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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