Conference Presentations

Harper, G. W. & Robinson, W. L. (chairs) (August 1998). Culture and context in HIV prevention: A systemic approach. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Harper, G. W., Butler, C., & Miller, M. S. (August, 1998). HIV prevention for homeless adolescents: Contexts of condom use. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Dolcini, M. M., Harper, G. W., Watson, S. E., Catania, J. A., Ellen, J., & Brown, B. B. (August, 1998). Are African-American neighborhood groups potential tools for HIV prevention? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Harper, G. W., Contreras, R., Chavez, Y., Soto, T., Soto-Alvarez, J. J., Sweeney, M. S., Velarde, M., & Vess, L. (August, 1998). Forming community partnerships to reach gay/lesbian/bisexual Latino/a youth. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Harper, G. W., Hosek, S. G., Domanico, R., Gault, P. L., & Lumpkins, F. E. (June, 1998). Adolescents living with HIV and the child welfare system: The need for advocacy. Poster presented at the 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.

Harper, G. W., Miller, M. S., & Butler, C. (June, 1998). Context affects homeless/runaway youths' HIV sexual risk. Poster presented at the 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.

Soto, T., Harper, G. W., Contreras, R., Soto-Alvarez, J. J., Velarde, M. & Vess, L. (June, 1998). Sociocultural considerations in HIV prevention interventions for gay Latino youth. Poster presented at the 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.

Carver, L. J., & Harper, G. W. (June, 1998). Harm reduction: A realistic alternative for sexually active substance-using youth. Poster presented at the 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.

Carver, L. J., & Harper, G. W. (June, 1998). Finding youth injectors in a conservative suburban environment. Poster presented at the 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.

Harper, G. W. (chair) (May 1998). Sex in the Community: Interviews and Interventions. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Harper, G. W., & Hosek, S. G. (November 1997). A group home for adolescents living with HIV: special advocacy concerns. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Indianapolis, IN.

Harper, G. W., & Robinson, W. L. (November 1997). Psychosocial factor associated with gang resistance among inner-city African-American adolescent males. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Indianapolis, IN.

Butler, C. & Harper, G. W. (November 1997). Health care issues for urban homeless youth: Needs, access, and utilization. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Indianapolis, IN.

Hosek, S.G. & Harper, G.W. (November 1997). Adolescents living with HIV: A population without a voice. Paper presented at the joint annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and the American Association of Sex Educators.

Harper, G. W., Robinson, W. L., Parrish-Jonen, L., & Schoeny, M. E. (April 1997). Health risk behaviors of inner-city African-American adolescents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.

Robinson, W. L., Schoeny, M. E., & Harper, G. W. (April 1997). Effectiveness of school-based health centers for inner-city African-American adolescents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.

Harper, G. W. (chair) (May 1997). HIV Infection and Young People: Prevention and Intervention. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Lewis, B., Helford, M., Grant, K., Harper, G. W., & Suarez-Balcazar (May 1997). Multiple Roads to Prevention: Expanding the Boundaries of Community Psychology. Panel discussion accepted for the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Harper, G. W., & Robinson, W. L. (April 1997). Sexual risk among African-American adolescents: Who's doing it and who's not. In G. W. Harper (chair), Risk and Resiliency among Ethnic-Minority Adolescents: The Influence of Culture and Context. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Harper, G. W. (April 1997). Community-based AIDS prevention programs: Targeting in-school and out-of-school youth. In J. Ferrari & K. Duffy (chair), Social Issues and Community Solutions: Innovative Projects for People, Places and Problems. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association.

Harper, G. W. (August, 1997). Community sensitivity in HIV sexual risk assessment for homeless youth. In J. Shlaes (chair), The Virtues and Challenges of Integrating Community and Health Psychology. Symposium submitted for the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association.

Harper, G. W. (August, 1997). Development of a group home for adolescents living with HIV. In D. Salina (chair), HIV Services for Special Populations. Symposium submitted for the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association.

Harper, G. W. (chair) (August, 1997). Sex, Drugs, and Violence: Innovations in Community-Based Prevention Interventions for Youth. Symposium submitted for the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association.

Iwamasa, G. Y., & Harper, G. W. (August, 1997). Mentoring in clinical psychology Ph.D., programs. Paper submitted for the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association.

Harper, G. W. (May, 1997). All street youth are not the same: Sensitivity to sexual diversity in HIV prevention programming. In M. Schneider (chair), Putting Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues on the Community Agenda. Symposium submitted for the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action.

Harper, G. W. (May, 1997). Community-based organization/university researcher collaborations: What about the people?. In G. W. Harper (chair), Innovations in Community-University Collaborations: Real World Methodologies that Work. Symposium submitted for the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action.

Robinson, W. L. & Harper, G. W. (May, 1997). HIV/AIDS prevention within the African-American community. In I. Serrano-Garcia (chair), The Multiple Voices of Ethnicity and Culture: What's "Right" and "Wrong" in HIV/AIDS Prevention. Symposium submitted for the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action.

Harper, G. W., Steele, B., & Lumpkins, F. E. (March 1997). The development of a group home for HIV positive adolescents: Neon South. Symposium presented at the National AIDS Update Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Harper, G. W. (August 1996). Community-based HIV prevention for out-of-school adolescents. Invited colloquium at the University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Robinson, W. L., & Harper, G. W. (August 1996). School-based health centers: Effectiveness of an intervention for inner-city African-American adolescents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Harper, G. W., Carver, L. J., Robinson, W. L., & Goldstein, E. (July 1996). Giving high-risk youth a voice in community-based HIV prevention research. Poster presented at the XI International Conference on AIDS, Vancouver, Canada.

