to Clinicians by U.S. Male Sex Workers and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for Biomedical HIV Prevention." Journal of Urban Health, vol. 92, no. 4, 2015, pp. 667-686. |
| Montague, Brian T., Kahler, Christopher W., Colby, Suzanne M., McHugh, R. Kathryn, Squires, Daniel, Fitzgerald, Brieanne, Operario, Don, Gallagher, Donna, Monti, Peter M., Mayer, Kenneth H. "Attitudes and Training Needs of New England HIV Care and Addiction Treatment Providers." Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, vol. 14, no. 1, 2015, pp. 16-28. |
| MacKillop J, Celio MA, Mastroleo NR, Kahler CW, Operario D, Colby SM, Barnett NP, Monti PM. "Behavioral Economic Decision Making and Alcohol-related Sexual Risk Behavior." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 19, no. 3, 2015, pp. 450-8. |
| Lee JH, Gamarel KE, Kahler CW, Marshall BD, van den Berg JJ, Bryant K, Zaller ND, Operario D. "Co-occurring psychiatric and drug use disorders among sexual minority men with lifetime alcohol use disorders." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 151, 2015, pp. 167-72. |
| Wray, Tyler B., Celio, Mark A., Kahler, Christopher W., Barnett, Nancy P., Mastroleo, Nadine R., Operario, Don, Monti, Peter M. "Daily co-occurrence of alcohol use and high-risk sexual behavior among heterosexual, heavy drinking emergency department patients." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 152, 2015, pp. 109-15. |
| Marshall, Brandon D.L., Operario, Don, Bryant, Kendall J., Cook, Robert L., Edelman, E. Jennifer, Gaither, Julie R., Gordon, Adam J., Kahler, Christopher W., Maisto, Stephen A., McGinnis, Kathleen A., van den Berg, Jacob J., Zaller, Nickolas D., Justice, Amy C., Fiellin, David A. "Drinking trajectories among HIV-infected men who have sex with men: A cohort study of United States veterans." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 148, 2015, pp. 69-76. |
| Underhill, Kristen, Morrow, Kathleen M., Colleran, Christopher, Calabrese, Sarah K., Operario, Don, Salovey, Peter, Mayer, Kenneth H. "Explaining the Efficacy of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention: A Qualitative Study of Message Framing and Messaging Preferences Among US Men Who have Sex with Men." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 20, no. 7, 2015, pp. 1514-1526. |
| Marshall BDL, Shoveller JA, Kahler CW, Koblin BA, Mayer KH, Mimiaga MJ, van den Berg JJ, Zaller ND, Operario D. "Heavy Drinking Trajectories Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Longitudinal, Group-Based Analysis." Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 39, no. 2, 2015, pp. 380-389. |
| Wang, Sijia, Song, Dandan, Huang, Wen, He, Huan, Wang, Min, Manning, David, Zaller, Nickolas, Zhang, Hongbo, Operario, Don. "Heterosexual Partnerships and the Need for HIV Prevention and Testing for Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women in China: A Qualitative Study." AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 27, no. 2, 2015, pp. 126-128. |
| Poteat, Tonia, Wirtz, Andrea L, Radix, Anita, Borquez, Annick, Silva-Santisteban, Alfonso, Deutsch, Madeline B, Khan, Sharful Islam, Winter, Sam, Operario, Don. "HIV risk and preventive interventions in transgender women sex workers." The Lancet, vol. 385, no. 9964, 2015, pp. 274-286. |
| Huang, W., Dong, Y., Chen, L., Song, D., Wang, J., Tao, H., Zaller, N., Zhang, H., Operario, D. "HIV risk and sexual health among female migrants in China." Health Promotion International, 2015. |
| Midoun, Miriam, Shangani, Sylvia, Mbete, Bibi, Babu, Shadrack, Hackman, Melissa, van der Elst, Elise M., Sanders, Eduard J., Smith, Adrian D., Operario, Don. "How intersectional constructions of sexuality, culture, and masculinity shape identities and sexual decision-making among men who have sex with men in coastal Kenya." Culture, Health & Sexuality, vol. 18, no. 6, 2015, pp. 625-638. |
| Becker E, Kuo C, Operario D, Moshabela M, Cluver L. "Measuring child awareness for adult symptomatic HIV using a verbal assessment tool: concordance between adult-child dyads on adult HIV-associated symptoms and illnesses." Sexually Transmitted Infections, vol. 91, no. 7, 2015, pp. 528-533. |
| Gamarel KE, Mereish EH, Manning D, Iwamoto M, Operario D, Nemoto T. "Minority Stress, Smoking Patterns, and Cessation Attempts: Findings From a Community-Sample of Transgender Women in the San Francisco Bay Area." Nicotine & Tobacco Research, vol. 18, no. 3, 2015, pp. 306-313. |
