JOSHUA A. RUSOW

Inventory

Publications

26 peer-reviewed articles and counting, plus a book chapter and a healthy "under review" queue. Bold marks my name; ★ marks first-authored work. Filter by research area, or browse the whole pile.

Also on Google Scholar · ORCID · ResearchGate. Many are open access via the DOI link.

IN PRESS

  • Ma, J., Ackley III, D., Reback, C. J., Rusow, J. A., Skeen, S., Miller-Perusse, M., Buch, K., Cain, D., & Horvath, K. (in press). Psychological correlates of gender-affirming hormone and medically necessary surgical intervention (MNSI) use among transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth and young adults. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity.

    Mental healthSexual health
  • Fehrenbacher, A. E., Cain, D., Rusow, J. A., Lakshmanan, S., Polanco, D., Ward, D., Tapia, Y., Flynn, R. P., Comulada, W. S., Horvath, K. J., Reback, C. J., & Swendeman, D. T. (accepted). PrEP disparities among transgender feminine, transgender masculine, nonbinary, and gender expansive youth and young adults in the United States. AIDS & Behavior.

    HIV preventionDigital + AI

2024

  • Rusow, J. A., Srivastava, A., Bray, B. C., Goldbach, J. T., & Kipke, M. D. (2024). Intimate partner violence types are differentially associated with substance use among young, urban, sexual minority men of color. PLoS ONE, 19(9), e0309958.

    DOI ↗ViolenceMental healthGuide
  • Reback, C. J., Cain, D., Rusow, J. A., Benkeser, D., Schader, L., Gwiazdowski, B. A., Skeen, S. J., Hannah, M., Belzer, M., Castillo, M., Mayer, K. H., Paul, M. E., Hill-Rorie, J., Johnson, N. D., McAvoy-Banerjea, J., Sanchez, T., Hightow-Weidman, L. B., Sullivan, P. S., & Horvath, K. J. (2024). Technology-based interventions, with a stepped care approach, for reducing sexual risk behaviors and increasing PrEP initiation among transgender and gender expansive youth and young adults. AIDS & Behavior. Advance online publication.

    DOI ↗Digital + AIHIV prevention
  • Skeen, S. J., Cain, D., Mehta, K., Rusow, J. A., Horvath, K. J., & Reback, C. J. (2024). The intersectional social patterning of early-COVID-era digital intimacies among transgender and gender-diverse young adults: Effects on peri-pandemic sexual decision-making. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 26(9), 1149–1166.

    DOI ↗Digital + AISexual health
  • Schrager, S. M., Mamey, M. R., Rusow, J., & Goldbach, J. T. (2024). Development and preliminary validation of the Sexual Minority Adolescent Stress Inventory – Short Form (SMASI-SF). Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication.

    DOI ↗Mental health
  • O'Brien, R. P., Rhoades, H., Cabrera, J. R., Parra, L. A., Rusow, J. A., Schrager, S. M., & Goldbach, J. T. (2024). Associations between state legislative activity, minority stress, and suicide attempt among sexual minority adolescents. Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health, 5(2), 80–92.

    DOI ↗Mental health

2023

  • Srivastava, A., Rusow, J. A., Schrager, S. M., Stephenson, R., & Goldbach, J. T. (2023). Digital sexual violence and suicide risk in a national sample of sexual minority adolescents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(3–4), 4443–4458.

    DOI ↗ViolenceMental healthGuide
  • Goldbach, J. T., Rhoades, H., Rusow, J., & Karys, P. (2023). The development of Proud & Empowered: An intervention for promoting LGBTQ adolescent mental health. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 54, 481–492.

    DOI ↗Mental health

2022

  • Rusow, J. A., Hidalgo, M. A., Calvetti, S., Quint, M., Wu, S., Bray, B. C., & Kipke, M. (2022). Health and service utilization among a sample of gender-diverse youth of color: The TRUTH Study. BMC Public Health, 22, 2312.

    DOI ↗Sexual healthMental healthGuide
  • Calvetti, S., Rusow, J. A., Lewis, J., Martinez, A., Slay, L., Bray, B. C., Goldbach, J. T., & Kipke, M. D. (2022). A trans youth of color study to measure health and wellness: Protocol for a longitudinal observation study. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(11), e39207.

    DOI ↗Sexual health
  • Azucar, D., Rusow, J. A., Slay, L., Taiwo, M., Calvetti, S., Johnson, A., Rodriguez, A., Wright, D., Wu, S., Bray, B. C., Goldbach, J. T., & Kipke, M. D. (2022). Combining the Healthy Young Men's (HYM) cohort study and the TRUTH study: Protocol for an expanded mixed-methods study renewal. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(11), e39232.

    DOI ↗Sexual health

2021

  • Klemmer, C. L., Rusow, J., Goldbach, J., Kattari, S. L., & Rice, E. (2021). Socially assigned gender nonconformity and school violence experience among transgender and cisgender adolescents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(15–16), NP8567–NP8589.

    DOI ↗ViolenceMental health
  • Kattari, S. K., Attenberry-Ash, B., Walls, N. E., Rusow, J., Klemmer, C., & Kattari, L. (2021). Differential sexual behavior experiences of LGBQ and transgender/nonbinary young people in Colorado. Youth & Society, 53(3), 371–391.

    DOI ↗Sexual health
  • Srivastava, A., Rusow, J. A., & Goldbach, J. T. (2021). Differential risks for suicidality and mental health symptoms among transgender, nonbinary and cisgender sexual minority youth accessing crisis services. Transgender Health, 6(1), 51–56.