Carver, L. J. & Harper, G. W. (July 1996). Responding to the HIV prevention needs of suburban street youth. Poster presented at the XI International Conference on AIDS, Vancouver, Canada.

Harper, G. W., Robinson, W. L., St. Lawrence, J. S., Sullivan, M., & Wong, F. Y. (March 1996). Naturalistic adolescent research: Developing collaborative partnerships between scientists and community-based organizations (Chair). Symposium presented at the sixth biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Boston, MA.

Harper, G. W. & Robinson, W. L. (March 1996). Health risk and protective behaviors among gang and non-gang involved African-American adolescent males. Poster presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Harper, G. W., Carver, L. J., & Diaz, J. C. (March 1996). HIV prevention: Reaching high-risk adolescents in their communities. Poster presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Robinson, W. L., Schoeney, M. E., Huesmann, R., Harper, G. W., & Harding, K. (March, 1996). Inner-city African-American adolescent's utilization of school-based health centers. Poster presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Schoeney, M. E., Harper, G. W., & Robinson, W. L. (March 1996). Correlates of sexual debut in African-American adolescents: Family, peers, and school. Poster presented at the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Harper, G. W. (March 1996). Reaching high risk adolescents in their communities: Peer-based HIV prevention programs. Symposium presented at the National AIDS Update Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Harper, G. W., & Carver, L. J. (November 1995). A youth-centered sexual risk reduction program for out-of-school adolescents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, San Francisco, CA.

Harper, G. W., Carver, L. J., & Callejas, J. A. (October 1995). HIV prevention for suburban street youth: Incorporating the youth perspecive. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Associaiton, San Diego, CA.

Harper, G. W. (August 1995). HIV and AIDS--Recruitment and intervention for adolescents and families. Chair of symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Harper, G. W., Ekstrand, M., & Shafer, M. A. (August 1995). Incarcerated adolescents' partner-specific patterns of sexual activity and condom use. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Lodico, M. A., Harper, G. W., & DiClemente, R. J. (August 1995). Which adolescents from a high-risk environment plan to attend college? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Watts, R., Robinson, W. L., Caldwell-Colbert, T., Cauce, A. M., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., & Harper, G. W. (July 1995). Action research in turbulent urban settings. Symposium presented at the XXV Interamerican Congress of Psychology, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Harper, G. W., Lodico, M. A., & DiClemete, R. J. (March 1995). Peer norms and polysubstance use are associated with sexual activity among African American adolescents residing in public housing projects. Poster accepted for the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA.

Harper, G. W. (October 1994). Increasing condom use among high school students: Recommendations from a review of multivariate models. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C.

Harper, G. W. (August 1994). Hypnosis with chronically/terminally ill adolescents: Case reviews and recommendations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Harper, G. W., Kim R. A., & Lord, S. C. (August 1994). An experiential approach to multicultural education for preservice teachers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Harper, G. W., Lodico, M., DiClemente, R.J., & Coates, T. J. (August 1994). Gender-specific correlates of multiple sexual partners among African- American adolescents in a high risk urban environment. Paper presented at the Tenth International Conference on AIDS, Yokohama, Japan.

Harper, G. W. (April 1994). Ethnic differences in substance use, sexual activity, and condom use among high-risk adolescents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, MA.

Harper, G. W., & DiClemente, R. J. (April 1994). HIV risk behaviors among a midwestern sample of incarcerated adolescents: Focus on gender.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, MA.

Araba-Owoyele, L. A., Harper, G. W., & DiClemente, R. J. (March 1994). A comparison of HIV- related sexual and substance use behavior of runaway-homeless and incarcerated adolescents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.

Harper, G. W. (October 1993). Rates and determinants of HIV/AIDS-related behaviors among incarcerated adolescents in the midwestern U.S.: How do they compare to other regions? In T. Lewis (Chair), HIV infection in incarcerated adolescents. Symposium presented at the Sixth National AIDS Update Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Harper, G. W. (March 1993). Adolescent AIDS/HIV prevention: An integrative model and program guidelines. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.

Harper, G. W. (August 1992). Incarcerated adolescents' engagement in AIDS/HIV high-risk behaviors: Ethnic-racial and gender differences. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C.

Kable, J. A., Harper, G. W., & Ottinger, D. R. (May 1992). Concurrent validity of maternal parent domain scores of the parenting stress index. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Harper, G. W. (August 1991). Incarcerated female adolescents' attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, and knowledge regarding AIDS and HIV infection. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Zentall, S.S., Harper, G.W., & Stormont-Spurgin, M.A. (August 1991). ADHD children and their organization of space and time. Poster presented at the annual American Psychological Association Conference, San Francisco, California.

Harper, G. W., Kable, J.A., & Ottinger, D.R. (May 1991). Differential sustained attention decrement in hyperactive and control preschoolers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Harper, G.W., & Ottinger, D.R. (May 1991). The validity of computerized visual vigilance tasks to assess attentional deficits in preschoolers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Harper, G. W., Ottinger, D. R., & Stouder, J. (May 1990). Discriminating between hyperactive and control preschoolers: The preschool vigilance task. Paper presented at the annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Pelham, W. E., Harper, G. W., McBurnett, K., Milich, R. & Murphy, D. A. (August 1988). Methylphenidate and baseball playing in ADD children: Who's on first? In R. Milich's (chair), New avenues of investigation of medication effects on ADD children. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

Lustman, P. J., Carney, R. M., Thomas, L., & Harper, G. W. (April 1986). Correlation of diabetes symptoms with depression, neuropathy, and measures of metabolic control. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.

Lustman, P. J. & Harper, G. W. (April 1986). The recognition and pharmacological management of depression in an outpatient metabolism clinic. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.

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