| Dong, Yanyan, Zhang, Hongbo, Wang, Yongyang, Tao, Haidong, Xu, Song, Xia, Junrui, Huang, Wen, He, Huan, Zaller, Nickolas, Operario, Don. "Multiple Abortions and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Young Migrant Women Working in Entertainment Venues in China." Women & Health, vol. 55, no. 5, 2015, pp. 580-594. |
| Sosa-Rubi, Sandra, Galarraga, Omar, Operario, Don, Saavedra, Biani, Mayer, Kenneth, Gras Allain, Nathalie, J Conde-Gonzalez, Carlos, Gonzalez, Andrea. "P005: Impact of conditional economic incentives to reduce risky behaviours among high-risk men who have sex with men in a three-year randomized pilot study." Journal of the International AIDS Society, vol. 18, no. 3 (Suppl 2), 2015. |
| Mastroleo NR, Operario D, Barnett NP, Colby SM, Kahler CW, Monti PM. "Prevalence of Heavy Drinking and Risky Sexual Behaviors in Adult Emergency Department Patients." Alcohol Clin Exp Res, vol. 39, no. 10, 2015, pp. 1997-2002. |
| Operario, Don, Lee, Ji Hyun, Kuo, Caroline, Zaller, Nickolas. "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in HIV and STIs in the United States—National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2012." AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 29, no. 12, 2015, pp. 635-638. |
| Operario, Don, Gamarel, Kristi E., Grin, Benjamin M., Lee, Ji Hyun, Kahler, Christopher W., Marshall, Brandon D. L., van den Berg, Jacob J., Zaller, Nickolas D. "Sexual Minority Health Disparities in Adult Men and Women in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001–2010." American Journal of Public Health, vol. 105, no. 10, 2015, pp. e27-34. |
| Mereish EH, Lee JH, Gamarel KE, Zaller ND, Operario D. "Sexual orientation disparities in psychiatric and drug use disorders among a nationally representative sample of women with alcohol use disorders." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 47, 2015, pp. 80-5. |
| Saleh LD, van den Berg JJ, Chambers CS, Operario D. "Social support, psychological vulnerability, and HIV risk among African American men who have sex with men." Psychology & Health, vol. 31, no. 5, 2015, pp. 1-29. |
| Yang MF, Manning D, van den Berg JJ, Operario D. "Stigmatization and Mental Health in a Diverse Sample of Transgender Women." LGBT Health, vol. 2, no. 4, 2015, pp. 306-12. |
| van der Elst, Elise M., Gichuru, Evans, Muraguri, Nicolas, Musyoki, Helgar, Micheni, Murugi, Kombo, Bernadette, Smith, Adrian D., Graham, Susan M., Sanders, Eduard J., Operario, Don. "Strengthening healthcare providers’ skills to improve HIV services for MSM in Kenya." AIDS, vol. 29, 2015, pp. S237-S240. |
| Wray, Tyler B., Grin, Benjamin, Dorfman, Leah, Glynn, Tiffany R., Kahler, Christopher W., Marshall, Brandon D. L., van den Berg, Jacob J., Zaller, Nickolas D., Bryant, Kendall J., Operario, Don. "Systematic review of interventions to reduce problematic alcohol use in men who have sex with men." Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 35, no. 2, 2015, pp. 148-157. |
| van der Elst, Elise M, Kombo, Bernadette, Gichuru, Evans, Omar, Anisa, Musyoki, Helgar, Graham, Susan M, Smith, Adrian D, Sanders, Eduard J, Operario, Don. "The green shoots of a novel training programme: progress and identified key actions to providing services to MSM at Kenyan health facilities." Journal of the International AIDS Society, vol. 18, no. 1, 2015. |
| Bangpan M, Operario D. "'The family is only one part …': understanding the role of family in young Thai women's sexual decision making." Culture, Health & Sexuality, vol. 16, no. 4, 2014, pp. 381-96. |
| Underhill, Kristen, Morrow, Kathleen M., Colleran, Christopher M., Holcomb, Richard, Operario, Don, Calabrese, Sarah K., Galárraga, Omar, Mayer, Kenneth H. "Access to Healthcare, HIV/STI Testing, and Preferred Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Providers among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Men Who Engage in Street-Based Sex Work in the US." PLoS ONE, vol. 9, no. 11, 2014, pp. e112425. |
| Underhill K, Morrow KM, Operario D, Mayer KH. "Could FDA approval of pre-exposure prophylaxis make a difference? A qualitative study of PrEP acceptability and FDA perceptions among men who have sex with men." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 18, no. 2, 2014, pp. 241-9. |
