Publications

Publications in Core Areas

Digital Interventions

1. Alcohol Feedback, Reflection, and Morning Evaluation (A-FRAME): Refining and testing feasibility and acceptability of a smartphone-delivered alcohol intervention for heavy-drinking young adults. Merrill, J.E., Gebru, N.M., Peterson, R. et al. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, (2024). https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15424

2. Is a very brief web-based intervention with focus on protective behavioral strategies efficacious in reducing impaired control over alcohol in undergraduates? Frohe, T., Gebru, N.M., Wilson, B. et al. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology (2025). https://doi.org/10.1037/pha0000737

Substance Use/HIV

1. Relationships among substance use, sociodemographics, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness and related attitudes. Gebru, N.M., Benvenuti, M.C., Rowland, B.H.P. et al. Substance Use & Misuse, (2022). https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2040030

2. Substance use and adherence to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: A systematic review. Gebru. N.M., Canidate, S., Liu, Y. et al. AIDS and Behavior (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03948-3

3. Associations amongst form of cocaine used (powder vs crack vs both) and HIV-related outcomes. Liu, Y., Richards, V.L., Gebru, N.M. et al. Addictive Behaviors Reports, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100374

4. The relationship of alcohol to ART adherence among Black MSM in the U.S.: Is it any different among Black MSM in the South? Canidate, S.S., Schrimshaw, E., Schaefer, N. et al. AIDS and Behavior (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03479-3

Behavioral Economics

1. A behavioral economic examination of sexual behaviors in the era of pre-exposure prophylaxis via explanatory sequential mixed methods. Gebru, N.M., James, T.G., Ahn, S. et al. Archives of Sexual Behavior, (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02822-8

2. A hypothetical lottery task to assess resource allocation towards alcohol and cannabis. Gebru, N.M., Jones, D., Murphy, J. et al. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, (2023). https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000888

3. Sexual arousal-delay discounting: When condoms delay arousal. Gebru, N.M. & Wongsomboon, V. The Journal of Sex Research, (2024). https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2023.2239216

4. Use of pre-exposure prophylaxis and condom purchasing decisions. Gebru, N.M., Strickland, J.C., Reed, D. et al. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.905


All Publications

2025

Association between public posting about alcohol on social networking sites and alcohol outcomes among non-college-attending young adults. Davidson, L., Strowger, M., Riordan, B. et al. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology (2025). https://doi.org/10.1037/pha0000767

Impact of Syndemic Heavy Drinking, Smoking, and Depression on Mortality among MSM With and Without HIV: A Longitudinal Study. Chichetto, N.E., Canidate, S., Gebru, N.M. et al. Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112523

Is a Very Brief Web-Based Intervention with Focus on Protective Behavioral Strategies Efficacious in Reducing Impaired Control over Alcohol in Undergraduates? Frohe, T., Gebru, N.M., Wilson, B. et al. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology (2025). https://doi.org/10.1037/pha0000737

Sexual Aggression and Motives for Sex Among Young Adult Men. Strowger, M., Davidson, L., & Schick, M. R. Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2023). https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605231191041

University Characteristics as Correlates of Student Alcohol Use: A Multisite National Study. Merrill, J. E., Zamboanga, B. L., Perks, S. N., Gebru, N. M., & López, G. Substance Use & Misuse (2025). https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2415152

2024

Alcohol Feedback, Reflection, and Morning Evaluation (A-FRAME): Refining and Testing Feasibility and Acceptability of a Smartphone-Delivered alcohol Intervention for Heavy-Drinking Young Adults. Merrill, J.E., Gebru, N.M., Peterson, R. et al. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research 48, 1951–1964 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15424

A Behavioral Economic Examination of Sexual Behaviors in the Era of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis via Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods. Gebru, N.M., James, T.G., Ahn, S. et al. Archives of Sexual Behavior 53, 1563–1581 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02822-8

Use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and Condom Purchasing Decisions. Gebru, N.M., Strickland, J.C., Reed, D.D. et al. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior 121, 215–229 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.905

Associations between Family History of Alcohol and/or Substance Use Problems and Frontal Cortical Development from 9-13 years of age: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study. Gonçalves, P.D., Martins, S.S., Gebru, N.M. et al. Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science 4, 100284 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2023.100284

2023

Effects of Parental Mental Health and Family Environment on Impulsivity in Preadolescents: A Longitudinal ABCD Study®. Gebru, N.M., Gonçalves, P.D., Cruz, R. et al. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 17, 1213894 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1213894

