Dr. Brown is the Academic Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. He has a particular interest in HIV and risk behaviors among adolescents and young adults. He also conducts clinical treatment trials to reduce substance use and depression for those lwith HIV through AIDS Trials networks and is developing and testing an iPhone game to improve medical adherence for adolescents and young adults with HIV. In addition, his research promotes engagement and adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis for MSM in the South. He is co-Director of the Clinical and Behavioral Sciences Core of the Providence - Boston Center for AIDS Research, the PI of a NIMH T32 postdoctoral training program in HIV biobehavioral research, and PI of a NIMH R25 Research Training Program for child and adolescent psychiatry fellows.
| Tarantino N, Lowery A, Brown LK. "Adherence to HIV Care and Associated Health Functioning among Youth Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa." AIDS reviews, vol. 22, no. 2, 2020, pp. 93-102. |
| Whiteley L, Healy MG, Lowery A, Haubrick KK, Brown LK. "An evaluation and review of English language pre-exposure prophylaxis websites and YouTube videos." International journal of STD & AIDS, vol. 31, no. 5, 2020, pp. 460-466. |
| Haney-Caron E, Brown LK, Tolou-Shams M. "Brief Report: HIV Testing and Risk Among Justice-Involved Youth." AIDS and Behavior, 2020. |
| Sun S, Hou J, Chen Y, Lu Y, Brown L, Operario D. "Challenges to HIV Care and Psychological Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among People Living with HIV in China." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 24, no. 10, 2020, pp. 2764-2765. |
| Rizzo, Christie J., Joppa, Meredith C., Barker, David, Zlotnick, Caron, Warren, Justine, Saint-Eloi Cadely, Hans, Brown, Larry K. "Individual and Relationship Characteristics of Adolescent Girls With Histories of Physical Dating Violence." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 35, no. 5-6, 2020, pp. 088626051769685. |
| Lescano, Celia M, Castillo, Humberto López, Calcano, Ercilia, Mayor, Manuel, Porter, Milagro, Rivera-Torgerson, Yairí, Dion, Charles, Marhefka, Stephanie L, Barker, David, Brown, Larry K, None, None. "Latino STYLE: Preliminary Findings From an HIV Prevention RCT Among Latino Youth." Journal of Pediatric Psychology, vol. 45, no. 4, 2020, pp. 411-422. |
| Ng MY, Tolou-Shams M, Galbraith K, Brown LK. "Parent Psychological Distress: A Moderator of Behavioral Health Intervention Outcomes among Justice-Involved Adolescents." Journal of Research on Adolescence, vol. 30, no. 1, 2020, pp. 53-62. |
| Kuo C, Giovenco D, DeAtley T, Hoare J, Underhill K, Atujuna M, Mathews C, Stein DJ, Brown LK, Operario D. "Recreational Use of HIV Antiretroviral Medication and Implications for HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and Treatment." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 24, no. 9, 2020, pp. 2650-2655. |
| DeAtley T, Mathews C, Stein DJ, Grelotti D, Brown LK, Giovenco D, Atujuna M, Beardslee W, Kuo C. "Risk and protective factors for whoonga use among adolescents in South Africa." Addictive Behaviors Reports, vol. 11, 2020, pp. 100277. |
| Zullig, Keith J., Valois, Robert F., Hobbs, Gerald R., Kerr, Jelani C., Romer, Daniel, Carey, Michael P., Brown, Larry K., DiClemente, Ralph J., Vanable, Peter A. "Can a Multilevel STI/HIV Prevention Strategy for High Risk African American Adolescents Improve Life Satisfaction?." Journal of Happiness Studies, vol. 21, no. 2, 2019, pp. 417-436. |
| Valois, Robert F., Zullig, Keith J., Brown, Larry K., Carey, Michael P., Vanable, Peter A., Romer, Daniel, DiClemente, Ralph J. "Is the Brief Multidimensional Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale Valid and Reliable for African American Adolescents?." American Journal of Health Education, 2019, pp. 1-12. |
| Haney-Caron E, Esposito-Smythers C, Tolou-Shams M, Lowery A, Brown LK. "Mental Health Symptoms and Delinquency among Court-Involved Youth Referred for Treatment." Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 98, 2019, pp. 312-318. |
| Kuo, C., Mathews, C., LoVette, A., Harrison, A. Orchowski, L., Pellowski, J., Atujuna, M., Stein, D., Brown, L. "Perpetration of Sexual Aggression among Adolescents in South Africa." Journal of Adolescence, vol. 72, 2019, pp. 32-36. |
| Tarantino, Nicholas, Whiteley, Laura, Craker, Lacey, Brown, Larry K. "Predictors of viral suppression among youth living with HIV in the southern United States." AIDS Care, vol. 32, no. 7, 2019, pp. 1-5. |
| Dunne, Eugene M., Norris, Alyssa L., Romer, Daniel, DiClemente, Ralph J., Vanable, Peter A., Valois, Robert F., Brown, Larry K., Carey, Michael P. "Problem Solving Reduces Sexual Risk Associated with Sensation Seeking, Substance Use, and Depressive Symptoms Among African-American Adolescents." Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, vol. 28, no. 2, 2019, pp. 113-118. |