| Reisner, Sari L., Gamarel, Kristi E., Nemoto, Tooru, Operario, Don. "Dyadic effects of gender minority stressors in substance use behaviors among transgender women and their non-transgender male partners." Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, vol. 1, no. 1, 2014, pp. 63-71. |
| Galarraga, Omar, Sosa-Rubi, Sandra G., Conde-Glez, Carlos J., Juarez-Figueroa, Luis, Gonzalez, Andrea, Badial-Hernandez, Florentino, Bautista-Arredondo, Sergio, Kuo, Caroline, Operario, Don, Mayer, Kenneth H. "Economic Incentives to Reduce HIV Risks among Male Sex Workers: A Randomized Pilot in Mexico." AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, vol. 30, no. S1, 2014, pp. A103-A104. |
| Micheni, Murugi, Secor, Andrew, van der Elst, Elisabeth, Kombo, Bernadette, Simoni, Jane, Operario, Don, Sanders, Eduard, Graham, Susan. "Facilitators and Challenges to ART Adherence among Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Coastal Kenya." AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, vol. 30, no. S1, 2014, pp. A136-A136. |
| Gamarel KE, Reisner SL, Laurenceau JP, Nemoto T, Operario D. "Gender minority stress, mental health, and relationship quality: A dyadic investigation of transgender women and their cisgender male partners." Journal of Family Psychology, vol. 28, no. 4, 2014, pp. 437-447. |
| Underhill, Kristen, Dumont, Dora, Operario, Don. "HIV Prevention for Adults With Criminal Justice Involvement: A Systematic Review of HIV Risk-Reduction Interventions in Incarceration and Community Settings." American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. 11, 2014, pp. e27-e53. |
| Huang W, Operario D, Dong Y, Zaller N, Song D, He H, Tao H, Xia J, Zhang H. "HIV-related risk among female migrants working in entertainment venues in China." Prevention Science, vol. 15, no. 3, 2014, pp. 329-39. |
| Escudero DJ, Kerr T, Operario D, Socías ME, Sued O, Marshall BD. "Inclusion of trans women in pre-exposure prophylaxis trials: a review." AIDS Care, vol. 27, no. 5, 2014, pp. 1-5. |
| Hidaka Y, Operario D, Tsuji H, Takenaka M, Kimura H, Kamakura M, Ichikawa S. "Prevalence of sexual victimization and correlates of forced sex in Japanese men who have sex with men." PLoS ONE, vol. 9, no. 5, 2014, pp. e95675. |
| He H, Wang M, Zaller N, Wang J, Song D, Qu Y, Sui X, Dong Z, Operario D, Zhang H. "Prevalence of syphilis infection and associations with sexual risk behaviours among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China." International journal of STD & AIDS, vol. 25, no. 6, 2014, pp. 410-9. |
| Monteiro JF, Marshall BD, Escudero D, Sosa-Rubí SG, González A, Flanigan T, Operario D, Mayer KH, Lurie MN, Galárraga O. "Preventing HIV Transmission Among Partners of HIV-Positive Male Sex Workers in Mexico City: A Modeling Study." AIDS Behav, vol. 19, no. 9, 2014, pp. 1579-1588. |
| Zaller N, Huang W, He H, Dong Y, Song D, Zhang H, Operario D. "Risky alcohol use among migrant women in entertainment venues in China." Alcohol and Alcoholism, vol. 49, no. 3, 2014, pp. 321-6. |
| van der Elst, Elise Maria, Kombo, Bernadette, Gichuru, Evans, Omar, Anisa, Musyoki, Helgar, Graham, Susan Marie, Smith, Adrian D., Operario, Don, Sanders, Eduard Joachim. "Skills Training of Kenyan Health Care Providers Attending to Men who Have Sex with Men Improved Services Two Years Post Training." AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, vol. 30, no. S1, 2014, pp. A108-A108. |
| Galárraga, Omar, Sandra G. Sosa-Rubi, Andrea González, Florentino Badial-Hernández, Carlos J. Conde-Glez, Luis Juárez-Figueroa, Sergio Bautista-Arredondo, Caroline Kuo, Don Operario, and Kenneth H. Mayer. "The disproportionate burden of HIV and STIs among male sex workers in Mexico City and the rationale for economic incentives to reduce risks." Journal of the International AIDS, vol. 17, no. 1, 2014. |
| Lane, Tyler, Cluver, Lucie, Operario, Don. "Young carers in South Africa: tasks undertaken by children in households affected by HIV infection and other illness." Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, vol. 10, no. 1, 2014, pp. 55-66. |
| Walstrom P, Operario D, Zlotnick C, Mutimura E, Benekigeri C, Cohen MH. "'I think my future will be better than my past': examining support group influence on the mental health of HIV-infected Rwandan women." Global Public Health, vol. 8, no. 1, 2013, pp. 90-105. |
| Operario, Don, Kuo, Caroline, Sosa-Rubí, Sandra G., Gálarraga, Omar. "Conditional economic incentives for reducing HIV risk behaviors: Integration of psychology and behavioral economics." Health Psychology, vol. 32, no. 9, 2013, pp. 932-40. |
