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Don Operario

Don Operario
Position:
Associate Fellow
Email Address:
Don_Operario@brown.edu

Personal Info

Don Operario is currently an Associate Professor of Community Health at Brown University.  Further information is available on his home page.

Dr Don Operario was a University Lecturer of Evidence-based Intervention, Research Director and Deputy Head of the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, and Fellow of Wolfson College, for the period 2004-2008.  During that period, the primary focus of his research was the social context of HIV/AIDS transmission, with an emphasis on developing and evaluating theory-based social and behavioural interventions in high-risk groups.  consequences of AIDS among orphans and families in sub-Saharan Africa; health, resiliency and social support among sex workers; LGBT health and well-being; systematic reviews for evidence-based HIV prevention and policy. His research has been funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Mental Health, United Nations Development Programme, SAMHSA, and the John Fell OUP Fund.

 


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Publications

  • Kristen Underhill, DPhil; Paul Montgomery, DPhil; Don Operario, PhD (2010) Maximizing the Clinical Relevance of Sexual Abstinence-Only Program Evaluations, Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010;164(7):679.
    http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/164/7/679
  • Operario, D., Cluver, L., Rees, H., MacPhail, C., & Pettifor, A. (2008) Orphanhood and completion of compulsory education among young people in South Africa. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 18, 173-186.
  • Operario, D., Burton, J., Underhill, K. & Sevelius, J. (2008) Men who have sex with transgender women: Challenges to category-based HIV prevention.
     AIDS and Behaviour,12, 18-26.
  • Cluver, L., Gardner, F & Operario, D (2008) Effects of stigma on the mental health of adolescents orphaned by AIDS. Journal of Adolescent Health 42 (4) 410-418.
  • Wise, J., and Operario, D. (2008) Use of electronic reminder devices to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy.   AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 22, 1-10.
  • Hidaka, Y., Operario, D., Tekenaka, M., Omori, S., Ichikawa, S., and Shiraska, T.  (2008) Attempted suicide and associated risk factors among youth in urban Japan, 12, 1-6. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol ePub.  DOI:  10.1007/s00127-008-0352-y   
  • Operario, D., Smith, C.D., & Kegeles, S.M. (2008) Social and psychological context of HIV risk behaviour among African American non-gay-identified men who have sex with men. AIDS Education and Prevention, 20, 348-360.
  • Operario, D., Han, C.S. & Choi, K.H. (2008) Dual identity among gay Asian and Pacific Islander men. Culture, Health, and Sexuality, 10, 447-461.
  • Underhill, K., Operario, D, & Montgomery, P. (2007) Reporting deficiencies in trials of abstinence-only progammes for HIV prevention. AIDS, 21, 266-268.
  • Sheth, L., Operario, D.,Latham, N, & Sheoran, B. (2007) National-level capacity-building assistance model to enhance HIV prevention for Asian and Pacific Islander Communities. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 13, 40-48.
  • Operario, D., Pettifor, A., Cluver, L., MacPhail, C., & Rees, HV. (2007) Prevalence of parental death among young people in South Africa and risk for HIV infection.  Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 44, 93-98.
  • Cluver, L, Gardner, F & Operario, D.  (2007) Psychological distress amongst AIDS-orphaned children in urban South Africa.  Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology and Allied Disciplines, 48(8) 755-763.
  • Underhill, K., Operario, D. & Montgomery, P.  (2007) Systematic Review of Abstinence-Plus HIV Prevention Programs in High-Income Countries.  Plos [Public Library of Science] Medicine, 18th September 2007
  • Siegfried, N., & Operario, D.  (2007) Using evidence to inform HIV/AIDS prevention and policy in Africa: challenges and opportunities? BMJ Clinical Evidence
  • Hadaka, Y & Operario, D. (2006) Attempted suicide, psychological distress and exposure to bullying among Japanese gay, bisexual and men questioning their sexual orientation. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 60, 962-967.