| Barker, David H., Scott-Sheldon, Lori A. J., Gittins Stone, Daniel, Brown, Larry K. "Using Composite Scores to Summarize Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior: Current State of the Science and Recommendations." Archives of Sexual Behavior, vol. 48, no. 8, 2019, pp. 2305-2320. |
| Tarantino N, Brown LK, Whiteley L, Fernández MI, Nichols SL, Harper G, ATN 086 Protocol Team for the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Intervention. "Correlates of missed clinic visits among youth living with HIV." AIDS Care, vol. 30, no. 8, 2018, pp. 982-989. |
| Whiteley L, Brown LK, Mena L, Craker L, Arnold T. "Enhancing health among youth living with HIV using an iPhone game." AIDS Care, vol. 30, no. sup4, 2018, pp. 21-33. |
| Hadley W, Houck C, Brown LK, Spitalnick JS, Ferrer M, Barker D. "Moving Beyond Role-Play: Evaluating the Use of Virtual Reality to Teach Emotion Regulation for the Prevention of Adolescent Risk Behavior Within a Randomized Pilot Trial." J. Pediatr. Psychol., vol. 44, no. 4, 2018, pp. 425-435. |
| Valois, Robert F., Kerr, Jelani C., Carey, Michael P., Brown, Larry K., Romer, Daniel, DiClemente, Ralph J., Vanable, Peter A. "Neighborhood Stress and Life Satisfaction: Is there a Relationship for African American Adolescents?." Applied Research in Quality of Life, vol. 15, no. 1, 2018, pp. 273-296. |
| Rizzo CJ, Joppa M, Barker D, Collibee C, Zlotnick C, Brown LK. "Project Date SMART: a Dating Violence (DV) and Sexual Risk Prevention Program for Adolescent Girls with Prior DV Exposure." Prevention Science, vol. 19, no. 4, 2018, pp. 416-426. |
| Houck, Christopher D., Barker, David H., Hadley, Wendy, Menefee, Maya, Brown, Larry K. "Sexual Risk Outcomes of an Emotion Regulation Intervention for At-Risk Early Adolescents." Pediatrics, vol. 141, no. 6, 2018, pp. e20172525. |
| Barker, David H., Nugent, Nicole R., Delgado, Jeanne R., Knopik, Valerie S., Brown, Larry K., Lally, Michelle A., McGeary, John E. "A genetic marker of risk in HIV-infected individuals with a history of hazardous drinking." AIDS Care, vol. 29, no. 9, 2017, pp. 1186-1191. |
| Tolou-Shams, Marina, Harrison, Anna, Conrad, Selby M., Johnson, Sarah, Brown, Larry K. "Challenges to conducting adolescent HIV prevention services research with court-involved youth." Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 83, 2017, pp. 201-208. |
| Conrad, Selby M., Queenan, Ryan, Brown, Larry K., Tolou-Shams, Marina. "Psychiatric Symptoms, Substance Use, Trauma, and Sexual Risk: A Brief Report of Gender Differences in Marijuana-Using Juvenile Offenders." Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, vol. 26, no. 6, 2017, pp. 433-436. |
| Conrad SM, Queenan R, Brown LK, Tolou-Shams M. "Psychiatric Symptoms, Substance Use, Trauma, and Sexual Risk: A Brief Report of Gender Differences in Marijuana-Using Juvenile Offenders." Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, vol. 26, no. 6, 2017, pp. 433-436. |
| Esposito-Smythers C, Hadley W, Curby TW, Brown LK. "Randomized pilot trial of a cognitive-behavioral alcohol, self-harm, and HIV prevention program for teens in mental health treatment." Behaviour Research and Therapy, vol. 89, 2017, pp. 49-56. |
| Whiteley, Laura, Warner, Jessica L., Ahuja, Meesha, Curtis, Virginia, Kessimian, Marianna, Ryoo, Hyeon Ju, Brown, Larry K. "The Impact of Comorbid Cannabis and Alcohol Use Disorders on the Functioning of College Students with Psychiatric Disorders." International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 16, no. 3, 2017, pp. 655-661. |
| Hadley W, Lansing A, Barker DH, Brown LK, Hunter H, Donenberg G, DiClemente RJ. "The Longitudinal Impact of a Family-Based Communication Intervention on Observational and Self-Reports of Sexual Communication." Journal of Child and Family Studies, vol. 27, no. 4, 2017, pp. 1098-1109. |
| Brown LK, Whiteley L, Houck CD, Craker LK, Lowery A, Beausoleil N, Donenberg G. "The Role of Affect Management for HIV Risk Reduction for Youth in Alternative Schools." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 56, no. 6, 2017, pp. 524-531. |
| Houck CD, Hadley W, Barker D, Brown LK, Hancock E, Almy B. "An Emotion Regulation Intervention to Reduce Risk Behaviors Among at-Risk Early Adolescents." Prevention Science, vol. 17, no. 1, 2016, pp. 71-82. |
| 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. |
| Brown LK, Kennard BD, Emslie GJ, Mayes TL, Whiteley LB, Bethel J, Xu J, Thornton S, Tanney MR, Hawkins LA, Garvie PA, Subramaniam GA, Worrell CJ, Stoff LW, Adolescent Trials Network for HIVAIDS Interventions. "Effective Treatment of Depressive Disorders in Medical Clinics for Adolescents and Young Adults Living With HIV: A Controlled Trial." JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, vol. 71, no. 1, 2016, pp. 38-46. |