| van der Elst, Elise M, Gichuru, Evans, Omar, Anisa, Kanungi, Jennifer, Duby, Zoe, Midoun, Miriam, Shangani, Sylvia, Graham, Susan M, Smith, Adrian D, Sanders, Eduard J, Operario, Don. "Experiences of Kenyan healthcare workers providing services to men who have sex with men: qualitative findings from a sensitivity training programme." Journal of the International AIDS Society, vol. 16, no. 4(Suppl 3), 2013. |
| van der Elst EM, Gichuru E, Omar A, Kanungi J, Duby Z, Midoun M, Shangani S, Graham SM, Smith AD, Sanders EJ, Operario D. "Experiences of Kenyan healthcare workers providing services to men who have sex with men: qualitative findings from a sensitivity training programme." Journal of the International AIDS Society, vol. 16 Suppl 3, 2013, pp. 18741. |
| Elst, Elisabeth Maria, Mbogua, Judie, Operario, Don, Mutua, Gaudensia, Kuo, Caroline, Mugo, Peter, Kanungi, Jennifer, Singh, Sagri, Haberer, Jessica, Priddy, Frances, Sanders, Eduard Joachim. "High acceptability of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis but challenges in adherence and use: qualitative insights from a phase I trial of intermittent and daily PrEP in at-risk populations in Kenya." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 17, no. 6, 2013, pp. 2162-2172. |
| Grin B, Chan PA, Operario D. "Knowledge of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection among gay and bisexual male college students." Journal of American College Health, vol. 61, no. 4, 2013, pp. 232-41. |
| M van der Elst, Elise, D Smith, Adrian, Gichuru, Evanson, Wahome, Elizabeth, Musyoki, Helgar, Muraguri, Nicolas, Fegan, Greg, Duby, Zoe, Bekker, Linda-Gail, Bender, Bonnie, M Graham, Susan, Operario, Don, J Sanders, Eduard. "Men who have sex with men sensitivity training reduces homoprejudice and increases knowledge among Kenyan healthcare providers in coastal Kenya." Journal of the International AIDS Society, vol. 16, no. 4(Suppl 3), 2013. |
| van der Elst EM, Smith AD, Gichuru E, Wahome E, Musyoki H, Muraguri N, Fegan G, Duby Z, Bekker LG, Bender B, Graham SM, Operario D, Sanders EJ. "Men who have sex with men sensitivity training reduces homoprejudice and increases knowledge among Kenyan healthcare providers in coastal Kenya." Journal of the International AIDS Society, vol. 16 Suppl 3, 2013, pp. 18748. |
| Kuo C, Reddy MK, Operario D, Cluver L, Stein DJ. "Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Adults Caring for Orphaned Children in HIV-Endemic South Africa." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 17, no. 5, 2013, pp. 1755-1763. |
| Song D, Zhang H, Wang J, Liu Q, Wang X, Operario D, She M, Wang M, Zaller N. "Prevalence and correlates of HIV infection and unrecognized HIV status among men who have sex with men and women in Chengdu and Guangzhou, China." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 17, no. 7, 2013, pp. 2395-404. |
| Tan JY, Pratto F, Operario D, Dworkin SL. "Sexual positioning and race-based attraction by preferences for social dominance among gay Asian/Pacific Islander men in the United States." Arch Sex Behav, vol. 42, no. 7, 2013, pp. 1233-9. |
| Song D, Zhang H, Wang J, Han D, Dai L, Liu Q, Yu F, Operario D, She M, Zaller N. "Sexual risk behaviours and their correlates among gay and non-gay identified men who have sex with men and women in Chengdu and Guangzhou, China." International journal of STD & AIDS, vol. 24, no. 10, 2013, pp. 780-90. |
| Montgomery P, Underhill K, Gardner F, Operario D, Mayo-Wilson E. "The Oxford Implementation Index: a new tool for incorporating implementation data into systematic reviews and meta-analyses." American Journal of Kidney Diseases, vol. 66, no. 8, 2013, pp. 874-82. |
| Chuong C, Operario D. "Challenging household dynamics: impact of orphanhood, parental absence, and children's living arrangements on education in South Africa." Global Public Health, vol. 7, no. 1, 2012, pp. 42-57. |
| Kuo C, Operario D, Cluver L. "Depression among carers of AIDS-orphaned and other-orphaned children in Umlazi Township, South Africa." Global Public Health, vol. 7, no. 3, 2012, pp. 253-269. |
| Lloyd S, Operario D. "HIV risk among men who have sex with men who have experienced childhood sexual abuse: systematic review and meta-analysis." AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 24, no. 3, 2012, pp. 228-41. |