Measuring Cannabis Reinforcement among Young Adults: A Mixed Methods Examination. Gebru, N.M., James, T., Foxx, R. et al. Cannabis 6, 29–45 (2023). https://doi.org/10.26828/cannabis/2023/000185

Sexual Arousal-Delay Discounting: When Condoms Delay Arousal. Gebru, N.M. & Wongsomboon, V. The Journal of Sex Research 61, 587–599 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2023.2239216

Syndemic Trajectories of Heavy Drinking, Cigarette Smoking, Depressive Symptoms are Associated with All-Cause, Non-AIDS, and Non-Overdose Mortality in Women Living with HIV. Chichetto, N.E., Gebru, N.M., Plankey, M. et al. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 248, 110838 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110838

“That’s Pot Culture Right There”: Purchasing Behaviors of People Who Use Cannabis without a Medical Cannabis Card. Gebru, N.M., Aston, E.R., Berey, B.L. et al. Cannabis 6, 1–15 (2023). https://doi.org/10.26828/cannabis/2023/000168

A Hypothetical Lottery Task to Assess Relative Resource Allocation towards Alcohol and Cannabis. Gebru, N.M., Jones, D., Murphy, J. et al. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 37, 144–155 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000888

2022

Substance Use and Adherence to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Studies Enrolling Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women: A Systematic Review. Gebru, N.M., Canidate, S., Liu, Y. et al. AIDS and Behavior 27, 2131–2162 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03948-3

Measuring Sexual Risk-Taking: A Systematic Review of the Sexual Delay Discounting Task. Gebru, N.M., Kalkat, M., Strickland, J.C. et al. Archives of Sexual Behavior 51, 2899–2920 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02355-y

Relationships among Substance Use, Sociodemographics, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness and Related Attitudes among Young Adult Men. Gebru, N.M., Benvenuti, M.C., Rowland, B.H.P. et al. Substance Use & Misuse 57, 786–798 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2040030

2022

Substance Use and Adherence to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Studies Enrolling Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women: A Systematic Review. Gebru, N.M., Canidate, S., Liu, Y. et al. AIDS and Behavior 27, 2131–2162 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03948-3

Measuring Sexual Risk-Taking: A Systematic Review of the Sexual Delay Discounting Task. Gebru, N.M., Kalkat, M., Strickland, J.C. et al. Archives of Sexual Behavior 51, 2899–2920 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02355-y

Relationships among Substance Use, Sociodemographics, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness and Related Attitudes among Young Adult Men. Gebru, N.M., Benvenuti, M.C., Rowland, B.H.P. et al. Substance Use & Misuse 57, 786–798 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2040030

2021

Differences in Cannabis Use Characteristics, Routines, and Reasons for Use Among Individuals With and Without a Medical Cannabis Card. Berey, B.L., Aston, E.R., Gebru, N.M. et al. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology 30, 925–936 (2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pha0000542

Are Drinking Cognitions Associated with Marijuana and Concurrent Alcohol and Marijuana Use among Adolescents and Young Adults? Pritschmann, R., Gebru, N.M., Zhou, Z. et al. Cannabis 5, 66–79 (2022). https://doi.org/10.26828/cannabis/2022.01.006

The relationship of alcohol to ART adherence among Black MSM in the U.S.: Is it Any Different among Black MSM in the South? Canidate, S.S., Schrimshaw, E., Schaefer, N. et al. AIDS and Behavior 25 (Suppl 3), 302–313 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-021-03479-3

Are Powder and Crack Cocaine Use Associated with Different Social Determinants of Health and HIV Treatment Outcomes Among People Living With HIV? Liu, Y., Richards, V.L., Gebru, N.M. et al. Addictive Behaviors Reports 14, 100374 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100374

2020

Measuring dimensions of HIV-related stigma among college students. James, T.G., Gebru, N.M., Ryan, S.J. et al. Stigma and Health 5, 303–313 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000266

PrEP awareness among people living with HIV in Florida: Florida cohort study. Algarin, A.B., Zhou, Z., Canidate, S. et al. AIDS Care 32, 1526–1531 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2020.1717421

Communication strategies for designing Facebook advertising campaigns to recruit rural participants to develop healthcare interventions. Flood-Grady, E., Hough, D., Damiani, R.E. et al. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 4, 398–405 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2020.5

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