| Joppa MC, Rizzo CJ, Nieves AV, Brown LK. "Pilot Investigation of the Katie Brown Educational Program: A School-Community Partnership." J School Health, vol. 86, no. 4, 2016, pp. 288-97. |
| Gamarel KE, Brown L, Kahler CW, Fernandez MI, Bruce D, Nichols S, Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Intervention. "Prevalence and correlates of substance use among youth living with HIV in clinical settings." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 169, 2016, pp. 11-18. |
| Houck CD, Barker DH, Hadley W, Brown LK, Lansing A, Almy B, Hancock E. "The 1-year impact of an emotion regulation intervention on early adolescent health risk behaviors." Health Psychology, vol. 35, no. 9, 2016, pp. 1036-1045. |
| Kerr JC, Valois RF, Siddiqi A, Vanable P, Carey MP, DiClemente RJ, Romer D, Brown LK, Farber NB, Salazar LF. "Erratum to: Neighborhood Condition and Geographic Locale in Assessing HIV/STI Risk Among African American Adolescents." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 19, no. 6, 2015, pp. 1014-5. |
| Tolou-Shams M, Conrad S, Louis A, Shuford SH, Brown LK. "HIV testing among non-incarcerated substance-abusing juvenile offenders." International journal of adolescent medicine and health, vol. 27, no. 4, 2015, pp. 467-9. |
| Swenson RR, Houck C, Sarfati D, Emerson E, Donenberg G, Brown LK. "HIV Testing Among Teens Attending Therapeutic Schools: Having a Personal Source of Information About HIV/AIDS Matters!." J Primary Prevent, vol. 36, no. 3, 2015, pp. 155-166. |
| Merchant, Roland C., Corner, David, Garza, Eduardo, Guan, Wentao, Mayer, Kenneth H., Brown, Larry, Chan, Philip A. "Preferences for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) information among men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) at community outreach settings." Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, vol. 20, no. 1, 2015, pp. 21-33. |
| Brown, Larry K., Whiteley, Laura, Harper, Gary W., Nichols, Sharon, Nieves, Amethys. "Psychological Symptoms Among 2032 Youth Living with HIV: A Multisite Study." AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 29, no. 4, 2015, pp. 212-219. |
| Kerr JC, Valois RF, DiClemente RJ, Carey MP, Stanton B, Romer D, Fletcher F, Farber N, Brown LK, Vanable PA, Salazar LF, Juzang I, Fortune T. "The effects of a mass media HIV-risk reduction strategy on HIV-related stigma and knowledge among African American adolescents." AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 29, no. 3, 2015, pp. 150-6. |
| Hadley, Wendy, Barker, David H., Brown, Larry K., Almy, Brandon, Donenberg, Geri, DiClemente, Ralph J. "The moderating role of parental psychopathology on response to a family-based HIV prevention intervention among youth in psychiatric treatment." Journal of Family Studies, vol. 21, no. 2, 2015, pp. 178-194. |
| Houck, Christopher, Swenson, Rebecca, Donenberg, Geri, Papino, Andrew, Emerson, Erin, Brown, Larry K. "Adolescents’ Emotions Prior to Sexual Activity and Associations with Sexual Risk Factors." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 18, no. 8, 2014, pp. 1615-1623. |
| Hadley, Wendy, Barker, David H., Lescano, Celia M., Stewart, Angela J., Affleck, Katelyn, Donenberg, Geri, DiClemente, Ralph, Brown, Larry K., Project Style Study Group, None. "Associations Between Psychiatric Impairment and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Teens in Mental Health Treatment." Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, vol. 13, no. 2, 2014, pp. 198-213. |
| Whiteley LB, Brown LK, Swenson R, Kapogiannis BG, Harper GW. "Disparities in mental health care among HIV-infected youth." Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, vol. 13, no. 1, 2014, pp. 29-34. |
| Lally M, Goldsworthy R, Sarr M, Kahn J, Brown L, Peralta L, Zimet G. "Evaluation of an Intervention Among Adolescents to Reduce Preventive Misconception in HIV Vaccine Clinical Trials." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 55, no. 2, 2014, pp. 254-9. |
| Rodriguez EM, Donenberg GR, Emerson E, Wilson HW, Brown LK, Houck C. "Family environment, coping, and mental health in adolescents attending therapeutic day schools." Journal of Adolescence, vol. 37, no. 7, 2014, pp. 1133-42. |
| Conrad, Selby M., Tolou-Shams, Marina, Rizzo, Christie J., Placella, Nicole, Brown, Larry K. "Gender differences in recidivism rates for juvenile justice youth: The impact of sexual abuse." Law and Human Behavior, vol. 38, no. 4, 2014, pp. 305-14. |
