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Research Overview
The goal of my research is to eliminate HIV disparities through community-based participatory action research that informs public health policy and practice. Research that helps us to understand social and cultural factors; such as norms, economics, poverty; and/or power imbalances by race, class or gender that affect individual health behaviors.
My past projects have included: assessments and evaluations on HIV medication adherence programs; exploring the influence of sex ratio imbalances on HIV risk behaviors among low-income, African American women in North Carolina; and gender disparities among college students’ HIV beliefs and behaviors. I am new to CHIP and currently do not have a project affiliated with the Center.
I am currently working on a formative research project that will explore the long-term care needs of Latinos living with HIV/AIDS in Connecticut. Emerging projects include the use of text messaging for HIV prevention messages for young adults; the effects of yoga, massage, and other complimentary therapies on the medication adherence behaviors of people living with AIDS; and how relationship power affects women’s safer sex negotiation abilities. I also sit on the board of AIDS Project New Haven and am an Associate Scientist with Yale’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS.
Education
Ph.D. in Public Health, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2000 (health behavior/health education)
M.P.H., San Jose State University, 1994 (community health education)
B.A. in Communications, Western Connecticut State University, 1986 (human relations)
Featured Publications
Breny Bontempi, J., Mugno, R., Bulmer, S., Danvers, K. & Vancour, M. (Under Review). Testing Gender Differences in HIV/STD Intention, Reasons, and Risks: Have we made any progress? American Journal of Health Education.
Breny Bontempi, J., Eng, E., & Quinn, S. (In Press). “Our Men Are Grinding Out”: A Qualitative Examination of Sex Ratio Imbalances, Relationship Power, and Low-Income African American Women’s Health. Women & Health.
Breny Bontempi, J. (2006). [Review of the book Vulnerable Populations in the United States ]. Inquiry, 43(2), 179-180.
Linnan, L, Regan Sterba, K, Lee, AM, Breny Bontempi, J, Yang, J, & Crump, C. (2005). Planning and the Professional Preparation of Health Educators: Implications for Teaching, Research and Practice. Health Promotion Practice, 6: 308-319.
Breny Bontempi, J., Burleson, L., & Lopez, M. (2005). HIV Medication Adherence Programs: The importance of social support. In, A Cross Section of Nursing Research: Journal Articles for Discussion and Evaluation (3rd ed.) Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
Breny Bontempi, J., Burleson, L., & Lopez, M. (2004). HIV Medication Adherence Programs: The importance of social support. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 21( 2), 111-122.
Breny Bontempi, J. (2003). [Review of the book Process Evaluation for Public Health Interventions and Research]. Inquiry, 40 (1), pp. 105-106.
Golin, C, Isasi, F, Breny Bontempi, JM, & Eng, E. (2002). Secret Pills: HIV positive patients’ perceptions of the stigma and barriers associated with antiretroviral use. AIDS Education and Prevention, 14(4). 318-329.
Steckler, A, Farel, A, Breny Bontempi, J, Umble, K, Polhamus, B, Trester, A, (2001). Can health professionals learn qualitative evaluation methods on the World Wide Web? A Case example. Health Education Research 16(6), 735-745.
Breny Bontempi, JM, Runyan, C & Heath, J. (1999). Training by Satellite: Planning and evaluating a video conference for injury prevention practitioners. Journal of Community Health, 24(6), 451-466.
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