Selected Publications
Highlighted publications link to publisher website.
Downing, M. J., Jr., & Ortiz, B. L. (2021). Evaluation of a sleep journal assignment in an undergraduate health psychology class. In H. Scherschel & D. S. Rudmann (Eds.) Teaching tips: A compendium of conference presentations on teaching, 2020-21. (pp. 118-121). Society for the Teaching of Psychology. http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/teachingtips6
Williams, L. D., Korobchuk, A., Pavlitina, E., Nikolopoulos, G. K., Skaathun, B., Schneider, J., Kostaki, E.-G., Smyrnov, P., Vasylyeva, T. I., Psichogiou, M., Paraskevis, D., Morgan, E., Hadjikou, A., Downing, M. J., Jr., Hatzakis, A., & Friedman, S. R. (2019). Experiences of stigma and support reported by participants in a network intervention to reduce HIV transmission in Athens, Greece; Odessa, Ukraine; and Chicago, Illinois. AIDS and Behavior, 23(5), 1210-1224.
Hirshfield, S., Teran, R., Downing, M. J., Jr., Chiasson, M. A., Tieu, H-V, Dize, L., & Gaydos, C. A. (2018). Quantification of HIV-1 RNA among MSM using an at-home self-collected dried blood spot specimen: Feasibility study. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 4(4), e10847.
De, P., Downing, M. J., Jr., & Hirshfield, S. (2018). Cost analysis of implementing a video-based ehealth intervention for HIV-positive gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. AIDS Education and Prevention, 30(4), 211-218.
Hirshfield, S., Downing, M. J., Jr., Horvath, K.J., Swartz, J. A., & Chiasson, M. A. (2018). Adapting Andersen’s behavioral model of health service use to examine risk factors for hypertension among U.S. MSM. American Journal of Men’s Health, 12(4), 788-797.
Downing, M. J., Jr., Schrimshaw, E. W., Scheinmann, R., Antebi-Gruszka, N., & Hirshfield, S. (2017). Sexually explicit media use by sexual identity: A comparative analysis of gay, bisexual, and heterosexual men in the United States. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46(6), 1763-1776.
Downing, M. J., Jr., Houang, S. T., Scheinmann, R., Yoon, I. S., Chiasson, M. A., & Hirshfield, S. (2016). Engagement in care, psychological distress, and resilience are associated with sleep quality among HIV-positive gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. Sleep Health, 2, 322-329.
Downing, M. J., Jr., & Hirshfield, S. (2015). Physical and social influences of sex venue behavior: An ecological psychology approach to studying HIV risk among sexual minority men. North American Journal of Psychology, 17(2), 323-342.
Downing, M. J., Jr., & Schrimshaw, E. W. (2014). Self-presentation, desired partner characteristics, and sexual behavior preferences in online personal advertisements of men seeking non-gay-identified men. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 1(1), 30-39.
Benoit, E., & Downing, M. J., Jr. (2013). Childhood sexual experiences among substance-using non-gay identified Black men who have sex with men and women. Child Abuse & Neglect, 37(9), 679-690.