| Kerr JC, Valois RF, Siddiqi A, Vanable P, Carey MP, DiClemente RJ, Romer D, Brown LK, Farber NB, Salazar LF. "Neighborhood Condition and Geographic Locale in Assessing HIV/STI Risk Among African American Adolescents." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 19, no. 6, 2014, pp. 1005-13. |
| Valois, Robert F., Kerr, Jelani C., Hennessy, Michael, DiClemente, Ralph J., Brown, Larry K., Carey, Michael P., Vanable, Peter A., Farber, Naomi B., Salazar, Laura F., Romer, Daniel. "Perceived Difficulty of Performing Selected HIV/AIDS Preventive Behaviors and Life Satisfaction: Is there a Relationship for African American Adolescents?." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 19, no. 7, 2014, pp. 1288-1297. |
| Tolou-Shams M, Rizzo CJ, Conrad SM, Johnson S, Oliveira C, Brown LK. "Predictors of detention among juveniles referred for a court clinic forensic evaluation." The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, vol. 42, no. 1, 2014, pp. 56-65. |
| Brown LK, Hadley W, Donenberg GR, DiClemente RJ, Lescano C, Lang DM, Crosby R, Barker D, Oster D. "Project STYLE: a multisite RCT for HIV prevention among youths in mental health treatment." PS, vol. 65, no. 3, 2014, pp. 338-44. |
| Conrad SM, Swenson RR, Hancock E, Brown LK. "Sex Differences and HIV Risk Behaviors: The Interaction between the Experience of Multiple Types of Abuse and Self-Restraint on HIV Risk Behaviors." Journal of child sexual abuse, vol. 23, no. 5, 2014, pp. 558-76. |
| Houck CD, Barker D, Rizzo C, Hancock E, Norton A, Brown LK. "Sexting and Sexual Behavior in At-Risk Adolescents." PEDIATRICS, vol. 133, no. 2, 2014, pp. e276-e282. |
| Esposito-Smythers, Christianne, Brown, Larry K., Wolff, Jennifer, Xu, Jiahong, Thornton, Sarah, Tidey, Jennifer. "Substance abuse treatment for HIV infected young people: an open pilot trial." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 46, no. 2, 2014, pp. 244-250. |
| Brown, Larry K., Houck, Christopher, Donenberg, Geri, Emerson, Erin, Donahue, Kelly, Misbin, Jesse. "Affect management for HIV prevention with adolescents in therapeutic schools: the immediate impact of project balance." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 17, no. 8, 2013, pp. 2773-80. |
| Hadley W, Houck CD, Barker DH, Garcia AM, Spitalnick JS, Curtis V, Roye S, Brown LK. "Eliciting Affect via Immersive Virtual Reality: A Tool for Adolescent Risk Reduction." Journal of Pediatric Psychology, vol. 39, no. 3, 2013, pp. 358-68. |
| Martin A, Drell MJ, Brown LK, Axelson DA, Riggs PD. "Hats off: Journal awards 2013." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 52, no. 12, 2013, pp. 1360-4. |
| Lang DL, Rieckmann T, Diclemente RJ, Crosby RA, Brown LK, Donenberg GR. "Multi-level factors associated with pregnancy among urban adolescent women seeking psychological services." Journal of Urban Health, vol. 90, no. 2, 2013, pp. 212-23. |
| Whiteley LB, Mello J, Hunt O, Brown LK. "A review of sexual health web sites for adolescents." Clinical Pediatrics, vol. 51, no. 3, 2012, pp. 209-13. |
| Brown, Larry K., Houck, Christopher, Lescano, Celia, Donenberg, Geri, Tolou-Shams, Marina, Mello, Justin. "Affect regulation and HIV risk among youth in therapeutic schools." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 16, no. 8, 2012, pp. 2272-2278. |
| Whiteley, Laura B., Brown, Larry K., Swenson, Rebecca R., Valois, Robert F., Vanable, Peter A., Carey, Michael P., DiClemente, Ralph, Salazar, Laura F., Romer, Daniel. "African American Adolescents Meeting Sex Partners Online: Closing the Digital Research Divide in STI/HIV Prevention." The Journal of Primary Prevention, vol. 33, no. 1, 2012, pp. 13-18. |
| Barker DH, Swenson RR, Brown LK, Stanton BF, Vanable PA, Carey MP, Valois RF, Diclemente RJ, Salazar LF, Romer D. "Blocking the benefit of group-based HIV-prevention efforts during adolescence: the problem of HIV-related stigma." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 16, no. 3, 2012, pp. 571-7. |
| Seth P, Lang DL, Diclemente RJ, Braxton ND, Crosby RA, Brown LK, Hadley W, Donenberg GR. "Gender differences in sexual risk behaviours and sexually transmissible infections among adolescents in mental health treatment." Sexual Health, vol. 9, no. 3, 2012, pp. 240-6. |
| Stewart AJ, Theodore-Oklota C, Hadley W, Brown LK, Donenberg G, DiClemente R, Project STYLE Study Group. "Mania symptoms and HIV-risk behavior among adolescents in mental health treatment." Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, vol. 41, no. 6, 2012, pp. 803-10. |
| Brown JL, Sales JM, DiClemente RJ, Salazar LF, Vanable PA, Carey MP, Brown LK, Romer D, Valois RF, Stanton B. "Predicting discordance between self-reports of sexual behavior and incident sexually transmitted infections with African American female adolescents: results from a 4-city study." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 16, no. 6, 2012, pp. 1491-500. |