| Kuo, Caroline, Fitzgerald, Jane, Operario, Don, Casale, Marisa. "Social support disparities for caregivers of AIDS-orphaned children in South Africa." Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 40, no. 6, 2012, pp. 631-644. |
| Bangpan M, Operario D. "Understanding the role of family on sexual-risk decisions of young women: a systematic review." AIDS Care, vol. 24, no. 9, 2012, pp. 1163-72. |
| Cluver, L., Operario, D., Lane, T., Kganakga, M. "I Can't Go to School and Leave Her in So Much Pain": Educational Shortfalls Among Adolescent 'Young Carers' in the South African AIDS Epidemic." Journal of Adolescent Research, vol. 27, no. 5, 2011, pp. 581-605. |
| Saleh LD, Operario D, Smith CD, Arnold E, Kegeles S. "We're going to have to cut loose some of our personal beliefs": barriers and opportunities in providing HIV prevention to African American men who have sex with men and women." AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 23, no. 6, 2011, pp. 521-32. |
| Kuo C, Operario D. "Health of adults caring for orphaned children in an HIV-endemic community in South Africa." AIDS Care, vol. 23, no. 9, 2011, pp. 1128-1135. |
| Operario D, Underhill K, Chuong C, Cluver L. "HIV infection and sexual risk behaviour among youth who have experienced orphanhood: systematic review and meta-analysis." Journal of the International AIDS Society, vol. 14, 2011, pp. 25. |
| Han, Chong-suk, Operario, Don, Choi, Kyung-Hee. "If I was infected with HIV, I would be letting my family down: Family influences on risk and protective factors for unsafe sex among gay Asian Pacific Islander men." Health, Risk & Society, vol. 13, no. 4, 2011, pp. 373-388. |
| Operario D, Nemoto T, Iwamoto M, Moore T. "Risk for HIV and unprotected sexual behavior in male primary partners of transgender women." Arch Sex Behav, vol. 40, no. 6, 2011, pp. 1255-61. |
| Operario D, Smith CD, Arnold E, Kegeles S. "Sexual risk and substance use behaviors among African American men who have sex with men and women." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 15, no. 3, 2011, pp. 576-83. |
| Operario D, Nemoto T, Iwamoto M, Moore T. "Unprotected sexual behavior and HIV risk in the context of primary partnerships for transgender women." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 15, no. 3, 2011, pp. 674-82. |
| Kuo C, Operario D. "Caring for AIDS-orphaned children: an exploratory study of challenges faced by carers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa." Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, vol. 5, no. 4, 2010, pp. 344-352. |
| Burton J, Darbes LA, Operario D. "Couples-focused behavioral interventions for prevention of HIV: systematic review of the state of evidence." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 14, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-10. |
| Operario D, Nemoto T. "HIV in transgender communities: syndemic dynamics and a need for multicomponent interventions." JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, vol. 55 Suppl 2, 2010, pp. S91-3. |
| Underhill K, Operario D, Mimiaga MJ, Skeer MR, Mayer KH. "Implementation science of pre-exposure prophylaxis: preparing for public use." Current HIV/AIDS Reports, vol. 7, no. 4, 2010, pp. 210-9. |
| Underhill K, Montgomery P, Operario D. "Maximizing the clinical relevance of sexual abstinence-only program evaluations." Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, vol. 164, no. 7, 2010, pp. 679; author reply 680-1. |
| Underhill, Kristen, Operario, Don, Skeer, Margie R, Mimiaga, Matthew J, Mayer, Kenneth H. "Packaging PrEP to Prevent HIV: An Integrated Framework to Plan for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Implementation in Clinical Practice." JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, vol. 55, no. 1, 2010, pp. 8-13. |
| Golub SA, Operario D, Gorbach PM. "Pre-exposure prophylaxis state of the science: empirical analogies for research and implementation." Current HIV/AIDS Reports, vol. 7, no. 4, 2010, pp. 201-9. |
| Operario D, Smith CD, Arnold E, Kegeles S. "The Bruthas Project: evaluation of a community-based HIV prevention intervention for African American men who have sex with men and women." AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 22, no. 1, 2010, pp. 37-48. |
| Kuo, Caroline, Operario, Don. "Caring for AIDS-orphaned children: A systematic review of studies on caregivers." Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1-12. |
