Current Research
EMME “Estimating Mediation and Moderation Effects”
PATH “Peers plus Mobile App for Treatment in HIV”
Salud Trans
Conexiones Saludables
Publications
2020
Pitpitan, E.V., Mittal, M.L., & Smith, L.R. (under review). Perceived need and acceptability of a community-based peer navigator model to engage key populations in HIV care in Tijuana, Mexico.
Semple, S.J., Pines, H.A., Pitpitan, E.V., Harvey-Vera, A., Martinez, G., Rangel, M.G., Strathdee, S.A., & Patterson, T.L. (under review). Factors associated with self-reported impulsivity among female sex workers in Mexico.
Semple, S.J., Pines, H.A., Pitpitan, E.V., Harvey-Vera, A., Martinez, G., Rangel, M.G., Strathdee, S.A., & Patterson, T.L. (under review). Predictors of sexual healthcare utilization by female sex workers in Mexico.
McClure-Brenchley, K.J., Pitpitan, E.V., & Quinn, D.M. (2020). Prejudice against higherweight health providers: Implications for patients and providers. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
2019
Semple, S.J., Pitpitan, E.V., Pines, H.A., Harvey-Vera, A., Martinez, G., Rangel, M.G., Strathdee, S.A., & Patterson, T.L. (2019). Hazardous alcohol consumption moderates the relationship between safer sex maintenance strategies and condomless sex with clients among female sex workers in Mexico. Health Education and Behavior. (epub: 2019 Aug).
Semple, S.J., Pines, H.A., Harvey-Vera, A., Pitpitan, E.V., Martinez, G., Rangel, M.G., Strathdee, S.A., & Patterson, T.L. (2019). Maternal role strain and depressive symptoms among female sex workers in Mexico: The moderating role of sex work venue. Women and Health.
Pitpitan, E.V., Rocha, T., Salazar, M., Chavarin, C., Magis-Rodriguez. (2019). A mixed methods analysis of the venue-related social and structural context of drug use during sex among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico. AIDS and Behavior.
2018
Pitpitan, E.V., Semple, S.J., Aarons, G.A., Palinkas, L.A., Chavarin, C.V., Mendoza, D.V., Rodriguez, C.M., Staines, H., & Patterson, T.L (2018). Factors associated with program effectiveness in the implementation of a sexual risk reduction intervention for female sex workers across Mexico. PLoS One. (epub: 2018 Sep).
Pitpitan, E.V., Semple, S.J., Zians, J., Strathdee, S.A., & Patterson, T.L. (2018). Mood, meth, condom use, and gender: Latent growth curve modeling results from a randomized trial. AIDS and Behavior. (epub: 2018 May).
2017
Salaz-Espinoza, K.J., Menchaca-Diaz, R., Patterson, T.L., Urada, L.A., Smith, D. Strathdee, S.A., & Pitpitan, E.V. (2017). HIV prevalence and risk behaviors in male to female (MTF) transgender persons in Tijuana, Mexico. AIDS and Behavior. (epub: 2017 Dec). PMID: 29032411.
Semple, S.J., Pitpitan, E.V., Goodman-Meza, D., Strathdee, S.A., Chavarin, C.V., Rangel, G., Torres, K., & Patterson, T.L. (2017). Correlates of condomless anal sex among men who have sex with men in Tijuana, Mexico: The role of public sex venues. PLoS ONE. (epub: 2017 Oct). PMID: 29065132.
Tsuyuki, K., Pitpitan, E.V., Levi-Minzi, M.A., Surrat, H.L., Kurtz, S.P., Urada, L.A., & Stockman, J.K. (2017). Substance abuse, violence, HIV, and mental health: Differentiating a syndemic factor by gender and sexuality. AIDS and Behavior. (epub: 2017 Aug). PMID: 28669024.
Fleming, P.J., Patterson, T.L., Chavarin, C.V., Semple, S.J., Magis-Rodriguez, C., & Pitpitan, E.V. (2017). Are men’s misogynistic attitudes associated with poor mental health and substance use behaviors? An exploratory study of men in Tijuana, Mexico. Psychology of Men and Masculinity. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/men0000093
2016
Pitpitan, E.V., Chavarin, C.V., Semple, S.J., Mendoza, D., Rodriguez, C.M., Staines, H., Aarons, G.A., & Patterson, T.L. (2016). Fidelity moderates the association between negative condom attitudes and outcome behavior in an evidence-based sexual risk reduction intervention for female sex workers. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. (epub: 2016 Dec 6). PMID: 27924462.