| Swenson, Rebecca R., Houck, Christopher D., Barker, David, Zeanah, Paula D., Brown, Larry K. "Prospective analysis of the transition to sexual experience and changes in sexual self-esteem among adolescents attending therapeutic schools." Journal of Adolescence, vol. 35, no. 1, 2012, pp. 77-85. |
| Donenberg, G. R., Emerson, E., Brown, L. K., Houck, C., Mackesy-Amiti, M. E. "Sexual Experience Among Emotionally and Behaviorally Disordered Students in Therapeutic Day Schools: An Ecological Examination of Adolescent Risk." Journal of Pediatric Psychology, vol. 37, no. 8, 2012, pp. 904-13. |
| Houck CD, Hadley W, Tolou-Shams M, Brown L. "Truancy is associated with sexual risk among early adolescents." Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, vol. 33, no. 9, 2012, pp. 728-31. |
| Whiteley LB, Brown LK, Swenson RR, Romer D, DiClemente RJ, Salazar LE, Vanable PA, Carey MP, Valois RF. "African American adolescents and new media: associations with HIV/STI risk behavior and psychosocial variables." Ethnicity & disease, vol. 21, no. 2, 2011, pp. 216-22. |
| Lang DL, Sales JM, Salazar LF, DiClemente RJ, Crosby RA, Brown LK, Donenberg GR. "Determinants of multimethod contraceptive use in a sample of adolescent women diagnosed with psychological disorders." Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 2011, 2011, pp. 510239. |
| Tolou-Shams, Marina, Houck, Christopher, Conrad, Selby M., Tarantino, Nicholas, Stein, L.A.R., Brown, Larry K. "HIV Prevention for Juvenile Drug Court Offenders: A Randomized Controlled Trial Focusing on Affect Management." Journal of Correctional Health Care, vol. 17, no. 3, 2011, pp. 226-32. |
| Sznitman S, Stanton BF, Vanable PA, Carey MP, Valois RF, Brown LK, DiClemente R, Hennessy M, Salazar LF, Romer D. "Long term effects of community-based STI screening and mass media HIV prevention messages on sexual risk behaviors of African American adolescents." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 15, no. 8, 2011, pp. 1755-63. |
| Hadley W, Hunter HL, Tolou-Shams M, Lescano C, Thompson A, Donenberg G, DiClemente R, Brown LK, Project STYLE Study Group. "Monitoring challenges: a closer look at parental monitoring, maternal psychopathology, and adolescent sexual risk." Journal of Family Psychology, vol. 25, no. 2, 2011, pp. 319-23. |
| Brown JL, Hennessy M, Sales JM, DiClemente RJ, Salazar LF, Vanable PA, Carey MP, Romer D, Valois RF, Brown LK, Stanton B. "Multiple method contraception use among African American adolescents in four US cities." Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 2011, 2011, pp. 765917. |
| Brown, Larry K., Nugent, Nicole R., Houck, Christopher D., Lescano, Celia M., Whiteley, Laura B., Barker, David, Viau, Lisa, Zlotnick, Caron. "Safe Thinking and Affect Regulation (STAR): Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention in Alternative/Therapeutic Schools." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 50, no. 10, 2011, pp. 1065-1074. |
| Lourie KJ, Brown LK, Flanagan P, High P, Kumar P, Davis S. "Teens, tots & condoms: hiv prevention and cultural identity among young adolescent mothers." International journal of adolescent medicine and health, vol. 10, no. 2, 2011, pp. 119-28. |
| Sznitman S, Vanable PA, Carey MP, Hennessy M, Brown LK, Valois RF, Stanton BF, Salazar LF, Diclemente R, Farber N, Romer D. "Using culturally sensitive media messages to reduce HIV-associated sexual behavior in high-risk African American adolescents: results from a randomized trial." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 49, no. 3, 2011, pp. 244-51. |
| Swenson, Rebecca R., Hadley, Wendy S., Houck, Christopher D., Dance, S. Kwame, Brown, Larry K. "Who Accepts a Rapid HIV Antibody Test? The Role of Race/Ethnicity and HIV Risk Behavior Among Community Adolescents." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 48, no. 5, 2011, pp. 527-9. |
| Tolou-Shams M, Stewart A, Fasciano J, Brown LK. "A review of HIV prevention interventions for juvenile offenders." J. Pediatr. Psychol., vol. 35, no. 3, 2010, pp. 250-61. |
| Swenson RR, Rizzo CJ, Brown LK, Vanable PA, Carey MP, Valois RF, DiClemente RJ, Romer D. "HIV knowledge and its contribution to sexual health behaviors of low-income African American adolescents." Journal of the National Medical Association, vol. 102, no. 12, 2010, pp. 1173-82. |
| Lang DL, Salazar LF, Crosby RA, DiClemente RJ, Brown LK, Donenberg GR. "Neighborhood environment, sexual risk behaviors and acquisition of sexually transmitted infections among adolescents diagnosed with psychological disorders." American journal of community psychology, vol. 46, no. 3-4, 2010, pp. 303-11. |