  • Operario, D.,Choi, KH., Chu, PL., McFarland, W., Secura, GM., Behel, S., MacKellar, D, & Valleroy, L. (2006) Prevalence and correlates of substance use among Asian Pacific Islander men who have sex with men. Prevention Science, 24, 1-11.
  • Operario, D Tschann, J., Bridges, MB, & Flores, E. (2006) Brief report: Associations of parental warmth, peer support, and gender with adolescent emotional distress. Journal of Adolescence, 29, 334-346.
  • Nemoto, T.,Operario, D.,Keatly, J., Nguyen, H, & Sugano, E. (2005) Promoting health in the transgender community: Transgender resources and neighbourhood space (TRANS) program in San Francisco. American Journal of Public Health, 95, 382-384.
  • Operario, D.,Nemoto, T., Ng, T., Syed, J, & Mazrai, M. (2005) Conducting HIV interventions for Asian Pacific Islander men who have sex with men: Challenges and compromises in community collaborative research. AIDS Education and Prevention, 17, 334-346.
  • Operario, D & Underhill K. (2005) Community-embedded approach to understanding HIV risk behaviour: examples from transgender women in San Francisco, USA Curare: Journal of medical Anthropology and Transcultural Psychiatry, 28(2+3), 281-8
  • Operario, D., Nemoto, T., Ng, T., Syed, J., & Mazrai, M (2005) HIV prevention interventions for Asian Pacific Islander MSM: Seeking best practices for community collaboration AIDS Education and prevention
  • Operario, D., Choi, K. H., Lee Chu, P., Valleroy, L., Mackellar, D., & McFarland, W (2005) Prevalence and correlates of substance use among Asian Pacific Islander men who have sex with men Prevention Science
  • Operario, D., Tschann, J. M., Bridges, M. B., & Flores, E (2005) Associations of parental warmth, peer support, and gender with adolescent emotional distress Journal of Adolescence
  • Underhill, K., Montgomery, P & Operario, D (2005) Abstinence-based programmes for HIV infection prevention in high-income countries. (Protocol) The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.Issue 3. Art.No.: CD005421
  • Operario, D., Adler, N. E., & Williams. D. (2004) Subjective social status: Reliability and predictive utility for global health Psychology and Health, 19, 237-246.
  • Nemoto, T., Operario, D., Keatley, J., Han, L., & Soma, T. (2004) HIV risk behaviour among male-to-female transgender persons of color in San Francisco. American Journal of Public Health, 94, 1193-1199.
  • Nemoto, T., Iwamoto, M., & Operario, D.  (2003) 'HIV risk behaviors among Asian and Pacific Islander male-to-female transgenders' The Community Psychologist, 36, 31-35.
  • Choi, K. H., Operario, D., Han, L., & Gregorich, S. E. (2003) '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, 15, 53-65.
  • Nemoto, T., Operario, D., Soma, T., Bao, D., Cristosomo, V., & Vajrabukka, A. (2003) 'HIV risk and prevention among API men who have sex with men: Listen to our voices'  AIDS Education and Prevention, 15, 7-20.
  • Nemoto, T., Operario, D., Le, M. N., Takenaka, M., & Iwamoto, M. (2003) 'HIV risk among Asian women working at massage parlors in San Francisco' AIDS Education and Prevention, 15, 222-233.
  • Nemoto, T., Operario, D., & Soma, T. (2002) 'Risk behaviors of Filipino methamphetamine users in San Francisco: Implications for prevention and treatment of drug use and HIV' Public Health Reports, 117, 15-29.
  • Operario, D., & Fiske, S. T. (2001) 'Ethnic identity moderates perceptions of prejudice: Judgments of personal versus group discrimination and evaluations of subtle versus blatant bias' Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 550-561.
  • Operario, D., & Fiske, S. T. (2001) 'Effects of trait dominance on powerholders' judgments of subordinates' Social Cognition, 19, 161-180.
  • Operario, D., & Fiske, S. T. (2001) 'Causes and consequences of stereotyping in organizations' In M. London (Ed.) Person perception and interpersonal judgment in Industrial-Organizational psychology (pp. 45-62). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  • Operario, D, & Fiske, ST. (2000) Stereotypes: Cognitive, interpersonal, and societal processes. In R. Brown & S. Gaertner (Eds.), Blackwell Handbook of social psychology: Intergroup relations. London, UK: Blackwell.
  • Operario, D, & Fiske, ST. (1998) Racism equals power plus prejudice: A social psychological equation for racial oppression. In. J.A. Edberhardt, & S.T. Fiske (Eds.), Racism: The problem and the response (pp. 33-54). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

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