Fleming, P.J., Patterson, T.L., Chavarin, C.V., Semple, S.J., Magis-Rodriguez, C., & Pitpitan, E.V. (2016). Behavioral and psychosocial correlates of HIV testing among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico. AIDS & Behavior.
Semple, S.J., Pitpitan, E.V., Chavarin, C.V., Strathdee, S.A., Mendoza, D.V., Aarons, G.A., & Patterson, T.L. (2016). Correlates of unprotected sex with male clients among female sex workers in 13 Mexican cities. Global Public Health. (epubL 2016 Jul 2014). PMID: 27416059.
Semple, S.J., Stockman, J.K., Goodman-Meza, D., Pitpitan, E.V., Strathdee, S.A., Chavarin, C.V., Rangel, G., Torres, K., & Patterson, T.L. (2016). Correlates of sexual violence among men who have sex with men in Tijuana, Mexico. Archives of Sexual Behavior. (epub: 2016 May 13). PMID: 27178173.
Pitpitan, E.V., Smith, L.R., Goodman-Meza, D., Strathdee, S.A., & Patterson, T.L. (2016). “Outness” as a Moderator of the Association Between Syndemic Conditions and HIV RiskTaking Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Tijuana, Mexico. AIDS and Behavior, 20, 431-8. PMID: 26324079.
Pines HA, Goodman-Meza D, Pitpitan EV, Torres K, Semple SJ, & Patterson TL. (2016). HIV testing among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Tijuana, Mexico: A cross-sectional study. BMJ Open.
Pitpitan, E.V., Kalichman, S.C., Eaton, L.A., Sikkema, K.J., Watt, M.H., Skinner, D., Pieterse, D. (2016). Men’s behavior predicts women’s risks for HIV/AIDS: Multilevel analysis of alcohol-serving venues in South Africa. Prevention Science.
2015
Semple, S. J. Stockman, J.K., Pitpitan, E.V., Strathdee, S.A., Chavarin, C.V., Mendoza, D.V., Aarons, G.A., & Patterson, T.L. (2015). Prevalence and correlates of client-perpetrated violence against female sex workers in 13 Mexican cities. PLoS One. (epub: 2015 Nov 23). PMID: 26599083.
Semple, S.J., Pitpitan, E.V., Chavarin, C.V., Strathdee, S.A., Zavala, R.I., Aarons, G.A., & Patterson, T.L. (2015). Prevalence and correlates of hazardous drinking among female sex workers in 13 Mexican cities. Alcohol and Alcoholism. (epub: 2015 Nov 5). PMID: 26546017.
Pitpitan, E.V., Patterson, T.L., Abramovitz, D., Vera, A., Martinez, G., Staines, H., & Strathdee, S.A. (2015). Policing Behaviors, Safe Injection Self-Efficacy, and Intervening on Injection Risks: Moderated Mediation Results from a Randomized Trial. Health Psychology. (epub: 2015 June 29). PMID: 26120851.
Pitpitan, E.V., & Kalichman, S.S. (2015). Reducing HIV Risks in the Places where People Drink: Prevention Interventions in Alcohol Venues. AIDS and Behavior. (epub: 2015 June 23). PMID: 26099244.
Semple, S.J., Strathdee, S.A., Pitpitan, E.V., Chavarin, C., & Patterson, T.L. (2015). Behavioral and psychosocial correlates of anal sex among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 44, 1025-33. PMID: 25795530.
Pitpitan E.V., Strathdee, S.A., Semple, S.J., Chavarin, C., Magis-Rodriguez, C., Patterson, T.L. (2015). Buffering syndemic effects in a sexual risk reduction intervention for male clients of female sex workers: Results from a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Public Health. (epub: 2015 Feb 25). doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302366
Pitpitan, E.V., Goodman, D., Burgos, J.L., Abramovitz, D., Chavarin, C., Torres, K., Strathdee, S.A., & Patterson, T.L. (2015). Prevalence and correlates of HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Tijuana, Mexico. Journal of the International AIDS Society. (epub: 2015 Feb 9). PMID: 25669423.
Wagner, K.D., Pitpitan, E.V., Rusch, M., Valente, T.W., Strathdee, S.A., Magis-Rodriguez, C., Chavarin, C., & Patterson, T.L. (2015). Place of residence moderates the relationship between emotional closeness and syringe sharing among injection drug using clients of sex workers in the US-Mexico border region. AIDS and Behavior. (epub: 2015 Jan 23). PMCID: 25613593.