| Brown LK, Hadley W, Stewart A, Lescano C, Whiteley L, Donenberg G, DiClemente R, Project STYLE Study Group. "Psychiatric disorders and sexual risk among adolescents in mental health treatment." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 78, no. 4, 2010, pp. 590-7. |
| Houck CD, Nugent NR, Lescano CM, Peters A, Brown LK. "Sexual abuse and sexual risk behavior: beyond the impact of psychiatric problems." J. Pediatr. Psychol., vol. 35, no. 5, 2010, pp. 473-83. |
| Sznitman SR, Carey MP, Vanable PA, DiClemente RJ, Brown LK, Valois RF, Hennessy M, Farber N, Rizzo C, Caliendo A, Salazar LF, Stanton BF, Romer D. "The impact of community-based sexually transmitted infection screening results on sexual risk behaviors of African American adolescents." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 47, no. 1, 2010, pp. 12-9. |
| Nugent NR, Brown LK, Belzer M, Harper GW, Nachman S, Naar-King S, Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions. "Youth living with HIV and problem substance use: elevated distress is associated with nonadherence and sexual risk." Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (Chicago, Ill. : 2002), vol. 9, no. 2, 2010, pp. 113-5. |
| Lescano CM, Houck CD, Brown LK, Doherty G, DiClemente RJ, Fernandez MI, Pugatch D, Schlenger WE, Silver BJ, Project SHIELD Study Group. "Correlates of heterosexual anal intercourse among at-risk adolescents and young adults." American Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, no. 6, 2009, pp. 1131-6. |
| Lescano CM, Brown LK, Raffaelli M, Lima LA. "Cultural factors and family-based HIV prevention intervention for Latino youth." J. Pediatr. Psychol., vol. 34, no. 10, 2009, pp. 1041-52. |
| Romer D, Sznitman S, DiClemente R, Salazar LF, Vanable PA, Carey MP, Hennessy M, Brown LK, Valois RF, Stanton BF, Fortune T, Juzang I. "Mass media as an HIV-prevention strategy: using culturally sensitive messages to reduce HIV-associated sexual behavior of at-risk African American youth." American Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, no. 12, 2009, pp. 2150-9. |
| Hadley W, Brown LK, Lescano CM, Kell H, Spalding K, Diclemente R, Donenberg G, Project STYLE Study Group. "Parent-adolescent sexual communication: associations of condom use with condom discussions." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 13, no. 5, 2009, pp. 997-1004. |
| Swenson RR, Rizzo CJ, Brown LK, Payne N, DiClemente RJ, Salazar LF, Vanable PA, Carey MP, Valois RF, Romer D, Hennessy M. "Prevalence and correlates of HIV testing among sexually active African American adolescents in 4 US cities." Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 36, no. 9, 2009, pp. 584-91. |
| Sznitman SR, Romer D, Brown LK, DiClemente RJ, Valois RF, Vanable PA, Carey MP, Stanton B. "Prevalence, correlates, and sexually transmitted infection risk related to coitus interruptus among African-American adolescents." Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 36, no. 4, 2009, pp. 218-20. |
| Vanable PA, Carey MP, Brown JL, DiClemente RJ, Salazar LF, Brown LK, Romer D, Valois RF, Hennessy M, Stanton BF. "Test-retest reliability of self-reported HIV/STD-related measures among African-American adolescents in four U.S. cities." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 44, no. 3, 2009, pp. 214-21. |
| Horner JR, Salazar LF, Romer D, Vanable PA, DiClemente R, Carey MP, Valois RF, Stanton BF, Brown LK. "Withdrawal (coitus interruptus) as a sexual risk reduction strategy: perspectives from African-American adolescents." Arch Sex Behav, vol. 38, no. 5, 2009, pp. 779-87. |
| Grossman C, Hadley W, Brown LK, Houck CD, Peters A, Tolou-Shams M, Project SHIELD Study Group. "Adolescent sexual risk: factors predicting condom use across the stages of change." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 12, no. 6, 2008, pp. 913-22. |
| Brown LK, DiClemente R, Crosby R, Fernandez MI, Pugatch D, Cohn S, Lescano C, Royal S, Murphy JR, Silver B, Schlenger WE, Project Shield Study Group. "Condom use among high-risk adolescents: anticipation of partner disapproval and less pleasure associated with not using condoms." public health reports, vol. 123, no. 5, 2008, pp. 601-7. |
| Brown LK, Houck CD, Grossman CI, Lescano CM, Frenkel JL. "Frequency of adolescent self-cutting as a predictor of HIV risk." Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, vol. 29, no. 3, 2008, pp. 161-5. |
| Houck CD, Hadley W, Lescano CM, Pugatch D, Brown LK, Project Shield Study Group. "Suicide attempt and sexual risk behavior: relationship among adolescents." Archives of Suicide Research, vol. 12, no. 1, 2008, pp. 39-49. |
| Tolou-Shams M, Brown LK, Houck C, Lescano CM, Project SHIELD Study Group. "The association between depressive symptoms, substance use, and HIV risk among youth with an arrest history." Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, vol. 69, no. 1, 2008, pp. 58-64. |