| Underhill, Kristen, Montgomery, Paul, Operario, Don. "Cochrane review: Abstinence-plus programs for HIV infection prevention in high-income countries." Evid.-Based Child Health, vol. 4, no. 2, 2009, pp. 400-815. |
| Wang D, Operario D, Hong Q, Zhang H, Coates TJ. "Intervention to train physicians in rural China on HIV/STI knowledge and risk reduction counseling: preliminary findings." AIDS Care, vol. 21, no. 4, 2009, pp. 468-72. |
| Saleh LD, Operario D. "Moving beyond "the down low": a critical analysis of terminology guiding HIV prevention efforts for African American men who have secretive sex with men." Social Science & Medicine, vol. 68, no. 2, 2009, pp. 390-5. |
| Cluver, Lucie, Operario, Don, Gardner, Frances. "Parental illness, caregiving factors and psychological distress among children orphaned by acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in South Africa." Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, vol. 4, no. 3, 2009, pp. 185-198. |
| Cluver L, Gardner F, Operario D. "Poverty and psychological health among AIDS-orphaned children in Cape Town, South Africa." AIDS Care, vol. 21, no. 6, 2009, pp. 732-41. |
| Underhill, Kristen, Montgomery, Paul, Operario, Don, Kremer, L.C.M., van Dalen, E.C. "Summary of ‘Abstinence-plus programs for HIV infection prevention in high-income countries’, including tables of key findings and quality of included trials." Evid.-Based Child Health, vol. 4, no. 2, 2009, pp. 816-820. |
| Underhill K, Montgomery P, Operario D. "Abstinence-plus programs for HIV infection prevention in high-income countries." The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, no. 1, 2008, pp. CD007006. |
| Underhill, K., Montgomery, P., Operario, D. "Abstracts of Cochrane Reviews." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, vol. 102, no. 2, 2008, pp. 186-188. |
| Hidaka Y, Operario D, Takenaka M, Omori S, Ichikawa S, Shirasaka T. "Attempted suicide and associated risk factors among youth in urban Japan." Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, vol. 43, no. 9, 2008, pp. 752-7. |
| Operario D, Han CS, Choi KH. "Dual identity among gay Asian Pacific Islander men." Culture, Health & Sexuality, vol. 10, no. 5, 2008, pp. 447-61. |
| Cluver LD, Gardner F, Operario D. "Effects of stigma on the mental health of adolescents orphaned by AIDS." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 42, no. 4, 2008, pp. 410-7. |
| Cluver, Lucie, Operario, Don. "Inter-generational Linkages of AIDS: Vulnerability of Orphaned Children for HIV Infection." IDS Bulletin, vol. 39, no. 5, 2008, pp. 27-35. |
| Operario D, Burton J, Underhill K, Sevelius J. "Men who have sex with transgender women: challenges to category-based HIV prevention." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 12, no. 1, 2008, pp. 18-26. |
| Operario, Don, Cluver, Lucie, Rees, Helen, MacPhail, Catherine, Pettifor, Audrey. "Orphanhood and Completion of Compulsory School Education Among Young People in South Africa: Findings From a National Representative Survey." Journal of Research on Adolescence, vol. 18, no. 1, 2008, pp. 173-186. |
| Operario D. "Outside the box: HIV prevention with hard-to-categorize people." Focus (San Francisco, Calif.), vol. 23, no. 2, 2008, pp. 5-8. |
| Operario D, Soma T, Underhill K. "Sex work and HIV status among transgender women: systematic review and meta-analysis." JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, vol. 48, no. 1, 2008, pp. 97-103. |
| Operario D, Smith CD, Kegeles S. "Social and psychological context for HIV risk in non-gay-identified African American men who have sex with men." AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 20, no. 4, 2008, pp. 347-59. |
| Wise J, Operario D. "Use of electronic reminder devices to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review." AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 22, no. 6, 2008, pp. 495-504. |
| Underhill K, Operario D, Montgomery P. "Abstinence-only programs for HIV infection prevention in high-income countries." The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, no. 4, 2007, pp. CD005421. |
| Sheth, Lina, Operario, Don, Latham, Nancy, Sheoran, Bhupendra. "National-level Capacity-building Assistance Model to Enhance HIV Prevention for Asian & Pacific Islander Communities." Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, vol. 13, no. Supplement, 2007, pp. S40-S48. |