2014
Abler, L., Sikkema, K.J., Watt, M.H., Pitpitan, E.V., Kalichman, S.C., Skinner, D., & Pieterse, D. (2014). Traumatic stress and the mediating role of alcohol use on HIV-related sexual risk behavior: Results from a longitudinal cohort of South African women who attend alcohol-serving venues. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. (epub: 2014 Nov 12). PMCID: 25394191.
Pitpitan, E.V., Kalichman, S.C., Garcia, R.L., Cain, D., Eaton, L., & Simbayi, L. C. (2014). Mediators of Behavior Change Resulting from a Sexual Risk Reduction Intervention for STI Patients, Cape Town, South Africa. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. (epub: 2014 Sep 2). PMCID: 25179265.
Pitpitan, E.V., Semple, S, J., Zians, J., Strathdee, S.A., & Patterson, T.L. (2014). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for HIV-negative heterosexual meth users: The FASTLANE II intervention. Cognitive Behavioral Practice, 21(2), 176-190.
Goodman-Meza, D., Pitpitan, E.V., Strathdee, S.A, Semple, S.J., Wagner, K.D., Chavarin, C.V., & Patterson, T. L. (2014). Hazardous drinking and HIV risk-related behavior among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico. American Journal on Addictions, 23(5), 502-509. PMCID: 25066863.
Pitpitan, E.V., Chavarin, C.V., Semple, S.J., Magis-Rodriguez, C., Strathdee, S.A., & Patterson, T.L. (2014). Hombre Seguro (Safe Men): A sexual risk reduction intervention for male clients of female sex workers. BMC Public Health. (epub: 2014 May 20). PMCID: 24885959.
Eaton, L.A., Cain, D.N., Pitpitan, E.V., Carey, K.B., Carey, M.P., Mehlomakalu, V., Simbayi, L.C., Mwaba, K., & Kalichman, S.C. (2014). Exploring the relationships among food insecurity, alcohol use, and sexual risk raking among men and women living n South African Townships. Journal of Primary Prevention. (epub: 2013 May 8). PMCID: 24806889
Eaton, L.A., Pitpitan, E.V., Kalichman, S.C., Sikkema, K.J., Skinner, D., Watt, M.H., Pieterse, D., & Cain, D., (2014). Beliefs about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder among men and women at alcohol serving establishments in South Africa. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 40, 87-94. PMCID: 24588417
2013
Pitpitan, E.V., Strathdee, S.A., Semple, S.J., Wagner, K.D., Chavarin, C.V., Earnshaw, V.A., & Patterson, T.L. (2013). Perceived stigma of purchasing sex among Latino and non-Latino male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. (epub: 2013 Aug 25). PMCID: 23979714
Wagner, K.D., Pitpitan, E.V., Chavarin, C.V., Magis-Rodriguez, & Patterson, T.L. (2013). Drug using male clients of female sex workers who also report being paid for sex: HIV/sexually transmitted infection, demographic and drug use correlates. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 40, 619-623. PMCID: 23863514
Cain, D., Pitpitan, E.V., Eaton, L., Carey, K.B., Carey, M.P., Mehlomakulu, V., Harel, O., Simbayi, L.C., Mwaba, K., & Kalichman, S.C. (2013). Collective efficacy and HIV prevention in South African townships. Journal of Community Health, 38, 885-93. PMCID: 23660646
Pitpitan, E.V., Wagner, K.D., Goodman-Meza, D., Semple, S.A., Chavarin, C., Strathdee, S.A., & Patterson, T.L. (2013). Context matters: The moderating role of bar context in the association between substance use during sex and condom use among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico. AIDS and Behavior, 17, 2577-87. PMCID: 23640653
Eaton, L.A., Pitpitan, E.V., Kalichman, S.C., Sikkema, K.J., Skinner, D., Watt, M.H., Pieterse, D., & Cain, D.N. (2013). Food insecurity and alcohol use among pregnant women at alcohol-serving establishments in South Africa. Prevention Science (epub: 2013 Mar 23)
Eaton, L.A., Pitpitan, E.V., Kalichman, S.C., Sikkema, K.J., Skinner, D., Watt, M.H., Pieterse, D. (2013). Men who report recent male and female sex partners in Cape Town, South Africa: An understudied and underserved population. Archives of Sexual Behavior (epub: 2013 Mar 22)