| Brown LK, Tolou-Shams M, Brave Whiteley L. "Youths' HIV risk in the justice system: a critical but neglected issue." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 47, no. 8, 2008, pp. 845-6. |
| Lescano CM, Hadley WS, Beausoleil NI, Brown LK, D'eramo D, Zimskind A. "A brief screening measure of adolescent risk behavior." Child Psychiatry Hum Dev, vol. 37, no. 4, 2007, pp. 325-36. |
| Tolou-Shams M, Brown LK, Gordon G, Fernandez I, Project SHIELD Study Group. "Arrest history as an indicator of adolescent/young adult substance use and HIV risk." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 88, no. 1, 2007, pp. 87-90. |
| Tolou-Shams M, Payne N, Houck C, Pugatch D, Beausoleil N, Brown LK, Project SHIELD Study Group. "HIV testing among at-risk adolescents and young adults: a prospective analysis of a community sample." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 41, no. 6, 2007, pp. 586-93. |
| Brown LK, Puster KL, Vazquez EA, Hunter HL, Lescano CM. "Screening practices for adolescent dating violence." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 22, no. 4, 2007, pp. 456-64. |
| Lescano CM, Brown LK, Miller PM, Puster KL. "Unsafe sex: do feelings matter?." Journal of prevention & intervention in the community, vol. 33, no. 1-2, 2007, pp. 51-62. |
| Houck CD, Lescano CM, Brown LK, Tolou-Shams M, Thompson J, Diclemente R, Fernandez MI, Pugatch D, Schlenger WE, Silver BJ. "Islands of Risk": subgroups of adolescents at risk for HIV." J. Pediatr. Psychol., vol. 31, no. 6, 2006, pp. 619-29. |
| Payne NS, Beckwith CG, Davis M, Flanigan T, Simmons EM, Crockett K, Ratcliff TM, Brown LK, Sly KF. "Acceptance of HIV testing among African-American college students at a historically black university in the south." Journal of the National Medical Association, vol. 98, no. 12, 2006, pp. 1912-6. |
| Lescano CM, Vazquez EA, Brown LK, Litvin EB, Pugatch D, Project SHIELD Study Group. "Condom use with "casual" and "main" partners: what's in a name?." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 39, no. 3, 2006, pp. 443.e1-7. |
| Brown LK, Tolou-Shams M, Lescano C, Houck C, Zeidman J, Pugatch D, Lourie KJ, Project SHIELD Study Group. "Depressive symptoms as a predictor of sexual risk among African American adolescents and young adults." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 39, no. 3, 2006, pp. 444.e1-8. |
| Brown LK, Houck CD, Hadley WS, Lescano CM. "Self-cutting and sexual risk among adolescents in intensive psychiatric treatment." PS, vol. 56, no. 2, 2005, pp. 216-8. |
| Salazar LF, Crosby RA, DiClemente RJ, Wingood GM, Lescano CM, Brown LK, Harrington K, Davies S. "Self-esteem and theoretical mediators of safer sex among African American female adolescents: implications for sexual risk reduction interventions." Health Education & Behavior, vol. 32, no. 3, 2005, pp. 413-27. |
| Brown LK, Schultz JR, Forsberg AD, King G, Kocik SM, Butler RB. "Predictors of retention among HIV/hemophilia health care professionals." General Hospital Psychiatry, vol. 24, no. 1, 2002, pp. 48-54. |
| Brown LK, Spirito A, Reynolds LA, Hemstreet A. "Adolescent coping behavior when confronted with a friend with AIDS." Journal of Adolescence, vol. 15, no. 4, 1992, pp. 467-77. |
| Brown LK, DiClemente RJ, Beausoleil NI. "Comparison of human immunodeficiency virus related knowledge, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors among sexually active and abstinent young adolescents." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 13, no. 2, 1992, pp. 140-5. |
| Brown LK, Diclemente RJ, Park T. "Predictors of condom use in sexually active adolescents." Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 13, no. 8, 1992, pp. 651-7. |
| Brown LK, Overholser J, Spirito A, Fritz GK. "The correlates of planning in adolescent suicide attempts." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 30, no. 1, 1991, pp. 95-9. |
| Brown LK, Fritz GK, Barone VJ. "The impact of AIDS education on junior and senior high school students. A pilot study." Journal of adolescent health care : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, vol. 10, no. 5, 1989, pp. 386-92. |
| Brown LK, Fritz GK. "Children's knowledge and attitudes about AIDS." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 27, no. 4, 1988, pp. 504-8. |
Ongoing Research Support
R34MH113384 (Brown) 09/18/17-08/31/21
National Institute of Mental Health
MySTYLE: Online family-based HIV prevention for non-heterosexual Black adolescent males in the South
This project will develop and test an online media-based intervention for non-heterosexual Black adolescent males and their parents living in a community with a high prevalence of HIV.