    DOI ↗Mental health
  • Burgess, C., Rusow, J. A., Klemmer, C., Gibbs, J. J., Zhang, J., & Goldbach, J. T. (2021). Sexual and gender minority adolescents and adult social support: What does affirmation look like from adults to adolescents? Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health, 2(1), 22–34.

    DOI ↗Mental health

2020

  • Reback, C. J., Rusow, J. A., Cain, D., Benkeser, D., Arayasirikul, S., Hightow-Weidman, L., & Horvath, K. (2020). Technology-based stepped care to stem transgender adolescent risk transmission: Study protocol for a randomized control trial (TechStep). JMIR Research Protocols, 9(8), e18326.

    DOI ↗Digital + AIHIV prevention
  • Benkeser, D., Horvath, K., Reback, C. J., Rusow, J. A., & Hudgens, M. (2020). Design and analysis considerations for a sequentially randomized HIV prevention trial in transgender adolescents. Statistics in Biosciences, 12(3), 446–467.

    DOI ↗Digital + AIHIV prevention
  • Fulginiti, A., Goldbach, J. T., Mamey, M. R., Rusow, J., Srivastava, A., Rhoades, H., Schrager, M. S., Bond, D. W., & Marshal, M. (2020). Integrating minority stress theory and the interpersonal theory of suicide among sexual minority youth who engage crisis services. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(3), 601–616.

    DOI ↗Mental health

2019

  • Kattari, S. K., Walls, N. E., Attenberry-Ash, B., Klemmer, C., Rusow, J. A., & Kattari, L. (2019). Missing from the conversation: Sexual risk factors across young people by gender identity and sexual orientation. International Journal of Sexual Health, 31(4), 394–406.

    DOI ↗Sexual health
  • Srivastava, A., Rusow, J. A., Holguin, M., Semborski, S., Onasch-Vera, L., Wilson, N., & Rice, E. (2019). Exchange and survival sex, dating apps, gender identity, and sexual orientation among homeless youth in Los Angeles. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 40(5), 561–568.

    DOI ↗Sexual health

2018

  • Rhoades, H., Rusow, J. A., Bond, D., Lanteigne, A., Fulginiti, A., & Goldbach, J. T. (2018). Homelessness, mental health and suicidality among LGBTQ youth accessing crisis services. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 49(4), 643–651.

    DOI ↗Mental health
  • Rice, E., Craddock, J., Hemler, M., Rusow, J., Plant, A., Montoya, J., & Kordic, T. (2018). Associations between sexting behaviors and sexual behaviors among mobile phone-owning teens in Los Angeles. Child Development, 89(1), 110–117.

    DOI ↗Digital + AISexual health

2017

  • Rusow, J. A., Fletcher, J. B., & Reback, C. J. (2017). Sexual venue choice and sexual risk-taking among substance-using men who have sex with men. AIDS & Behavior, 21(4), 1149–1162.

    DOI ↗HIV prevention

2014

  • Rusow, J. A., Fletcher, J. B., Le, H., & Reback, C. J. (2014). Associations between sexual abuse and negative health consequences among high-risk men who have sex with men. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 26(6), 244–257.

    DOI ↗ViolenceSexual health

2013

  • Fletcher, J. B., Rusow, J. A., Le, H., Landovitz, R. J., & Reback, C. J. (2013). High-risk sexual behavior is associated with post-exposure prophylaxis nonadherence among men who have sex with men enrolled in a combination prevention intervention. Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 210403.

    DOI ↗HIV prevention

BOOK CHAPTER & EARLY AI WORK

  • Rusow, J., Brixey, J., Hoegen, R., Wei, L., Singla, K., & Yin, X. (2018). SHIHbot: Sexual health information on HIV/AIDS, chatbot. In M. Tambe & E. Rice (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence and Social Work (pp. 211–230). Cambridge University Press.

    DOI ↗Digital + AI
  • Brixey, J., Hoegen, R., Lan, W., Rusow, J., Singla, K., Yin, X., Artstein, R., & Leuski, A. (2017). SHIHbot: A Facebook chatbot for sexual health information on HIV/AIDS. Proceedings of the 18th Annual SIGdial Meeting on Discourse and Dialogue, Saarbrücken, Germany.

    DOI ↗Digital + AI

UNDER REVIEW

Four manuscripts currently in the review pipeline — three led by student mentees. Titles may shift as reviewers weigh in.

  • Rusow, J. A., Chen, Y., Van Dreel, S., Howerton, I., Srivastava, A., Green, D., Goldbach, J., & Rhoades, H. (under review). Advancing Jeremy Goldbach's legacy: An 8-year multi-cohort analysis of state policy, minority stress, and mental health in sexual and gender minority youth.

    Mental health
  • Van Dreel, S., Rusow, J. A., Wood, J., Rhoades, H., & Goldbach, J. (under review). Resource access and use: Impacts on distal minority stressors for racially and sexually diverse youth in rural and urban contexts.

    Mental health
  • Chen, Y., Rusow, J. A., Van Vleck, M., Chatterjee, A., & Rhoades, H. (under review). Home as the first closet: Examining associations between individual, psychological, and familial factors and LGBTQ+ adolescents' identity disclosure to family.

    Mental health
  • Howerton, I., Rusow, J. A., Fowler, L., Lumsdaine, B., Wood, J., Rhoades, H., & Goldbach, J. (under review). Intimate partner violence among sexual and gender minority adolescents living in the United States.

    Violence

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