| Sheth L, Operario D, Latham N, Sheoran B. "National-level capacity-building assistance model to enhance HIV prevention for Asian & Pacific Islander communities." Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, vol. Suppl, 2007, pp. S40-8. |
| Sausa LA, Keatley J, Operario D. "Perceived risks and benefits of sex work among transgender women of color in San Francisco." Arch Sex Behav, vol. 36, no. 6, 2007, pp. 768-77. |
| Operario D, Pettifor A, Cluver L, MacPhail C, Rees H. "Prevalence of parental death among young people in South Africa and risk for HIV infection." JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, vol. 44, no. 1, 2007, pp. 93-8. |
| Cluver L, Gardner F, Operario D. "Psychological distress amongst AIDS-orphaned children in urban South Africa." Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, vol. 48, no. 8, 2007, pp. 755-63. |
| Underhill K, Operario D, Montgomery P. "Reporting deficiencies in trials of abstinence-only programmes for HIV prevention." AIDS, vol. 21, no. 2, 2007, pp. 266-8. |
| Underhill K, Montgomery P, Operario D. "Sexual abstinence only programmes to prevent HIV infection in high income countries: systematic review." BMJ, vol. 335, no. 7613, 2007, pp. 248. |
| Underhill K, Operario D, Montgomery P. "Systematic review of abstinence-plus HIV prevention programs in high-income countries." PLOS Medicine, vol. 4, no. 9, 2007, pp. e275. |
| Hidaka Y, Operario D. "Attempted suicide, psychological health and exposure to harassment among Japanese homosexual, bisexual or other men questioning their sexual orientation recruited via the internet." Journal of epidemiology and community health, vol. 60, no. 11, 2006, pp. 962-7. |
| Operario D, Tschann J, Flores E, Bridges M. "Brief report: associations of parental warmth, peer support, and gender with adolescent emotional distress." Journal of Adolescence, vol. 29, no. 2, 2006, pp. 299-305. |
| Nemoto T, Sausa LA, Operario D, Keatley J. "Need for HIV/AIDS education and intervention for MTF transgenders: responding to the challenge." Journal of homosexuality, vol. 51, no. 1, 2006, pp. 183-202. |
| Operario, Don, Choi, Kyung-Hee, Chu, Priscilla Lee, McFarland, Willi, Secura, Gina M., Behel, Stephanie, MacKellar, Duncan, Valleroy, Linda. "Prevalence and Correlates of Substance Use Among Young Asian Pacific Islander Men Who Have Sex with Men." Prevention Science, vol. 7, no. 1, 2006, pp. 19-29. |
| Operario, Don, Choi, Kyung-Hee, Chu, Priscilla Lee, McFarland, Willi, Secura, Gina M., Behel, Stephanie, MacKellar, Duncan, Valleroy, Linda. "Prevalence and Correlates of Substance Use Among Young Asian Pacific Islander Men Who Have Sex with Men." Prevention Science, vol. 7, no. 4, 2006, pp. 421-421. |
| Operario D, Choi KH, Chu PL, McFarland W, Secura GM, Behel S, MacKellar D, Valleroy L. "Prevalence and correlates of substance use among young Asian Pacific Islander men who have sex with men." Prevention Science, vol. 7, no. 1, 2006, pp. 19-29. |
| Sugano E, Nemoto T, Operario D. "The impact of exposure to transphobia on HIV risk behavior in a sample of transgendered women of color in San Francisco." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 10, no. 2, 2006, pp. 217-25. |
| Operario D, Nemoto T, Ng T, Syed J, Mazarei M. "Conducting HIV interventions for Asian Pacific Islander men who have sex with men: challenges and compromises in community collaborative research." AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 17, no. 4, 2005, pp. 334-46. |
| Nemoto, Tooru, Operario, Don, Keatley, JoAnne. "Health and Social Services for Male-to-Female Transgender Persons of Color in San Francisco." International Journal of Transgenderism, vol. 8, no. 2-3, 2005, pp. 5-19. |
| Nemoto T, Operario D, Keatley J, Nguyen H, Sugano E. "Promoting health for transgender women: Transgender Resources and Neighborhood Space (TRANS) program in San Francisco." American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 3, 2005, pp. 382-4. |
| Operario D, Nemoto T. "Sexual risk behavior and substance use among a sample of Asian Pacific Islander transgendered women." AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 17, no. 5, 2005, pp. 430-43. |
| Choi KH, Operario D, Gregorich SE, McFarland W, MacKellar D, Valleroy L. "Substance use, substance choice, and unprotected anal intercourse among young Asian American and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men." AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 17, no. 5, 2005, pp. 418-29. |