R34MH111342 (Brown & Whiteley & Mena) 06/16/17-03/31/21
National Institute of Mental Health
A Mobile Intervention to Improve Uptake of PrEP for Southern Black MSM
This study is developing and testing a mobile intervention to improve uptake of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among Southern Black MSM.
R34MH115744 (Brown & Mena) 07/20/2018-04/30/21
National Institute of Mental Health
Telemedicine for PrEP throughout Mississippi (Tele-PrEP-MS)
This study is addressing barriers to accessing PrEP in underserved areas through development and pilot test of a telemedicine, distance-based clinical care delivered program in local community-based organizations already performing HIV/STI testing.
R01MH114843 (Kuo) 08/11/2017-07/31/22
National Institute of Mental Health
Our Family Our Future: A Resilience-Oriented Family Intervention to Prevent Adolescent HIV/STI Infection and Depression in South Africa
The major goal of this project is to test the impact of a family-based program to reduce risk for HIV and depression among youth in South Africa.
UM1AI068632 (Nachman) 04/01/15-11/30/20
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group: Protocol 2002
This study will develop a protocol to test the efficacy of a combined, manualized CBT and medication management algorithm for the treatment of depression in adolescents and young adults who are receiving medical care for HIV/AIDS at IMPAACT sites.
Role: Protocol Chair.
P30AI042853 (Cu-Uvin) 07/01/18–06/30/23
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research
This grant supports infrastructure and developmental work related to AIDS at the affiliated institutions.
Role: Associate Director of the CFAR and Co-Director of the Biobehavioral Sciences Core
R01MH117960 (Whiteley & Mena) 09/01/18 - 05/31/23 National Institute of Mental Health
A Multisite Randomized Trial of BattleViro: A Mobile Gaming App to Improve ART Adherence for Youth
The major goal of this project is to test the impact of an iPhone game to improve indices of health for youth living with HIV.
Role: Co-Investigator
U24HD089880 (LaVange) 12/01/18-05/31/21
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Adolescent AIDS Trial Network
The Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) research program aims to defeat the HIV epidemic among adolescents and young adults in the United States.
Role: Member of the Scientific Committee of Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
Please see: Complete List of Published Work in MyBibliography:
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | MD | Columbia University |
| 1972 | BS | University of Maryland |
| Fellow | Stanford University Medical Center, child psychiatry | 1979-1981 | Stanford, CA |
| Resident | Stanford University Medical Center, general psychiatry | 1977-1979 | Stanford, CA |
| Intern | Columbia University, The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, medicine | 1976-1977 | Cooperstown, NY |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Carey, Michael | Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor Emeritus of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Cu-Uvin, Susan | Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Medicine |
| Flanigan, Timothy | Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Professor of Medicine |
| Operario, Don | Adjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Rizzo, Christie | Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Seifer, Ronald | Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Spirito, Anthony | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Tolou-Shams, Marina | Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Whiteley, Laura | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
Director of the Divsion of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Brown University (2018 - present)
Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University (2018 - present)
Associate Director of the Providence - Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) (2017- present)
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
HIV Issues Committee (1988 - present)
Chair of Committee (10/93 to 10/01)
Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1990 - present)
Member of Editorial Board (2002 ).
Adolescent AIDS Trials Network (NICHD), Member of Scientific Committee, (2018 - present)
| Certification | American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and adolescent psychiatry | 1986- | |
| Certification | American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry | 1981- | |
| Medical License | Rhode Island | - | |
| Medical License | New York | - |
| Co-Director. Rhode Island Hospital, 2013-Present |
| Director of Research. Rhode Island Hospital, 2004-Present |
| Lifespan Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Services. Rhode Island Hospital & Bradley Hospital, 1997-2003 |
| Director of Consultation-Liaison Service. Rhode Island Hospital, 1987-1997 |
| Director of the Psychiatry Residency Training Program. The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital (affiliated with Columbia University), 1985-1986 |
| Director of Child Psychiatry. The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital (affiliated with Columbia University), 1981-1986 |