Pitpitan, E.V., Kalichman, S.C., Eaton, L.A., Watt, M.H., Sikkema, K.J., Skinner, D., Pieterse, D. & Cain, D. (2013). Men (and women) as “sellers” of sex in alcohol-serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa. Prevention Science (epub: 2013 Mar 14)
Eaton, L.A., Kalichman, S.C., Pitpitan, E.V., Cain, D.N., Watt, M.H., Sikkema, K.J., Skinner, D., & Pieterse, D. (2013). The relationship between attending alcohol serving venues nearby versus distant to one’s residence and sexual risk taking in a South African township. Journal of Behavioral Medicine (epub: 2013 Feb 13)
Pitpitan, E.V., Kalichman, S.C., Eaton, L.A., Strathdee, S.A., & Patterson, T.L. (2013). HIV/STI risk among venue-based female sex workers across the globe: A look back and the way forward. Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 10, 65-78. PMCID: 3567216
Pitpitan, E.V., Kalichman, S.C., Eaton, L.A., Cain, D., Sikkema, K.J., Watt, M.H., Skinner, D., & Pieterse, D. (2013). Co-occurring psychosocial problems and HIV risk among women attending drinking venues in a South African township: A syndemic approach. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45, 153-162. PMCID: 3578969
❖ Published with commentary: Gonzales-Guarda, R.M. (2013). Pushing the syndemic research agenda forward: A comment on Pitpitan et al. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45, 135-136.
2012
Kalichman, S. C., Pitpitan, E., Eaton, L., Cain, D., Carey, K.B., Carey, M.P., Harel, O., Mehlomakhulu, V., Simbayi, L.C., & Mwaba, K. (2012). Bringing it home: community survey of HIV risks to primary sex partners of men and women in alcohol serving establishments in Cape Town, South Africa. Sexually Transmitted infection (epub: 2012 Dec 13)
Pitpitan, E.V., Kalichman, S.C., Cain, D., Eaton, L.A., Carey, K.B., Carey, M.P., Harel, O., Simbayi, L.C., Mehlomakhulu, V., & Mwaba, K. (2012). Condom negotiation, HIV testing, and HIV risks among women from alcohol serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa. PLoS ONE, 7: e45631 (epub: 2012 Oct 2)
Pitpitan, E.V., Kalichman, S.C., Eaton, L.A., Sikkema, K.J., Watt, M.H., & Skinner, D. (2012). Gender-based violence and HIV sexual risk behavior: Alcohol use and mental health problems as mediators among women in drinking venues in Cape Town, South Africa. Social Science and Medicine, 75, 1417-1425. PMCID: 3425436
Pitpitan, E.V., Kalichman, S.C., Eaton, L.A., Cain, D., Sikkema, K.J., Skinner, D., Watt, M.H., & Pieterse, D. (2012). Gender-based violence, alcohol use, and sexual risk among female patrons of informal drinking places in Cape Town, South Africa. Journal of Behavioral Medicine (epub: 2012 Apr 19)
Pitpitan, E.V., Kalichman, S.C., Eaton, L.A., Cain, D., Sikkema, K.J., Skinner, D., Watt, M.H., & Pieterse, D. (2012). AIDS-related stigma, HIV testing, and transmission risk among patrons of informal drinking places in Cape Town, South Africa. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 43, 362-371. PMCID: 3565536
Eaton, L.A., Kalichman, S.C., Sikkema, K.J., Skinner, D., Watt, M.H., Pieterse, D., & Pitpitan, E.V., (2012). Pregnancy, alcohol intake, and intimate partner violence among men and women attending drinking establishments in a Cape Town, South Africa township. Journal of Community Health, 37, 208-216. PMCID: 3286872
Levin, S., Matthews, M., Guimond, S., Sidanius, J., Pratto, F., Kteily, N., Pitpitan, E.V., & Dover, T. (2012). Assimilation, multiculturalism, and colorblindness: Mediated and moderated relationships between social dominance orientation and prejudice. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 207-212.
2011
Earnshaw, V.A., Pitpitan, E.V., & Chaudoir, S.R. (2011). Intended responses to rape as functions of attitudes, attributions of fault, and emotions. Sex Roles, 64, 382-393.
2008
Pratto, F. & Pitpitan, E.V. (2008). Ethnocentrism and sexism: How stereotypes legitimize six types of power. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2, 2159-2176.