| Nemoto, Tooru, Operario, Don, Keatley, JoAnne, Han, Lei, Soma, Toho. "HIV Risk Behaviors Among Male-to-Female Transgender Persons of Color in San Francisco." American Journal of Public Health, vol. 94, no. 7, 2004, pp. 1193-1199. |
| Nemoto T, Operario D, Keatley J, Han L, Soma T. "HIV risk behaviors among male-to-female transgender persons of color in San Francisco." American Journal of Public Health, vol. 94, no. 7, 2004, pp. 1193-9. |
| Nemoto T, Operario D, Keatley J, Villegas D. "Social context of HIV risk behaviours among male-to-female transgenders of colour." AIDS Care, vol. 16, no. 6, 2004, pp. 724-35. |
| Nemoto T, Iwamoto M, Wong S, Le MN, Operario D. "Social factors related to risk for violence and sexually transmitted infections/HIV among Asian massage parlor workers in San Francisco." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 8, no. 4, 2004, pp. 475-83. |
| Operario, Don, Adler, Nancy E., Williams, David R. "Subjective social status: reliability and predictive utility for global health." Psychology & Health, vol. 19, no. 2, 2004, pp. 237-246. |
| Choi KH, Operario D, Gregorich SE, Han L. "Age and race mixing patterns of sexual partnerships among Asian men who have sex with men: implications for HIV transmission and prevention." AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 15, no. 1 Suppl A, 2003, pp. 53-65. |
| Nemoto T, Operario D, Takenaka M, Iwamoto M, Le MN. "HIV risk among Asian women working at massage parlors in San Francisco." AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 15, no. 3, 2003, pp. 245-56. |
| Nemoto T, Operario D, Soma T, Bao D, Vajrabukka A, Crisostomo V. "HIV risk and prevention among Asian/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men: listen to our stories." AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 15, no. 1 Suppl A, 2003, pp. 7-20. |
| Nemoto T, Operario D, Soma T. "Risk behaviors of Filipino methamphetamine users in San Francisco: implications for prevention and treatment of drug use and HIV." public health reports, vol. 117 Suppl 1, 2002, pp. S30-8. |
| Goodwin, Stephanie A., Operario, Don, Fiske, Susan T. "Situational Power and Interpersonal Dominance Facilitate Bias and Inequality." Journal of Social Issues, vol. 54, no. 4, 1998, pp. 677-698. |
I am a social-behavioral scientist and health psychologist committed to research that addresses health inequities in the United States and in international settings. My current research involves developing and testing psychosocial and community-based health interventions for reducing HIV transmission, as well as other mixed methods research aiming to understand the determinants of psychological and behavioral health in racial/ethnic minority populations and sexual and gender minority populations.
My research bridges psychological and social sciences with public health, with a specific focus on the social determinants and social sequelae of HIV/AIDS. I work with vulnerable populations for health disparities - including ethnic minorities, sexual minorities, and other disadvantaged groups in the United States and in developing world settings. I am fundamentally interested in conducting work that has public health and policy relevance, aimed especially toward improving outcomes in historically disadvantaged communities. My current work is based in urban centers in the United States as well as international settings including China, South Africa, Kenya, Mexico, and Peru.
At Brown University, I am affiliated with the International Health Institute (IHI), Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS), and Population Studies Training Center (PSTC).
Research sponsored by:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | PhD | University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
2018, American Psychological Association – Psychology and AIDS Distinguished Leadership Award
2012, Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Brown University
2007, American Psychological Association, Early Career Award, Minority Fellowship Program
2006, University of Oxford Excellence in Teaching Award
2001, UCSF-Robert Harris Award for Research in Health Psychology
| PHP 2300 - Research Methods in Behavioral Science |
| PHP 2330 - Behavioral and Social Approaches to HIV Prevention |
| PHP 2365 - Public Health Issues in LGBT Populations |
| PHP 2740 - Learning Global Health by Doing Global Health: Global Health Thesis Seminar |
| PHP 2760 - Critical Perspectives in Global Health |
