Dr. Gary William Harper
Associate Professor of Psychology

DePaul University
Department of Psychology
2219 North Kenmore Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614-3504
phone: 773-325-2056
fax: 773-325-2057

gharper@depaul.edu

Education

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies,
University of California, San Francisco, CA. 1993-1995

Postdoctoral Clinical Fellowship, Youth Guidance Center Psychiatric Clinic,

San Francisco County Juvenile Hall, San Francisco, CA. 1993-1999

M.P.H. in Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley, CA. 1993-1994
Clinical Psychology Internship, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital,

Los Angeles, CA. 1992-1993

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. 1989-1993

(APA-accredited program). Major area: Child Clinical/ Specialty area: Pediatric Psychology

M.S. in Psychology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. 1986-1989
Major area: Child Clinical/ Specialty area: Pediatric Psychology

B.A. in Biology and Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. 1981-1985

Research Focus

The primary focus for the majority of my research is on examining HIV sexual risk and protective factors among homeless adolescents and inner-city ethnic-minority adolescents. In this work I incorporate both qualitative and quantitative research methods to examine the myriad of contextual factors that impact sexual behavior and I take a contextual approach to the examination of psychosocial risk and resiliency. In addition, I have been conducting evaluations of community-based HIV prevention programs for various populations of adolescents and young adults, including two current evaluations of HIV prevention efforts for young gay Latino men and young Latina women. The ultimate goal of my research and evaluation work is to develop and refine culturally sensitive HIV prevention programs that go beyond basic condom skills development, and address the range of cultural, societal, and contextual factors that impact young people's ability to protect themselves from HIV infection.

Current Grants & Awards

2001 Ethnic Minority Mentorship Award. Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association).

2001 National Institute on Drug Abuse. (Co-Investigator). “Drug Use and HIV Infected Female Adolescents’ Care Use” ($3,912,480)

2001 National Institute on Child Health and Human Development. (Co-Investigator) “Adolescent Medicine Leadership Group for the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions” ($7,296,655).

2000 Faculty Research and Development Committee. DePaul University (Principal Investigator). “Evaluation of a Community-Based HIV Intervention” ($1600)

2000 University Research Council. DePaul University. (Principal Investigator) “Evaluation of a Community-Based HIV Prevention Program for Latina Adolescent Females” ($3000)

2000 Illinois Psychological Association’s Humanitarian Award

2000 University AIDS Research Program. (Co-Investigator) “Formative Work on Clique-based HIV Interventions for Youth” ($100,000)

2000 Josephine Hilgard Award, for scientific excellence in writing on pediatric/adolescent uses of hypnosis. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis.

1999 Illinois Campus Compact Scholarship of Engagement Mini-Grant. (Principal Investigator). “Community Based HIV Prevention for Latina Adolescent Females: A Collaborative Evaluation of the SHEROS Program” ($3000)

1999 AIDS Foundation of Chicago. (Principal Investigator). “HIV Prevention Evaluation Collaboration Project—Outcome Evaluation” ($28,000)

1999 Excellence in Teaching Award. DePaul University.

Current Publications

             Harper, G. W., Bangi, A. K., Contreras, R., Pedraza, A., Tolliver, M., & Vess, L. (in press). Diverse phases of collaboration: Working together to improve
                        community-based HIV interventions for youth. American Journal of Community Psychology.

Harper, G. W., Doll, M., Bangi, A. K., & Contreras, R. (in press). Female adolescents and older male sex partners: HIV associated risk.
Journal of Adolescent Health.

Harper, G. W., & Hosek, S. (in press). Promoting healthy development with youth who are chronically ill. In T. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds). The
Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Hosek, S. G., Harper, G. W., & Robinson, W. L. (in press). Identity development in adolescents living with HIV. Journal of Adolescence.

Wong, F. Y., Harper, G. W., & Duffy, K. G. (in press). HIV/AIDS information: A content analysis of psychology textbooks. AIDS Education and Prevention.

Harper, G. W., & Schneider, M. (forthcoming). Oppression and discrimination among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people and communities: A
challenge for community psychology. American Journal of Community Psychology.

Schneider, M. & Harper, G. W. (Eds.) (forthcoming) Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered communities: Linking theory, research and practice (special
issue). American Journal of Community Psychology.

Harper, G. W. (2001). Contextual factors that perpetuate statutory rape: The influence of gender roles, sexual socialization, and sociocultural factors. DePaul
Law Review, 50 (3), 897-918.

Ellen, J. M., Dolcini, M. M., Bir, N. D., Harper, G. W., Watson, S., & Valente, T. (2001). Social network centrality and sexual experience among a household sample of urban African American adolescents. Connections, 24(2), 36-42.

Bangi, A. K., Harper, G. W., Contreras, R., Pedraza, A., Tolliver, M., & Vess, L. (2001). An evaluation of a culturally-appropriate HIV prevention program:
Is it effective for Mexican-American female youth? Latino Psychological Association of New Jersey Bulletin, 2 (1), 8-10

Harper, G. W., Bangi, A., Contreras, R., & Pedraza, A. (2001). Age matters for adolescent females: Dating older men presents risks for HIV. Psychology and
AIDS Exchange, 29, 1-13.

Harper, G. W., Bangi, A. K., Contreras, R., Pedraza, A., Tolliver, M., & Vess, L. (2001). Addressing Culture in an HIV Prevention
Program for Mexican American Female Youth. Latino Psychological Association of New Jersey Bulletin, 1 (2), 3-5

Hosek, S. G., Harper, G. W., & Domanico, R. (2000). The psychosocial impact of HIV on adolescents and young adults. Journal of Sex Education
and Therapy, 24 (4).

Harper, G. W., Bangi, A., Contreras, R., Vess, L., Pedraza, A., Tolliver, M. (2000). Meeting the HIV prevention needs of Mexican-American adolescent
females: A collaborative action research agenda. The Community Psychologist, 33 (3), 36-38.

Harper, G. W., & Iwamasa, G. Y. (2000). Cognitive behavioral therapy with ethnic minority adolescents: Therapists perspectives. Cognitive and Behavioral
Practice, 7, 37-53.

Harper, G. W., & Miller, M. S. (2000). [Review of Lessons from the Damned: Queers, Whores and Junkies Respond to AIDS ]. AIDS Education
and Prevention, 12 (3), 276-277.

Harper, G. W., & Salina, D. (2000). Building collaborative partnerships to improve community-based HIV prevention research: The university-CBO
collaborative partnership (UCCP) model. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 19, 1-20.

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